RN to BSN completion: Barriers and challenges faced by African American nurses

As Associate Degree Nurses across the United States of America struggle with challenges and barriers that deter them from returning to school for a Bachelor’s Degree completion, this study reveals challenges and barriers that are unique to African American Nurses in Central Florida as they strive to return to school.

Conference Identifier: NERC20A17

Disruptive nursing education for the 21st century: Bringing telehealth clinic to the pathophysiology classroom

Establishing a ‘clinic based’ telehealth simulation teaching strategy for a didactic course diversifies the monolithic classroom lecture. Using technology to enhance student problem-solving and decision-making skills increases engagement, encourages critical-thinking and accelerates learning. Faculty collaborated to create a uniquely integrated telehealth learning experience with technology resources currently available.

Conference Identifier: NERC20A05

Students as future colleagues: RN-BSN students’ intent to pursue the academic nurse educator role

Developing nurse researchers begins by identifying nurses who show promise for the academic nurse educator (ANE) role. This presentation includes findings of a multisite study that identified RN-BSN students’ intent to become ANEs and innovative strategies to increase the number of students who pursue the role.

Conference Identifier: NERC20A01

Sigma Repository: Learn, share, lead

Curious about Sigma’s repository, its uses and benefits? The repository is a unique, free, and open resource. Browse the materials to learn what others are doing in the field of nursing. Share your work globally. The repository offers dissemination and publication options. Utilize this tool to become a nurse leader!

Conference Identifier: NERC20A15

Building therapeutic commitment in university student nurses

A four-hour educational intervention aimed at decreasing stigma against people with a SUD resulted in a significant improvement in overall attitudes and perceived stigma for first semester junior undergraduate student nurses in a university setting.

Conference Identifier: NERC20A09

A trajectory of faculty perceptions of students with disabilities

An integrative literature review revealed that while some faculty perceptions of students with disabilities have evolved, there is still wide spread discrimination. Faculty continue to have misperceptions about the law and how to protect student rights.

Conference Identifier: NERC20A03

Instruction and empowerment of nursing students in participatory action research: The heart healthy photovoice project

Participants will learn how community health students can participate in a photovoice project to engage middle-school students in a participatory action project to provide them with an early understanding of the connections between the social environment, policy and a heart health.

Conference Identifier: NERC20A10

Culturally adapted virtual patient interactive experience in a rural setting

A culturally based interactive video experience was created that integrated effective educational pedagogy with safe exploration of sensitive issues affected by beliefs and practices including postpartum care, female circumcision, infant care, and gender roles in health care.

Conference Identifier: NERC20A12

Innovative collaboration in the investigation of psychological distress and personality characteristics in nursing students

These results indicate a significantly higher level of distress among students than in the literature. There were several specific symptom domains where we see particular difficulties — anxiety is a big one, but surprisingly, so were paranoia and psychotisism. It is imperative to identify nursing students in distress and develop interventions.

Conference Identifier: NERC20A02

Non-licensure nursing internship program for recruiting high school students in nursing

The NonLicensure Nursing Internship Program is an effective innovative and recruitment strategy to help close the nursing shortage gap and enhance student learning as the student discovers the discipline of nursing. High School students are taught evidence based practice hands on nursing skills in the classroom and clinical simulation areas.

Conference Identifier: NERC20A16