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The Presence Of Staphylococcus Aureus On Mothers Admitted To Selected Maternity Unit, Catherine Love Glatho

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine if Staphylococcus aureus present in mothers when admitted to the maternity unit of the Loma Linda Sanitarium and Hospital could be a factor in the development of staphylococcal infection in infants. Biological specimens were collected from one hundred and forty mothers and their infants from September 1, 1959, to January 31, 1960. The specimens were obtained from the nares and external vulva of all mothers upon admission to the maternity unit, and from the nares and head of their infants after delivery. Of the one hundred and forty mothers participating, specimens were …

A Study Of Team Leader Activity On A Selected Medical Unit In A General Hospital, Margaret Elaine Schulhof

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to observe and analyze the activities of the nursing team leader on a selected medical unit of the Loma Linda Sanitarium and Hospital and to measure the percentage of time spent in each recognized function.

To accomplish this, the descriptive survey method was used. Six team leaders were "shadowed" by an. observer for a total of ten days. Record of all team leader activity was made on a specially prepared form which provided for classification of activity under Leino's six functions for the team leader. These are:

1. To Identify the Patient's Nursing problems
2. To …

A Study To Determine Whether A Relationship Exists Between High Urea Nitrogen Retention And A High Arterial Diastolic Blood Pressure, Esther June Wood

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Statement of the Problem:

The problem in this study was to determine if a relationship exists between high urea nitrogen retention and a high arterial diastolic blood pressure or diseases that are usually associated with a high arterial diastolic blood pressure.

Method of Study:

The descriptive survey method was used. Data for this study were obtained by reviewing charts of all patients whose NPN was 150 mg. percent or over or whose BUN was 100 mg. percent or over. During the specified two year period the White Memorial Clinical Laboratory records revealed thirty-five patients as falling into this category.

Summary …

A Study Of The Nurse's Knowledge Of Speech Correction, Ben L. Guthrie

Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs

It was the purpose of this study: (1) to assess the nurse's knowledge of speech correction, and (2) to establish the basis for the development of a publication containing information about the speech handicapped especially designed for the nurse's use.

Nurses' Alumnae Association Bulletin, May 1960, Vivian I. Moyer, Peggy Summers, Betty Piersol, Henrietta F. Spruance, Elinor Satterfield, Janet Hindson, Emma Smeck, Anna Kuba, Catherine T. Betz, Catherine Gray Paine, Mabel C. Prevost, Robert L. Connors

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Accreditation of Programs in Nursing

Alumnae Meetings, 1959

Committee Reports

Greetings from the President

Highlights from first issue of Alumnae Bulletin

Living in the new nurses residence

Lost Members

Marriages

Necrology

New Arrivals

Notices

Personal Items of Interest

Report of the School of Nursing and Nursing Services

Staff Nurses Association

Student Activities

Year of tremendous growth and expansion

A Study To Ascertain Factors Which Influence Job Satisfaction Among The Head Nurse And Staff Nurse Groups In A Selected Denominational Hospital, Yvetta Nelson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this survey was to ascertain factors which influence job satisfaction among the head nurse and staff nurse groups in a selected denominational hospital.

For this study the normative survey approach was used as the method of research. The SRA Employee Inventory put out by Science Research Associates, Inc., in connection with the Industrial Relations Center of the University of Chicago was the tool of research used to collect the data. Eighty-two professional nurses participated in the survey.

The data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted in relation to business and industrial norms as established by Science Research Associates, …

Accidents Involving Nursing Service Personnel Reported During A Two-Year Period In A Selected General Hospital, Evelyn Helen Domke

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The study was conducted in an attempt to identify factors in the work situation which seemed to have had bearing on accidents involving nursing service employees, and to analyze and classify these factors for use in accident prevention and safety education activities. An accident was any sudden and unexpected event which resulted in a physical injury.

Literature was reviewed to study the findings of past studies in the area of hospital accidents, and to aid in the classification of the accident data which were applicable to nursing service personnel.

The descriptive survey method of research using the California State compensation …

The Effect Of Slowly Digesting Carbohydrates On Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Curves, Marie Klein

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This has been a study in which it was attempted to determine the effect of slowly digesting food on the glucose tolerance curves of patients who had abnormal blood sugar levels.

