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Clinical Ladders In Physical Therapy, Stonewall E. Gessner

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

The clinical laddering system as it pertains to physical therapy is described. The history, purpose, benefits, and development of clinical ladders is presented. The benefits include improved recruitment and retention of professional physical therapy staff.

A clinical ladder in a physical therapy department may be very beneficial, but the decision to develop it should be considered carefully. Developing a clinical ladder system is a time consuming and costly undertaking and other alternatives should be considered first.

Synaptic And Pathway Remodeling Of The Human Hippocampus In Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Matthew Frank Philips

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Locus Of Control, Powerlessness, And Job Satisfaction Among Registered Nurses, Evelyn C. Wirsing

Masters Theses

A cross-sectional descriptive correlational design was used to investigate the following research questions: (a) How much variation in nurses' satisfaction can be predicted from locus of control and powerlessness? and (b) are there statistically significant (p {dollar}<{dollar}.05) differences in job satisfaction among nurses based upon their primary area of practice, highest earned degree, length of employment in current position, and employment status? A random sample of 300 staff nurses from a large acute care teaching hospital was surveyed utilizing a four-part questionnaire. The response rate was 51% (N = 152). Powerlessness accounted for 29% of the variance in job satisfaction scores and locus of control accounted for none of the variation in job satisfaction. Secondly, a weekly significant difference (F(5, 146) = 2.29, p {dollar}<{dollar}.05) in job satisfaction scores existed among clinical specialty groups, however no significant differences in job satisfaction were found for the remaining professional characteristics.

What Is The Relationship Between Perceived Job Stress, Job Satisfaction, And Psychological Symptoms Of Critical Care Nurses?, Barbara L. Hooper

Masters Theses

House's Stress Paradigm provided the theoretical framework for this study which examined the relationship between job satisfaction and job stress, and the correlation of job stress with the experience of psychological symptoms in a sample of 32 critical care nurses from an urban midwestern hospital. The Brief Symptom Inventory and Atwood and Hinshaw's Nursing Job Satisfaction and Job Stress Scales were used to measure the variables. A moderately strong correlation (r = {dollar}-{dollar}.63, p =.001) was found between job satisfaction and perceived job stress. No significant relationship was found between perceived job stress and psychological symptoms. These findings suggest that …

A Comparison Of Two Theories Of Resistance To Innovation In Medical Record Administration Baccalaureate Degree Programs, Joyce Brown-Harvey

Health Services Research Dissertations

Resistance to innovation is a major obstacle to the successful implementation of planned change in colleges and universities. The purpose of this study was to compare two explanations of resistance to innovation to determine which one best explains the variance in receptivity and proposed innovations among faculty members in medical record administration programs. One explanation holds that organizational members' receptivity to change is a function of their personalities. The second explanation holds that members respond to specific innovations and that they do so in terms of whether the innovation would increase or reduce their present status.

The faculty of baccalaureate …

Nurse Manager Role Stress, Rosemarie Mohn

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of decision-making style, and right and left brain function on nurse manager role stress. Data were collected from 48 nurse managers employed at four acute care facilities along the Atlantic seaboard. A nonexperimental correlation descriptive design was utilized to determine if any positive or negative correlation existed between study variables and levels of stress. Findings suggested that nurse managers experienced moderate amounts of role stress, including role conflict and role ambiguity. One significant statistical correlation existed between role ambiguity and the decision making dimension of intuition. Recommendations for future research …

Nursing Health Assessment: A Meta-Analysis, J. E. Jarvis

Theses : Honours

Health assessment is the responsibility of all nurses (McCain, 1965), however, it is frequently discussed without reference to any global definition and studied under a variety of conditions. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of clinical setting, year of assessment, nursing education and experience in nursing on the scope of nursing health assessment using meta-analysis techniques. Sixty five research journal articles were located of which 16 primary studies were selected and grouped for analysis. The result of this analysis indicates there is a significant difference in the scope of nursing health assessment in varied clinical settings …

Registered Nurses' Perceptions Of Leadership Systems Of Nurse Managers And Quality Of Work Life Conditions And Feelings., Kimberly Ann Robertson

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Organizational Structure To Role Conflict And Role Ambiguity Of Top Level Nurse Administrators., Mary Lee Tracy

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Improving Active Treatment Through Performance Management, Carman E. Stark

Masters Theses

The primary purpose of this project was to evaluate a performance management program using a goal setting and feedback system implemented by unit supervisors in a large psychiatric hospital. The focus of the research study was to improve active treatment for mental health patients by increasing levels of staff-patient interaction. Behaviors o f self-recording by staff and instructions and goal setting by the unit supervisor were targeted. Feedback was provided by the unit supervisor in the form of publicly posted graphs indicating percent of completed assigned activities. The four phases used in the data summary include: (1) baseline, (2) goal …

Media Influences On Response To A Natural Hazard: The Mississippi River Salt Water Intrusion Of 1988, J. William Spencer

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.

