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 2019
Intervention fidelity monitoring of multi-component complementary therapy: Urban Zen Integrative Therapy (UZIT) for persons with pulmonary hypertension, Tadsaung Tania Von Visger, Susan E. Thrane, Maryanna Klatt, Annette DeVito Dabbs, Linda Chlan, and Mary Beth Happ
The impact of simulation on knowledge gain regarding diabetic patient care, Aimee A. Woda
Submissions from 2018
Learning to live with diabetes, Lidia G. Compean-Ortiz, Paulina Aguilera, Jose Rivera, and Diane C. Berry
A study of coping with fear of cancer recurrence among ovarian cancer survivors living outside of large metropolitan centres (The FEARLESS Study), Jacqueline Galica, Janet Giroux, Julie Ann Francis, and Christine Maheu
Social support and self-management behaviors among emerging adults with inflammatory bowel disease, Kendra Kamp
Challenges of customizing ECG alarm settings in intensive care units: A mixed methods study, Halley Ruppel, Marjorie Funk, Holly Kennedy, Christopher Bonafide, Shu-Fen Wung, and Robin Whittemore
Submissions from 2017
Creating shared meaning between nurses and physicians in the nursing home, Alyce S. Ashcraft and Donna C. Owen
Resilience among nursing students in clinical placement, Shirley Siu Yin Ching, Kin Cheung, Desley G. Hegney, and Clare S. Rees
Predicting NCLEX failures using standardized assessments, DeAnna Jan Emory
Parenting stress in parents of infants with congenital heart disease and parents of healthy infants: The first year of life, Nadya Golfenshtein, Alexandra L. Hanlon, Janet A. Deatrick, and Barbara Medoff-Cooper
The relationship between duration of tube feeding and oral feeding success, Thao Griffith
Fostering the optimal contribution of nurses to parental engagement in neonatal intensive care, Sunny G. Hallowell and Eileen T. Lake
Fatigue and co-occurring symptoms in women with irritable bowel syndrome, Claire Jungyoun Han
The manager’s perspective: Perceptions of and behaviors toward patient and visitor aggression in hospitals (PERoPA). An international online survey, Birgit Heckemann
Effect of genetic education on sickle cell disorder screening uptake among secondary school students in Ilesa- East Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria, Oluwayemisi Elizabeth Olagunju and Fajemilehin Boluwaji Reuben
The effect of deliberate practice and peer mentoring on baccalaureate nursing students’ competence in vital signs, breath sounds, and heart sounds, Jennifer Gunberg Ross
Transgender individuals and osteoporosis prevention, Carol A. Sedlak, Cynthia G. Roller, Manfred H. M. van Dulmen, Momood A. Alharbi, Jessica D. Sanata, Marci A. Leifson, Amy J. Veney, Hossam Alhawatmeh, and Margaret O'Bryan Doheny
Exploring simulation utilization and simulation evaluation practices and approaches in undergraduate nursing education, Hilde Zitzelsberger, Sue Coffey, Leslie L. M. Graham, Efrosini Papaconstantinou, Charles Anyinam, Greg Dodd, and Jacqueline Mangal
Submissions from 2016
The experiences of pre-licensure or pre-registration health professional students and their educators in working with intra-professional teams: A qualitative systematic review, Diane L. Butcher, Karen Ann MacKinnon, Anne Bruce, Carol Gordon, and Clare Koning
Factors predicting premature natural death: A pilot study within a medicolegal death investigation setting, Stacy A. Drake
Accentuating the "I's"and eliminating the "D's": Inducements and discouragements for students transitioning from associate degree to baccalaureate degree nursing programs: A national review, Karen L. Gorton and Kathleen B. LaSala
How nurse work environments relate to the presence of parents in neonatal intensive care, Sunny G. Hallowell and Eileen T. Lake
Effect of Sequence of Simulated and Clinical Practicum Learning Experiences on Clinical Competency of Nursing Students, Jamie L. Hansen
HIV task shifting from physicians to nurses in Nigeria: Examining the correlates of nurse self-efficacy and job satisfaction, Emilia Ngozi Iwu and William L. Holzemer
Effect of a drinker identity on smoking-related information processing and behavior, Chia-Kuei Lee
