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The Information-Seeking Strategies Of Humanities Scholars Using Resources In Languages Other Than English, Carol Sabbar Dec 2016

The Information-Seeking Strategies Of Humanities Scholars Using Resources In Languages Other Than English, Carol Sabbar

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ABSTRACT

THE INFORMATION-SEEKING STRATEGIES OF HUMANITIES SCHOLARS

USING RESOURCES IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH

by

Carol Sabbar

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2016

Under the Supervision of Dr. Iris Xie

This dissertation explores the information-seeking strategies used by scholars in the humanities who rely on resources in languages other than English. It investigates not only the strategies they choose but also the shifts that they make among strategies and the role that language, culture, and geography play in the information-seeking context. The study used purposive sampling to engage 40 human subjects, all of whom are post-doctoral humanities scholars based in the …


Barriers To Nurses’ Promoting Mobility In Hospitalized Older Adults, Gordana Dermody Aug 2016

Barriers To Nurses’ Promoting Mobility In Hospitalized Older Adults, Gordana Dermody

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Objectives: To examine the association between nurses’ knowledge, attitude and external barriers and the nurse’s mobility-promoting behavior. Nurse perception of the priority organizations place on mobility, and the relationship of nurses’ level of experience to nurse prioritization for promoting mobility was also investigated.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive, correlation study with convenience sampling.

Setting: Two community-based hospitals in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.

Participants: Eighty-five nurses caring for 98 inpatients 65 and older.

Measurement: Nurses’ knowledge, attitude and external barriers were examined with a validated 5-point Likert Scale. Patient-related and other clinical barriers and the nurses mobility-promoting behavior was obtained with …


Barriers And Facilitators To Completion Of An Undergraduate Nursing Program: Exploration Of Mindfulness, Mindlessness, And Retention Among Ethnic Minorities, Amber Faye Young-Brice May 2016

Barriers And Facilitators To Completion Of An Undergraduate Nursing Program: Exploration Of Mindfulness, Mindlessness, And Retention Among Ethnic Minorities, Amber Faye Young-Brice

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As the United States population continues to grow and diversify, so too must the nursing workforce in order to meet the challenging healthcare needs of a diversifying population. Currently the nursing profession is overwhelmingly White, with only 25% of registered nurses identifying as ethnic minority (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), 2016). Research suggests that a diverse nursing workforce benefits many segments of the population, where better care is provided because the nurse reflects the ethnic or racial background of their patient (Glazer, Clark, & Bankston, 2015; RWJF, 2016). In order to continue to diversify the nursing profession, a pipeline of …