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Implemented Nurse Education To Improve The Effective Use Of The Sapphire Pca Pump: Achievement Of Quality Pain Control, Fanta Keita Zable May 2020

Implemented Nurse Education To Improve The Effective Use Of The Sapphire Pca Pump: Achievement Of Quality Pain Control, Fanta Keita Zable

Master's Projects and Capstones

The Sapphire ™ Infusion System Patient-Controlled-Analgesia (PCA) pump is a device that is used to administer high pain medication to manage a patient’s pain level after an invasive procedure such as surgery. In order to achieve this goal, nurses must be able to use the sapphire equipment efficiently to prevent medication overdose and underdose, as well as to preserve safety for both the patients and the nurses themselves. In addition, nurses must be able to document accurately on EPIC. The purpose of this project, led by the team of Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) students from the University of San Francisco, …


Life Being An International Student In The United States: Acculturation, Culture Shock, And Identity Transformation, Lai Yan Vivyan Lam Dec 2017

Life Being An International Student In The United States: Acculturation, Culture Shock, And Identity Transformation, Lai Yan Vivyan Lam

Master's Theses

The population of international students at community colleges in the United States has increased significantly over the past decade. International students play a big role in building the cultural diversity on campus by bringing over different cultures and sharing their global perspective to the local community. However, they often face challenges adapting into American culture due to cultural differences in education system, language, lifestyle, etc. By looking into the acculturation process of international students to analyze the culture shock and cultural identity changes they experienced, this paper intends to seek ways to help this group of students to ease their …


The Immigrants In The Central Coast Of California Need Motivation To Attend Classes And Learn English As Their Second Language, Martin Rodriguez-Juarez Dec 2016

The Immigrants In The Central Coast Of California Need Motivation To Attend Classes And Learn English As Their Second Language, Martin Rodriguez-Juarez

Master's Projects and Capstones

This field project shows that the immigrant community that works in the fields from the Central Coast of California need the motivation to attend adult school to learn English as their second language. A six-week courses is included.


Voices Of Female, Rural Superintendents As They Implement California's Local Control Funding Formula Policy, Claudia Coughran Jan 2016

Voices Of Female, Rural Superintendents As They Implement California's Local Control Funding Formula Policy, Claudia Coughran

Doctoral Dissertations

Improving American schools, and as a result, the educational leaders who guide and oversee American schools, has an historic background; yet research to accomplish the improvement is rooted in urban schools and male educational leaders, particularly the superintendent of schools. National and state leaders have used education policy as a means to improve student achievement for decades. California played a pivotal roll in the national trend for numerous years; most recently with the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) policy passed in 2013. The purpose of this study was to listen to the voices of female, rural superintendents as they implemented …


Early Education In California : Communicative Action In The Public Sphere, Yolanda Garcia Jan 2011

Early Education In California : Communicative Action In The Public Sphere, Yolanda Garcia

Doctoral Dissertations

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California High School Exit Exam For Students With Disabilities : The Impact Of Setting, Anxiety, And Stereotype Threat On Stuents' Math Performance, Tracy M. Fields Jan 2011

California High School Exit Exam For Students With Disabilities : The Impact Of Setting, Anxiety, And Stereotype Threat On Stuents' Math Performance, Tracy M. Fields

Doctoral Dissertations

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Demystifying Success : Critical Reflections Of African-American California Community College Students About Factors Leading To Scholastic Success During The First Year, Robert Lee Snowden Jan 2009

Demystifying Success : Critical Reflections Of African-American California Community College Students About Factors Leading To Scholastic Success During The First Year, Robert Lee Snowden

Doctoral Dissertations

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Transformational Leadership Practices At A Northern California Winery, Brian Douglas Phifer Jan 2009

Transformational Leadership Practices At A Northern California Winery, Brian Douglas Phifer

Doctoral Dissertations

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Survival Of The Fittest : Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of California's Btsa Induction Program, Marilys Delong Taylor Jan 2009

Survival Of The Fittest : Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of California's Btsa Induction Program, Marilys Delong Taylor

Doctoral Dissertations

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African American Children In An Urban Foster Care System : Perceptions Of Disproportionality And Demographics, Jeffrey W. Timms Jan 2009

African American Children In An Urban Foster Care System : Perceptions Of Disproportionality And Demographics, Jeffrey W. Timms

Doctoral Dissertations

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Students', Teachers', And Parents' Perspectives Of An African Centered Program : Þle Omode, Tiffany S. Wright Jan 2009

Students', Teachers', And Parents' Perspectives Of An African Centered Program : Þle Omode, Tiffany S. Wright

Doctoral Dissertations

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Administration Practices Of Physical Education Teachers For The California Physical Fitness Test, Susan Lynn Eastham Jan 2009

Administration Practices Of Physical Education Teachers For The California Physical Fitness Test, Susan Lynn Eastham

Doctoral Dissertations

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Career Choice For Doctoral Students : A Study Of Doctoral Students In Special Education Attenting Colleges And Universities In California, Max Elvin Driggs Jan 2009

Career Choice For Doctoral Students : A Study Of Doctoral Students In Special Education Attenting Colleges And Universities In California, Max Elvin Driggs

Doctoral Dissertations

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How Do Adolescent Students Experience Teacher-Student Interactions In A Seventh Grade Classroom And How Do Those Experiences Affect Their Self-Efficacy Beliefs?, Katherine Sanjiyan Barg Jan 2009

How Do Adolescent Students Experience Teacher-Student Interactions In A Seventh Grade Classroom And How Do Those Experiences Affect Their Self-Efficacy Beliefs?, Katherine Sanjiyan Barg

Doctoral Dissertations

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Seeking Refuge In Urban America : Refugee Students In An International Public High School In California, Nabila Massoumi Jan 2009

Seeking Refuge In Urban America : Refugee Students In An International Public High School In California, Nabila Massoumi

Doctoral Dissertations

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African American Males' Perceptions Of Factors That Contribute To High School Completion, Samantha Marilyn Rainer Jan 2009

African American Males' Perceptions Of Factors That Contribute To High School Completion, Samantha Marilyn Rainer

Doctoral Dissertations

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A Content Analysis Of The Two State-Approved Kindergarten And First Grade Reading Programs In California, Elizabeth Anne Presley Jan 2008

A Content Analysis Of The Two State-Approved Kindergarten And First Grade Reading Programs In California, Elizabeth Anne Presley

Doctoral Dissertations

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The Professional Expertise Of Community-Practicing Occupational Therapists, Ruth Ramsey Jan 2007

The Professional Expertise Of Community-Practicing Occupational Therapists, Ruth Ramsey

Doctoral Dissertations

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The Perceptions Of Volunteers Regarding Their Motives, Rewards, And Challenges At The Saint Anthony Foundation In San Francisco, California, Godbertha K. Muganda Jan 2007

The Perceptions Of Volunteers Regarding Their Motives, Rewards, And Challenges At The Saint Anthony Foundation In San Francisco, California, Godbertha K. Muganda

Doctoral Dissertations

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