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Cross-Cultural Reliability Of The Health Control & Competence Index And The Health Perception Index, Dr. Vincent L. Salyers

Dr. Vincent L Salyers

It is well documented that men of Latino origin are subject to health disparities with an increased morbidity and mortality from preventable diseases. Despite their proclivity for health problems, these men also have the lowest participation in health promotion services. This may be due to health disparity factors, health access factors, cultural factors, gender role factors, and constraints to receiving culturally competent health care. Addressing such factors as health knowledge, health perceptions, access to care, and culturally/linguistically competent care is essential to increasing participation in health care, health promotion and screening activities by men of Latino origin. This mixed-measures exploratory …

Risks And Protective Factors Associated With Symptoms Of Depression In Low-Income African American And Caucasian Women During Pregnancy, Darlene Elizabeth Jesse

D. Elizabeth Jesse

No abstract provided.

Using Electronic Patient Records In Mental Healthcare To Capture Housing And Homelessness Information Of Psychiatric Consumers, Richard Booth

Richard G Booth

No abstract provided.

Internet Chat Rooms: Connecting With A New Generation Of Young Men Of Color At Risk For Hiv Infection Who Have Sex With Other Men., Sheldon Fields

Sheldon D. Fields

The purpose of this study was to explore the use of gay-related Internet chat rooms by young men who have sex with other men of color (YMSMC) in a specific catchment area. Participants were 104 YMSMC age 18 to 24 (M = 21.56) who were encountered in two gay-related Internet chat rooms during April 2005. Participants were mainly African American (53.7%, n = 56), HIV-negative (57.6%, n = 60), and online looking for some type of sexual encounter (80.7%, n = 84). The results of this study support the need to develop specific culturally appropriate HIV prevention Internet outreach protocols …

Nursing Students’ Empowerment In Distance Education: Testing Kanter's Theory, Elizabeth Ledwell, Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn, Carrolll Iwasiw

Mary-Anne Andrusyszyn

This qualitative, explanatory study examined Post-RN baccalaureate nursing students’ experiences of empowerment with distance education and computer conferencing (CC) for fit with the constructs of Kanter’s (1977, 1993) Theory of Structural Power in Organizations. Seven post-RNs from Canadian distance education nursing programs were interviewed. Interview transcripts were examined using content analysis. Kanter’s theory was useful in describing empowerment structures in distance education courses. Feedback from instructors, access to library facilities, and support from employers and family are essential elements of an empowering educational experience. Students missed face-to-face contact. Two themes unrelated to Kanter’s theory—self-direction and determination to succeed—emerged. This study, …

Psychosocial And Spiritual Factors Associated With Smoking And Substance Use During Pregnancy In African-American And Caucasian Low-Income Women, Darlene Elizabeth Jesse

D. Elizabeth Jesse

No abstract provided.

Behavioural Effects Of Nicotine Exposure From Secondhand Smoke Among Bar And Restaurant Workers, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Mary Kay Rayens

Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli

Introduction

• Besides the adverse physical health effects of secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure, not much is known about its behavioural outcomes.

• SHS exposure is a source of involuntary nicotine exposure with potential behavioural consequences in smokers and nonsmokers alike.

• Hospitality workers are a population at high risk for health problems related to occupational SHS exposure.

• This study explores self-reported behavioural symptoms commonly associated with nicotine withdrawal among smoking and nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers exposed to SHS.

Methods • This is a cross-sectional analysis of existing data obtained from a larger study examining the effect of …

Amsn Board Votes To Support The Coalition For Patient's Rights, Noel M. Kerr Phd, Rn, Cmsrn

Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Mechanisms And Activities At The Time Of Pedestrian Injury And Activity Limitation Among School Adolescents In Kathmandu, Nepal, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Shinji Nakahara, Masao Ichikawa, Krishna Poudel, Susumu Wakai

Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar

Variability In The Phases Of The Menstrual Cycle, Richard Fehring, Mary Schneider, Kathleen Raviele

Richard J Fehring

Objective: To determine variability in the phases of the menstrual cycle among healthy, regularly cycling women. Design: A prospective descriptive study of a new data set with biological markers to estimate parameters of the menstrual cycles. Participants: One hundred forty one healthy women (mean age 29 years) who monitored 3 to 13 menstrual cycles with an electronic fertility monitor and produced 1,060 usable cycles of data. Measures and Outcomes: Variability in the length of the menstrual cycle and of the follicular, fertile, and luteal phases, and menses. The estimated day of ovulation and end of the fertile phase was the …

Endocrinology, Patricia Harris

Patricia Harris

Creating A Living Laboratory To Increase Rural Student Nurse Practitioner Competence With Geriatric Clients, S. Conaty-Buck, Sharon Strang

Sharon L. Strang

No abstract provided.

Breast Cancer In The Context Of Intimate Partner Abuse, Erika Metzler Sawin

Erika Metzler Sawin

No abstract provided.