The experimental method was used. Patients were selected by criteria which included certain symptomology and background of diabetic history. Fifty-two patients were prepared for glucose tolerance tests by a diet predominating in rapidly digested carbohydrates. This diet contained food which is commonly used in the American diet. After following the diet for three days, blood samples were drawn during the fasting state, and the patient was then given glucose, …

The Relationship Of Certain Personality Traits To The Underachievement Of Bright Students In Nursing, Muriel Arline Glover

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The problem of underachievement among bright students of nursing at the college of Medical Evangelists School of Nursing revealed a need for a better understanding of these students by instructors and guidance personnel in order that improved selection and guidance of these students might result.

It was the purpose of this study to identify the relationships of certain personality traits to certain levels of achievement among bright students of nursing at the college of Medical Evangelists, in order to obtain information which might guide the faculty in the selection and guidance of these students.

Bright students were defined as those …

Ticks Of The Genus Ixodes In Utah, Dorald M. Allred, D Elden Beck, Leland D. White

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.

Teaser (Vasectomised) Rams : A Management Advantage, W L. Mcgarry, I. K. Stott

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

WITH normal late spring-early summer matings (October-December) teaser rams, correctly used, will give a more concentrated lambing.

This has been shown under Western Australian conditions in trials conducted at the Wongan Hills Research Station.

In one experiment a group of 100 ewes which had one per cent, of teasers for 14 days before the fertile rams went in, dropped 42 lambs in the first two weeks of lambing, compared with 17 lambs from 100 ewes that were not teased.

The use of teasers in all Research Station flocks is now routine practice.

1960 Apothecary, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Apothecary

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

Work is a word that is well known among pharmacy students. In this sense, it could very well mean "that which is produced by mental labor." To the many who helped with this edition of THE APOTHECARY, another meaning is to be added, "that which is produced or, accomplished by exertion or toil." We sincerely hope that our alumni and friends of pharmacy will find this publication interesting and worthwhile.

An Electromyographic Study Of The Effect Of Negative Intraoral Air Pressure On The Perioral Musculature, David Leonard Edgar

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Contributions Of Liberal Arts Colleges Toward The Educational Preparation Of Dental Students, Arthur E. Iwersen

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Abstracts Of Recent Publications Of The Professional Staff Of The Henry Ford Hospital And The Edsel B. Ford Institute For Medical Research

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

A Community Survey To Identify Rehabilitative Needs In The Home, Marion S. Ryerson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this pilot study was to find trends of needs of senior citizens which would be helpful to the community in planning for rehabilitative services. These needs were identified and described from data secured by personal interviews of 56 respondents, using a prearranged schedule. These respondents were 50 years of age and over who lived in and sought hospitalization in the Arrowhead United Fund Area. They were interviewed an average of 13 days following discharge from the three hospitals selected for the study.

The average respondent was found to be a man, 68 years of age, married and …

Newsletters, Volume 04, Number 03, October 1959

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas Archives

• Seminar Precedes Conference
• Research Expansion Authorized
• Radiotherapy for Patients with Head and Neck Tumors
• Panel Discussions Scheduled for Clinical Conference
• National Cancer Institute Award Grants
• English Surgeon Gives Lecture
• Session Chairmen Announced for Symposium
• UT President Sees MDAH Photo-Mural
• ACS Aids Research
• Blackford Memorial Lecturer
• Staff Appointments
• Staff Activities
• Estrogens Altered
• New Technique
• Alumni President
• Staff Publications

Abstracts Of Recent Publications Of The Professional Staff Of The Henry Ford Hospital And The Edsel B. Ford Institute For Medical Research

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

A History Of Rheumatic Fever, Gordon Manson

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

The Preaching Of H. Leo Boles, William S. Banowsky

Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs

In the rich heritage of rhetoric, pulpit speaking has become one of the significant areas of public address. A wide gap would be left in the history of public address if pulpit orators were excluded from its heritage. In a sense, the history of this nation can be punctuated by a study religious speakers that have helped mold its development.

This study deals with the life and preaching of Henry Leo Boles, whose contribution to the dignity of the spoken word of the American pulpit has been significant. The pulpit ability of H. Leo Boles was no mere accident. He …

Newsletters, Volume 04, Number 02, August 1959

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas Archives

• Perfusion Therapy for Patients with Malignant Disease
• Cancer Coordinators to Assist in Conference
• Tumor Virus Conforms to Koch’s Law
• Virus in Human Leukemic tissue
• Alcohol Block for Pain Control
• Grant Aids Gastroscopic Research
• MDAH Shown to Russians
• Staff Appointments
• Third Year Book of Cancer Published
• Staff Activities
• New School Approved
• Hite Fellowship Given
• Summer Courses Offered at MDAH
• Guest Speakers
• Staff Papers

A Comparative Study Of The Salivary Glands Of Certain Animals With Widely Diverse Food Habits, Arthur E. Dalgleish

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A comparative study was made of the salivary glands of six animals with diverse diet and food habits. These consisted of the following species: coyote, bobcat, opossum, kangaroo rat, cow and goat. Correlations were sought between the food habits of the animals and the relative size and microscopic structure of their glands.

