47^th World Congress on Nursing & Health Care August 22-23, 2018 Singapore

Biography:

Alaa is a PhD student at the College of Human and Health Sciences in Swansea University, UK. She is working as a lecturer in the department of Medical Surgical Nursing in Princess Nourah University in Saudi Arabia.

 

Abstract:

Introduction

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Saudi women. The cancer and treatment can produce many different psychosocial issues and physical symptoms. Different studies reported a low overall quality of life among Saudi women with breast cancer. There is evidence that self-management support (SMS) interventions delivered by nurses have the potential to help reduce these symptoms and enhance the quality of life. In Saudi Arabia, the provision of SMS is unknown and therefore, this study aims to develop and test the feasibility of an intervention to support Saudi women with breast cancer.

Methodology

This study is guided by Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions which involve a systematic multistage process. Stage one involved an evidence synthesis by conducting a systematic literature review and qualitative in-depth interviews using a purposive sampling with 23 Saudi women newly diagnosed with breast cancer in three hospitals to understand their needs and concerns. Ethical approval and consents were taken and the theoretical saturation of data were achieved. The digitally-recorded data and field notes were transcribed, organized using MAXQDA software and analysed using a thematic analysis. Stage two included developing a self-management programme by applying a theory and evidence to identify effective components to support patients alongside consultations with health care professionals and patients. Stage three will include a training workshop for nurses to ensure fidelity who will implement intervention on patients using a pre- and post-intervention study to evaluate its feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact using mixed method.

Result:

The literature and qualitative study showed that those women have physical, psychosocial, practical, and informational needs. The theory of social learning and self-confidence developed by Bandura has been applied and the literature shows that components such as: group-based intervention, education, goal setting, action plans, and navigating health system and resources are effective to support patients successfully. The rest of stages will be conducted soon.

Conclusion:

Saudi women with breast cancer experience challenges to manage disease and treatment-related symptoms. It is anticipated that delivering self-management intervention will help to enhance quality of life.

Biography:

Janine Duran started her nursing career in 2007. Prior to that, she was working as an Account Executive in McCann Erickson World Group, a multinational advertising agency. She decided to move to the US, to pursue nursing and worked in SBH (St. Barnabas Hospital) as an ED nurse from 2008. In the last 4 years, she transitioned from charge nurse, nurse manager and ED nursing director. 

 

Abstract:

Transformational leadership is a style of leadership where a leader works with subordinates to identify needed change, creating a vision to guide the change through inspiration, and executing the change with committed members of a group.  Emergency Departments are increasingly confronting challenges such as overcrowding, understaffing, increased waiting times, poor patient satisfaction and staff burnout.  Transformational leadership can play a key role in revitalizing and assisting stressed Emergency Departments where resource limitations present real and consistent roadblocks to significant performance improvement, staff morale and motivation.

 

As a transformational leader, once must find ways to influence and change behavior. Integral to creating changes in the different issues in the Emergency Department is staff engagement. Due to patient-care demands and increasing institutional requirements, staff members are becoming increasingly overwhelmed by the amount of information they receive and initiatives with which they must comply. Traditionally, hospital leaders use a linear approach to communicate with staff. An example is a manager reads a policy to staff ,with the expectation that they will follow the requirements.

As hospitals become increasingly tactical in their approach to innovation, it is recognized that the top-down approach to performance improvement is ineffective. The most valuable asset in the workplace is the staff (Drucker, 1954). Their engagement and productivity can dictate the success of a project.

So, how do hospital leaders influence staff to engage in the hospital’s initiatives and facilitate change? Innovative marketing strategy as an innovative approach ED staff engagement utilizing marketing strategy as an innovative approach.

Marketing is the “process of creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value to customers” and the target audience (American Marketing Association, 2017). The basic premise of marketing is to influence consumer behavior and drive change.

 

Biography:

The researcher is eighteen (18) years old, a senior high school graduate from Monsignor McClancy memorial High School, New York and is currently studying in San Beda University in the Philippines as a 1^st year nursing college student. She has a background in doing a research paper and is knowledgeable enough about the big changes in the current health issues. Helping others have been always my passion and I’d like to take this opportunity to help the transgender women who are taking pills to be informed about the it.

 

Abstract:

Contraceptive pills are taken by women to help them when it comes to preventing pregnancy, it works by stopping a sperm cell from meeting an egg cell which is called fertilization. This surprisingly works on males that have a desire to transform intro the opposite gender and gradually exhibit female traits with continuous use of pill. According to Tyler, the exposure to the chemical content of the pill can have a sensitive effect on the transgender or intersex (2017). The main objective of this research is to inform the transgender women (TGW) users about the possible physiological effect of the use of contraceptive pills and how a frequent user manages these changes in their everyday life. Thus, study obtained selected transgender women and provided surveys to around four to seven TGW: whether they are aware about the pill and why they maintained it. The assumed result of the study is that contraceptive pills only have an effect if they use it regularly because irregular use is not enough to throw a man’s contraceptive users because of the quick judgment of people. The study that there are effects of contraceptive pills among men physiologically and some were able to manage to stay living a normal life but still need more knowledge and information about the pills they take.

