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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
The Incidence Of Congenital Anomalies Amongst Infants Born Between January 1992 And April 1996 In Lowndes County Mississippi, Sandra Lanell Faulkner
The Incidence Of Congenital Anomalies Amongst Infants Born Between January 1992 And April 1996 In Lowndes County Mississippi, Sandra Lanell Faulkner
MSN Research Projects
The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of congenital anomalies occurring between January 1992 and April 1996 in Lowndes County Mississippi.
Update - July 1996, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics
Update - July 1996, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics
Update
In this issue:
-- Stress and Distress in Pediatric Nurses: The Hidden Tragedy of Baby K
-- Ethics Grand Rounds: The Year in Review
-- CEJA Reverses Its Stance on Using Anencephalic Neonates as Live Organ Donors
-- AMA Council's Ethics Overwhelmed by Public Sentiment
Children With Hiv: How They Feel About What Parents Say, Susan Pease Instone Dnsc, Msn, Cpnp
Children With Hiv: How They Feel About What Parents Say, Susan Pease Instone Dnsc, Msn, Cpnp
Dissertations
With improvements in diagnosis and care, children with HIV infection are living long enough to reach school age, a stage when they are capable of perceiving the stigmatizing, life-threatening nature of their illness. Many parents desire to protect them from this knowledge by avoiding an open dialogue about their disease, even though pediatric professionals advocate disclosure. Research-based guidelines about the risks and benefits of telling, however, have not been available in the literature. Using an innovative, qualitative approach through the use of grounded theory and projective drawing techniques, this investigation sought to explore what parents said about the illness and …
Diagonal Earlobe Creases And Coronary Artery Disease, Sandra Jeanne Vollmer
Diagonal Earlobe Creases And Coronary Artery Disease, Sandra Jeanne Vollmer
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the diagonal earlobe crease and the incidence of coronary artery disease.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: A descriptive, correlational, retrospective and concurrent approach was utilized in examining 61 patients, all with a cardiac catheterization within the last six months. All were examined for the presence of diagonal earlobe crease, presence of coronary artery disease, total blood cholesterol levels, age, sex, and past medical histories. Analyses included the Fischer's exact test, regression analysis, and multiple logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS: The mean age of all the subjects 70.3. Mean cholesterol level of …
Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses : Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Like Symptoms, Juanita J. Allen
Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses : Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Like Symptoms, Juanita J. Allen
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Medical personnel are not only exposed to routine pressures of demanding roles, but research reveals that they can suffer from severe stress related to exposure to critical incidents. These events can overwhelm an individual's ability for emotional adjustment leading to negative symptoms such as emotional numbing, mood changes, estrangement from friends or family, decreased ability to perform or function on the job, development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, loss of work through attrition, and depression. Contact with seriously injured children or children who have died has been shown to constitute just such a critical incident for pre-hospital care personnel …
Commencement Program 1996, Loma Linda University
Commencement Program 1996, Loma Linda University
Commencement Programs
CONTENTS
2 | 1996 Events of Commencement
3 | Academic Procession
4 | The Speakers
7 | The Honorees
14 | The Zapara Award
Order of Programs
- School of Medicine, 16
- School of Dentistry, 23
- Graduate School, 31
- School of Nursing, 39
- School of Public Health, 43
- School of Allied Health Professions, 51
- School of Allied Health Professions (Physical Therapy), 58
Explication Of The Construct Of Shared Care And The Prevention Of Pressure Ulcers In Home Health Care, Margaret Sebern
Explication Of The Construct Of Shared Care And The Prevention Of Pressure Ulcers In Home Health Care, Margaret Sebern
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
The purpose of this investigation was to render a more complete understanding of subjective perceptions of pressure ulcers from the perspective of family dyads, and to study the effect of these subjective experiences on preventive behaviors and pressure ulcer outcomes. A naturalistic inquiry, combined with objective measures, was used. Twenty-one dyads participated in four in-depth interviews to explore how they mentally represented and responded to the risk of pressure ulcers. Through the process of concept development, a lay representation of pressure ulcers was developed. This process produced a new concept, identified as “shared care,” that explained how the dyads interaction …
Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing
Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing
WKU Archives Records
Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.
Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing
Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing
WKU Archives Records
Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.
A Correlative Study Of An At-Risk Population And Low Birth Weight/Infant Mortality In A Northeast Oklahoma City Community, Estacia D. Thrower
A Correlative Study Of An At-Risk Population And Low Birth Weight/Infant Mortality In A Northeast Oklahoma City Community, Estacia D. Thrower
McCabe Thesis Collection
Studies show that numerous and complex variables influence pregnancy outcomes and infant mortality rates. These variables include demographic, medical, physical, environmental, behavioral, and attitudinal factors and prenatal care. Improving the health of mothers and infants is a national challenge. In 1987, more than 3.8 million infants were born in the United States. Of these, 38,408 died before their first birthday. Although the infant mortality rate is at an all-time low, the pace of progress has slowed. According to Dr. Robert Deppen of the Oklahoma State Health Department, "In 1992, Oklahoma ranked 29th in the United States for infant mortality and …
Can Target Volume Breathing Exercises Taught Preoperatively Decrease Postoperative Pulmonary Complications For Cardiac Surgery Patients?, Lea Sol Lopez-Fagin
Can Target Volume Breathing Exercises Taught Preoperatively Decrease Postoperative Pulmonary Complications For Cardiac Surgery Patients?, Lea Sol Lopez-Fagin
Theses & Dissertations
Postoperative pulmonary complications and management are recognized as major problems following coronary artery bypass graft and valve repair surgery. Pulmonary complications include hypoxemia, reduction in air volume capacity, atelectasis, fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, and pneumonia. However, little is known about specific therapeutic interventions in nursing related to the amelioration of postoperative pulmonary complications in cardiac surgical patients. The study evaluated the outcomes of preoperative teaching of target volume breathing exercises in the prevention of hypoxemia and reduction of lung volume capacity for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valve repair patients. Thirty-four patients aged 50-77 years undergoing CABG or valve repair …
Breast Self-Examination Teaching For Women In Chemical Dependency Programs, Michelle B. Lessard Jungwirth
Breast Self-Examination Teaching For Women In Chemical Dependency Programs, Michelle B. Lessard Jungwirth
Master's Projects
Fifty-two women from 5 chemical dependency programs participated in a 1 hour health education program teaching breast self-examination using breast models. Tactile skills and general information about breast cancer and breast self-examination were presented. The program was evaluated for its ability to teach this high risk population. Nine true/false questions and lump detection skills were evaluated using_a pretest/posttest non-experimental design. A level of significance for the true/false questions was set at .01, and for lump detection skills it was set at .05. Dependent t tests was used to statistically analyze the data. Participants improved their general knowledge about breast cancer …
Nursing Faculty Connecting With Students: A Heideggerian Hermenteutical Study, Debra I. Craig Dnsc, Msn, Rn
Nursing Faculty Connecting With Students: A Heideggerian Hermenteutical Study, Debra I. Craig Dnsc, Msn, Rn
Dissertations
This study sought to gain an insight into the phenomenon of nursing faculty members connecting with students. Caring has been espoused as a key component of nursing education for many decades. In the last 10 years the terms caring and connecting are commonly found associated with each other, and yet there is no clear definition of connecting. It is important to understand a phenomenon from the point of view of those who are experiencing it. Therefore, a study which asked nursing educators to tell stories of the times they had connected with students was undertaken. Ten nurse educators in the …
The Journey From Nonexerciser To Exerciser: A Grounded Theory Study, Keri Kuniyoshi Medina Dnsc, Ms, Rn
The Journey From Nonexerciser To Exerciser: A Grounded Theory Study, Keri Kuniyoshi Medina Dnsc, Ms, Rn
Dissertations
The physiological and psychological health benefits of regular physical exercise are well-documented; however, drop-out rates from both supervised and unsupervised exercise remain high. Many potential influences on exercise behavior have been studied, but with largely inconsistent results, making it difficult to identify key targets for intervention. The purpose of this study was to explore the process through which nonexercisers become exercisers, and the contextual factors which affect movement through this process, in order to enable nurses to more successfully assist clients to incorporate exercise into their lifestyles. The exercise experiences of 22 individuals who had successfully made the transition from …
