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Investigating Residual Impacts Of Teachers With Cancer, Jill Athena Netz-Fulkerson
Investigating Residual Impacts Of Teachers With Cancer, Jill Athena Netz-Fulkerson
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study investigates the residual impacts of cancer on teachers. Much research is currently available on how to support students in the classroom who have cancer, but there is still a gap in research regarding the impact of teachers with cancer.
This research focuses specifically on three central questions: 1) What are the perceptions of practicing teachers who identify themselves as cancer patients with regard to their professional experiences? 2) What are the perceptions of the teachers about their school community when they are identified as cancer patients? And, 3) What are the perceptions of practicing teachers who identify themselves …
The Relation Between Patient Education And Picc Line Occlusion, Patricia Louise Petroulias
The Relation Between Patient Education And Picc Line Occlusion, Patricia Louise Petroulias
Wayne State University Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of using an electronic tablet to supplement patient and caregiver education about PICC line maintenance and to compare the percentage of PICC line complications in the intervention group with national percentage rates for patients and caregivers. Newly diagnosed cancer patients who had PICC lines inserted participated in this study. They used an electronic tablet to learn the 10 steps for flushing their PICC lines correctly. They also met with the researcher via FaceTime to review the steps.
A total of 11 patients participated in this quasi-experimental pilot study. They completed …