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The Ms. Stereotype : Could It Be A Health Risk?, Phillip Van Der Klift Jan 1997

The Ms. Stereotype : Could It Be A Health Risk?, Phillip Van Der Klift

Theses : Honours

Two studies extend previous findings of stereotyping (a) within the nursing context (Ganong, 1993; Ganong & Coleman, 1992, Ganong et al., 1988), and (b) in relation to female title of address (Dion, 1987; Dion & Cota, 1991; Dion & Schuller, 1991; Heilder, 1975). Against the theoretical background of person perception theory and its influence upon the therapeutic nurse client relationship, study 1 investigates the extent to which nurses' stereotype a vignetted female client on the basis of title of address. Fifty registered nurses from two hospitals rated their impressions and subsequent expectations of a vignetted client on the First Impressions …

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What Is The Physicians' Opinion Of The Nurse Practitioner Role And Function?, Theresa J. Grimes Jan 1997

What Is The Physicians' Opinion Of The Nurse Practitioner Role And Function?, Theresa J. Grimes

Master's Projects

The study focused on the identification of physicians' opinions regarding the role and function of nurse practitioners. The research design was descriptive, using survey technique. Data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire, the Survey of General Practice Physicians' Opinions Concerning the Family Nurse Practitioner, which was developed by Karen J. Radke and Edith Wright. A convenience sample of 162 physicians, consisting of physicians specializing in family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine and obstetrics/gynecology, currently practicing in Monterey County, California, were surveyed. There were 61 (38%) survey's returned. Overall, physicians were "favorable" to all nurse practitioner functions, with the exception of nurse …

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Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of A Direct Observed Therapy Program With Vietnamese Tuberculosis Patients, Jacqueline T. Mac Jan 1997

Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of A Direct Observed Therapy Program With Vietnamese Tuberculosis Patients, Jacqueline T. Mac

Master's Projects

Tuberculosis (TB) has long been recognized as a major public health problem. The rate of TB is high in immigrants and the frequency of drug resistance is increasing. A major reason for the development of resistant infections as well as relapse is poor adherence to TB treatment. In response to this problem, direct observed therapy (DOT) was introduced to the TB program in Santa Clara County in 1993. The purpose of this study is to compare the completion rates, relapse rates, and sputum conversion rates between a DOT group and a non-DOT group of Vietnamese TB patients. A chart review …

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Coping Processes Used By Mothers Of Triplets, Susan Mullen Kaplan Jan 1997

Coping Processes Used By Mothers Of Triplets, Susan Mullen Kaplan

Health Services Research Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to identify and describe the coping processes used by mothers of triplets. Using a descriptive design, interpersonal comparisons of 92 mothers of triplets attending a national meeting of families of higher order multiples were made. Variables, in addition to sociodemographic characteristics, included coping processes, levels of depression, perceived availability of social support, and current stress levels. Coping processes were measured using the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Folkman & Lazarus, 1988), derived from their cognitive-phenomenological theory of stress and coping. Level of depression was measured using the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (Zung, 1965). Perceived availability …

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A Comparison Of Ondansetron Administered Preoperatively And Intraoperatively In The Prophylaxis Of Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting In Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures, Pamela Bryant Jan 1997

A Comparison Of Ondansetron Administered Preoperatively And Intraoperatively In The Prophylaxis Of Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting In Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures, Pamela Bryant

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

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ผลการให้ความรู้เรื่องความเครียดและการจัดการกับความเครียด ร่วมกับการฝึกทักษะการผ่อนคลายแบบกลุ่ม ต่อระดับ ความเครียดและความวิตกกังวล ในผู้รับบริการที่มีอาการเครียด, วิไล สีพยา, ชนมน สูยาชีวิน, เยาวนาถ สุวลักษณ์, ยลฉัตร ทองเรืองศรี, ดาวลอย กาญจนมณีเสถียร, บุญวดี เพชรรัตน์ Jan 1997

