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Educating Nursing Students On Emergency Preparedness: A Pilot Program, Sandra N. Burnock
Educating Nursing Students On Emergency Preparedness: A Pilot Program, Sandra N. Burnock
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
The purpose of this project was to determine if a disaster preparedness educational intervention for nursing students’ could engage students in personal preparedness and enhance their willingness to respond during a public health emergency. The United States (U.S.) is among the top five countries in the world that experience frequent natural disasters (Guha-Sapir et al., 2012). With over 3.1 million nurses in the U.S. (AACN, 2011) and their importance to healthcare, the nursing profession plays a crucial role in the ability of the nation to prepare for and respond to disasters. Currently, however, nurses in the U.S. lack the knowledge, …
The College Experience Of Commuter Students And The Concepts Of Place And Space, Marissa Weiss
The College Experience Of Commuter Students And The Concepts Of Place And Space, Marissa Weiss
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
The demographics of the college student population, the dearth of research on commuter students, and the pervasive negative stereotypes of commuters indicate that an appreciation of the commuter student experience is important for the future of higher education (Dugan et al., 2008; Jacoby, 1989; Krause, 2007). The Digest of Education Statistics 2011 reports that in academic years 2003-04 and 2007-08 85.8% of all students enrolled at postsecondary institutions did not live in on-campus housing (Snyder & Dillow, 2012). Despite their status as the numerical majority, commuter students are still considered nontraditional (Orgren, 2003). Due to the variations in commuter student …