The STAMPPed Initiative for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Students.

As the demand for nurse practitioners increases to meet health care needs, pathways to facilitate the transition into specialty advanced practice nursing education must be developed. The STudent Advisor/Mentorship Program for Pediatrics (STAMPPed) program was an innovative strategy established to support graduate nursing students with little to no pediatric clinical experience who demonstrated an interest in becoming pediatric nurse practitioners. The program provided structured guidance and support from experienced pediatric nursing faculty through monthly group meetings and the formulation of one-to-one student-faculty mentoring dyads.

Factors affecting risk-taking behaviors among sexually active adolescents tested for HIV/STD.

Objective: The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to identify potential contributors to high-risk sexual behaviors among sexually active adolescents who were tested for HIV and STDs compared to those who did not test for HIV and STDs.

Method: Data from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was used to explore potential predictors of risky behaviors among those tested for HIV/STD. A sample size of 3226 from the YRBS data base was used to explore predictors using Chi-square and logistic regressions analyses.

Body weight perception and physical activity among young adults: Analysis from the national longitudinal study of adolescent to adult health.

To identify the young adults' perception of their weight and examine the associations between young adults' weight perception and physical activities. A total of 4,882 participants' responses were derived from the Add Health, Wave III. Chi-square tests were used to examine the weight perception and multinomial logistic regression used to assess the association between weight perception and physical activities.

Relationships Between Adolescents' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Fears Related to HIV/AIDS.

Aims: To explore adolescents' knowledge, attitudes, and fears of HIV/AIDS and to examine relationships between these variables and demographic variables among female adolescents.

Background: HIV/AIDS is one of the major public health concerns all around the world, including India. Although the prevalence of HIV infection is low, it is still considered a high risk among Indian youth because of low and inaccurate HIV/AIDs knowledge, low condom usage and unsafe sexual practice, and lack of access to information.

Effectiveness of Adolescent Peer Education Programs on Reducing HIV/STI Risk: An Integrated Review.

There is empirical evidence suggesting that peer education is efficacious in changing adolescent sexual risk behaviors; however, it is unclear if there are similarities in outcomes across studies. Thus, the purpose of this review was to synthesize published research on peer-led HIV/STI intervention programs for adolescents in an effort to determine the efficacy of peer education on knowledge, attitudes, normative beliefs, and sexual behavior. Data collection included online searches of published research from Index Medicus (Medline), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), Educational Index, and PsycINFO (including PsycARTICLES) from 2000 to 2016.

Parental Knowledge about Urban Preschool Children’s Oral Health Risk.

Dental caries is one of the most prevalent and significant health problems in the United States. According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, more than one-fourth of children between the ages of two and five years experience early childhood caries before entering kindergarten. The purpose of this study was to explore parent’s knowledge of preschool children’s oral health risk factors.

HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Self-Efficacy for Limiting Sexual Risk Behavior and Parental Monitoring.

The purpose of this study was to explore HIV/AIDS knowledge, self-efficacy for sexual risk behaviors, and parental monitoring in a sample of 140 7th and 9th grade adolescents studying in an urban high school in the United States. Further, the study examined differences in HIV/AIDS knowledge, self-efficacy and parental monitoring by grade and gender. This study also investigated the effectiveness of an HIV/AIDS peer education program, Teens for AIDS Prevention (TAP), on improving adolescents' HIV/AIDS knowledge.

Comparison of adolescents' HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy across two cultures.

This study examines the effectiveness of a HIV/AIDS peer education program, Teens for AIDS Prevention (TAP) in two cultures. A convenience sample of 287 (American and Nepalese) 9th grade students participated in the study. It was found that HIV/AIDS knowledge scores were significantly higher among American adolescents than their Nepalese counterparts only at pre-intervention.

Testing theoretical relationships: factors influencing positive health practices (PHP) in Filipino college students.

Objective: To examine variables influencing the positive health practices (PHP) of Filipino college students to gain a better understanding of health practices in this ethnic/racial group. Cross-sectional study tested theoretical relationships postulated among (a) PHP, (b) social support (SS), (c) optimism, and (d) acculturation.

Participants: A sample of Filipino college students (N = 226) aged 18 to 21 was obtained in June 2009.

HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy among late adolescents in Nepal.

The purpose of this study was to explore HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy for limiting sexual risk behavior in Nepalese late adolescents attending college. A convenience sample of 229 baccalaureate college students completed three instruments: demographic, HIV/AIDS knowledge questions and the self-efficacy for limiting sexual risk behavior questions. The findings of this study showed that Nepalese youth had moderate HIV/AIDS knowledge and a moderate level of self-efficacy.

