Cardinal Stritch University Digital Repository

- An Integrative Review: Educating Healthcare Professionals Using Serious Games and Virtual Simulation
- Virtual reality; Nurses--Education; Virtual reality in higher education; Simulation games in education;
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Serious games, those used for educational purposes, provide a suitable alternative to customary methods of teaching and learning (Hainey, 2010) and have been identified as appropriate for preparing healthcare professionals to successfully practice...
- Evidence-Based interventions to improve adolescent immunosuppression adherence post-solid organ transplant: a literature review
- Evidence-based nursing; Immunosuppression; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.; Adolescent medicine; Patient education; Patient Compliance--in adolescence
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Non-adherence to immunosuppressant regimens after solid organ transplant is a leading cause of morbidity in adolescents. However, little research exists related to the types of interventions that promote adherence in this vulnerable population....
- What are the Essential Components of Nurse Residency Programs that Contribute to Positive Outcomes for Newly Licensed Registered Nurses in their Transition into Professional Practice During their First Year of Practice?
- Residents (Medicine); Nurses; School-to-work transition;
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Nurse residency programs are evidenced based structures and processes that support newly licensed nurses’ successful transition from student to professional nurse during the first year of practice. Nurse residency programs are endorsed by the...
- Pedagogic Strategies that Positively Effect Quality and Safety Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Nursing Education: an Integrative Literature Review
- Nursing -- Education; Nursing; Education, Higher -- Curricula; Competency-based education
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Concerns surrounding quality and safety in the United States healthcare system continue to be raised and remain a major focus of organizations since the first in a series of Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports was published in 1999. In response to...
- Interprofessional Education as a Component of Nursing Education: an Integrative Literature Review
- Nursing -- Education; Nursing; Interprofessional education; Nursing audit; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives; Education, Higher -- Curricula
- Master of Science in Nursing
- The Institute of Medicine‘s (IOM) Future of Nursing (2010) report identifies the need for nurses to be educated alongside other healthcare professionals as a means to address unresolved issues around quality and safety in the health care system....
- Nurses’ Learning Needs: Advance Directives Integrative Literature Review
- Nursing -- Education; Advance directives (Medical care)
- Master of Science in Nursing
- This integrative literature review investigated the educational needs of nurses necessary to initiate the conversation with their adult patients, families, and significant others regarding completing and maintaining an advance directive. The...
- Student Centered Outcomes Achieved Through Service Learning An Integrative Literature Review
- Nursing -- Education; Service learning; Nursing; Student-centered learning
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Service learning is a pedagogy in which the educator guides the student through reflection and links course content, as the student provides a community service to a group or an individual in a reciprocal relationship. There is limited research in...
- Educational approaches targeted at African American women at risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke: an integrative review
- African American women; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases; Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Patients; Stroke; Patient education
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Although there has been considerable improvement in the health of African American women through educational interventions, it has yet to be determined which modifying factors and constructs inform nursing educational interventions targeted at...
- Educational Interventions for Postpartum Depression: an Integrative Review
- Postpartum depression; Patient education; nursing;
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Postpartum depression can have devastating consequences for the new mother, her infant and family. Consequences range from cognitive impairments and behavioral issues in the child to death or harm to the infant and mother. Reports of postpartum...
- The influencing factors that cause stress in first-year associate degree nursing students
- Stress (Psychology) -- Case studies; Nursing students -- Psychology
- Master of Science in Nursing
- The purpose of this study was to identify the influencing factors that cause stress in nursing students in the first year of an associate degree nursing (ADN) program. Implementing a qualitative study design, a triangular approach to data...
- The nature of communication in nursing education programs: perceptions of undergraduate nursing students
- Nursing -- Education; Nursing schools -- Faculty; Communication in nursing
- Master of Science in Nursing
- The study examined the perceptions of undergraduate nursing students on communicative behaviors demonstrated by nursing faculty that impacted the learning processes of undergraduate nursing students. Subjects consisted of undergraduate nursing...
- Exploratory study of novice nurses socialization into practice
- Nursing -- Education; Nursing students; Mentoring in nursing; Professional socialization; Nursing -- Psychological aspects
- Master of Science in Nursing
- This qualitative study examined the experience of novice registered nurses transitioning from school to practice. The Novice to Export theory provided a framework for analysis of the data obtained from participant's interviews. Participants in this...
- Storytelling as an educational strategy in perinatal death education for novice nurses
- Nurses -- Education; Perinatal death; Storytelling
- Master of Science in Nursing
- The goal of this study was to obtain an understanding of how to use stories as an educational strategy may help novice nurses feel prepared to care for families experiencing perinatal loss. Nursing theory supported storytelling as an educational...
- Factors that influence recovery in the hip replacement patient
- Nursing; Total hip replacement; Artificial hip joints -- Rehabilitation; Surgery -- Psychological aspects
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Hip replacement surgery is done to reduce pain, improve mobility or arthritic joints and improve the quality of life for patient electing to have surgery. The purpose of this study was to identify what factors influence recovery in the patient...