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Death, Dying, And End-Of-Life Care: Nurse Educators' Prescription For Nursing Education, Carmencita C. Mercado-Poe

Theses and Dissertations

Education on death, dying, bereavement, and end-of-life care is a vital component of the basic preparation of the registered nurse. Yet, practicing nurses continue to report that programs offered in nursing schools do not prepare them adequately to provide comprehensive care to the dying. An explanation given in the literature is that some nurse educators do not value the inclusion of death education in the nursing curriculum. These educators argue that the current curricula are already too full and that skills related to the care of the dying are not as important as life-sustaining skills. They believe that skills related …

Hazard Communication: A Review Of The Science Underpinning The Art Of Communication For Health And Safety, Barbara Sattler, B Lippy, T Jordan

Nursing and Health Professions Faculty Research and Publications

This report was commissioned by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration to review the state of scientific inquiry supporting our knowledge regarding key elements of chemical hazard communication programs: labeling, warnings, material safety data sheets, and worker training. This endeavor supports the international effort to harmonize laws, regulations, and consensus standards affecting the ways in which information about hazardous chemicals is communicated. The international effort can be divided into three major functions: classifying health and environmental hazards, classifying physical hazards; and communicating hazard information. This last component involves the determination of what information will be communicated to users …

Knowledge, Attitudes, Health Beliefs, And Locus Of Control Of Males Related To Prostate Cancer Prevention., Ashley Sanders Mccord

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Exploring Access To Data In Nursing Research., Lynn Marie Carlton

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

An Ethnographic Study Of Family Health In Appalachian Microsystems., Sharon Ann Denham

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Self-Esteem, Coping And Attitude Toward Menopause Among Older Rural Southern Women., Herma Joyce Taylor

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Experience Of Hearing Loss In Older Women: Patterns Of Human Becoming., Lavin Reed Rowe

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Mending A Torn Fish Net: Parse's Theory-Guided Research On The Lived Experience Of Hope, Ching-Eng Hsieh Wang

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Persisting While Wanting To Change: Research Guided By Parse's Theory, Florence Beryl Pilkington

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Physical Activity On Perimenopause, Suling Li

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Too Familiar For Words: An Analysis Of "Invisible" Nursing Work, Frances R. Vlasses

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Phenomenology Of Being Restrained, Mary Elizabeth Johnson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Epidural And Intravenous Fentanyl Patient-Controlled Analgesia After Cesarean Section Under Epidural Anesthesia With Chloroprocaine, Kim M. Larsen

Theses and Dissertations

This study compared two methods of postcesarean fentanyl patient- controlled analgesia (PCA). Fentanyl was administered intravenously (PCA_I) or epidurally (PCA_E) following cesarean section under epidural chloroprocaine anesthesia. Twenty-one ASA I and II parturients were randomly assigned to receive fentanyl PCA_I (n = 9) or PCA (n = 12). At surgical completion fentanyl 1.0 mcg/kg was given and the PCA initiated with a dose of 30 mcg, a lockout interval of 10 minutes, a maximum dose of 180 mcg/hr, and no basal rate. Data were collected over 24 hours including visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, …

The Lived Experiences Of Single Teenage Mothers In Botswana : A Phenomenological Study, Tshepiso D. Mojapelo

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study was designed to explore-the lived-experiences of single teenage mothers in Botswana, as perceived by them. The participants were teenage mothers who had to leave school due.to pregnancy. They had either completed year one in secondary school or were in year two. Their ages ranged between 16 and 19 years. The ages of their babies range from five to 10 months, with the exception of one child who was three years old. All teenage mothers came from low socio-economic backgrounds with families whose parents were either not working, or were working in the lowest paying jobs as cleaners or …

Lymphoedema Following Surgery For Breast Cancer, Jacqueline Lord

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Lymphoedema of the ipsilateral upper limb is one of the most significant long term complications of the surgical treatment of breast cancer and may be described as a life sentence of bodily disfigurement. The resultant cosmetic disfigurement, physical discomfort and reduced physical mobility combined with the psychological sequelae, far exceeds the original expectations of the breast surgery patient (Tobin, Lacey, Meyer, and Mortimer, 1993). It is estimated that one hundred thousand women in Australia have developed lymphoedema (or will develop it before they die) as a result of mastectomy and radiotherapy alone (Casley-Smith, 1992). In breast cancer patients, lymphoedema can …

Immune Responses To Final Exams In Healthy And Asthmatic Adolescents, Duck-Hee Kang, Christopher L. Coe, Donna O. Mccarthy, William B. Ershler

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Immune responses to an academic stressor were examined in healthy and asthmatic adolescents with regard to their illness symptom reports. Eighty-seven high school students completed a health diary for 2 weeks and provided three blood samples during midsemester, final-exam, and postexam periods. During exam week, all students showed significant immunological alterations from baseline: Natural killer cell activity was significantly lower, whereas lymphocyte proliferation and neutrophil superoxide release were significantly higher. These immune changes tended to return toward baseline during the postexam period, but the enhanced neutrophil reactivity continued to rise. Overall, immunological responses were similar between asthmatic subjects and controls. …

Labour And Birth Information Needs Of First Time Mothers In Malawi And Satisfaction With Information Received, Address M. Malata

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Giving labour and birth information to first time mothers is one of the challenges facing the midwives in Malawi. There are many underlying health and soeioeconomic problems facing the people of Malawi particularly mothers in the child bearing age because of inadequate human and material resources in the health sector. This thesis presents findings of a study carried out in Malawi to explore labour and birth information given to first time mothers at hospitals and in the communities. Maternal satisfaction with the information received was determined. In addition labour and birth information needs of first time mothers in Malawi were …

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Young Adult Women's Responses To Undergoing Treatment For Early Breast Cancer, Donna Abrashoff Schutte Dnsc

Dissertations

In the nearly two decades of cancer research in the United States, there has been little emphasis on the experiences of young adult women with breast cancer. I therefore adopted a qualitative multicase study method to explore the experiences of five young adult women from the time of discovery of a breast mass through the first three months of recovery from mastectomy. Utilizing data collected via semi-structured interviews, this study sought to describe their concerns, the way in which their concerns changed over time, and the influence of contextual factors. Three themes were identified. These included: "I'm going to die!" …

Menno-Knight, November 1996, Mennonite College Of Nursing

Menno-Knight

Student newsletter of the Mennonite School/College of Nursing.