ผลการให้ความรู้เรื่องความเครียดและการจัดการกับความเครียด ร่วมกับการฝึกทักษะการผ่อนคลายแบบกลุ่ม ต่อระดับ ความเครียดและความวิตกกังวล ในผู้รับบริการที่มีอาการเครียด, วิไล สีพยา, ชนมน สูยาชีวิน, เยาวนาถ สุวลักษณ์, ยลฉัตร ทองเรืองศรี, ดาวลอย กาญจนมณีเสถียร, บุญวดี เพชรรัตน์

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

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Perioperative Nurses' Attitudes Toward Computers, Marie A. Bashaw Jan 1997

Perioperative Nurses' Attitudes Toward Computers, Marie A. Bashaw

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

Computer technology continues to expand and grow in health care today. Computers have become an every day part of health care throughout the hospital environment. Computer technology has been a part of the monitoring system in the operating room; now computer technology is on the verge of entering the operating room for patient charting, impacting the perioperative nurses' daily routine. Determining perioperative nurses' attitudes toward computerization is important in minimizing stress and difficulty of implementing intraoperative computerization. Through understanding demographics associated with these attitudes, a smooth transition can be accomplished to perioperative computerization. Identification of demographics that increase perioperative nurse …

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Developments In Client Information Systems, Marilyn Frenn Jan 1997

Developments In Client Information Systems, Marilyn Frenn

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

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Healthy Back Promotion Program: Barriers To Implementation, A. Alice Endter Jan 1997

Healthy Back Promotion Program: Barriers To Implementation, A. Alice Endter

Master's Projects

The Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (OHNPs) and the education specialist at a community hospital in northern California designed and implemented the Patient Lifting Equipment Program and protocol. After 1 year, the investigator used a questionnaire to identify and describe 17 female subjects' barriers to implementing the new equipment and protocol and their risk factors for back injuries. The barriers that the subjects cited most often were increased time to prepare and use the devices and the lack of staff who could assist with the lifts. Risk factors, e.g., age, body mass index, hours worked, stress on the job, and social …

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The Differences Between Women And Men In The Length Of Time Between Onset Of Cardiac Symptoms And Undergoing A Cardiac Catheterization, Anita Gertsch Jan 1997

The Differences Between Women And Men In The Length Of Time Between Onset Of Cardiac Symptoms And Undergoing A Cardiac Catheterization, Anita Gertsch

Master's Projects

Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of death among women. Even so, research suggests that women continue to receive less aggressive cardiac treatment than men. The purpose of the research was to determine if there was a time difference in initiation of cardiac catheterization in a selected population of men and women. A chart review was completed on adult women (n=20) and men (n=20), with varied adult ages, at a hospital based cardiac catheterization laboratory in Northern California. The charts were chosen randomly from the daily catheterization list. Data collection included age, gender, preferred spoken language, pay source, prior …

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Caregiver Assessment Of Problem Behaviors In Relatives With Dementia, Barbara J. Glaze Jan 1997

Caregiver Assessment Of Problem Behaviors In Relatives With Dementia, Barbara J. Glaze

Master's Projects

Caregivers were asked to rank the presence and difficulty of 15 specific behaviors in their relative with dementia. Results showed that in most cases, female caregivers ranked the prevalence and the difficulty of the behaviors higher than the male caregivers. In this study, caregivers experienced positive outcomes from the caregiving experience.

