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 2016
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
Unit climate of teamwork and nursing leadership and the effects on patient outcomes, Chenjuan Ma
What is the relationship between mentors' qualities and mentees successful progression in a nursing PhD program?, Donna M. Costello Nickitas, Miguel A. Villegas-Pantoja, and Stephen Jones
The effectiveness of an interactive theatre intervention on improving adherence to self-management regimens for breast cancer-related lymphedema, Pamela L. Ostby
Evaluation of a school nurse-led obesity program for severely obese New York City public school students, Krista Schroeder, Haomiao Jia, Y. Claire Wang, and Arlene Smaldone
A brief intervention to counter workplace incivility: Capturing biomarker data, psychological stress and effects on safe patient care, Janet Willhaus, Cynthia M. Clark, and Suzan Kardong-Edgren
The impact of simulation learning experience sequencing on clinical decision making, Aimee A. Woda
Submissions from 2015
Impact of category of appraisal on diabetes self-management, Roger D. Carpenter
Effect of nurse-led simulation on OB/perinatal nurses' knowledge & confidence in managing complications & emergencies, Martha Ellen Farrar Highfield
Influence of maternal childhood adversity on the psycho-neuroendocrine-inflammatory profile during pregnancy, Karen J. Kotz, Herbert L. Mathews, and Linda Witek Janusek
Implementing a brief mindfulness based stress reduction self-care intervention into the nursing curriculum, Sharon Placella
The social construction of medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth, Mirko Prosen
Submissions from 2014
New nurses' hopes and expectations transitioning into practice phase two, Linda Gwinn, Angie Marks, and Renee Hoeksel
Parent perceptions of sexual education needs of children with autism spectrum disorders, Melissa Lehan Mackin
