Health Promotion within High-Risk Communities: Become an Agent of Change to Enhance Vaccination Acceptance in Communities

This is a course of six self-paced modules for nursing students to learn about vaccines, vaccine safety and patient education regarding vaccines

Perceived risk for developing Type 2 diabetes in adolescents:

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the dependent variables of dietary intake and physical activity and of the independent variables (a) knowledge of risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and (b) perceived risk. The researcher further planned to examine the relationship between perceived risk and knowledge of risk factors by testing two meditational models with the variables of dietary intake and physical activity. The Children’s Health Belief Model (Bush and Iannotti, 1990) was used in this study as the conceptual framework for testing the theoretical relationships. Participants were recruited from two private high schools and two Boy Scout troops in the New York City area. One high school (all girls) has approximately 400 students. The other high school (all boys) has approximately 500 students. The final sample consisted of 80 participants: males (n =35) and females (n = 45) aged from 13-18 years (M =16.1, SD = 1.14). The participants were Caucasian (n=62, 77.5%), Hispanic (n=6, 7.5%), Black (n=2, 2.5%) and Asian (n=2, 2.5%). Participants completed the following instruments: (1) Knowledge of Risk Factors for T2DM, (2) Health Beliefs for T2DM, (3) Godin-Shepard Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin & Shepard, 1997) and (4) the Demographic/Medical Questionnaire. The findings in this study did not support the theoretical and empirical relationships between the independent variables of knowledge of risk factors for T2DM and perceived risk and the dependent variables of dietary intake and physical activity. However, the additional findings found significant relationships between the subsets of perceived risk; dietary intake and physical activity. The relationships may have not been identified in the tests of hypotheses because of the low alpha coefficients of the Knowledge of Risk Factors for T2DM and the Health Beliefs for T2DM instruments. Gender and BMI also appear to play a significant role in perceived risk. Implications for nursing practice were addressed.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-87)by Natalie Fischett

Teaching Innovations Using Systems Thinking to Guide Fieldwork Projects in RN-to-BSN Education

Background: A critical need exists to improve quality and safety within RN-to-BSN education through innovative teaching strategies. RN-to-BSN students are poised to improve patient outcomes through system-level awareness by use of scholarly fieldwork projects within practice settings. The purpose of this scholarship of teaching project was to use an adapted version of the Systems Awareness Model to develop and categorize RN-to-BSN students’ learning experiences and capstone-type fieldwork projects guided by systems thinking. Faculty members of the Catalysts for Change Community led this project. Methods: A modified Delphi technique using multiple iterations to reach consensus by faculty experts was used in the design of this scholarship of teaching project. The philosophical underpinning guiding this project was collaborative scholarship. The seven steps of the System Awareness Model adapted for leadership and management were used to guide faculty championing quality and safety of innovative teaching strategies in face-to-face, hybrid, or online teaching-learning environments. Results: Faculty described examples of evidence-based practice (EBP), change, and practice projects including ideas, titles, and descriptions in alignment with Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies and with newly adopted American Association of Colleges of Nursing Education Essentials. A grading rubric is provided for evaluating fieldwork student project outcomes. Conclusions: The teaching strategies and fieldwork projects described in this paper reinforce the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) RN-to-BSN White Paper and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Teaching Standards. Suggestions for future research are offered

Teaching Innovations Using Systems Thinking to Guide Fieldwork Projects in RN-to-BSN Education

Background: A critical need exists to improve quality and safety within RN-to-BSN education through innovative teaching strategies. RN-to-BSN students are poised to improve patient outcomes through system-level awareness by use of scholarly fieldwork projects within practice settings. The purpose of this scholarship of teaching project was to use an adapted version of the Systems Awareness Model to develop and categorize RN-to-BSN students’ learning experiences and capstone-type fieldwork projects guided by systems thinking. Faculty members of the Catalysts for Change Community led this project. Methods: A modified Delphi technique using multiple iterations to reach consensus by faculty experts was used in the design of this scholarship of teaching project. The philosophical underpinning guiding this project was collaborative scholarship. The seven steps of the System Awareness Model adapted for leadership and management were used to guide faculty championing quality and safety of innovative teaching strategies in face-to-face, hybrid, or online teaching-learning environments. Results: Faculty described examples of evidence-based practice (EBP), change, and practice projects including ideas, titles, and descriptions in alignment with Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies and with newly adopted American Association of Colleges of Nursing Education Essentials. A grading rubric is provided for evaluating fieldwork student project outcomes. Conclusions: The teaching strategies and fieldwork projects described in this paper reinforce the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) RN-to-BSN White Paper and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Teaching Standards. Suggestions for future research are offered