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Developing New Strategies Towards The Fabrication Of Flexible, Organic Electronics, Daniella Skaf
Developing New Strategies Towards The Fabrication Of Flexible, Organic Electronics, Daniella Skaf
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An investigation into the use of greener dielectric and substrate materials, specifically shellac and paper, was done through the development of paper-based organic thin film transistors. Shellac and paper both hold advantageous properties that were explored in Chapter III, through the optimization in the fabrication of the devices and an evaluation of the electrical properties of these newly developed organic transistors. Different designs were explored using two common DPP-based polymers, P(DPP-T) and P(DPP-TVT), as the active materials, with Design #2 (bottom-gate top-contact) proving to be the best performing device according to the on/off ratio, charge mobilities and threshold voltage. Shellac …
Digital Realization Of Spiking Neural Network, Mahsasadat Seyedbarhagh
Digital Realization Of Spiking Neural Network, Mahsasadat Seyedbarhagh
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Spiking Neural Network which is known as the third generation of artificial neural networks can imitate the same biological patterns of human brain. Neuromorphic Computing is a multidisciplinary research topic which employs digital and analog platforms to implement bio-inspired systems and is able to operate parallelly with low-power consumption. This research study presents the digital design for several bio-inspired systems such as biophysical spiking neuron, calcium signaling astrocyte, and a neuron-astrocyte interaction models using various approximation methodologies. Astrocytes have an essential impact within the neural network and their role is to maintain support for neuron, control the ion hemostasis and …
The Self-Reference Effect On Memory Among 4- To 6-Year-Olds: The Role Of Active Encoding And Cognitive Abilities, Alicia Nicole Bartlett
The Self-Reference Effect On Memory Among 4- To 6-Year-Olds: The Role Of Active Encoding And Cognitive Abilities, Alicia Nicole Bartlett
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The self-reference effect (SRE) is the enhanced memory for information encoded with reference to oneself relative to information encoded with reference to another non-intimate person or the linguistic properties of a word (Rogers et al., 1977). This effect is measured with an encoding task and a surprise recall and/or recognition task. An important distinction among encoding tasks is whether they involve active or passive engagement with the to-be-remembered information. Tasks with active engagement require the participant to identify the relation between the referent and target object and then to perform a mental (e.g., evaluate desirability of objects) or physical (e.g., …
An Approach Of Lip Synchronization With Facial Expression Rendering For An Eca, Mohammed Maaz Mohammed Shoieb Khan
An Approach Of Lip Synchronization With Facial Expression Rendering For An Eca, Mohammed Maaz Mohammed Shoieb Khan
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E-Tutoring systems have emerged as effective tools for remote learning and personalized education. However, to foster engaging and interactive experiences, there is a need to enhance the communication and expressiveness of virtual tutors within these systems. This research focuses on integrating facial expression animation and lip-syncing capabilities into an e-tutoring system, aiming to improve the realism and effectiveness of virtual tutor interactions. The study presents a novel approach to animating the facial expressions of the virtual tutor’s avatar using computer graphics, 3D animation, and computer vision techniques. Working with 3D files and using them to interpolate each face vertex are …
Regulation Of Natural Killer Cell Responses By Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells In Mouse Mammary Tumors, Mary Ibrahim
Regulation Of Natural Killer Cell Responses By Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells In Mouse Mammary Tumors, Mary Ibrahim
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Natural killer (NK) cells of the innate immune system play important roles in anti-cancer immunity. NK cell functions are regulated by inhibitory and activating receptors, which recognize specific ligands on the target cells. One example is the inhibitory NKR-P1B receptor which recognizes the ligand C-type lectin-related protein b (Clr-b). Work in our lab has shown NKR-P1B:Clr-b interactions are involved in mammary tumor immunosurveillance by NK cells. However, the cellular interactions and factors involved in modulating NK cell functions via this receptor:ligand system in the tumor microenvironment (TME) are not fully understood. This project aims to understand the role of myeloid-derived …
Body Dissatisfaction And Depression: Investigating The Moderating Roles Of Maladaptive Investment In Appearance And Rumination, Mallory Forward
Body Dissatisfaction And Depression: Investigating The Moderating Roles Of Maladaptive Investment In Appearance And Rumination, Mallory Forward
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Body dissatisfaction has been shown to predict the onset of depression (Bornioli et al., 2020; Paxton et at, 2006; Ferreiro et al., 2014; Sharpe et al., 2018). However, those for whom body dissatisfaction may be especially likely to result in depression has received little attention. The goal of the current study is to test the moderating roles of rumination and maladaptive investment in appearance in the association between body dissatisfaction and depression. It is suggested that those who are more maladaptively invested in their appearance may experience body dissatisfaction as particularly distressing because they place a high degree of importance …