The Effect Of Written Information And Reassurance On Patient Satisfaction, Anxiety, And Intent To Return For Emergency Care, June Andrea Dnsc
The Effect Of Written Information And Reassurance On Patient Satisfaction, Anxiety, And Intent To Return For Emergency Care, June Andrea Dnsc
Dissertations
Patients' satisfaction is one of the primary goals of emergency department (ED) providers today. As emergency departments are overcrowded, stressful environments, anxious patients want to be kept informed. Nurses have the opportunity to meet these needs and possibly influence the patients' perception of the experience and intent to return for future care. This study examined the effects of providing written information and reassurance on patient satisfaction, anxiety, and intent to return for emergency care. The design was a posttest design involving a comparison between the control and three experimental groups. Two hundred and forty patients participated in the study, approximately …
Ethical Decision-Making Among Critical Care Unit Nurses, Mary Ellen Bowen Dnsc, Mn, Rn, Cnaa
Ethical Decision-Making Among Critical Care Unit Nurses, Mary Ellen Bowen Dnsc, Mn, Rn, Cnaa
Dissertations
The health care business has created complex relationships between consumers and health care institutions. Rising health costs, rationing of health care and medical technology have put critical care unit (CCU) nurses in complex environments where they must face ethical conflict. CCU nurses find themselves ill equipped to make sound decisions concerning ethical dilemmas. Nurses must ensure the patient's choices are respected and honored due to the duties inherent in the nurse-patient relationship. The purpose of this study was to explore the process of ethical decision making (EDM) as it is experienced by CCU nurses. Gaining an understanding of this process …
Exploring The Boundaries Of Pediatric Practice: Nurse Stories Related To Relationships, Joan P. Totka
Exploring The Boundaries Of Pediatric Practice: Nurse Stories Related To Relationships, Joan P. Totka
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Pediatric nurses struggle to find the right level of involvement with children and families. The purpose of this study was to illuminate nurses' struggles and insights as they learned to find the interpersonal boundaries of their own practice. The phenomenological method of Heideggerian hermeneutics was used to analyze data from audiotaped and transcribed single interviews of five pediatric nurses. The analysis of the transcriptions involved multiple stages of interpretation using a research team. The themes that emerged from the data were: (a) pediatric nurse as family caregiver: (b) finding the right level of care: over-involvement vs. crossing the line; (c) …
Relation Of Health Related Hardiness To Health Perception And Psychosocial Adaptation In Adult Hispanics With Chronic Hepatitis C, Darlene M. Boytell
Relation Of Health Related Hardiness To Health Perception And Psychosocial Adaptation In Adult Hispanics With Chronic Hepatitis C, Darlene M. Boytell
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of hardiness in health perception and psychosocial adaptation in adult hispanics with chronic hepatitis C (n = 32). The Health Related Hardiness Scale and the Psychosocial Adaptation to Illness Scale were administered to 32 adult hispanics diagnosed with chronic heptitis C at a gastroenterology center. The results indicate that a comparison of subjects with low and high hardiness scores did not reveal significant differences on any of the PAIS domains (health care orientation, sexual relationships, psychological distress, vocational, domestic and social environments). Furthermore, hardiness subscales of control and committment did …
Basics Of Research (Part 6): Quantitative Data Analysis, Cheryl Thompson, Robert Schwartz, Eric Davis, Edward A. Panacek
Basics Of Research (Part 6): Quantitative Data Analysis, Cheryl Thompson, Robert Schwartz, Eric Davis, Edward A. Panacek
Journal Articles: College of Nursing
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Group Activity Participation In Depression Among Institutionalized Elderly, Amparita L. Cabrera
The Role Of Group Activity Participation In Depression Among Institutionalized Elderly, Amparita L. Cabrera
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The role of group activity participation in depression among a group of residents (N=65), age 80 and older, in a nursing home was examined using the framework of Roy's Adaptation Theory and Nolen-Hoeksema's Response Style Theory of Depression. Roy views depression as a maladaptation. Nolen-Hoeksema views group activity participation as a therapeutic distraction to break depressed moods and thus allow for positive adaptation.