After recording the gross weights of the animal and the removed glands, microscopic sections were prepared by the paraffin method. Tissues were stained by routine and special stains, including stains specific for mucins.

The cytology of the different glands and the varied mucin reactions are described. Special attention …

The Relationship Between Verbal Facility And Delayed Speech Feedback, Charles Joseph Arens

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Correspondence Of Error Between The Voiced And Unvoiced Cognates “S” And “Z” In Children With Articulatory Disorders, Gerald F. Johnson

Masters Theses

Introduction

The problem as set forth in this thesis is to determine the correspondence of error between the voiced and unvoiced cognates "s" and "z" in children with articulatory disorders. It has been assumed that the correspondence of error type would be high due to the similarity of the sounds. Anderson, for example, says that "much of what is true with respect to "s" applies with equal force to its voiced analogue "z"." The problem of this research is to determine whether there is any correspondence between the respective errors on the sibilants "s" and "z" and if they correspond …

1959 Commencement For Jefferson Medical College

Sidney Kimmel Medical College Commencements

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Feasibility Of Establishing A School Of Nursing In Connection With Bella Vista Hospital, M. Eulalia White

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The Bella Vista Hospital has had problems of staffing since it opened. Nurse shortages have been typical of all insular hospitals. There have been no national Seventh-day Adventist nurses available and no school where they could receive nursing education. The question has been raised whether it would be feasible to establish a school of nursing in connection with the hospital. This would give opportunity for Seventh-day Adventist young people who seek nursing education and would help prepare nurses to staff the hospital.

Through a survey of the Seventh-day Adventist church and youth membership in the Inter-American Division, it was found …

Activities Of The Head Nurse In A Selected Medical Unit Of The Loma Linda Sanitarium And Hospital, Bessie Wat

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Assuming that the performance of duties not specifically on the head nurse level detract from her effectiveness as a head nurse, the problem of this study was to determine what proportion of time the head nurse spent in different activities, on what level of skill these activities were, where she performed them, with whom, and the duration of each activity.

This study was conducted on a selected medical unit of the Loma Linda Sanitarium and Hospital. The normative survey method as recommended by the Division of Nursing Resources was used. The morning and afternoon head nurses or their reliefs were …

A Selected Bibliography Suitable For Use In Overseas Missionary Nursing Preparation, Anna May Vaughan

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Missionary nursing, as one form of nursing and as a method of endeavor, has been neglected in both nursing and mission literature.

It was the purpose of this study to identify, classify, and list bibliographical material which is applicable and would serve as a source of information to those preparing for, and directing others towards, overseas mission nursing.

The material for the bibliography was obtained through three sources (1) twenty-five institutions of religious education which offered courses in missions, (2) personal interviews, and (3) personal library research. The volumes included in this bibliography were selected on the basis of the …

A Follow-Up Study Of Paradise Valley School Of Nursing Graduates From 1950-1957, Charlotte D. Ross

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to find out if Paradise Valley School of Nursing is meeting certain specified objectives and to gather information which could help in future curriculum planning to better meet the needs of the students.

The normative-survey was the method used to gather data from graduates of the 1950-1957 classes. This group comprised those graduating from the three-year diploma program. A questionnaire was mailed to 149 graduates of which 124 responded.

The study shows that:

The graduates are residing in 22 states and 4 foreign countries.

Sixty-six per cent are married with over half being married within 3 …

Pharmacological Studies Of Antidiabetic Chinese Herbs, Mun Fa Lee

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Rehmannia glutinosa, Atractylus ovata, and Polygonatum chinense have all been employed by the Chinese as oral antidiabetic agents and reported by Min (1928), Kin (1931), and Li et al. (1936) to possess hypoglycemic activity. This prompted the pharmacological studies of these herbs.

Materials and methods. Their pharmacognosy was condensed from all available Chinese and scientific literature. Preliminary chemical and physical analyses included determinations for moisture, ash, crude fat, carbohydrates, protein, phosphorus, pH, alkaloids, melting point, and spectroscopy. Employing the Somogyi-Nelson method, their glycemic activity was studied in rats, rabbits, and dogs. Stress reactions were minimized. The effect …