Using Harmonization To Examine Freshwater Mussel Species At Risk: A Sydenham River Watershed Case Study, Julia Ann Willsie
Using Harmonization To Examine Freshwater Mussel Species At Risk: A Sydenham River Watershed Case Study, Julia Ann Willsie
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There are over 300 species of freshwater mussels (Family: Unionidae) across North America with many populations at risk or in decline. Mussels provide essential ecosystem services, yet they remain largely underexplored in terms of distribution, population sizes, life history traits, and co-existence with hosts, making species conservation efforts a challenge. To advance the conservation of freshwater mussel species at risk of extinction (SAR), this thesis aims to extend understanding of freshwater mussel SAR distributions in a biodiverse but vulnerable watershed in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin. This thesis asks: How can freshwater mussel SAR distribution data be leveraged through existing …
Transmission Power Based Congestion Control Using Q-Learning Algorithm In Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (Vanet), Pooja Chandrasekharan
Transmission Power Based Congestion Control Using Q-Learning Algorithm In Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (Vanet), Pooja Chandrasekharan
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To enhance road safety, Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), an emerging wireless technology used for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, are essential components to reduce road accidents and traffic congestion in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). It also provides additional services to vehicles and their users. However, vehicles must balance awareness and congestion control in a dynamic environment to efficiently transmit basic safety messages (BSMs) and event-driven warnings. The limited channel capacity makes the reliable delivery of BSMs a challenging problem for VANETs. This paper aims to optimize the performance of VANETs by effectively managing channel load and reducing congestion by maintaining …
New Memristive Architecture For Digital Circuits Design, Farzad Mozafari
New Memristive Architecture For Digital Circuits Design, Farzad Mozafari
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Before 1971, all the electronics were based on three basic circuit elements. Until a professor from UC Berkeley reasoned that another basic circuit element exists, which he called memristor; characterized by the relationship between the charge and the flux-linkage. A memristor is essentially a resistor with memory. The resistance of a memristor (Memristance) depends on the amount of current that is passing through the device. In 2008, a research group at HP Labs succeeded to build an actual physical memristor. HP's memristor was a nanometer scale titanium dioxide thin film, composed of two doped and undoped regions, sandwiched between two …
Cultural Intelligence In A Tourism Industry: Differences In Cultural Perceptions In A Brazilian Host Community, Eduardo Armando Guadalupe
Cultural Intelligence In A Tourism Industry: Differences In Cultural Perceptions In A Brazilian Host Community, Eduardo Armando Guadalupe
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The dynamism of politically and socially transparent geographical borders has created new opportunities for businesses, cultural interactions, and learning. Since Earley and Ang (2003) first presented the concept of cultural intelligence (CQ)—a construct referring to human ability to adapt, operate, and administrate effectively in culturally varied situations and settings—substantial research has been conducted regarding this subject. Consequently, CQ has been rapidly gaining popularity as a construct to help predict and clarify one’s effectiveness and performance in cross-cultural surroundings. The tourism industry is a valuable illustration of a cross-cultural setting because a great deal of it is based on interactions among …
Investigating Visual Vigilance Following Chronic Behavioural Immune System Activation, Jessica Hurtubise
Investigating Visual Vigilance Following Chronic Behavioural Immune System Activation, Jessica Hurtubise
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The behavioural immune system (BIS) is a coordinated set of cognitive, affective, and behavioural responses that minimize pathogen contact. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of research on the BIS was limited to situations of acute pathogen threat. These studies identified that personal predispositions and environmental stimuli interact and lead to cognitive changes, including perceptual enhancements and attentional biases, as well as sensations of disgust. The cognitive and affective changes that follow pathogen exposure motivate pathogen avoidance behaviours and reduce the risk of infection. The BIS is highly adaptive in the context of acute pathogen threat, but less is …
The Aphasia Friendly Business Campaign: Program Expansion And Evaluation, Julia Borsatto
The Aphasia Friendly Business Campaign: Program Expansion And Evaluation, Julia Borsatto
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The Aphasia Friendly Business Campaign (AFBC) is a training program that was created to address the lack of public knowledge of aphasia. Previous work has demonstrated that the in-person delivery of the AFBC was efficacious in achieving training outcomes (i.e., improve trainee’s knowledge of aphasia and perceived ability to communicate with people with aphasia; Borsatto et al., 2021). This dissertation describes the expansion of the AFBC training program to a virtual platform, assesses its efficacy, and investigates how the virtual delivery compared to its in-person counterpart. In addition, outcome and impact program evaluations (i.e., post-tests and semi-structured interviews [SSI], respectively) …
