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Determinants Of Nursing Activities Of Graduate Nurses, Grace D. Scheresky

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to find out if nurses who were responsible for planning patient care functioned primarily on the basis of hospital routines and physicians' orders or on the basis of known patient needs.

The interview technique was use to obtain data about determinants of nursing activities of twenty-five head nurses and team leaders in three hospitals. The interview questions were focused on the nursing activities involved in planning the care of three patients selected by the nurses.

Data were collected and analyzed to answer questions about (1) the way in which nurses perceived patients' nursing problems, …

An Evaluation Of The Physical Properties Of Cohesive Gold (Mat And Foil), Earl W. Collard

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Methods and instruments were devised particularly for this research project on the physical properties of cohesive gold, whereby the following procedures were accomplished:

1. Cohesive gold can be annealed under controlled conditions.
2. The blow delivered by an automatic spring mallet, pneumatic mallet, and Electro-Mallet can be evaluated and controlled.
3. The condensing point can be stepped in accurate and controlled increments.
4. Increments of laminated gold can be used permitting a known thickness of foil beneath the condensing point at all times.
5. A standard analytical balance can easily be converted for specific gravity tests.
6. Specimens were tested for adaptation by air pressure while …

The Effect Of The Shave On Infection In Maternity Patients, Doris Christine Bethea

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to find out if the shave routinely received by maternity patients could be limited to the perineal area without increasing the incidence of infection among these patients. The experimental method, with the parallel group technique and a single variable, was used.

The study was conducted at two hospitals; the White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, California, called Hospital A; and the Washington Sanitarium and Hospital in Takoma Park, Maryland, referred to as Hospital B. Data were collected on ninety clinic patients at Hospital A and on two-hundred and one private patients at Hospital B. …

A Review Of Drug Addiction And A Study Of Its Relation To Carbohydrate Metabolism, Eppie Chung Hartsuiker

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The specter of addiction eventually involves everyone of the community. It is a three-fold problem of socio-economic, psychological, and physiological factors. The least understood is the physiological or biochemical aspect of addiction.

It has been postulated that an upset in carbohydrate metabolism may be a biochemical cause of addiction. Several avenues were employed to investigate this possible cause of addiction.

1. A diet survey was conducted and revealed a greater consumption of refined carbohydrates, confections and alcoholic beverages in addicts.

2. Five-hour oral glucose tolerance tests were performed on 7 addicts and 12 non-addicts. These tests revealed that there were decreased glucose …

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Aorto-Enteric Fistula Following Abdominal Aorta Surgery, Arnold A. Michals

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Forty-six aorto-enteric fistuiae following abdominal aorta surgery are here recorded. A number of these have never before been recorded in the literature. For the first time sixteen cases of these aorto-enteric fistulae that were subjected to surgical intervention have been tabulated. Twelve of these had definitive surgery either immediately or eventually. The definitive procedures are also tabulated.

An attempt was made to produce a fistula in dogs. Of twelve dogs, one died six months postoperatively of massive rectal hemorrhage due to an aortoduodenal fistula that followed the implantation of a Teflon vessel graft into the abdominal aorta. The cause of …

A Study Of Personal And Mental Health, Alma Foslien

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to formulate important general principles in relation to the conduct of life; to unify the physical, mental, and social factors producing health; and to develop further the understandings, attitudes, and action patterns relative to achieving health tor effective living.

Application Of Knowledge Of Medications By Senior Students In A Selected School Of Nursing, Patricia H. Okimi

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The problem arose from the need to study the present method of pharmacology instruction in a selected school of nursing. "How much knowledge of medications do selected senior students have, and how do they apply their knowledge in the administration of medications?"

For this study, the normative survey approach was used as the method of research. Eleven senior students of nursing engaged in the administration of medications, as team leaders, were observed and questioned on two different occasions during one quarter of their school year. The tool of research used to collect data was an observation code sheet developed for …

A Comparison Of Rectal And Axillary Temperatures On One Hundred Selected Newborn Infants, Marlene Van Puymbrouck

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted on one hundred full-term normal newborn infants to compare body temperatures as obtained by axilla and rectal measures and to find out which measure recorded the highest temperature. Three time periods of axillary measurement and three time periods of the three depths of rectal measure were considered. The three time periods were (1) one and one-half, (2) three, and (3) five minutes. The three depths of rectal insertion were (1) insertion of the bulb end of the thermometer just beyond the sphincter, (2) 2.5 cm., and (3) 5 cm. into the rectum.

The research was carried …

A Study Of The Bacteriological Effectiveness Of Oral Thermometer Procedures In Three Selected Hospitals, Esther Mae Rose

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Because pathogens such as streptococcus and staphylococcus have been transferred in many hospitals, the source of the infections is of concern to doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel. As shown by the review of literature, good techniques are necessary to stop the spread of disease.