This study utilized data from medical records, group activity attendance, and self-report questionnaires. Demographic distributions were computed and correlational statistics were performed between subjects' participation and their degree of depression, pain experience, functional status, presence of social …
Perceptions Of Nurses And Clients Related To Empathic Interactions, Patricia Christine Calhoun
Perceptions Of Nurses And Clients Related To Empathic Interactions, Patricia Christine Calhoun
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The definition of empathy is generally agreed upon, although its precise nature and characteristics within a nurse-client relationship are unclear. The perceptions of nurses and clients related to empathic interactions were examined using hospitalized clients and their direct care nurses. A phenomenological approach was chosen for research design and analysis.
Data for the study were collected by interviewing the nurses and clients individually. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. The data were analyzed using the seven step Colaizzi method.
The findings of the study indicate that nurses and clients have a multi-dimensional view of empathy. There is agreement that there …
When Are Research Findings Ready For Use?, Judith A. Floyd
When Are Research Findings Ready For Use?, Judith A. Floyd
Nursing Faculty Research Publications
No abstract provided.
Symposium On Nursing Centers: Past, Present And Future, Marilyn Frenn
Symposium On Nursing Centers: Past, Present And Future, Marilyn Frenn
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Basic Needs Satisfaction And Social Support In The Adult Trauma Victim, Gail A. Mercer
Basic Needs Satisfaction And Social Support In The Adult Trauma Victim, Gail A. Mercer
Masters Theses
Traumatic injury prevention and treatment is an increasingly important focus for the nursing profession as trauma tops the list for causes of death among young people in the United States. The specific purpose of this study was to explore whether a pre-existing state of low basic need satisfaction and low social support contribute to traumatic injury in adults. A descriptive correlational design was used. The theoretical frameworks of Erickson, Tomlin, and Swain (1983) and Lazarus (1964) formed the foundation for this study. Two survey tools were employed, the Basic Need Satisfaction Inventory (Kline Leidy, 1994) and the Personal Resource Questionnaire …
Mss 004 Margaret A. Newman, Phd Collection Finding Aid, Jennifer Langford Ca, Mlis
Mss 004 Margaret A. Newman, Phd Collection Finding Aid, Jennifer Langford Ca, Mlis
Margaret A. Newman Documents and Publications
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Social Skills And Social Support Among Caregivers Of Older Adults With Dementia, Sheila Johnson Carter
The Relationship Between Social Skills And Social Support Among Caregivers Of Older Adults With Dementia, Sheila Johnson Carter
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Considering Tomorrow: Parse's Theory-Guided Research, Sandra Schmidt Bunkers
Considering Tomorrow: Parse's Theory-Guided Research, Sandra Schmidt Bunkers
Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Weathering The Storm Persevering Through A Difficult Time, Lynn Allchin-Petardi
Weathering The Storm Persevering Through A Difficult Time, Lynn Allchin-Petardi
Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Feeling Alone While With Others, Carol Ann Leverich Gouty
Feeling Alone While With Others, Carol Ann Leverich Gouty
Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Analysis Of The Relationship Between Initial Neurological Status And Adaptation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Margaret D. Carriker
Analysis Of The Relationship Between Initial Neurological Status And Adaptation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Margaret D. Carriker
Masters Theses
Trauma is a major cause of death and disability in the United States. Approximately 4% of victims incur life-long debilitating alterations in physical and personal integrity. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between initial neurological status following traumatic brain injury and adaptation. The study used a retrospective single group repeated measures design. Subjects were patients admitted to an acute care rehabilitation program and completed in patient and outpatient rehabilitation regimes (N=49). All had traumatic brain injuries with Glasgow Coma Scale Scores documented on admission to acute inpatient hospitalization. The Glasgow Coma Scale was used to assess …