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The Degree Of Exposure To Anesthetic Nitrous Oxide Waste Gas In The Operating Room During Various Surgical Procedures, Kathryn Ann Longworth

Community & Environmental Health Theses & Dissertations

Halsey (1991) summarized the underlying reasons for continuing concern about the problem of waste anesthetic gases. Careful and systematic monitoring studies indicate that individual trends in anesthetic pollution levels are not as low as was confidently predicted 10 years ago, when scavenging devices became commonplace. Second, there are now clear legal requirements for assessment of the situation. It is estimated that each year more than 200,000 health professionals are occupationally at risk of illness as a consequence of chronic exposure to low doses of waste anesthetic gases (Rogers, 1986).

These contaminants are suspected pf being ~eratogenic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, and embryo-lethal. …

What's Happening: November 17, 1993, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

A Roundtable Conference On The Traditional Cultural Advocacy Program, Indian Health Service, Office Of Program Planning, Evaluation, And Legislation

Native Health Database Full Text

This report presents results of a two-day Traditional Cultural Advocacy Program (TCAP) Roundtable Conference. The purpose of the TCAP Roundtable was to develop a consensus of the IHS roles and responsibilities in addressing traditional cultural beliefs, values, and practices; and to discuss and identify issues on holistic beliefs in health care as it relates to traditional culture.

What's Happening: October 20, 1993, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Bulletin - Fall, 1993, Civil Aviation Medical Association

Browse all Civil Aviation Medical Association Newsletters

A twelve page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.

The Houston Academy Of Medicine--Texas Medical Center Library Management Information System, Damon Camille, Sanjay Chadha, Richard Lyders

Library Press and Events

A management information system (MIS) provides a means for collecting, reporting, and analyzing data from all segments of an organization. Such systems are common in business but rare in libraries. The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library developed an MIS that operates on a system of networked IBM PCs and Paradox, a commercial database software package. The data collected in the system include monthly reports, client profile information, and data collected at the time of service requests. The MIS assists with enforcement of library policies, ensures that correct information is recorded, and provides reports for library managers. It also …

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 1993), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 1993 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• President's Perspective: PCOM’s Mission: Nation’s Priority
• Renovations and Innovations Highlight Beginning of Academic Year: Doctors From Day One: Learning More than Lectures and Labs
• PCOM Launches Graduate Biomedical Sciences Program
• Campus News
• Letters to the Editor
• Primary Care and Plastination Topics for Recent Grants
• First Golf Outing a Classic!
• Just Published
• Class Acts
• In Memoriam
• Coming Events

What's Happening: September 8, 1993, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of The Cooper Wellness Program In Promoting Long- Term Lifestyle Behavior Changes, Ernesto P. S. Medina Jr.

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Most research on health behavior change programs examines their effectiveness in producing initial behavior changes, but fails to evaluate long-term maintenance of those changes. This study examined the effectiveness of the Cooper Wellness Program (CWP) in Dallas, Texas, in promoting maintenance of lifestyle behavior changes for one year or longer in the areas of diet, exercise, and stress management.

The CWP offers an intensive live-in lifestyle behavior modification program in four-, seven-, or 13-day formats. Data were collected from 223 individuals who attended the CWP between January, 1989, to February, 1992. The study addressed the following areas: 1) long-term maintenance …

Correlation Of Patient Demographics And Emergency Department Use For Minor Illness By A Rural Population, Judith Caplinger

MSN Research Projects

Literature regarding utilization of emergency services has long supported the concept that a substantial portion of primary care received by the urban and rural poor, as well as the uninsured, is being administered through local emergency departments. This descriptive study sought to correlate selected demographic variables, health care resources, and perceived urgency of care to use of the emergency department by the rural client. Utilizing Roy's Theory of Adaptation as a theoretical framework, the methodology is similar to a study conducted on urban clients by Shesser, Kirsch, Smith, and Hirsch (1991). Three research questions guided this study: What is the …

Documentation Of The Cancer Research Needs Of American Indians And Alaska Natives, Cancer Control Science Program, Division Of Cancer Prevention And Control, National Cancer Institute

Native Health Database Full Text

The purpose of this publication is to provide a resource and reference to assist in the formulation of culturally acceptable cancer prevention and control research projects or programs. Information in this publication may be of assistance to health care providers, tribal health planners, health educators, public health nutritionists, community health representatives, and health professionals working with AI/AN populations.