Associations Between Parent Stress, Parent Mobile Technology Use, And Parenting Behaviours On Children’S Psychological Functioning, Amy Wei Yan Tran
Associations Between Parent Stress, Parent Mobile Technology Use, And Parenting Behaviours On Children’S Psychological Functioning, Amy Wei Yan Tran
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The current study examined the impact of parent stress and parent mobile technology use on parenting behaviours, as well as children’s internalizing and externalizing difficulties during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of Part 1 of the study was to explore the associations between parent stress, technoference (interruptions in the parent-child dyad due to mobile technology), parenting behaviours, life changes due to COVID-19, and child internalizing and externalizing difficulties. A total of 224 participants, who were caregivers of children, aged 3 to 5 years old, completed online measures assessing parent stress, technoference, parenting behaviours, life changes due …
Externalities And Opportunities From Agricultural Transport In The U.S., Neda Nazemi
Externalities And Opportunities From Agricultural Transport In The U.S., Neda Nazemi
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One of the largest users of transportation systems in the United States is the agriculture industry. The transportation networks and infrastructure play a vital role in food and distribution of agricultural commodities from farms to the final destinations. The growing population, increasing needs for agricultural products, and the competitive global market for agriculture products and food and related industries require delicate transportation network planning in order to move through the inland networks to the ports and deliver to the international markets via the international waterways. In this study, the challenges of transporting agricultural products are examined, and the possible strategies, …
Measurement And Evaluation Of Deep Learning Based 3d Reconstruction, Md Kaisar Ahmed
Measurement And Evaluation Of Deep Learning Based 3d Reconstruction, Md Kaisar Ahmed
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Performances of Deep Learning (DL) based methods for 3D reconstruction are becoming at par or better than classical computer vision techniques. Learning requires data with proper annotations. While images have a standardized representation, there is currently no widely accepted format for efficiently representing 3D output shapes. The challenge lies in finding a format that can handle the high-resolution geometry of any shape while also being memory and computationally efficient. Therefore, most advanced learning-based 3D reconstructions are restricted to a certain domain. In this work, we compare the performance of different output representations for 3D reconstruction in different contexts including objects …
Prediction And Management Of Aircraft Noise Annoyance Around Canadian Airports, Julia Georgieva Jovanovic
Prediction And Management Of Aircraft Noise Annoyance Around Canadian Airports, Julia Georgieva Jovanovic
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Noise pollution is a serious environmental problem affecting millions of people world-wide. Aircraft are one source of transportation noise that impacts residents in communities surrounding airports and flight paths. Noise is the biggest nuisance of airport operations and has resulted in complaints, protests, and even legal action. The burden of noise is likely to increase in the coming decades as quieter aircraft technologies lag traffic growth projections, and rapid urbanization narrows the buffer between airports and residential areas. Numerous physical and psychological effects of aircraft noise exposure have been studied, the most common of which is annoyance. Noise annoyance has …
Loneliness, Risk-Taking, And Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Rebecca Nurgitz
Loneliness, Risk-Taking, And Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Rebecca Nurgitz
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, commonly associated with impulsivity, risk-taking, and greater reported loneliness. Risk-taking can manifest in various ways, including reduced regard for health-conscious practices. Recent research indicates that individuals with ADHD may be less likely to follow pandemic safety instruction. (e.g., not following social distancing recommendations). Given that individuals with ADHD tend to discount the value of delayed reward in favour of immediate gratification, it can be presumed that individuals with greater ADHD symptomology may be more likely to not follow social distancing guidelines in an attempt to relieve acute feelings of loneliness. The …
Learning To Belong: An Autoethnography On Acculturation And Identity Negotiations, Anita Toronyi
Learning To Belong: An Autoethnography On Acculturation And Identity Negotiations, Anita Toronyi
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to uncover my lived experiences that spanned two continents and four countries involving acculturation and subsequent re-acculturation. I have employed autoethnography to shed light on my experiences as an English Language Learner (ELL) in various linguistic, cultural and social environments while living, studying and working in Canada and the United States. I relied on rich narratives (Richardson, 2000) in the form of personal vignettes followed by intricate analysis and interpretation (Chang, 2008) to provide a layered account of my participation in different communities of practice (Wenger, 1998). The Methodology section presents an in …
