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The Flame, Winter 1989, Mennonite College Of Nursing

The Flame (1985-present)

The Flame is a newsletter of Illinois State University's Mennonite College of Nursing

Reading Comprehension In Dementia Of The Alzheimer's Type : Factual Versus Inferential, Donna Jensen Graville

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reading comprehension abilities of those with mild and moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT) and compare their performance to that of a sample of non-demented elderly. Thirty-eight male subjects were used, 20 non-demented elderly, nine mild DAT and nine moderate DAT. All were administered level B of the NRST. This test contains questions requiring three levels of inference: literal, translational, and high-level inference.

Why Clinical Trials Of Aids Vaccines Are Premature, Wendy K. Mariner

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of An In-Service Lecture On Diabetes On Nurses' Attitudes To Diabetes Patient Education, Jennifer A. Walters

Theses : Honours

Patient education has been shown to be a major factor in improving the compliance and self-care skills of diabetic patients, thereby improving the quality of life for the patient. Nurses have an important role in diabetes patient education. Research has indicated, however, that barriers such as lack of knowledge and negative attitudes may prevent nurses from effectively delivering this care to their patients. The purpose of this experimental study was to determine whether increasing the knowledge of registered nurses through an in-service lecture on diabetes would improve their attitudes towards diabetes education. The conceptual framework for the study proposed that …

Yale Nurse: Yale School Of Nursing Newsletter, November 1988, Yale University School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters and Magazines

Please contact the Medical Historical Library if you need a higher resolution version.

What's Happening: September 21, 1988, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Guest Opinion: Human Aging There's Less To It Than We Thought, John W. Rowe

Bridgewater Review

Hearing and memory losses, cognitive decline, easily fractured bones, crankiness and depression are often considered to be inevitable accompaniments of the aging process. Yet many losses which have traditionally been thought of as age determined are, on more careful examination, turning out to be merely age-associated. Many of the declines we associate with being elderly can be explained in terms of lifestyle, habits, diet and other psychosocial factors which are not a necessary part of the aging process

Coping Mechanisms Of Elderly, Ill, Homebound Clients, Vivien Tune

MSN Research Projects

This study was a descriptive one whose purpose was to identify coping mechanisms used by elderly, ill, homebound clients. The sample included 30 home health clients in a small southern community. The average age of the subjects was 76 years. Data were collected using Coping Resources Inventory (Hammer & Mart i n g , 1988) and a demographic and health history form. Data were analyzed using the mean, standard deviation, and Pearson r_. Analysis of the data revealed that the elders utilized spiritual/philosophical , cognitive, social, and emotional coping skills equally and more often than physical coping skills. There were …

What's Happening: July 27, 1988, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Summer 1988, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Sig

The Sig Newsletter from the Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy - Summer 1988

Ellen Rhoads Holmes's Review Of Dorothy Ayers Counts And David R. Counts's Aging And Its Transformations: Moving Toward Death In Pacific Societies, Ellen Rhoads Holmes

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Ua66/13/3 Newsletter, Wku Health & Safety

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about WKU Health & Safety department.

Board Action; Series I; File 21, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Council Meetings; Series I; File 57, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Student Nurses Association; Series I; File 136, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Ana Board Of Directors Meetings Minutes; Series I; File 9, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Voting Body Action, 1987; Series I; File 175, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Nursing Practice; Series I; File 144, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Health Status Of Rural Elderly, Colleen Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Questionnaires were designed and administered to a nonrandom sample of 18 rural elderly residents in a midwestern state. The questionnaires obtained information which attempted to describe perceptions of current health status and self-care capability, to determine the relationship between perceptions of health status and type of residence or senior citizen center attendance. The dependent variables were definitions of perceived health status as derived from the Health Perceptions Questionnaire. Health status included factors of current health, prior health, health outlook, resistance to illness, health worry/concern and sickness orientation. The independent variables were selected personal factors, self-care capability, desire for self-care and …

Richard S Koch, Do, Selected Curriculum Vitae, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Koch Collection, Papers of Richard S Koch, DO

Dr. Koch's Selected Curriculum Vitae excerpted from the 1988 Founders Day Program.

Advisory Council - Meeting Reports; Series I; File 3, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Minutes Council Meeting; Series I; File 110, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Minority Focus; Series Ii; File 70, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Nysna & Pna Joint, Executive Committee Meeting; Series I; File 150, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Primary Care; Series I; File 126, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Resolution 1988 Convention; Series I; File 130, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Outlook Magazine, Winter 1988

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.

Congruence Between Type Of Activity And Volition And Its Relationship To Life Satisfaction In Nursing Home Residents, David De Noble

Masters Theses

This study examines the relationship between life satisfaction and the volition subsystem of 32 older adults who reside in nursing homes. Specifically, it attempts to measure congruence or the perception of the individual that the inherent characteristics of an activity "fit" his or her sense of personal causation, values and interests. The study examines the relationship between this congruence and life satisfaction.

Results of the study identified positive correlations between congruence and life satisfaction. Correlations between congruence of volition subsystem components and activity were at a statistically significant level (p <.05) for personal causation, values and total volition. Correlations between congruence of volition subsystem components and some specific activities were also found.

What's Happening: November 4, 1987, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Reminiscence Therapy On Social Interactions Of Institutionalized Elders, Lori A. Cooley

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effects of reminiscence therapy on social interaction in a group of institutionalized elders. The researcher hypothesized that there would be no significant differences over time in social interactions as institutionalized elders participated in a reminiscence group. The sample was comprised of three elderly females in a nursing home in North Mississippi. The subjects were observed for behaviors indicating interaction during eight sessions. These sessions were conducted for 3 weeks and each one lasted approximately one hour. A trained observer recorded observations using the Social Interaction Tool. The data were submitted …