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An Evaluation Of A Coronary Education Program, Anne Broaddus Sydnor

Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted to evaluate a Coronary Educational Program at a 350 bed community suburban hospital. The five year old program has never been evaluated. The evaluation was limited to one product of the program, the change in patient knowledge relative to their disease. Subjects also completed a subjective evaluation of the program, including the content areas, teaching methods, and competence of the instructors.

Twelve subjects participated during the 2% month study. They consisted of 10 males and 2 females; 11 Whites and 1 Black. The age range was 53 to 76 years, with a mean of 63.9 years. …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xxx, Number 2, Winter 1981

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XXX, Number 2, Winter 1981

Diverse specialties harmonize, Page 2

The Navstar: a Pre-Columbian crossing, Page 8

President Cleveland’s lesion: new evidence uncovered, Page 15

Class notes, Page 23

Role Expectations For The Hospital-Employed Clinical Nursing Specialist., Kathlyn Anne Gaines

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

A Concurrent And Retrospective Evaluation Of The Effects Of Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivating Factors On Nurse Performance In Home Health Care Settings., Marcia Kay Stanhope

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Level Of Nursing Education And Perceptions Of Nursing Performance., Kathryn Suggs Chance

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Verification Of The Johnson Behavioral System Model For Nursing., Nancy Carpano Lovejoy

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Self-Concept Of Hearing-Impaired Students As Compared To The Self-Concept Of Normal-Hearing Students, Wayne K. Wright

Dissertations

Problem

One of the important problems for the handicapped child is whether he can develop an adequate self-concept. This is a significant problem for the hearing-impaired child in a regular school setting. If the development of self-concept is contingent upon the ability to express needs, wants, and desires, what is the self-concept of a child who cannot describe his feelings? The present study attempts to measure the self-concepts of the hearing-impaired students and to compare them to the self-concepts of the hearing students.

Method

The Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale was used to evaluate the self-concepts of 926 students of the …

The Effect Of Lamaze And Traditional Childbirth Preparation On The Perception Of Childbirth Pains In Multiparas, Patricia M. Sweeney

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Characterization Of Healthy Orthodontic Patients On The Basis Of Metabolic Tests, As A Function Of The Presence Or Absence Of Moderate To Severe Generalized Root Resorption, Stavros D. Papaconstantinou

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Occlusal Trauma On Periapical Healing Following Endodontic Therapy In The Rhesus Monkey, Dennis Mckay Byrne

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Achromycin V (Tetracycline) On The Percentage Anaerobic, Facultative And Tetracycline-Resistant Organisms, And On Selected Clinical Parameters In Advanced Periodontal Disease, Eric J. Coontz

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Radiographic And Histologic Analysis Of Experimentally Produced Pulpo-Periapical Lesions In The Dog, Lance W. Crawford

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Reogranization Of A Nursing Unit, Donna Jean Fischer

Theses

The change of management on a medical-progressive care unit will be observed for A) acceptance with a relatively favorable attitude by subordinates, B) a specific organizational plan designed to level and impose the nature the individual's ability and desire to behave in accord with new management 's positions.

Systems Approach To St. Louis State Hospital's Referral Program, Reza Vahidi

Theses

This thesis presents a systems approach to analyzing and redesigning referral and billing processes at St. Louis State Hospital in Missouri. Recognizing the growing complexity of hospital operations, the study applies systems theory to evaluate inefficiencies in the hospital’s referral program, particularly in its interactions with external agencies and community physicians. The hospital historically relied on manual procedures and fragmented communication methods that contributed to delays, inaccuracies, and underutilization of available resources.

The study examines the referral workflow from intake to admission, identifying systemic bottlenecks and proposing structured changes to improve coordination. Emphasis is placed on streamlining communication between hospital …

A Descriptive Survey Of Rural Doctor Procurement Programs, J. H. Seitz

Theses

Various techniques have been used by many rural communities in an effort to recruit and maintain physicians. However, evidence indicates that if the doctor procurement program gets the community involved, results will surely follow. The community effort basically is the one factor that helps recruit and maintain physician manpower to their community. The doctor procurement committee is the foundation to form a solid structure that shows the physician that there is cooperation, dedication, desire and a sense or belonging. It is these factors, along with others discussed in this thesis that convinces the physician to relocate in the rural community.

Commencement Program 1981, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

3 | The President's Greeting

4 | 1981 Events of Commencement

5 | The Academic Procession

6 | The Speakers

9 | The Honorees

11 | Order of Programs

• School of Medicine, 12
• Graduate School, 18
• School of Nursing, 22
• School of Dentistry, 25
• School of Education, 31
• College of Arts and Science, 36
• School of Allied Health Professions, 41
• School of Health, 47

Comparison Of Scores Obtained On The Ppvt And The Ppvt-R, Jennie L.M. Choong

Dissertations and Theses

The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) is a widely used receptive vocabulary screening tool, but it is not without its limitations, such as inadvisable I.Q. usage and a standardization procedure that lacks scope. A revision of the PPVT, known as the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) was published in 1981, and contains a more complete standardization procedure as well as some structural changes of the test itself (Dunn, 1981). Speech/language pathology, whose diagnosticians most commonly use the age equivalent value, is a profession that would gain from information which deals with the equivalency of the PPVT-R to the original PPVT. …

Louisiana State University Medical Center - 1980 - Autumn Commencement, Office Of The Registrar, Lsu Health Sciences Center-No

Graduation & Commencement Programs

The program for the 1980 Autumn Commencement of LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans held December 18th, 1980.