It was the purpose of this study to investigate one facet of patient safety by: (1) the culture of thermometers ready for use in three selected hospitals; (2) to determine the effectiveness of the Group, Individual, and Central Supply methods of disinfection currently practiced in the three selected hospitals.

The method for the experiment of …

Prediction Of Academic Success In The College Of Forestry, Ronald Skeen Peterson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The College of Forest, Range and Wildlife Management (hereafter referred to as the College of Forestry) at Utah State University has been concerned for some time with the problem of selecting from the applicants to their school the ones whom they think will be able to complete the requirements for graduation. The large number of freshman students placed on probation at the end of the fall quarter and of succeeding quarters each year fives some idea of the magnitude of the problem. It is not unusual for 40 or 50 percent of the entering freshmen to be in this category.

Nursing Care Given To Hemiplegic Patients, Margaret Eugenia Messer

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Statement of the Problem: The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether nursing care currently being given to hemiplegic patients in the area of body mechanics was adequate; to develop a standard from current literature in the field of medicine, physical therapy, and nursing by which nursing care given to hemiplegic patients could be evaluated; and to learn if better prepared nursing personnel were giving better nursing care.

Method: The descriptive survey was the method used in this study. The data were gathered by making actual observations of nursing care given to hemiplegic patients in the area of body …

Nurses' Alumnae Association Bulletin, April 1961, Vivian I. Moyer, Margaret Summers, Betty Piersol, Anna Kuba, Catherine T. Betz, Catherine Gray Paine, Janet Hindson, Catherine C. Prendergast, Mabel C. Prevost, E. P. Shenk, Barbara Braithwaite, Dorothy R. Gilbert

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Alumnae Meetings 1960

Social Committee

Clara Melville Scholarship Fund

Bulletin Committee

Private Duty Nurse's Section

Report of the School of Nursing and Nursing Service

Staff Nurses Association

Student Activities

Personal Items of Interest

Expansion of Jefferson

Artificial Kidney Unit

Medical Work in the Congo

Marriages

New Arrivals

Necrology

Annual Giving Fund

Contrangle - Vol. 2, No. 8, Dental Students Association

Contrangle

In this issue:

- Crushing Strength of Gypsum Products
-- Dent. Mat. Res. Project, 1957

- Student Dental Convention

- Our Tutors
-- Dr. Gerald A. Mitchell, DDS, FACD

- Operation Navajoa

- Photography and You

- Reed's Reactions

- Student Convention (pictorial)

- Welfare Program Progress

- Student of the Month
-- Richard L. Smith

- Dr. Jorgensen Feted

- Progress in Written Communication

Guided Abduction In The Treatment Of Congenital Hip Dislocations, Alfred B. Webber

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Guided abduction has been well accepted in Southern California as an effective method in the initial treatment of congenital hip dislocation. Since 1953, when this procedure was first instituted, no report has been made in the world literature describing its application and the results obtained. One of the purposes of this communication has been to outline the stages in treatment and show some of the results obtained.

The early group of congenital hip dislocations represents a difficult problem. It has been shown as a result of this study that guided abduction is an effective way to control the reduction of …

An Analysis Of Incidents Concerning Patient Safety On The Medical Unit Of A Selected Hospital, Florence Foster

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to identify safety factors in patient care on the medical service of a selected hospital in order to find information which could lead to recommendations for safety measures which might improve patient safety and patient care.

The descriptive-survey method of research was used. Data regarding the reported incidents were collected from the regular incident report forms, in use in the hospital. for a period of one year. Data regarding potential, unreported incidents were collected from special report forms, for a period of two months.

Review of available literature in the field of patient safety …

Comparative Study Of Penicillin G And Two Synthetic Penicillins, Joseph P. Truant

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of The Human Body, Selected And Arranged By The Monks Of Solemes (Papal Teaching), John J. Mitchell

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Current Literature: Titles And Abstracts, Catholic Physicians' Guilds

The Linacre Quarterly

The purpose of this department in The Linacre Quarterly is to make available by titular listing such current articles as are thought to be of particular interest to the Catholic physician by virtue of their medical literature although, of necessity, this source is the most fruitful. When abstracts appear, they are intended to reflect the content of the original article. Parenthetical editorial comment may follow the abstract if considered desirable. Contributions from readers are invited.

Effect Of Between-Meal Eating On Stomach Emptying Time, Bernice Peterson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

As yet there is little agreement among health workers as to whether the practice of between-meal eating is harmful, beneficial, or indifferent in its influence on health. Studies which have been done heretofore on between-meal eating have been concerned with the effects on growth, appetite, daily nutrient intake, regularity, body metabolism, overweight, work efficiency, and dental caries. It appears that the possible physiological effects of between-meal eating have been only partially explored. The problem of this study was the effect of eating between meals on stomach emptying time.

