Sigma Theta Tau International's 21st International Nursing Research Congress: Poster Presentations 2

Reducing Heart Failure Hospital Readmission Rates among the Elderly: Lessons Learned from One Community Hospital

Yvonne KitYing Chan, RN, MSN, GCNS-BC, PHN
Department of Nursing, Chinese Hospital, San Francisco, CA

IRB Issues: Are EBP Projects Research or Quality Improvement?

Michele S. Bednarzyk, DNP, FNP, BC
Kathaleen C. Bloom, PhD, CNM
Carol Ledbetter, PhD, FNP, BC, FAAN
School of Nursing, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

Comparing Critical Thinking Skills of First- and Last-Term Baccalaureate Students of Nursing, Midwifery and Occupational Therapy in Tehran Universities

Kajal Khodamoradi, MS
School of Nursing, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran

Project-Based Learning and Peripheral Vascular Disease

Donna Beuk, MSN, RN
Judy Duvall, MSN, RN, CCRN
Venius Turner, MSN, RN-C
Graduate School, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Syringe Design for the Administration of an Accurate Dose

Noriyoshi Tanaka, MA, RN
Department of Mathematical Health Science, Course of Health Science / Division of Nursing, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine / Tokai University Hospital, Isehara-shi, Japan
Takeshi Toya, MA
Course of Fine Arts and Design, Graduate School of Arts, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Japan

The Effectiveness of a Wound Self-Care Program in Emergency Traumatic Patients

Yen-ching Chen, RN
Emergency Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Li-Chi Huang, EdD, RN
School of Nursing, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

The Disparity in Nursing Praxis and the Clinical Practice Guideline of Chemotherapy

Chen-chun Kuo, BS
Zxyyann Lu, PhD
Institute of Clinical & Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

A Comparison Between Bottle-Feeding and Cup-Feeding when Babies Stay in the Hospital, which can Lengthen the Rate of Breastfeeding after They are Discharged from the Hospital

Jui-Fen Chang, RN
Nursing Department, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan, Changhua City, Taiwan
Shih-Ching Chou, RN
Nursing department, Changhwa Christian Hospital, Changhaw city, Taiwan

Application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Enhance Operating Room Patients Safety

Wen-Yen Wang, RN
Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung City, Taiwan

Influencing Factors for Weaning Ventilator in Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease Patients

Yu-Chu Pai
Nursing Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital(TVGH), Taipei, Taiwan
Mei-chuan Chen, MS
Nursing Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Yi Ling Chen, RN
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, RTCU201 Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei, Taiwan 112, R.O.C, Taipei Veterans General Hospital(TVGH), Taipei, Taiwan

Wanvilai Putrakool, RN, MS
Mental Health Center 4 , Department of Mental Health , Ministry of Public Health , Muang , Nonthaburi, MENTAL HEALTH CENTER 4 , DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Nonthaburi, Thailand

The Influence of Evidence-Based Nursing Educational Intervention Promotion

Wang Yu-Rung, MSN, RN
Chiang Hui-Ying, PhD, RN
Tang Hsin-Ju, MSN, RN
Ding Shean-Ling, MSN, RN
Department of Nursing, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yong Kang City, Taiwan

The Evaluation of a Development Psychiatric Out–Patient Clinic Service System at Bangpakong District Hospital

Ganoksri Jardngoen, MS, RN, APN
mental heal department at Bangpakong district Hospital, Mental Health Department at Bangpakong District Hospital, Chachoengsao, Thailand

Clinical Evaluation of Fecal Incontinence Management System

Chen Jen-Ru, RN
Nursing department, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

The Evaluation and Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Community Care for Patients with Schizophrenia in Taiwan

Wen-I Liu, PhD
School of Nursing, National Taipei College of Nursing, Taiepi, Taiwan
Jin-Biau Li, MHA
Department of Nursing, Bali Psychiatric center, Taipei County, Taiwan
Pei-Ling Huang, MSN
Department of Nursing, Bali psychiatric center, Taipei County, Taiwan