006–Investigation Of Nurses' Reports On Symptom Severity And Symptom Management For Hospitalized Obese Children In The Perioperative Period, Luanne Linnard-Palmer

Luanne Linnard-Palmer

Childhood Obesity: Complications In Symptom Management In The Perioperative Period (Poster), Luanne Linnard-Palmer

Luanne Linnard-Palmer

Anomalia Anorretal: Relato De Caso Clínico / Anorectal Malformations: A Case Report, Everton Fernando Alves, Jucélia Lins Dos Santos Oliveira, Maria Do Rosário Martins

Everton Fernando Alves

A Anomalia Anorretal é uma importante causa de obstrução gastrintestinal, com alta taxa de morbi-mortalidade em recém-natos. Há diversos mecanismos patológicos possíveis para explicar esta malformação e duas explicações clássicas de sua gênese são um defeito de recanalização do tubo intestinalou uma interrupção no suprimento sanguíneo durante a vida intra-uterina, entretanto a causa ainda é desconhecida. Desta forma, o presenteestudo tem por objetivo descrever um caso clínico de uma criança internada em um Hospital do Município de Maringá-PR, portadora de uma anomalia anorretal (Ânus imper-furado). Para este estudo, foram coletados dados do prontuário da criança, exame físico e uma entrevista …

Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation In A Critical Care Unit: Existing In An Everyday World, Patricia Johnson, Winsome St John, Wendy Moyle

Patricia Johnson

Aim: This paper reports a study to describe and interpret the meaning of being on long-term mechanical ventilation.

Background: Patients who require mechanical ventilation in a critical care unit for prolonged periods of time are typically sicker than those who are ventilated for shorter periods. Despite advances in treatment modalities for critically ill patients, many still require long-term mechanical ventilation for 7 days or more. Therefore, caring for a long-term ventilated patient is often an everyday occurrence for critical care nurses; however, there is insufficient evidence of the meaning of this experience from a patient perspective.

Method: We used an …

A Triad Model Of Rural Faculty Practice, Sharon Strang, S. Conaty-Buck

Sharon L. Strang

No abstract provided.

The Present State Of Nfp Science, The Challenges We Face, Richard Fehring

Richard J Fehring

No abstract provided.

Reaching Hard-To-Reach Migrants By Letters: An Hiv/Aids Awareness Programme In Nepal, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Susume Wakai

Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar

Reaching Hard-To-Reach Migrants By Letters: An Hiv/Aids Awareness Programme In Nepal, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Susume Wakai

Krishna C. Poudel

A Critical Case Study Of Program Fidelity In Tenncare, Carole R. Myers Dr.

Carole R. Myers, PhD, RN Associate Professor

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the fidelity of the design of Tennessee’s Medicaid managed care program in comparison to the actual program operation. Program fidelity is a broad measurement of how true the implemented program is to the intended program (Heflinger & Northrup, 2000). Background: In the span of only 15 years, the introduction of managed care and other market-based strategies from the private sector precipitated a transformation of the delivery of Medicaid services in the United States. These monumental changes remain poorly understood. The implementation of managed care in Tennessee’s Medicaid program is an excellent …

An Exploration Of The Meanings Of Space And Place In Acute Psychiatric Care, Melanie Andes, Mona Shattell

Mona Shattell

Spatial human experiences such as confinement and freedom are important to acute psychiatric care. The physical space that inpatient psychiatric/mental health nurses and acute psychiatric patients share influences human relationships. The purpose of this paper is to explore the meanings of space and place in acute psychiatric settings, to discuss how these meanings affect human relationships, nurses’ work environment and patients’ perception of care, and to present how the design and use of nursing stations affects therapeutic relationships. We hope to encourage dialogue and research that will help clarify the meaning of space and place in acute care psychiatric units, …

Hall’S Essay On An Authentic Meaning Of Medicalization: An Extended Discourse, Mona Shattell, W. Richard Cowling, Marty Todd

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

The Interpretive Research Group As An Alternative To The Interpersonal Process Recording, Mona Shattell, Beverly Hogan, Allison Ray-Hernandez

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

Promoting Local Implementation Through Community Cancer Research Review Work Groups In Rural Appalachia, Bruce Behringer, Karen Harrell Mabe, Sadie P. Hutson

Dr. Sadie P. Hutson, PhD, RN

Underserved communities with high cancer rates often are not involved in implementing state cancer control activities locally. An East Tennessee State University research team formed 2 Appalachian Community Cancer Research Review Work Groups, 1 in northeast Tennessee and 1 in southwest Virginia. During 4 sessions, the research team presented regional cancer data to the work groups. Work group participants explored research from a lay perspective and identified possible reasons for cancer disparities in central Appalachia. The fifth session was a community dissemination activity in which work group participants engaged in cancer education and action by presenting the research to their …

Perceived Stress In Hiv-Infected Individuals: Physiological And Psychological Correlates, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.

Alcohol And Other Drug Disorders, Comorbidity And Violence In Rural African American Women, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.

Hiv/Aids Peer Counselors' Perspectives On Intervention Delivery Formats, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.

Counteracting Muscle Wasting In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.