Helper Woman: A Biography Of Elinor Delight Gregg, Jacqueline S. Pflaum Dnsc, Mph, Ms

Dissertations

The intent of this investigation was to conduct an extensive study of the life and character of Elinor Gregg (1886-1970) in order to identify the contributions she made to professional nursing and to humanity. Nurse, educator, administrator, beloved relative, and friend, Elinor Gregg was an outstanding person whom nurses today might well emulate. Historical method provided the context for the study. Data were collected from the National Archives; National Library of Medicine Historical Section; Nursing Archives at Mugar Library, Boston University; Nursing Archives at Simmons College; National Headquarters of the American Red Cross; Archives of Colorado College; and Archives of …

Enteric Absorption Of Ciprofloxacin During Tube Feeding In The Critically Ill, Stephen M. Cohn, Mark D. Sawyer, Gerard A. Burns, Concertina Tolomeo, Kerry A. Milner

Nursing Faculty Publications

To determine the pharmacokinetic properties of ciprofloxacin in the critically ill, we studied seven mechanically ventilated patients with pneumonia during entcral feedings. Subjects received ciprofloxacin 750 mg every 12 h via nasogastric tube and serial serum drug concentrations were measured after the first and fourth dose. After the initial dose, the maximum serum concentration ranged from 1.24–3.06 mg/L, and the area under the time curve from 0–12 h ranged from 3.2–19.65 mg.h/L. Similar levels were noted after dose four. Gastrointestinal absorption of ciprofloxacin in tube fed critically ill patients was decreased, but well above MIC values for many pathogenic bacteria.

Basics Of Research (Part 8): Unique Aspects Of Nursing Research, Cheryl Thompson, Cheryl J. Erler

Journal Articles: College of Nursing

No abstract provided.

Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 1996, Betty Piersol, Elizabeth K. Prisnock, Marian E. Smith, Margaret Summers, Deborah Fireman, Nicole Herndon

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

1996-1997 Meeting Dates Calendar

1997 Annual Luncheon-Meeting Notice Inside

Officers and Committee Chairs

Bulletin Publication Committee

1996-1997 Meeting Dates Calendar

The President's Message

Treasurer's Report

News About Our Graduates

Letter To Jefferson Nurses

Fiftieth Anniversary

Resume' of Minutes of Alumni Association Meetings

Alumni Office News

Nursing Up-Date 1995-1996

Scholarship Funds At Work

Diploma School of Nursing Alumni Association-Mabel C. Prevost Scholarship Report 1995

Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation

Operation Support Freedom - Humanitarian Aid to Kiev

The Best Mousetrap - Computers In Nursing

Christmas, As A Prisoner Of War

Restroom Policy

Happy Birthday

Committee Reports

• Bulletin
• Development …

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1996, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1996 nursing class: Judy Aaron, Larry Ashby, Lynna Back, Patricia Barger, Pamela Barnett, Jill Bryce, Tonia Bullock, Debbie Caudill, Patricia Clark, Paula Cole, Vickie Collins, Jennifer Crowe, Jennifer Duncan, Rebecca Gardner, Sharon Gearlds, Bobby Gilbert, Sandra Hale, David Hall, Lesa Hall, Monica Hauskins, Joyce Hayes, Donna Howard, Alicia Hume, Stacey Hunt, Tricia Jameson, Linda Jenkins, Jean Johnson, Melissa Johnson, Deoborah Killen, Teri Lane, Jody Lee, Beatrice Long, Deanna McGuire, Candace Mercer, Bonnie Owens, Laura Pennington, Pricilla Pullum, Angela Rosser, Barbara Spurlock and Melissa Starwalt.

Menno-Knight, October 1996, Mennonite College Of Nursing

Menno-Knight

Student newsletter of the Mennonite School/College of Nursing.

Loma Linda Nurse - Vol. 07, No. 01, Loma Linda University School Of Nursing

Loma Linda Nurse

Contents

4 | Dean's letter

6 | Imagining the possibilities

8 | International nursing

10 | Student news

12 | Students respond to alumni generosity

13 | 1995-1996 donor report

25 | News update

27 | Alumni president's letter

28 | New communication techniques bring changes to the Association

29 | Near and far

A Comparison Of The Ovulation Method With The Cue Ovulation Predictor In Determining The Fertile Period, Richard J. Fehring

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

The purpose of this study was to compare the CUE Ovulation Predictor with the ovulation method in determining the fertile period. Eleven regularly ovulating women measured their salivary and vaginal electrical resistance (ER) with the CUE, observed their cervical-vaginal mucus, and measured their urine for a luteinizing hormone (LH) surge on a daily basis. Data from 21 menstrual cycles showed no statistical difference (T= 0.33, p= 0.63) between the CUE fertile period, which ranged from 5 to 10 days (mean = 6.7 days, SD = 1.6), and the fertile period of the ovulation method, which ranged from 4 to 9 …

Safe Tractor Operation: A Photonovel, M. Susan Jones, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health & Safety

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Menno-Knight, September 1996, Mennonite College Of Nursing

Menno-Knight

Student newsletter of the Mennonite School/College of Nursing.