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• Meanings of pregnancy and motherhood among out-of-home pregnant adolescents
  The purpose of this study was to explore influential life experiences, environmental contexts, and meanings attributed to pregnancy and motherhood by a purposive sample of out-of-home pregnant adolescent women in Seattle during pregnancy and early postpartum. The study used methods adapted from feminist anthropology, including ethnographic interviewing and participant observation. The sample (N = 8) […]
  Saewyc, Elizabeth M.
• A focused ethnographic study of nurses' role in the Early Mobilization Program in the pediatric intensive care unit
  Early Mobilization (EM) in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) is safe and feasible, but there are issues preventing the adoption of EM into clinical practice. The objective of this study was to describe the patient safety concerns and how nurses develop strategies to safely deliver EM to their patients. The second objective was to explore, […]
  Noone, Chelsea E.
• The concept of home care nursing workload: Analysis and significance
  The concept of home care nursing workload has not been widely studied and no evidence was found that an analysis of the concept had been undertaken. Consequently, there was a knowledge gap regarding the definition and attributes for the concept of home care nursing workload as it is currently experienced. To address that gap, a […]
  Mildon, Barbara L.
• Impact of Delirium Observation Screening Scale on identifying delirium in hospice patients
  Delirium in the elderly can impact health outcomes, making it essential for healthcare workers to identify and manage delirium early. At the project site, there was no evidence based approach to the early identification of delirium. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental quality improvement project was to determine if the translation of Neefjes et al.’s […]
  Glasu-Atunuwa, Elsie E.
• Lifestyle medicine for the advanced practice nurse
  During this presentation, the advanced practice nurse will be introduced to the six pillars of lifestyle medicine including the scientific evidence to support the utilization of these pillars in the prevention, treatment, and/or reversal of chronic disease. Additionally, the advanced practice nurse will learn how to incorporate lifestyle assessments and prescriptions into their current practice. […]
  Bidwell, Josie