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Alumni Association Bulletin Of The School Of Nursing, 1976, Margaret Summers, Edwin L. Taylor, Doris E. Bowman, Suzanne Tomlison, Charlotte E. Voss, Giovina Whetstone, Elizabeth J. Sweeney, Carol Hutelmyer, Mamie Polite Peace, Leslie L. Pratt, George H. Mcardle, Janet Hindson, Jeanette Plasterer, Julia Tyler Mccracken, Evelyn Wilson Frazier, Betty Piersol, Martha E. Riland, Terry Lambreth, Deidre Watkins Blank

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Alumni Calendar

The President's Message

Officers and Chairpersons of Committees

Financial Report

Annual Reports

New Surgical Concept for Laryngeal Cancer

Computerized Transaxial X-ray Scanner

Dental Health Center

The Winged Ox of St. Luke

Pictures - New Building

Committee Reports

Resume of Alumni Minutes

Ways and Means Report

Alumni News

Class News

Names and Addresses of 1976 Graduates

School of Nursing 1976 Awards

Marriages

Births

In Memoriam - List of Alumni

In Memoriam - Dr. Peter A. Herbut

In Memoriam - Miss Katherine Childs

Change of Address Notice

Notices

The Extent To Which The Nursing Process Is Acknowledged By I.W.U'S Baccalaureate Nursing Graduates As Compared To Other Nursing Graduates Employed In This Community, Debra S. Schwieman

Honors Projects

The importance of the nursing process has been demonstrated in the past decade and therefore a need exists to investigate whether or not nurses feel they are able to utilize that process to its maximum and whether or not barriers exist which prevent such maximum utilization. The utilization of the nursing process in evaluation of nursing care has been demonstrated. The criterion for evaluation of record keeping has been nursing care. Therefore, the nursing process is related to the quality of nursing care and to the quality of record keeping.

Sensory Perceptions Of The Resusitation Recalled By Post Resuscitated Patients In The Post Resuscitation Period, Michael James Sutter

Honors Projects

"Testimonials of Peace from the 'Dead I" by Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, described two patients who ware considered clinically dead, but through successful resuscitation were brought back to life. As reported by Dr. Kubler-Ross, these resuscitated patients recalled and described actions of the resuscitating team in detail.

Menno-Knight, October 1975, Mennonite College Of Nursing

Menno-Knight (1960s-1990s?)

Student newsletter of the Mennonite School/College of Nursing.

Nursing And The Management Function, V. Clayton Sherman

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Field Test Of An Experimental Language Development Program, Sadie Patton Fant

MSN Research Projects

According to Lee (1971), during the past years, most research in the areas of language development has been concerned with the study of normal children. Nation (1972) reported that educators, speech pathol­ ogists, linguists, psychologists, and others have analyzed the structure of language, the development of language and the functions of language in human behavior. In the past, according to Nation, each discipline has tended to move in a particular direction without becoming aware of the research being done in other disciplines. Presently an increasing number of psycholinguists have been making use of the information from other disciplines, thus providing …

Memories Of Maine General Hospital, Althea Poland Woodward, George O. Cummings, Catharine Beatley, Marion L. Dunn, Isaac M. Webber

Histories

Publication of poems, photos, and stories about the Maine General Hospital/Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME

Commencement Program 1975, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | 1975 Events of Commencement

3 | Conferring of Degrees

7 | Candidates for Degrees

25 | Awards

26 | Academic Costume

29 | Waymarks

A Descriptive Study Of Women's Attitudes Towards Obtaining Or Not Obtaining Papanicolaou Smears, Linda J. Shults

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

It was the purpose of this study to identify the attitudes of a selected group of women which influenced their participation in Papanicolaou testing. These attitudes were inferred from the reasons women gave for obtaining the test. The subjects were randomly selected from the telephone book of a medium-sized town in Southern California. The 135 women who participated in the telephone interview were considered to be the respondents in the study.