The effect of between-meal eating on the emptying time of the stomach …

Virus Pneumonia Of Pigs, J Craig, N. Macintyre

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THIS disease is widespread in Western Australia and is undoubtedly a most serious source of economic loss to the pig industry.

The effects of virus pneumonia are such that in badly managed herds, widespread pneumonic outbreaks and deaths are common.

By contrast, in well managed herds, there is the more insidious problem of low or nil death rates, accompanied however by an appreciable fall in animal production.

Economy And Protein Malnutrition Among The Digo, Luther P. Gerlach

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

In short, even where protein malnutrition is primarily a result of poor environment, economy, and technology, other, often less obvious, traditional cultural patterns must be taken into account in any development and improvement program. If kwashiorkor is to be eliminated satisfactorily, and if contingent problems are to be kept to a minimum, these other patterns must often also be modified.

The importance of traditional cultural patterns is perhaps best illustrated by an example of a people who suffer from protein malnutrition primarily because of them. The Digo tribe of coastal Kenya and Tanganyika, among whom this writer conducted anthropological field …

Factors Relating To The Intelligibility Of The Speech Of Deaf Children, William G. Thomas

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper reviews a study of the speech intelligibility of deaf children to listeners with normal hearing.

1961 Apothecary, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Apothecary

First, I would like to express my thanks to all those who have made this publication possible; to those who contributed, to those who bought advertisements, and to those who worked diligently to make this publication the largest one in its history. Much credit goes to THE APOTHECARY staff and its advisor, Dr. Dickison.

J Am Coll Dent 1961 28 2

Journal of the American College of Dentists

The Journal of the American College of Dentists (JACD) publishes scholarly articles, editorials, essays, and reflections addressing the ethical, professional, and social dimensions of dentistry. The Journal serves as a forum for advancing ethics, professionalism, leadership, and excellence within the dental community. By fostering dialogue across disciplines and perspectives, JACD provides readers with insights that encourage ethical, professional practice, lifelong learning, and service to the public, reinforcing dentistry’s commitment to advancing oral healthcare and the common good.

A Histologic Study Of Healing Of Split Thickness Gingival Flap Surgery In Dogs, Harry Staffileno

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Study Of The Effects Of The Divorce Process And Postdivorce Readjustment On The Lds Person, Everett Louis Hagerty

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to gain an increased understanding of what the L.D.S. person feels during the process of divorce and postdivorce readjustment by (1) developing an interview guide to obtain the necessary data on divorce, (2) determining how strong the feelings of failure, guilt, and trauma were at different phases of the divorce process, (3) determining how the feelings of failure, guilt, and trauma were related to membership in the L.D.S. Church, its teachings, and contacts with Church authorities, and (4) gaining insights which might provide a basis for later investigation.

Critical Analyses Of Selected One-Act Plays For Use In Junior High School, Alice Margaret Hayes

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Production of plays and participation in plays should be integral parts of the junior high school program today, and there is a need for a critical analysis of plays of value and worth to the age-group that comprises the enrollment in a junior high school (ages 12-14). Lists of plays are available for the senior high school and for the elementary school but few studies have been made of plays suitable for the junior high school. There is no known analysis of such plays; hence, the need for this study. To know what is meant by plays of value and …

Bulletin Of The Virginia State Dental Association (Vol. 37, No. 3, 1960)

Bulletin of the Virginia State Dental Association

No abstract provided.

A Rhetorical Criticism Of The 1952 Campaign Speaking Of Adlai E. Stevenson, Carroll G. Hylton

Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs

Political candidates' persuasive speaking has traditionally attracted much public attention. The influence of campaign speech in determining the outcome of a political contest is difficult to measure, but, judging from the vast amount of time and money expended on the preparation and delivery of this type of speech, it is considered an important part of any political campaign. This study deals with the 1952 Campaign speaking of Adlai E. Stevenson, a man who gave a new dimension to campaign oratory.

Park Views July- August 1960, Parkview Health

Archives

Park Views July-August 1960 Topics:

• Patient Rooms Air Conditioned
• Hospital Services Are on Upswing
• Lab Work Speeded
• Ground Broken for New Unit
• Board of Directors
• Hospital Are People... (New employees and attendance records)
• Comic on the "Hospital Visitor" (Don't Play Doctor)

Photographs with names:

Air Conditioned Rooms: Chief Fireman: Cal Oakerson

Nurse Graduates: Janis Johnson, Mrs. Kathy Fredrick, Jean Wass, Mrs. Betty Walker, LaDona Lahr

Honored Students: Barbara Jane Lee, Sharon Rose Zawadzke, Elizabeth Ann Miller

Annual Banquet: Student Nurses- Jane Shinn, Mary Prada, Dr. L. W. Fisher

Lab Work: Chief Laboratory Technician Herb Hinsenkamp

Groundbreaking: Mr. & Mrs. William …