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Given the projected increasing shortage of well-prepared nurses, particularly at the baccalaureate level, the climate of limited resources for adequate RN training, and high attrition rates among NNs...
With the baby boomer generation getting older and having to care for their parents, it has become apparent that end of life discussions are becoming more frequent. Many elderly persons have identified...
Today, more children in the United States are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined. Research is currently being conducted...
Challenges exist among hospital staff in performing high quality cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) according to the 2010 international guidelines. Effective and uninterrupted chest compressions...
As nursing has developed as a profession, the role of nurse-physician communication and how it relates to patient outcomes has been a focus of research. While poor patient outcomes have been...
Note: The co-author of this thesis is Sandra Hnizdo. See the attached thesis cover page. Full Abstract: This prospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the validity and reliability of the...
Although recent studies on nursing stressors have been concentrating on the stress of patient care at the bedside, research have also shown that nursing environments are a major contributor of stress...
Abstract: For over 50 years the profession of nursing has voiced the belief that the level of the Baccalaureate Degree should be required for entry into the practice of professional nursing. Despite...
Poster, presented during Week of Scholarship, 2015, MidAmerica Nazarene University.
2015 Week of Scholarship 7x7 Challenge presentation, Dr. Karen D. Wiegman and faculty colleagues, "Sympathy or Empathy?" Link to video: https://media.mnu.edu/media/t/0_lx20ccm6
Video, 2015 Week of Scholarship 7x7 Challenge presentation, April 7, 2015.
Dissertation, Creighton University, 2015.The purpose of this qualitative, transcendental phenomenological study was to explore the impact of nurses’ faith on their ability to provide the spiritual...
Poster, Week of Scholarship, 2014, Honors Program Student Scholarship.
Poster, Week of Scholarship, 2014, Honors Program Student Scholarship.
Offer HOPE in desperation. The re-designed HIV HopeCube is a unique, interactive resource to educate and inform people on the causes, prevention, and treatment of HIV and AIDS, as well as ways to...
MalariaCube™ is an engaging tool to help educate and inform people on the causes, treatment, and prevention of Malaria. MalariaCube™ unfolds to simply and clearly reveal important facts that help the...
Poster presented at the MNU Week of Scholarship Faculty Poster Session, April 2015. Describes a study looking at the concept of compassionate care and integral nursing.
Poster, presented at MNU Week of Scholarship, April 2015.
ABSTRACT Dignity appears to have been an important concept in ancient times, the Middle Ages, through the Renaissance to the present. It is an intrinsic component of nursing practice. However, there...
PowerPoint slide set, used in podium presentation at the "Nurse Educator Conference in the Rockies," July 17, 2015.
The purpose of this study was to determine nurses' knowledge of Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs) and how they are reported on Hospital Compare. The purpose of this poster is to disseminate data...
Describes the importance of nurse awareness of hospital rankings on Hospital Compare, and related factors such as Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs), payment for services, and patient satisfaction...
What impact does a group project assignment have on students' abilities to actualize recommendations from the IOM (2011) Report after course completion? Poster includes introduction, methods, results...
This study’s primary goal is to explore the beliefs of the selected Filipino Christian nurses in regard to the integration of prayer in giving medical care to their patients. The respondents believe...
MNU Nursing Capstone Final Paper. Abstract: The incidence of obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions, with over one third of the population (Centers for Disease Control [CDC]...