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The Efficacy Of A Self-Care Training Program For Cedarville University Nursing Students, Leah Vance Sr., Kimberlyn Wideman Sr., Kylee Metzger Sr.
The Efficacy Of A Self-Care Training Program For Cedarville University Nursing Students, Leah Vance Sr., Kimberlyn Wideman Sr., Kylee Metzger Sr.
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
Problem: Cedarville university nursing students are likely to experience stressful work environments and traumatic events. Wentzel (2017) reports that nurses often encounter critical incidents. Exposure to critical incidents can affect the mental health of nurses and lead to secondary or vicarious trauma (Mayer, 2018). Students entering the nursing profession need to develop self-care practices to enhance productivity and maintain their emotional health as they provide care to patients (Boyle, 2011). The current study seeks to help Cedarville nursing students develop better self-care practices. Research Question: Does a self-care training program decrease the level of stress in Cedarville nursing students? Method:This …
The Role Of Athletic Identity In The Etiology Of Stress Fractures In Collegiate Runners, Leah Mae Reeder, Kurt D. Beachy
The Role Of Athletic Identity In The Etiology Of Stress Fractures In Collegiate Runners, Leah Mae Reeder, Kurt D. Beachy
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
Background: The efficacy of the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS) and Compulsive Exercise Test (CET) as a screening tool for identifying runners who are at high-risk for incurring a stress fracture. A screening tool that incorporates both physical and psychological risk factors may be key in preventing stress fracture incidence in collegiate runners. Methods: A descriptive survey was designed and filled out by collegiate runners to collect information about various well-known risk factors as well as age, gender, anthropometric measures, injury history, competitive training years, weekly training mileage, and history of disordered eating. The AIMS and CET were included in …