A Descriptive Study Examining The Health Beliefs And Practices Among Women Over 40 Years Of Age Concerning Mammographic Screening, Carlene M. Wolfe

MSN Research Projects

Mammography has provided the earliest means of breast cancer detection, but compliance has remained low. The purpose of this descriptive study was to identify health beliefs and practices of women over 40 years of age regarding mammographie screening. Also, it was to compare health beliefs and practices between women engaging and not engaging in mammographie screening. The Neuman Systems Model was used to guide the study. Two null hypotheses were developed to guide this study. They were Ho^: There is no significant difference in health beliefs between women who engage in mammographie screening and women who do not engage in …

The Significance Of The Parental Replacement Role Model And The Parental Supplement Role Model To Black Adolescents Experiencing Repeat Pregnancies, Evelyn Peggy

MSN Research Projects

Adolescent parenthood has continued to be a national problem. Repeat pregnancy has continued to increase among rural black adolescents. The significance of cultural beliefs and norms and the parental role model assumed by the grandmother post-delivery may be keys to determining successful interventions to break the cycle. The purpose of the study was to determine whether black adolescents utilized the Parental Replacement Role Model or the Parental Supplement Role Model more frequently after delivery of their first child. The sample included 39 black adolescent mothers, age 13 to 18 years, experiencing a repeat pregnancy with at least one living child …

The Relationship Between Perceived Control Of Health In Older Adolescents And Their Likelihood Of Engaging In Health-Promoting Behavior: A Replication, Annette Amos Williams

MSN Research Projects

This correlational study was designed to describe the relationship between perceived control of health in older adolescents between the ages of 2 0 and 21 years and the likelihood of engaging in health-promoting behaviors. This study was a replication of a study conducted by Mitchell (1987) with adolescents between the ages of 16 and 19 years. The theoretical framework for the study was predicated on Pender's Health Promotion Model (Pender & Pender, 1986) which propositions that cognitive/perceptual and modifying constituents stimulate an individual's likelihood of engaging in health-promoting behaviors. Antecedent researchers have established that cognitive/perceptual components such as locus of …

Perspectives Of Primary Health Care Needs By Chronically Ill Adolescents And Their Parents, Catherine Benoit

MSN Research Projects

This current descriptive correlational study is a replication of Dragone's (1990) research. Three null hypotheses guided this current study. Ho1: There is no significant difference in degree of agreement between perceptions of the top five primary health care needs identified by chronically ill adolescents and their parents HOg: There is no difference in degree of agreement of perceptions of primary health care needs among early, middle, and late age groups of chronically ill adolescents. HO]: There is no difference in use of health care professionals as resources between parents and chronically ill adolescents. Orlando's Nursing Process Theory (1961) provided a …

The Role Of The Nurse Practitioner In Health Promotion And Childhood Obesity, Kathy Baird Evans

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this study was to identify, examine, and define the health-care practices of elders residing in rural Mississippi.

Health-Care Practices Of Rural Elders, Kathy Baird Evans

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this study was to identify, examine, and define the health-care practices of elders residing in rural Mississippi.

Health Educational Needs Of Adolescent And Nonadolescent Mothers: A Comparative Study, Lisa Weeks

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this descriptive comparative study was to answer the following research questions : 1) Is there a difference in the health educational needs between adolescent and nonadolescent mothers, and 2) What are the specific differences in the health educational needs between adolescent and nonadolescent mothers?

The Management Of Nasogastric Tube Feedings In Chronic Care Settings, Joyce M. Robinson

MSN Research Projects

Nursing time is a valuable commodity and efficient use of that time is critical. The procedure for nasogastric tube (NG) placement verification has remained constant and is the same today as it was when intermittent tube feeding first emerged into practice. Technology has changed tremendously since that time, and it was this researcher's belief that the current procedure for tube placement verification represents redundancy and a resultant waste of time. Therefore, this study sought to evaluate the management of continuous-flow, large-bore NG tube feeding with respect to two foci: tube displacement and consequent complications and the efficacy of the 2- …

What's Happening: July 14, 1993, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

The Aids Project Newsline, Vol.6, No.2 (July 1993), Jeffrey Levensaler, The Aids Project

AIDS Project Newsline (1991-1996)

No abstract provided.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xlii, Number 4, Summer 1993

