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Housing Choices Among Homeless Families In Child Welfare: A Mixed Methods Study, Anne Rufa

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

A growing body of research has identified a link between housing instability and involvement with child welfare services for families. For some, inadequate housing situations lead to parent-child separations or delayed reunification. Housing assistance may be one option for these families to avoid these outcomes; however, little research examines existing housing services for inadequately housed families in contact with the child welfare system. Public housing assistance represents the primary source to connect low-income families with affordable housing; however, a number of barriers challenge navigation of this system, including long waitlists, stigmatization of voucher use, and stringent eligibility requirements for all …

Anesthesia Providers' Knowledge And Attitudes On Fire Risk Assessment During Time-Out In The Operating Room, Kathryn D. Coletto

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Background/Significance: Operating room fire is included in a category of “never-events” which are preventable and often result in poor patient outcomes. However, there is currently no standard policy amongst industry organizations regarding the inclusion of fire risk in the operative time out, though all organizations recognize that the risk exists.

Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the knowledge and attitudes of anesthesia providers on fire risk assessment during time-out in current clinical practice.

Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used.

Methods: Active members of the Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists were asked to participate in an …