To encourage the advancement of nursing through research around the globe, Sigma Foundation for Nursing provides funding for small and collaborative research grants. This collection houses reports of the recipients' research endeavors.
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Submissions from 2021
Exploration of competence in new graduate nurses, Elizabeth Van Horn and Lynne Lewallen
Exploration of RN to BSN students intent for faculty role, Yolanda M. VanRiel, Elizabeth A. Gazza, and Beth Cusatis Phillips
Polygenic risk score distributions suggest that treatment resistance in schizophrenia is unlikely to be driven by schizophrenia associated common variations, Rose Mary Xavier, Brian M. Britt, Martilias Farrell, Matthew K. Harner, Tyler E. Deittrich, Dawn M. Filmyer, Lisa M. Bruno, Raquel E. Bur, Laura Almasy, Patrick F. Sullivan, and Richard Josiassen
Submissions from 2020
Using simulation to develop clinical teaching competencies in nurse educators, Julie S. Fitzwater
Sleep, glycemia, and self-management in young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D): Final summary, Stephanie Griggs, Nancy S. Redeker, and Margaret Grey
Comparison of simulation exposure in accelerated undergraduate nursing education and its effect on critical thinking development, Joanne M. Knoesel
Can a patient-centred pressure injury prevention care bundle increase patient participation and reduce pressure injuries; An implementation study, Sharon Latimer, Wendy Chaboyer, and Brigid M. Gillespie
Teaching collaborative communication skills using rapid e-learning technology and a brief interprofessional event, Pamela Melvin
Quantifying responsive feeding of infants and young children: An analysis from three countries: Peru, Nicaragua and Indonesia, Rebecca C. Robert, Hilary Creed-Kanashiro, and Margot Marin
The impact of emotional regulation on treatment burden in the primary care population, Nathanial Schreiner
Adult patients' experience using patient portal: The impact of perceived usability on portal use behavior, Hyojin Son
Executive summary of CRiticAL — Clinical reasoning and simulation -The passive observer becomes active learner, Naomi F. Tutticci, Karen Theobald, Joanne Ramsbotham, and Sandra E. Johnston
Vasopressin, depression symptoms, pain and preeclampsia, Julie A. Vignato, Sabrina Scroggins, Debra Brandt, Kellie Thomas, Donna Santillan, and Mark Santillan
A knowledge translation project to create a dementia friendly acute care hospital, Carole L. White, Charles Reed, and Bridgett Piernik-Yoder
Examining relationships among body image, sexuality, and sexual functioning in women with cervical and endometrial cancer, Christina M. Wilson
Promotion of evidence-based communication strategies focused on health literacy in the advanced nursing practice curriculum, Felecia G. Wood, Barbara Ann Graves, and Joseph D. Elmore
Health Belief Model factors as predictors of parental misclassification of the weight of the preschool child, Tanna M. Woods
Submissions from 2019
Healthcare workforce and quality outcomes in Chile, Linda H. Aiken
Examining Bolivian nurses readiness to engage in evidence-based practice, Daisy S. Garcia
Using telehealth technology to implement evidence-based wound care in underserved practice settings, Vallire D. Hooper, Jennifer Kaylor, June Case, Angela Wilson, Marlena Lyda, Randy Burkert, Kirstie Fletcher, and Emily Bowers
Development of a scale to measure synergy, Kathy J. Keister, Sharon L. Farra, Sherrill J. Smith, and Michael Bottomley
Neonatal nursing care disruptions to the thermal environment of premature neonates, Lory A. Lewis
Experiences and perceptions of spousal/partner caregivers of community dwelling people with dementia: A qualitative systematic review, Marilyn Macdonald, Ruth Martin-Misener, Lori Weeks, Elaine Moody, Melissa Helwig, and Heather MacLean
Exploring risk behaviors in Ugandan adolescents living in rural fishing communities, Melissa Saftner, Barbara McMorris, and Tom Denis Ngabirano