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XLII, Number 4, Summer 1993

The development of surgery for heart disease, page 6

Refining the heart-lung machine, page 9

Training surgical residents, page 10

Counseling in family medicine, page 10

Volunteer care in Swaziland, page 10

Paleoradiology of the prehistoric Australian aborigines, page 11

Vaccine therapy of melanoma, page 12

Biliary radiology and T tube design, page 13

Familial patterns of ovarian carcinoma, page 15

The importance of treating diabetic retinopathy, page 16

Investigators identify key protein causing heart muscle damage after heart attack, page 18

Croce wins Mott Prize, page 19

Westermark given …

Attitudes Of Virginia Dental Hygienists Towards Issues Relevant To The Independent Practice Of Dental Hygiene, Linda Hawkins Mccain

Community & Environmental Health Theses & Dissertations

Adequate studies have not been conducted to assess the attitudes of dental hygienists toward independent practice of dental hygiene. The purpose of this study was to investigate these attitudes. The method of investigation was a survey questionnaire designed by the principle investigator. The research results indicated weak support for the independent practice of dental hygiene. The support for general supervision of hygienists in Virginia and the desire to be allowed to practice in nontraditional settings was stronger. There was reported a very strong opposition to preceptorship in dental hygiene. The majority of Virginia dental hygienists agreed that they were educationally …

Department Of Radiology-Annual Report-July 1, 1992 To June 30, 1993, David C. Levin

Department of Radiology Administrative Documents and Reports

Department of Radiology Annual Report, July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 85 pages.

What's Happening: June 16, 1993, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Early Adolescent Family Formation, Lisa J. Crockett

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

In the United States, adolescent family formation has been considered a major social problem since the late 1970s. The sources of concern are multiple. First, teenage childbearing is associated with risks for the mother and her child, including health problems, reduced life chances, and a greater likelihood of living in poverty. Second, a large and increasing proportion of births to teenagers are nonmarital; this appears to compound these risks. Third, the rate of teenage childbearing in the United States far exceeds those in other Western, industrialized countries (Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1986). The high rate of adolescent pregnancy in the United …

Commencement Program 1993, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | 1993 Events of Commencement

3 | Academic Procession

4 | The Speakers

7 | The Honorees

11 | The Zapara Award

Order of Program

• School of Medicine, 14
• School of Dentistry, 21
• Graduate School, 29
• School of Nursing, 37
• School of Public Health, 41
• School of Allied Health Professions, 48

Thymic Peptide Modulates Glutathione Redox Cycle And Antioxidant Enzymes In Macrophages, Choon Sil Park

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The effect of a 6-kDa thymic peptide (TP) on the oxidative burst of a murine macrophage cell line J774 was determined. TP (12.5-200 μg/ml) was incubated with 5 x 10⁵ J774 cells at 37° C and 5% C0₂ for 18 h and oxidative burst was triggered by zymosan; chemiluminescence was amplified by luminol and measured in an automated luminometer. TP exhibited a concentration-dependent inhibition of oxidative burst. To study the mechanisms involved in TP’s inhibition of oxidative burst, its effect on the glutathione (GSH) redox cycle, GSH biosynthesis, and antioxidant enzymes was investigated. TP was shown to increase …

Assessment Of The Accuracy Of Three Methods Of Computerized Growth Prediction Of The Soft Tissue Profile, In Untreated Individuals, Pat Diciccio

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was performed to determine the accuracy and reliability of the long range growth predictions for profile structures by three computer software systems (QuickCeph™ for Apple Macintosh™ systems. Rocky Mountain Data Systems™ for IBM™ mainframe systems, and Facial Print™ for IBM™ personal computers), on untreated individuals. The total sample consisted of 90 Caucasian children from the Burlington Growth Centre. These were subdivided into groups of 15 children in each of mesiofacial, dolichofacial, and brachyfacial growth types for both males and females, with Angle class I occlusions, normal overbite, and normal overjet. Points measured consisted of 14 skeletal and soft …

The Impact Of A Primary Health Care Training Program On Morbidity In Kiyeyi, Rural Uganda, 1986-1991 : An Evaluation Of The Uganda-Finland Health Care Program, Marja-Leena Salin

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study examines the effects of primary health care education efforts in reducing the disease case rates of acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, malnutrition and measles in a rural Ugandan population between 1986 and 1991.

The intervention, a health education program offered by the Kiyeyi Health Center staff, consisted of a 12-week intensive training for community health workers and traditional birth attendants. Follow-up and supervision took place at regular intervals and continuing education was arranged every other year. Beginning in 1986, this training program was introduced in the first of seven clusters of villages, then expanded successively on an annual basis …