Romantic Relationships In Young Adults: The Influence Of Parents And Friends, Jenna Elizabeth Thompson
Romantic Relationships In Young Adults: The Influence Of Parents And Friends, Jenna Elizabeth Thompson
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Romantic relationships occur in the context of family and friend relationships and in the context of the greater culture. Studies using a variety of methods have found that young adults are more likely to be interested in a romantic partner, have longer relationships, and have more satisfying and more loving relationships when their parents and friends approve of their romantic relationship (e.g., Parks et al., 1983 Le et al., 2010; Sinclair & Ellithorpe, 2014). Evolutionary psychology provides motives for parents and friends to form opinions and attempt to influence romantic relationships (Trivers, 1974). Developmentally, emerging and young adults navigate changing …
Mental Health, Sport-Related Concussion, And App-Based Mindfulness: A Pilot Study With Female University Student-Athletes, Taylor May Mceachnie
Mental Health, Sport-Related Concussion, And App-Based Mindfulness: A Pilot Study With Female University Student-Athletes, Taylor May Mceachnie
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Purpose: This thesis aimed to examine the accessibility, use, and impacts of app-based mindfulness on the well-being of female university student-athletes. Method: Participants (N = 34) were recruited from various UWindsor sports teams, completed baseline and follow-up surveys, and were asked to meditate with an app for 12 weeks. Surveys queried demographics, concussion experiences, and self-reported mindfulness, stress, and burnout. The app provided stress and app use data. Multiple regression was used to assess predictors of meditation engagement and post-intervention stress. Results: The sample was small with predominantly full-time student-athletes who reported no recent concussions during the study. Eighteen athletes …
Microstructure, Mechanical Properties And Electrical Conductivities Of As-Cast Al-0.3mn Alloy, Wutian Shen
Microstructure, Mechanical Properties And Electrical Conductivities Of As-Cast Al-0.3mn Alloy, Wutian Shen
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Al-0.3Mn was prepared by permanent steel mold casting (PMSC) with three different section thicknesses of 6, 10, 20 mm, and also by squeeze casting (SC) with a cross-sectional thickness of 20 mm under an applied pressure of 90 MPa. The first group of samples was employed to investigate the difference in mechanical and electrical properties between the PSMC Al-0.3Mn Alloy and high-purity (HP) Al (99.9%). The results of tensile testing indicated that the ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS) of the cast HP Al significantly increased to 72.3 and 20.4 MPa from 59.2 and 14.0 MPa. However, the elongation …
Emotion Profiles In Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Early Observations Anticipate Treatment Outcome, Florencia Andrea Cristoffanini
Emotion Profiles In Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Early Observations Anticipate Treatment Outcome, Florencia Andrea Cristoffanini
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can have various clinical presentations and is also difficult to treat. Researchers have investigated whether subtypes of BPD could explain variability in clinical presentations and outcomes after treatment. Previous research has identified subtypes of BPD based on temperament, which explain some variation in symptoms and outcomes. However, subtypes have typically been created using extensive self-report or structured-interview data. Instead, creating identifiable emotion profiles based on observational data could have a wider range of clinical and research applications, while helping to explain heterogeneity in BPD presentations and outcomes. This thesis is designed to look at emotion profiles …
The Impact Of The Menstrual Cycle Phase On The Exercise-Induced Immune Response., Vito Anthony Pipitone
The Impact Of The Menstrual Cycle Phase On The Exercise-Induced Immune Response., Vito Anthony Pipitone
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High-intensity exercise increases inflammation and elicits leukocytosis but may also increase infection risk. Interestingly, females have higher cell-mediated immunity than males. Estrogen fluctuates across the menstrual cycle, and the luteal phase has been linked to a more pro-inflammatory environment than the follicular phase. This study aimed to identify whether white blood cell (WBC) count and differentiation (i.e., neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils and basophils), and inflammatory markers (i.e., GM-CSF, IFN-��, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-��, and TGF-��) differed across two menstrual cycle phases following an acute bout of exercise. Eight regularly menstruating female adults completed a ��O2peak test and two …
Do Metrics Improve When Continuity Of Care Nurses Follow Chronic Disease Patients In The Ambulatory Setting?, Lura Cynthia Lunsford
Do Metrics Improve When Continuity Of Care Nurses Follow Chronic Disease Patients In The Ambulatory Setting?, Lura Cynthia Lunsford
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Navigating the complex, fragmented U.S. healthcare system presents patient challenges that result in increased utilization and consequent increases in the cost of care. This program evaluation was conducted to determine the impact of ambulatory assigned continuity of care nurses (COCN) on patient outcomes in terms of length of stay, return visits to the emergency department, and readmissions to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Between June 1, 2020, and May 31, 2022, there were 26,912 admissions with general risk scores between 1 and 100. Undersampling technique was conducted to create a 1:2 balance of 3,502 patients admitted with an …