A review of the literature revealed that through the annual use of the Papanicolaou smear, approximately 11,000 deaths every year from uterine and cervical cancer could be prevented, Attitudes …

A Study Of The Relationships Between Attitudes Of Student Nurses And Graduate Nurses Toward Death And The Type Of Care Student Nurses And Graduate Nurses Give Or Would Give Dying Patients, Paula Raibley

Honors Projects

There are two events that every human being experiences, birth and death. In our society we talk freely about birth and the birth process. However, many sociologists and psychologists have labeled death and the act of dying as "taboo topics" in American society.

Stressful Life Events And Coping Methods In Mental-Illness And Wellness Behaviors, Janice M. Bell

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A descriptive-comparative study was done to examine the relationship between stressful life events and mental-illness and wellness behaviors, and the coping methods used by individuals exhibiting each behavior.

Data collection included the use of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale and a coping scale administered to the experimental and control samples. The experimental group consisted of thirty psychiatric in-patients of three general hospitals who were oriented in three spheres. Subjects of the control group had no history of psychiatric illness, were currently not receiving medical treatment, and were adequately functioning in a socially accepted role. They were randomly selected to match …

Daily Temperature Rhythm In Hospitalized Female Patients, Phyllis L. Mcelmurry

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The study was designed to determine the hour when temperature peaks occur in adult hospitalized females, and to find if factors such as age and natural or surgical menopause with replacement therapy affect the thermal circadian cycle. Previous studies indicated that the temperature peak occurs in afternoon or early evening, but there were no investigations to determine if aging, sex, or menopause affects the temperature cycle.

The sample included 62 female patients, 29 between 21 and 62 years of age, and 33 between 65 and 90 years. Each subject admitted to the study was screened against fifteen qualifying criteria. Some …

The Relationship Of Locus Of Control Of The Diabetic Patient And Compliance With Medical Regimen, Lois Daniel

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The literature indicates that many diabetic patients do not adhere to their prescribed medical regimen and that there is a need to discover factors that stimulate compliant behavior. It has been proposed that the patient's decision to accept or reject treatment has many determinants. This study explored the effect of one such determinant, the locus of control (the source of the stimulus for a person's behavior). It was hypothesized that a person with an internal locus (one who believes his actions influence his future) would be more likely to comply with a medical regimen than one with an external locus …

Alumnae Association Bulletin Of The School Of Nursing, 1975, Edwin L. Taylor, Doris E. Bowman, Charlotte E. Voss, Elizabeth J. Sweeney, Carol Hutelmyer, Mamie Polite Peace, Donna Ranieri, Nancy Redfern, Monica Dougherty, Paul C. Brucker, Deidre Watkins Blank, Harriet K. O'Connor, Janet Hindson, Jeanette Plasterer, Betty Piersol, Julia Tyler Mccracken, Evelyn Wilson Frazier, Martha E. Riland

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Alumnae Calendar

The President's Message

Officers and Chairmen of Committees

Financial Report

Annual Reports

Alumnae Constitution and By-Law Changes

Student Programs

Family Medicine - Paul C. Brucker, M.D.

Health Maintenance Program - I.L. Stoloff, M.D.

Poem entitled - "In Search of Nursing" by Deidre Watkins Blank, '67

Sesquicentennial Campaign

Bicentennial Exhibition

Committee Reports

Administration

Life Members

Missing Alumnae

Resume of Alumnae Minutes

Annual Luncheon Pictures

Ways and Means Committee Report

Class News

Names and Addresses of 1975 Diploma Graduates

In Retrospect - 50 Years Ago

Marriages

Births

In Memoriam

Notices

A Survey Of Parental Knowledge Of Asthma, Nancy Aldred O'Donnell

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of parents' knowledge regarding asthma.

