To encourage the advancement of nursing through research around the globe, Sigma Foundation for Nursing provides funding for small and collaborative research grants. This collection houses reports of the recipients' research endeavors.
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Submissions from 2025
Exploring Anxiety and Noticing within Virtual Reality Nursing Simulation, Janet Reed
Perspectives of Latino Adolescents: Cultural Beliefs and Practices about Health Literacy, Sonique Sailsman
Sepsis Recovery in Home Health Care: Perspectives on Patient Education from Nurses and Patients, Elaine Sang
Emotional Intelligence Development in Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Andrea Sartain and Haley Strickland
Association of Coparenting Relationship with postpartum Depression and Anxiety in Immigrants Postnatal Women, Salima Sulaiman
MERID-EQ: Multimodal Early Risk Identification for Home Healthcare Equity in Infection Risks, Zidu Xu, Jiyoun Song, Shuang Zhou, Danielle Scharp, Mollie Hobensack, Jingjing Shang, and Maxim Topaz
Using an adapted Cancer & Work model to describe return-to-work in nurses with cancer: An exploratory study, Kai-Lin You
Submissions from 2024
An immersion intervention for symptoms of PTSD in student veterans, Rebecca Benfield, Alicia Brown, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Catherine E. Dingley, Reimund Serafica, and Huaxin Song
Using ethnographic methods to explore stigma in South African HIV and tuberculosis clinics to develop a measure of intersectional stigma, Alanna J. Bergman
Exploring biomarkers of sex-based disparities in relapsing multiple sclerosis, Stephanie Buxhoeveden
Understanding the situated experiences of tenured Black nursing faculty keys to eradicating race inequities nursing education, Wilma J. Calvert, E. Paulette Isaac-Savage, and Mopelola Adeola
A visual arts-based intervention for improving psychosocial outcomes among community-dwelling stroke survivors: A pilot randomized controlled trial, Mimi Wai Man Chan
Adverse and positive childhood experiences and general health among Asian American emerging adults, Wenyi Chen
Examining content and construct validity of the NYU Langone Health Nursing Education and Competency Algorithm (NE-CA), Vincenza Counglin and Alice Nash
Life experiences of limited English proficiency patients with established cardiovascular diseases living in the US-Mexico border, Cristina Dominguez De Quezada, Crystal Brown, and Enrique Barrientos
Psychological distress and management of women who experienced miscarriage during the COVID-19 pandemic, Madeline Fernandez
Development and psychometric testing of the Capstone-Experience Preceptor Preparedness Scale: The Cap-ExPresS study, Lisa E. Guthrie
Evaluating critical thinking in new graduate nurses through reflective journaling, Robbin Guynn
Predicting aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss among MDR-TB infected individuals in South Africa, Hyejeong Hong
Resourcefulness and health outcomes in persons with cardiovascular disease and their care partners, Elliane Irani, Nicole LeBlanc, and Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