Police Officers’ Perspectives On The Death Of George Floyd By Minneapolis Police Officers: A Descriptive Study, Janet Henderson
Police Officers’ Perspectives On The Death Of George Floyd By Minneapolis Police Officers: A Descriptive Study, Janet Henderson
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On May 25, 2020, four Minneapolis police officers reported to the location where an African American man had been accused of trying to use a counterfeit $20 bill in a convenience store. After being taken outside of the store, the man, George Floyd, was eventually placed in the back of a police patrol car, after he was handcuffed. Saying he was claustrophobic and resisting arrest, Mr. Floyd was removed from the patrol car, and placed on the ground on his stomach. One of the patrol officers, the most senior officer present, and a field training officer, placed his knee on …
Understanding Immigration-Based Intractable Conflict Behaviors Through The Lenses Of Social Identity And Emotions, Caryn Cade Moir
Understanding Immigration-Based Intractable Conflict Behaviors Through The Lenses Of Social Identity And Emotions, Caryn Cade Moir
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The purpose of this post-intentional phenomenological study was to understand how participants experience social identity, emotions, and cognitive freezing in the context of immigration-based conflict. Immigration-based conflict in the United States exemplifies intractable conflict; it increases polarization, negative emotions, and intolerance among individuals in the United States. This study included action research; learning more about how participants experienced immigration-based conflict contributed knowledge that mediators can use to better serve parties in conflict, particularly during premediation interviews. The researcher used semistructured interviews to gather data from six participants. The data indicated that immigration-based conflict in the United States is consistent with …
Exploring Expatriate Academics' Perceptions Of Job Satisfaction Relating To Organizational Support At International Branch Campuses In China, Liam P. Duffy
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International branch campuses are generally a recent institutional development, especially in China, which has built several campuses in recent years. As such, researchers have a limited understanding of these growing higher education sites. The purpose of this study was to learn more about how these campuses can improve, expand, and thrive, instead of shuttering as many have in other countries. Literature shows a clear relationship between job satisfaction, perceived organizational support, employee retention, and the imperative to support expatriate academics. This qualitative study focused on expatriate academics’ perceptions regarding job satisfaction and organizational support. The researcher utilized individual faculty interviews …
A Qualitative Descriptive Study On High School Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding School Safety And Lockdown Drills, Hector Leija
A Qualitative Descriptive Study On High School Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding School Safety And Lockdown Drills, Hector Leija
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This study addressed teachers’ perceptions of safety and emergency preparedness. The problem that was addressed in this study is that lockdown drills are regularly being conducted at public high schools, but it was not known how teachers perceive their role in safety and emergency preparedness, which is important to teachers’ sense of security. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how lockdown drills negatively or positively affect high school teachers’ perceptions of emergency preparedness to answer the research questions regarding school safety. This study was grounded in the cognitive mediation processes framework of protection motivation theory. Data …
Mental Health Education For Nurses Caring For Adults With Severe Mental Illness, Juliet O. Onyia
Mental Health Education For Nurses Caring For Adults With Severe Mental Illness, Juliet O. Onyia
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The focus of this study was on mental health education for nurses who care for adults with severe mental illness. Severe mental illness is rising, and nurses cannot adequately provide quality patient-centered care to the population due to poor knowledge. In this study, the knowledge and perceptions of mental illness and care among registered nurses in the community were assessed before and immediately after a mental illness educational session. A non-experimental quantitative descriptive study was conducted using convenience sampling in a home health setting. Dorothea Orem's self-care theory was the theoretical framework that guided the project. Instruments included the Mental …
Unit-Based Onboarding Program For New Graduates On A Medical-Surgical Unit, Racquel A. Brewster
Unit-Based Onboarding Program For New Graduates On A Medical-Surgical Unit, Racquel A. Brewster
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Nurse turnover is prevalent among new graduate nurses. Many new graduate nurses feel unsupported by their peers, lack self-confidence, or feel overburdened due to the workload assigned to them. New graduate nurses with support systems are more likely to stay with an organization. Research suggests the creation of a supportive environment for new graduate nurses to help increase nurse retention in this demographic. A unit-based transition onboarding program was launched to create a supportive environment to help retain new graduate nurses on a medical-surgical unit. New graduate nurses with at least 1 to 3 years of experience completed a Likert-type …