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Screening For Domestic Violence: Performance And Barriers, Linda S. Hoffman Jan 1997

Screening For Domestic Violence: Performance And Barriers, Linda S. Hoffman

Master's Projects

Domestic violence is a major medical and sociological problem for women. The purpose of this study was to describe the incidence of and barriers to domestic violence screening by health care providers in one urban county in northern California. A convenience sample of 71 physicians and nurse practitioners with specialties in family practice, OB/GYN, and internal medicine provided the data. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results of responses to a questionnaire. The majority of the providers agreed that screening for domestic violence was appropriate and reported being comfortable with the subject. However, the majority did not address the …

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Congestive Heart Failure And Quality Of Life: Can Patient Education Make A Difference?, Mary Beth Perniz Jan 1997

Congestive Heart Failure And Quality Of Life: Can Patient Education Make A Difference?, Mary Beth Perniz

Master's Projects

Congestive heart failure is a widely prevalent sequel to other chronic medical and cardiovascular conditions. It is of growing concern to nurse practitioners in the primary care setting. Quality of life, as perceived by an individual, is directly affected while living with a chronic terminal illness. This pilot project conducted in a solo medical practice examines the effect of a patient education program on the quality of life of patients living with congestive heart failure. Basic patient education regarding anatomy, physiology, daily body weights, medication management, sodium restriction, regular exercise, and stress reduction was taught to a sample of patients …

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Evaluation Of Nurse Practitioner Management Of Obese Patients, Sevasti Simotas Jan 1997

Evaluation Of Nurse Practitioner Management Of Obese Patients, Sevasti Simotas

Master's Projects

The purpose of this research project was to study current practice behaviors of adult and family nurse practitioners when evaluating and managing obese patients. Forty-three nurse practitioners were surveyed by questionnaire. Study results indicated that nurses• assessment of obesity was limited in the areas of body mass index measurement and co-morbid condition assessment. In addition, the nurse practitioners studied did not discuss adjusting caloric intake to support patients' caloric needs. The discussion of caloric intake versus caloric needs in conjunction with portion control is important to ensure weight loss success. The knowledge gained from this research may increase nurse practitioners' …

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Parish Nursing: A Resource And An Opportunity, Janice W. Swing Jan 1997

Parish Nursing: A Resource And An Opportunity, Janice W. Swing

Master's Projects

Do you know people in the community who do not understand their health needs? Are you aware of people who do not have access to health services? Parish nursing draws on the strengths of people in a congregation to promote physical, mental, and spiritual health for the congregation and its local community. Hospital nurses may want to use parish nurses as a valuable resource for discharge planning. Community nurses may also need the support of parish nurses for clients. Additionally, for experienced nurses who belong to a faith community, serving as a parish nurse satisfies a need for something new. …

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The Impact Of An Educational Program On Anxiety Of Student Nurses Related To Perinatal Loss, Connie Telles Jan 1997

The Impact Of An Educational Program On Anxiety Of Student Nurses Related To Perinatal Loss, Connie Telles

Master's Projects

Objective: To measure the effectiveness of a perinatal loss workshop on death anxiety of nursing students. Design: Simple, pretest-posttest. Setting: A classroom at a State University in California. Participants: 20 junior students in a baccalaureate nursing program in a maternal-child rotation. Intervention: A 60-minute perinatal loss workshop including Worden's tasks of mourning, therapeutic and non-therapeutic nursing interventions, photographs, poetry, and coping skills . Main Outcome Measure: Anxiety towards perinatal death was measured by Speilberger's State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI Form Y-1). Data were also gathered with a demographic questionnaire and a posttest. Results: The mean score on the PREST AI …

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Identifying Polypharmacy In The Older Adult: A Survey Of Nurse Practitioners, Leslyn Ann Watson Jan 1997

Identifying Polypharmacy In The Older Adult: A Survey Of Nurse Practitioners, Leslyn Ann Watson

Master's Projects

Currently 12% of the population are over the age of 65 and receive more than one third of all prescription medications. These clients are at risk for polypharmacy which defined in the current literature is greater than four or more medications taken on a daily basis (this includes prescription and over the counter (OTC) medications). Polypharmacy places a client at increased risk for adverse drug reactions which can lead to injury and death. This survey of 109 Nurse Practitioners (NPs) identified whether older adults were assessed for polypharmacy. The number of respondents was 64, or 59%. During routine history and …