Organizational Culture And Leadership Styles In A Private Psychiatric Hospital., Linda Ann Roussel

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Department Of Radiology-Annual Report-July 1, 1988 To June 30, 1989, David C. Levin

Department of Radiology Administrative Documents and Reports

Department of Radiology Annual Report, July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1989. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 81 pages.

An Exploratory Study Of Research Utilization By Virginia Nurse Educators, Evelyn M. Clingerman

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

The purposes of this study were: to explore research utilization by three groups of Virginia nursing educators; and to determine if differences in stages of diffusion existed between nurse educators working in hospital diploma, associate degree and baccalaureate degree settings within the Commonwealth of Virginia. A stratified random sample included 28 hospital diploma, 41 associate degree and 37 baccalaureate degree nurse educators from the Commonwealth of Virginia, who completed the Nurse Educator Questionnaire (NEQ). Two free-response questions were used to identify factors which the nurse educators perceived as inhibitors and facilitators to research utilization. The results of a two-step mailed …

Job Satisfaction Among Nurse Educators., Janet Sue Brookman

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Diffusion Of A Management Innovation In The Nursing Division Of A Veterans Administration Hospital, Tammy F. Lio

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 1988), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 1988 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Four More on the Floor
• Osteopathic Accomplishments
• A Nursing Viewpoint on Medical Ethics
• On Campus
• Class Acts
• In Memoriam
• Calendar

Nysna Meeting Of Advisory Council; Series Ii; File 112, Juanita Hunter

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

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Nursing Education Administrators As Described By Individuals In That Position., Felecia Grier Wood

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Financial Performance Of System Acquired Hospitals, Janet Lynch

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the financial performance of not-for-profit hospitals in 10 Southern states acquired by either the for-profit or not-for-profit multihospital systems between the years 1978 through 1982. The impact of system affiliation on acquired hospitals was investigated by looking at average financial performance from the two years before acquisition to 1984/1985. Differences between the performance of hospitals acquired by for-profit and not-for-profit multihospital systems were examined as well. with regard to the latter, major findings revealed both for-profit and not-for-profit multihospital systems increased debt in acquired hospitals and made improvements to plant and equipment. For-profit multihospital systems additionally increased …

The Aids Project Newsletter (October 1987), David Ketchum, The Aids Project

AIDS Project Newsletter (1987-1991)

No abstract provided.

The Flame, Fall-Winter 1987, Mennonite College Of Nursing

The Flame (1985-present)

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

Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity, And Burnout Among Medical-Surgical Staff Nurses, Wendy Miller

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of A Change Intervention Within The Framework Of Organization Development On The Frequency Of Use Of Nursing Diagnosis, Sandi Nuberg Gladstone

Masters Theses

Although 64% of the 32 registered nurses who comprised the staff of a pediatric unit had been formally educated in the use of nursing diagnosis, only 27.4% of individualized additions to the nursing care plans were accepted nursing diagnoses. An intervention based on Change Theory as incorporated in an Organization Development framework was initiated to increase the addition of accepted nursing diagnoses to the standard nursing care plans. The effect of the process was followed through the audit of 229 nursing care plans over a thirteen month period using a time series design. Following the intervention, 74.4% of individualized entries …

Calling In A Nursing Consultant To Calm The Waves Of Change, Anne M. Barker

Nursing Faculty Publications

When collaborating as change agents directors of nursing and nursing consultants must pinpoint both the reasons for resistance to change and how to deal with them. in the case of a new director, this included developing a trusting, collaborative relationship with her staff. A nursing consultant helped make that job easier.

Dr. Robert J. Kegerreis Interview (5) Conducted On April 23, 1985 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Robert J. Kegerreis, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the fifth in a series of interviews with the President of Wright State University, Dr. Robert J. Kegerreis. This interview focuses on the priorities of School of Medicine development; perceptions of Dean Beljan; the School of Nursing controversy; and the appointment of Dr. Beljan as Vice President for Health Affairs and then University Provost.

Dr. Kegerreis first discusses the recruiting of department chairs; the building of the Medical Sciences building; the hospital affiliations; and recruitment of volunteer clinical faculty. President Kegerreis then analyzes how Dr. Beljan was perceived at the state level, by the community, and the University. …

What's Happening: July 20, 1983, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Teambuilding For Nurse Managers, Juanita L, Moore

Theses

Unavailable.

What's Happening: August 5, 1981, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.