An integrative review of adolescent hope.

The purpose of this integrative review was to synthesize the published research on adolescent hope using Cooper's (Cooper, H. M. (1989).

HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy among Nepalese adolescents: a peer education program.

The purposes of this study were to develop and test the effectiveness of an HIV/AIDS peer education program in improving Nepalese adolescents HIV/AIDS knowledge and self-efficacy in one of the schools in Nepal. A modified format of the program "Teens for AIDS Prevention" (TAP) was used in this study. A quasi-experimental design was used to test the effectiveness of the peer education program.

HIV/AIDS and universal precautions: knowledge and attitudes of Nepalese nursing students.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study exploring Nepalese nursing students' knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS and universal precautions.

Background: Nepal is facing an HIV epidemic, and nurses are primary caregivers for people living with HIV/AIDS. Insufficient knowledge and negative attitudes on the part of nursing students translate into fear, stigmatization and unwillingness to care for patients with HIV/AIDS.

Preliminary evidence of an adolescent HIV/AIDS peer education program.

Adolescent peer education has been found to be an effective method to improve adolescents' knowledge and positive health behaviors. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which a peer education program was effective in changing adolescents' HIV/AIDS knowledge, risk behavior intentions, and confidence to engage in safe sex. The results showed that there was a significant difference in HIV knowledge between the peer education group and the traditionally educated group, with the peer group demonstrating greater knowledge.

Predictors of life satisfaction in HIV-positive Nepali women.

In a cross-sectional design, the authors examined the degree to which indicators of physical, mental, and social domains and perceived health predicted life satisfaction in 98 HIV-positive women who were former commercial sex workers in Nepal. Measures included the Quality of Life Inventory, Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Survey, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the anxiety subscale of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised. Life satisfaction was significantly associated with physical functioning (r = .

Written educational materials for families of chronically ill children.

Purpose: To provide information on evaluation of written educational materials and to illustrate the evaluation of Sickle Cell Disease: A Family Guide (SCDFG) used for children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and their families. A large Valerie Fund Children's Center developed the SCDFG in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services. Two university faculty members and one pediatric nurse practitioner (NP) working in the clinic conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness and usefulness of the SCDFG.

Preparing peer educators for teen HIV/AIDS prevention.

Adolescents, as a group, are at risk for contracting HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases because of their developmental level, which often leads to impulsiveness and desire for experimentation. Finding ways to educate and motivate adolescents to avoid sexual risk behaviors is a challenge to pediatric nurses and teachers. Theoretically based peer education programs help change adolescent risk behaviors because of the influence of peers during adolescence.

An HIV/AIDS education intervention for Nepalese adolescent females.

This study provides empirical evidence that an educational intervention improves knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among Nepalese female adolescents. Health professionals need to better understand the cultural practices and the role of females in underdeveloped countries such as Nepal. It is also important to identify female risk status for diseases such as HIV/AIDS.

Nepalese school-age children's self-reported fears and coping strategies related to medical experiences.

The purpose of this study was to determine the fears of healthy Nepalese school-age children and their coping strategies relative to medical experiences. The sample consisted of 161 children from a private and a public school in Nepal. Consistent with cognitive developmental theory and coping theory, Nepalese school-age children were capable of reporting their fears of medical experiences and their coping strategies.

HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among Nepalese adolescents.

Aim: This paper reports an exploration of Nepalese adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of HIV/AIDS.

Background: Nepal is confronted with an increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS among adolescents and young adults. A priority of nurses and other health professionals in Nepal is the prevention of the spread of HIV infection.

Comparison of children's fears of medical experiences across two cultures.

Introduction: This study examined the self-reported fears of school-age children living in the United States and in Nepal.

Method: Thirty school-age children from each country, matched by sex and age, participated in this study. The revised version of the Child Medical Fear Scale was used to identify medical fears of children.

Comparison of fears and coping strategies reported by Nepalese school-age children and their parents.

This study explored the self-reported fears and coping strategies of Nepalese school-age children and their parents' perceptions of their children's fears and coping strategies. Seventy-nine healthy school-age children attending a private school in Nepal and 48 parents participated in the study. The scores on the Child Medical Fear Scale (CMFS) indicated that children had moderate levels of fear.

Psychological factors in Nepali former commercial sex workers with HIV.

Purpose: To examine perceived stress, coping style, and symptoms of anxiety and depression in HIV-positive Nepali women who were formerly commercial sex workers (CSWs).

Design: Descriptive, correlational study with a convenience sample of 98 Nepali women with HIV recruited from a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Nepal.

Methods: Investigator-administered questionnaires included a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WOC), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and the Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90) Anxiety Subscale.