Ariel - Volume 11 Number 4, Hugh Gelabert, Martin Getzow, Rich Freeman, Lauren Thornton, Lenny Gessner, Paul Walton, Saul Helfing, Sam Markind, Kevin Hardy

Ariel

Executive Editor

Ellen Feldman

Leonardo S. Nasca, Jr.

Business Managers

Barbara L. Davies

Martin B. Getzow

News Editor

Hugh A. Gelabert

Features Editor

Aaron D. Bleznak

CAHS Editor

Joan M. Greco

Editorial Page Editor

Samuel Markind

Photography Editor

Todd L. Demmy

Sports Editor

Paul F. Mansfield

Back Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

A Selective Approach To Bleeding Esophageal Varices, Glyn G. Jamieson, Irwin B. Faris, John Ludbrook

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

It is possible that the best results of treatment for bleeding esophageal varices will come when a selective approach is used. In patients bleeding acutely and in patients with poor liver function shunt operations should be avoided, and a direct attack on the varices with either sclerosant therapy, percutaneous obliteration, or staple gun gastro-esophageal transsection should be carried out. In patients who have stopped bleeding, or those in whom elective treatment is being undertaken, the best operation at present appears to be selective distal splenorenal shunt.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 1980-1981), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 1980-1981 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• President's Page
• Dedication/Founders Day
• Reunions
• Flounders Day Follies
• Moving Day at 4190
• SAH Graduation
• People
• Faculty Notes
• News from the College
• News from the Hospital
• Pacemaker Evaluation Center
• Worth Mentioning
• Alumni News Briefs
• From the Alumni Office
• In Memoriam

Wife Battering: A Theoretical Model And Treatment Approaches, Joan Woods

Masters Theses

The purpose of the present thesis is to provide a theoretical framework to deepen understanding of the dynamics which lead to wife battering behavior and to illuminate its original causes and the process maintaining it.

Learning principles explicated by three learning based theories are utilized as premises to explain the process the batterer engages in which produces his violent behavior. Some existing sociological theories of wife abuse and family violence serve as bases for some of the antecedent variables postulated in the model presented. Other cognitive-perceptual and emotional intervening variables are postulated to explain the process of wife battering behavior. …

A Partial Component Analysis Of Modeling As A Technique For Increasing Normative Work Rates In Rehabilitation, Ralph G. Pifer

Masters Theses

The acquisition of an acceptable percentage of normative output in a rehabilitation setting is a common problem in vocational rehabilitation. Consistently effective techniques do not exist for the teaching of clients to work at what would be considered a high percentage of normative output. The present effort studied selected components of modeling to attempt to provide a cost-efficient, effective method for rate acceleration. The percent of normative output was' the dependent variable. The study was terminated by implementing the most effective condition as a training tool to produce the highest normative rate possible.

Proximity to a fast worker had little …

Culture Conflict As It Relates To A Psychocultural Therapeutic Model For Chicanos, Armando Tena

Masters Theses

Since the Chicano culture is the synthesis of the Mexican and Anglo/Saxon cultures that meet in the American society, social and behavioral scientists have developed the idea of how the concept of culture conflict can be utilized in the psychological assessment and treatment of Chicano clients.

The authors reviewed in this work have expounded on the concept of Culture Conflict to develop a psychocultural mode for the Chicano population. This clinical strategy is based on the premise that the Chicano individual, because of his life experiences in this society, will find himself in situations where his cultural identity is not …

Vital Signs, December, 1980, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

An eight page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, a research spotlight, alumni notes, and more.

An Investigation Of Relaxation Training Effects And Generality Using Biofeedback And Verbal Instructions, John W. Kesselring

Masters Theses

Training and self-control conditions within each session were incorporated in a multiple Baseline design with replications across subjects. The generality of relaxation skills acquired through relaxation training to a self-control condition where the subjects relaxed without assistance was assessed. EMG biofeedback was initially employed as a training technique; however, it was not effective in assisting the subjects to relax. A training procedure using verbal instructions was then introduced to replace the biofeedback. Verbal instructions were effective in assisting the subjects to relax, and the relaxation skills tended to show generality to the self-control condition. To assess the effects of the …

An Evaluation Of A Talking Machine: The Hc 120 Phonic Mirror Handivoice, James Joseph Oggerino

Dissertations and Theses

This study sought to determine the basic intelligibility of synthesized speech as produced by the HC 120 Phonic Mirror Handivoice. It involved 48 male and female subjects divided into two groups. Group 1 had 40 subjects ranging in age from 18 to 44 years. Group 2 had eight subjects ranging in age from 18 to 33 years. All subjects were screened for normal hearing. Testing for normal hearing was done in an audiological suite at Portland State University. The study was designed to determine the degree to which a group of normal hearing college students could recognize words and phrases …

[Book Review Of] The Ethics Of Homicide By Philip E. Devine, Patrick Lee

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Beyond Conspecifics: Is Brer Rabbit Our Brother?, Gordon Burghardt, Harold Herzog

Experimentation Collection

Today, on many fronts, there is renewed interest in our relationship with nonhuman animals. Many factors have contributed to this concern. Environmental and ecological awareness has drawn public attention to the near extermination of many species and the detrimental effects of pollution, pesticides, and habitat destruction. The inefficiency of transmuting vegetable protein to meat has added to the traditional moral arguments of vegetarians. The widespread questioning of government support for basic research has been intertwined with suspicions about the use and worth of any studies on animals, even those purporting to help understand human medical and behavioral problems. New evidence …