Twenty-five parents of children who have asthma were interviewed during their child's hospitalization for status asthmaticus. Adequate knowledge about environmental control and medication was noted in the majority of the subjects but over half were unable to explain the pathological changes which caused wheezeing. While most parents appear to have adequate knowledge of medications and environmental control on which to base their decisions about their child’s care there appears to be a need for more information regarding the pathophysiology.

Prenatal Instruction Of Breast Feeding Mothers, Anita Berry

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This experimental study tested the effect of prenatal instruction on the success of a group of mothers who desired to breast feed their infants. It was hypothesized that mothers receiving information on how to nurse their infants, how to prevent complications and how to cope with common problems of breast feeding would have a higher success rate than those not so instructed.

Criteria for success was that the mothers would have an adequate supply of milk to meet the nutritional demands of their infant without supplementation, would have fewer and less severe complications, and would express a higher degree of …

Auditory Stimulation Of Comatose Patient : An Exploratory Case Study, Ede Marie Buerger

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A descriptive case study was conducted at one acute care medical center using one head injured patient who was unconscious for thirty-three days before testing. The study was done to provide descriptive information on the behavioral, physiological and electroencephalographic changes following a program of intermittent, repetitive, long-term auditory stimulation.

A patient who appeared to be unconscious thirty-three days, who had no evidence of extensive cortical damage and who had no evidence of hearing difficulties participated. The experimental stimulation was applied by earphones and consisted of a tape recording of eight Christmas songs which were separated by four seconds of silence, …

Concerns Of Postnatal Mothers About Sexuality, Sheela A. Gideon

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

An exploratory study was designed to find out what questions mothers had about postnatal sexuality. A questionnaire was prepared by the nurse researcher to find out answers to the following questions.

1. What specific questions do mothers have about sexual relations following delivery?
2. Do mothers feel free to initiate discussion about resumption of intercourse following delivery?
3. Do mothers like their husbands to be included in the discussion?
4. When do mothers prefer to receive information regarding sexual relationships following delivery?

The questionnaire was mailed to fifty primipara mothers between three and four weeks after delivery. Mothers with pronounced anemia, heart and lung …

Exploration Of The Incidence Of Identified Emotional Disorders In Selected General Hospitals Of Nebraska, Arlene M. Van Horn

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A descriptive-comparative survey using content analysis of medical records has been done to determine the frequency with which emotional disorders are identified by medical personnel in the population hospitalized in small general hospitals in north-central Nebraska.

A systematic, random sample of medical records was taken from two hospitals arbitrarily included in the study on the basis of bed capacity and distance from mental health facilities.

Each medical record that was reviewed has been placed in a category based on whether an emotional disorder was identified in it by the medical personnel, or whether it contained recorded behaviors that could indicate …

Prenatal Instruction Of Breast Feeding Mothers, Anita Berry

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This experimental study tested the effect of prenatal instruction on the success of a group of mothers who desired to breast feed their infants. It was hypothesized that mothers receiving information on how to nurse their infants, how to prevent complications and how to cope with common problems of breast feeding would have a higher success rate than those not so instructed.

Criteria for success was that the mothers would have an adequate supply of milk to meet the nutritional demands of their infant without supplementation, would have fewer and less severe complications, and would express a higher degree of …

Mary Shanks, Mary D. Shanks '47, George Vinyard '71

All oral histories

Dr. Shanks graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1947 and served as the School of Nursing Director from 1960-1976. She was the first Caroline F. Rupert Endowed Chair of Nursing when it was established in 1967.

The Effect Of Individual Preoperative Interviews In Addition To Group Preoperative Teaching On Preoperative And Postoperative Stress, Barbara J. Wilde

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the effect of preoperative individual interviews in addition to the regular group and incidental preoperative teaching, on preoperative and postoperative stress. This effect was measured by the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL), number of postoperative analgesics, and number of postoperative catheterizations for urinary retention.

