Publications by authors named "Rosaleen D Bloom"

Aims And Objective: To identify the current research involving interprofessional collaboration between registered nurses (RNs) and speech language pathologists (SLPs) in healthcare and educational settings.

Background: As the complexity of healthcare increases, the need for active interprofessional collaboration between RNs and SLPs grows. A review of the literature revealed no systematic reviews currently exist about interprofessional collaborative studies between RNs and SLPs.

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Objective Journal clubs are accepted as an effective strategy for promoting evidence-based practice (EBP). However, journal clubs are underutilized in nursing education, and little is known about the impact of extracurricular, student-led journal clubs on EBP implementation among baccalaureate nursing students. The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of journal club attendance on EBP implementation.

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Objectives: Exploring CaringBridge, we describe types of social support caregivers requested, types of social support offered, and the alignment between the two.

Research Approach: A retrospective, longitudinal, descriptive approach.

Sample: Twenty public CaringBridge sites.

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Purpose: To explore caregivers' writings about their experiences caring for adult individuals with cancer on a social media health communication website.

Participants & Setting: Journal entries (N = 392) were analyzed for 37 adult caregivers who were posting on behalf of 20 individuals with cancer. CaringBridge is a website used by patients and informal caregivers to communicate about acute and chronic disease.

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