Geographic Information Systems and Cervical Cancer Screening: From a Geography-Based to an Evidence-Based Approach to Increase PAP Test Participation

Lyne Cloutier, RN, PhD
Département des sciences infirmières, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
Denis Leroux, PhD
Derpartement of geography, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
Anne-Marie Grenier, MD
Département de Santé publique, Agence de santé et des services sociaux de la Mauricie et du Centre du Québec, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada

Disruptive Technologies in Nursing Education

Joan Perl, MS
College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Online Training in Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice (EBBP) for Doctoral Education

Robin Newhouse, PhD
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD

Impacting Mental Health Emergency Care

Susan E. Dierker, RN, MSN
Medical Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, Houston, TX
Nini G. Ramirez, RN, MSN
Emergency Room, Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, Houston, TX

The Effectiveness of Diabetic Education on Compliance as Measured by HbA1c

Betty Sylvest, DNS, RN, CNE
Robert E. Smith School of Nursing, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
Brandy Smith, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner, Golden Age Nursing Home, Greenwood, MS
Amanda Wilbourn, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Mal S. Riddel, Grenada, MS

New Graduate Nurses' Perception of Critical Thinking Development in Critical Care Nursing Training Programs

Mahmoud Ali Kaddoura, PhD, CAGS, MSN, BSN, RN
School of Nursing, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA

Collaborative Partnerships Support the Implementation of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Heather McConnell, RN, BScN, MA(Ed)
International Affairs and Best Practice Guidelines Programs, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO), Toronto, ON, Canada
Irmajean Bajnok, RN, MSN, PhD
International Affairs and Best Practice Guidelines Programs, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada

Curriculum for Bedside Nurses Caring for the Psychiatric Patient with Suicidal Ideation

Patricia Ratliff, MSN¹
Tracy Cimas, ASN²
Pam Dulin, MSN¹
1Center for Nursing Education, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL
2Medical Specialty Unit, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL

Developing a Guideline Implementation Toolkit to Support Creation of an Evidence-Based Practice Nursing Cultures

Irmajean Bajnok, RN, MSN, PhD
International Affairs and Best Practice Guidelines Programs, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
Barbara Davies, RN, PhD
Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Donna Rothwell, RN, BScN, MScN
Nursing, Niagara Health System, St Catharines, ON, Canada
Althea Stewart- Pyne, RN, BScN, MScN
International Affairs and Best Practice Guidleines Program, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Effect of Pressure Threshold Inspiratory Muscle Trainer on Respiratory Function: The Application for Patients with Respiratory Failure in ICU

Ya-Wen Sung, RN
Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital(KMUH), Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Finding the Relationship Between Urination and Stool Frequency and the Total Serum Bilirubin Values in the Newborns with Hyperbilirubinemia

Dilek Konukbay, RN
School of Nursing Department of Pediatrics, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
Nalan Akbayrak, PhD
School of Nursing, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
S.Umit Sarici
Newborn Unit, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

Situational Leadership in Clinical Nurses Working in Patient Services at One Bucaramanga Level IV IPS–Colombia

Claudia C. Torres Contreras, RN, MSc
Programa de Enfermeria, Universidad de Santander - UDES, Bucaramanga, Colombia

Satisfaction and Healthcare Needs of Gynecologic Ambulatory Surgical Patients

Shu-Kuei Chang, RN
Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital(KMUH), Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Exploring the Perceptions and Experiences of Registered Nurses Performing Multiple Roles in Nephrology Care Provision

Alison N. Thomas, RN(EC), MN, CNeph(C)
Hemodialysis Unit, St.Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

To Reduce the Incidence of Nosocomial Infections of Urinary Tract

Chiachi Hsiao, RN
Department of nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi, Chiayi County, Taiwan

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