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Gender Differences: Exercise Beliefs Among Youth, Marilyn Frenn Jan 1997

Gender Differences: Exercise Beliefs Among Youth, Marilyn Frenn

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

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The Relationship Of Parenting In Responsibility To A School-Age Child's Locus Of Control., Willie Mae D Jackson Jan 1997

The Relationship Of Parenting In Responsibility To A School-Age Child's Locus Of Control., Willie Mae D Jackson

All ETDs from UAB

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Personal And Financial Costs To Family Systems Providing Informal Home Care For Rural Elders With Alzheimer's Disease., Jeanette L. Vander Meer Jan 1997

Personal And Financial Costs To Family Systems Providing Informal Home Care For Rural Elders With Alzheimer's Disease., Jeanette L. Vander Meer

All ETDs from UAB

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Music: An Intervention For Pain During Chest Tube Removal After Open Heart Surgery., Sharon Kay Broscious Jan 1997

Music: An Intervention For Pain During Chest Tube Removal After Open Heart Surgery., Sharon Kay Broscious

All ETDs from UAB

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The Impact Of Social Support And Meaning And Purpose In Life On Quality Of Life Of Spousal Caregivers Of Persons With Dementia., Virignia Dare Domico Jan 1997

The Impact Of Social Support And Meaning And Purpose In Life On Quality Of Life Of Spousal Caregivers Of Persons With Dementia., Virignia Dare Domico

All ETDs from UAB

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Low-Income Mothers With And Without Intellectual Disability: Interactions In Contextual Environments., Lillian A. Wise Jan 1997

Low-Income Mothers With And Without Intellectual Disability: Interactions In Contextual Environments., Lillian A. Wise

All ETDs from UAB

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Quality Disconfirmation As A Predictor Of Patient Satisfaction Of Nursing Service In Selected Units In Taiwan, Republic Of China., Shieu-Ming Chou Jan 1997

Quality Disconfirmation As A Predictor Of Patient Satisfaction Of Nursing Service In Selected Units In Taiwan, Republic Of China., Shieu-Ming Chou

All ETDs from UAB

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The Effects Of Collaborative Nursing Care Delivery On The Self-Care Behaviors And Coping Patterns Of Rural Cancer Patients., Ayda Gan Nambayan Jan 1997

The Effects Of Collaborative Nursing Care Delivery On The Self-Care Behaviors And Coping Patterns Of Rural Cancer Patients., Ayda Gan Nambayan

All ETDs from UAB

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Cost-Effective Attitudes And Behaviors Of The Nursing Staff In A Southeastern Hospital., Sherry Clabaugh Daniels Jan 1997

Cost-Effective Attitudes And Behaviors Of The Nursing Staff In A Southeastern Hospital., Sherry Clabaugh Daniels

All ETDs from UAB

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Adolescent Mothers' Experience With Infant Health Care Utilization., Kimberly Lynn Ray Jan 1997

Adolescent Mothers' Experience With Infant Health Care Utilization., Kimberly Lynn Ray

All ETDs from UAB

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The Meaning Of Hope To Family Caregivers Of Children With Sickle Cell Anemia., Linda R Summerville Forte Jan 1997

The Meaning Of Hope To Family Caregivers Of Children With Sickle Cell Anemia., Linda R Summerville Forte

All ETDs from UAB

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Hardiness, Social Support, Uncertainty, And Adjustment In Women Clinically Free Of Breast Cancer., Lola Angelise Davis Jan 1997

Hardiness, Social Support, Uncertainty, And Adjustment In Women Clinically Free Of Breast Cancer., Lola Angelise Davis

All ETDs from UAB

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Use Of American Diabetic Association's National Standards For Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs Among Clinics In Kentucky., Barbara A. Baker Jan 1997

Use Of American Diabetic Association's National Standards For Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs Among Clinics In Kentucky., Barbara A. Baker

All ETDs from UAB

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