{"title":"The lived experience of participation in student nursing associations and leadership behaviors: a phenomenological study.","authors":"Joanne Lapidus-Graham","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological research study was to obtain vivid descriptions of the lived experience of nurses who participated in a student nursing association (SNA) as students. Nursing graduates from five nursing programs in Long Island, New York were identified using a purposive sampling strategy. During individual interviews, the themes of the lived experiences of the participants emerged: (1) leadership: communication, collaboration and resolving conflict, (2) mentoring and mutual support, (3) empowerment and ability to change practice, (4) professionalism, (5) sense of teamwork, and (6) accountability and responsibility. Recommendations from the study included an orientation and mentoring of new students to the SNA by senior students and faculty. Additionally, nursing faculty could integrate SNA activities within the classroom and clinical settings to increase the awareness of the benefits of participation in a student nursing organization. Recommendations for future research include a different sample and use of different research designs.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"43 1","pages":"4-12; quiz 29-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31077602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Barbara Carranti, Gina Myers, Leanne Bowers, Lynn-Beth Satterly
{"title":"A description of patient characteristics, insurance status and travel distance at a free inner-city clinic.","authors":"Barbara Carranti, Gina Myers, Leanne Bowers, Lynn-Beth Satterly","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was designed to investigate patient characteristics at Amaus Health Services at Cathedral, a free medical clinic in Syracuse, New York which provides interim primary health care to the underserved and uninsured populations in the downtown area of Syracuse. The mission of the clinic is to serve an inner-city population. This study found that the clinic sees equal numbers of men and women and half of the visits were for chronic disease management. Patients traveled from 33 different zip codes, most of which were outside of the intended service area. In addition, of the 278 visits, 50 clinic users reported having some form of insurance. These findings can help Amaus leadership direct volunteers and donations to enhance the services provided, and may assist other areas of the country to identify needs for enhanced access as changes occur in the health care system.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"43 1","pages":"13-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31077603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Join in to make change.","authors":"Ann Cella, Meredith King-Jensen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"42 1-2","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30340334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obesity risk in urban adolescent girls: nutritional intentions and health behavior correlates.","authors":"Susan W Groth, Dianne Morrison-Beedy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity is an expanding epidemic and minority adolescent girls are at high risk. One way to tailor interventions for obesity prevention is to target intention to engage in particular behaviors. Data collected from adolescent girls' intentions and behaviors regarding nutrition, physical activity, and sleep patterns were used to examine nutritional intentions in relation to healthy behaviors. Adolescent girls reported behaviors that increased their risks for obesity. Nutritional intentions were significantly associated with physical activity and sleep. These results suggest that healthy behaviors tend to occur in clusters, possibly extending the theory of planned behavior beyond individual behaviors to groups of related behaviors. Nurses can intervene with high-risk adolescent girls by promoting healthy diets, recommended levels of physical activity, and adequate sleep.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"42 1-2","pages":"15-20; quiz 26-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640335/pdf/nihms461390.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30340786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Increased autonomy for nurse practitioners as a solution to the physician shortage.","authors":"Arlene Pericak","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, the author addresses decreased access to health care in underserved areas and the shortage of primary care physicians and how nurse practitioners (NPs) can fill this void. In order to make up for the lack of primary care doctors, NPs need to be politically involved in fighting for their autonomy; specifically, they must work toward removal of the statutory requirement that NPs practice in collaboration with a physician. NP associations need to increase membership, encourage members' political involvement, and move legislative agendas to bring about change. Although this paper focuses mainly on New York, it does highlight NP legislative agendas and how they were used to fight for autonomy in other states.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"42 1-2","pages":"4-7; quiz 24, 27-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30340784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Barriers to practice and impact on care: an analysis of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner role.","authors":"Heather Muxworthy, Nancy Bowllan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper is a retrospective review of the literature analyzing the role of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in the community. Presented here is an appraisal of national and state mental health initiatives. Professional nursing regulations are reviewed, focusing on New York State advanced practice nursing. Barriers to practice are assessed with discussion on how barriers, such as statutory collaboration, impede access to treatment in the community for mentally ill psychiatric patients. The current New York State legislative agenda is featured. Clinical vignettes from a nurse practitioner's private community practice are presented to introduce and conclude how clinical practice barriers impede autonomous practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"42 1-2","pages":"8-14; quiz 25, 27-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30340785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why nursing?","authors":"Melanie Kalman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"41 2","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29831016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing psychological readiness for learning about breastfeeding in mothers of NICU infants: a guide for postpartum nurses.","authors":"Christine A Hadsell","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When a mother and newborn must be separated because of the child's admission to the neonatal intensive care unit, feelings of disconnection, frustration, and fear can ensue. One way to increase involvement and decrease stress for mothers interested in breastfeeding is early initiation of breast pumping to stimulate milk production and provide essential nutrition for the infant when stable. Postpartum nurses are in an ideal position to teach new mothers about breast pumping, especially during evening and night shifts when a lactation consultant may not be available. This article provides a guide for the postpartum nurse to increase understanding of the psychological and readiness indicators for patient learning.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"41 2","pages":"8-12; quiz 21-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29831019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reducing stress on a college campus.","authors":"Marilyn Klainberg, Bonnie Ewing, Marybeth Ryan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A variety of forces, internal and external, often impact students who are experiencing life on a college campus; these forces can lead to feelings of increased pressure and stress. To combat the negative effects of stress, faculty and administrators at a mid-size, suburban university collaborated to help students decrease their stress and assist them in attaining and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. A Stress Reduction Room (SRR) was designed, implemented, and evaluated with the goal of decreasing stress in this student population. The function of the SRR, benefits, and implications identified from the stress reduction campus initiative, are described in this paper.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"41 2","pages":"4-7; quiz 18-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29831018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementing the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool using the Iowa Model.","authors":"Christopher David Kowal","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Utilization of the Iowa Model of evidence-based practice (EBP) helps to facilitate change in nursing care. This was observed when an alteration in pain-rating assessment scales needed to be implemented at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY Research showed that the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) was psychometrically sound in assessing pain in the nonverbal (unconscious, unresponsive, and sedated) intensive care unit patient population. Successful implementation of a CPOT pilot program in the surgical intensive care unit at St. Joseph's was undertaken using the Iowa Model of EBP. Application of the Iowa Model provided a systematic framework for changing nursing practice by incorporating critical thinking, clinical inquiry and judgment, multidisciplinary collaboration, and facilitation of learning. As evidenced by implementation of the CPOT, organizational implementation of EBP using the Iowa Model positively impacts change across an entire healthcare continuum through the improvement of patient care processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"41 1","pages":"4-10; quiz 18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29314598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}