Kentucky Nurse

Obesity is a leading contributing factor resulting in a multitude of health problems for adults and children throughout the United States. Kentucky statistics reveal 37.1% of children aged 10-17 as being classified as overweight and obese. Obesity in children increases the risk for cardiovascular and other health conditions such as high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. In order to better understand obesity and cardiovascular risks of children in Western Kentucky, several community organizations formed a partnership to assess the risks of fourth grade children...

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For the past decade participation in service and experiential learning in higher education has increased. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of BSN and MSN students participating in a multidisciplinary service-learning course in a rural, underserved village in Belize. Researchers analyzed student journals utilizing qualitative data analysis techniques. There were eight consistent themes found in the student journals. The findings indicate that international service learning opportunities increase students' awareness of their place in a global society and the potential contribution they can make in society...

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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which nurses practicing in a pediatric hospital encounter verbal abuse by patients and families and their reactions to this abuse. BACKGROUND: Verbal abuse, the most common type of workplace violence against nurses results in declining morale and job satisfaction, and can negatively impact nurse turnover and quality of patient care. METHODS: The study employed a concurrent triangulation strategy using mixed methods...

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The research findings from Tamaki's (2008) study are important to EBNP for both maternity and psychiatric-mental health nurses. Although the findings demonstrated that mental health visits showed improvement in women with postpartum depression, one suggestion would be to implement a study with a larger sample population and in multiple cultures. With support supplied by numerous quantitative and qualitative studies, such as Tamaki's (2008) study, postpartum depression could be treated with a new non-pharmaceutical measure that would be more beneficial and effective to women and their babies...

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Recruitment of African Americans to participate in research studies is challenging, however creativity in study design and attention to the community can overcome many barriers. Community based partnerships to assist African Americans in managing their disease and preventing complications.

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Scannell-Desch and Doherty's (2010) research study findings are important to evidence-based nursing practice experiences of United States military nurses in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to expand the research research findings identified common experiences and reoccurring stories and struggles of nurses pre, during, and postemployment in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. These findings can be used for the education of future deploying military nurses and set the groundwork for further in-depth research studies on military nursing...