 

Biography:

Dr Wu has completed her PhD from National Taiwan University at 2015. She is a Assistant professor at Department of Nursing, Shin Sheng Junior College of Medical Care and Management, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

 

Abstract:

Background and aim: Taiwan is a high endemic area for hepatitis B virus (HBV), with approximately 17% of the general public was seropositive for HBV.  Because of the high population prevalence of blood-borne viruses such as HBV in Taiwan, healthcare workers (HCWs) in this country may be facing higher seroconversion occupational risks stemming from percutaneous injuries (PIs) compared to other developed countries. The aims of this study were to calculate the incidence rate of HBV high infection risk PIs for Taiwan’s HCWs and to estimate the annual number of HBV seroconversion after high infection risk PIs for those HCWs.

Methods: This analysis includes data from Chinese EPINet between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012.  Incidence rate was calculated by using the number of the full-time equivalent HCWs in the hospitals which contributed reporting of the HBV high infection risk PIs. The national HCWs number of seroconversion after HBV high infection risk PIs was estimated by incidence rate, the probabilities (12%~31%) of seroconversion in literature review and the numbers of national HCWs in Taiwan.

Results:  1.The incidence rate of HBV high infection risk PIs is 0.44/100 FTEs for Taiwan’s HCWs. 2.The annual number HBV seroconversion is estimated to be 11~28 for Taiwan’s HCWs. If consider the underreporting rate, the number may been estimated to be 52~133.

Conclusions: The estimated number of HBV seroconversion is a reminder and an alert to all HCWs. It should be provided a comprehensive Hepatitis B vaccine delivery plan for all medical personnel, in particular medical personnel and support workers, to enhance immunity and reduce occupational injuries.

Biography:

Will update soon!!

Abstract:

The importance of active learning has continued to increase in Japan. The authors conducted classes for first-year students who entered the nursing program using the problem-based learning method which is a kind of active learning. Students discussed social topics in classes. The purposes of this study were to analyze the post-class essay, describe logical and critical thinking after attended a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) course. The authors used Mayring’s methodology for qualitative content analysis and text mining. In the description about the skills required to resolve social issues, seven categories were extracted: (recognition of diverse social issues), (attitudes about resolving social issues), (discerning the root cause), (multi-lateral information processing skills), (making a path to resolve issues), (processivity in dealing with issues), and (reflecting). In the description about communication, five categories were extracted: (simple statement), (robust theories), (respecting the opponent), (communication skills), and (attractive presentations). As the result of text mining, the words extracted more than 100 times included “issue,” “society,” “resolve,” “myself,” “ability,” “opinion,” and “information.” Education using PBL could be an effective means of improving skills that students described, and communication in general. Some students felt difficulty of communication resulting from characteristics of Japanese.

 

 

Biography:

Dr. Mi-Ae You is a professor from college of nursing, Ajou University and teaching student about pediatric nursing. She has published research papers in international journals and has been serving as a reviewer.  One of her interest areas of research is safe administration of medication. She is currently conducting the project granted from government entitled development and evaluation of mobile web based program about safe medication administration for Kids’ parent. 

 

Abstract:

With regard to administering medication, parents sometimes mix up medicines or administer medication improperly due to complicated methods, and experience difficulties in administering the correct dosages. It is important to first determine how much parents know about administering medication. As mothers are primary caregivers, this study set out to assess how much mothers know about administering medication, and their related educational needs. Further, this study aimed to identify the factors that affect the administration of medication to children at home. Methodology: Five mothers who had administered medication to their preschool children at least once were randomly sampled as the study’s research subjects. The research data were collected through one-on-one in-depth interviews. Data analysis was conducted by analyzing the interview responses to some of the main questions, based on the notes taken in the interview. Conclusion & Significance: The caregiver who usually (most often) gave medication to the children was their mother, and every mother who participated in this research responded that she had administered fever reducers and antibiotics to her children. Some of them stated that they had been told how to administer medication by doctors or pharmacists, but had not been given information about side effects or precautions. They also responded that they sometimes stopped administering the prescribed medication to their child when his or her symptoms disappeared, and stored the remaining medication for possible future needs of the child’s siblings. They added that proper education on administering medication was needed for them to safely administer medicine to their children. The findings showed that the mothers who participated as research subjects in this study had different experiences of administering medication, and relevant education based on correct knowledge was needed for them to administer medication safely at home.