It was hypothesized that patients receiving the individual interview would (1) have lower preoperative MAACL scores on anxiety, hostility. and depression, (2) have lower postoperative MAACL scores on anxiety, hostility, and depression, (3) show a smaller difference between the preoperative and postoperative MAACL scores, (4) require …

Commencement Program 1974, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | 1974 Events of Commencement

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | Conferring of Degrees

6 | Candidates for Degrees

24 | Awards

26 | Academic Costume

29 | Waymarks

The Rate Of Return On The Investment In Registered Nurse Education As Related To The Supply Of Registered Nurses, Barbara Zuern

Dissertations and Theses

The focus of this research is the relationship between the supply of registered nurses and the rate of return on the educational investment to become a registered nurse. Is this rate of return a determining factor in the supply, past, present, and future? Since 98. 8 percent of all registered nurses are women, an integral part of this study is a survey of the data on women in the labor force.

The empirical data, statistical, was obtained from government sources and non-government associations, The American Nurses Association, The American Hospital Association, and the educational institutions. The data indicates the following: …

The Questionnaire: A Method Of Evaluation For Illinois Wesleyan Brokaw Collegiate School Of Nursing, Carol A. Leverich

Honors Projects

The faculty has been searching for accurate methods of evaluating the curriculum and performance of graduates of Brokaw Collegiate School of Nursing since the founding of the school at Illinois Wesleyan in 1959. Evaluation of these aspects would result in the discovery of faults and strengths in the program, thereby enabling the faculty to improve the curriculum annually. The school utilizes student evaluations of each course following its completion to determine how well the course objectives were fulfilled. An evaluation form has also been prepared for use by the instructor and student to assess the student's ability to perform nursing …

The Applicability Of Values Clarification To Cardiac Patient Education, Bonnie Berger, Vilma Raettig

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability of the value clarifying approach as an additional educational method to assist the chronic heart patient to examine his life style, establish some priorities, and implement changes in his life style in light of his disease condition and the limitations it imposes.

In an experimental study 20 male and female, medical and surgical cardiac patients participated in an educational program involving 8 value clarifying sessions. After these sessions the patients evaluated their own behavior in terms of their self-set goals, in the life style areas of smoking, diet, work, exercise …

The Applicability Of Values Clarification To Cardiac Patient Education, Bonnie Berger, Vilma Raetting

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability of the value clarifying approach as an additional educational method to assist the chronic heart patient to examine his life style, establish some priorities, and implement changes in his life style in light of his disease condition and the limitations it imposes.

In an experimental study 20 male and female, medical and surgical cardiac patients participated in an educational program involving 8 value clarifying sessions. After these sessions the patients evaluated their own behavior in terms of their self-set goals, in the life style areas of smoking, diet, work, exercise …

The Use Of E.M.G. Biofeedback To Promote Relaxation And Relief Of Chronic Low Back Pain, Esther Fashina, Dorothy Holm

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if relaxation instruction and electromyographic (E.M.G.) feedback would reduce chronic low back pain. A secondary aim was to determine if the locus of control variable as defined by Rotter would influence the results obtained.

Fourteen non-hospitalized subjects with chronic low back pain, meeting the criteria of this study became the sample group. The training program consisted of six 30-minute sessions during which the subjects were taught relaxation with the use of a feedback electromyograph and relaxation instructions. After an interval of two weeks, a seventh session was conducted to evaluate if …

The Effect Of Preadmission Orientation On Post Hospital Behavior In Children, Alice Loo

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Hospitalization was assessed as imposing stress on a child which may result in negative behavior. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a planned preadmission orientation in decreasing negative behavior after hospitalization.

An experimental randomized group design was used.

There were fifteen subjects ages 3.8 to 10.6 years who had a planned admission to Loma Linda University Medical Center for a minor surgery and brief hospital stay. The children were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group. It was hypothesized that those receiving an orientation would have less negative post hospital behaviors than …

Menno-Knight, February 1974, Mennonite College Of Nursing

Menno-Knight (1960s-1990s?)

Student newsletter of the Mennonite School/College of Nursing.