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Nursing Needs Of Selected Patients On Home Care, Margie Sue Temples

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A study was conducted to identify selected needs of patients receiving nursing care at home through the Loma Linda University Hospital Department of Home Care. The descriptive survey was used. Fifty patient home care records were reviewed.

From the general information secured, it was found that 68 percent of the patients studied were women. One-half of all patients were under sixty years of age. Fifty-four percent lived with a spouse only, while 26 percent lived with their family. There were 20 percent who lived alone and six of these were over the age of sixty. Patients were found in nine …

Everyday Living Needs Of The Non-Acute Medical Patient That Can Be Met By Public Health Nursing, F. Yvonne Miller

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The elementary principles of home nursing care have been employed since the dawn of time. These principles have evolved into the present-day home care programs. Due to the increase of chronic disease, a longer life span, a rise in hospital costs, and the changes in medical care — new demands are being made in planning for nursing care in the home.

The problem of this study was to determine by patient evaluation which everyday living needs would be present upon discharge and if these needs could be met best by Public Health nursing. For the purpose of this study patient …

A Survey Of Temperatures Of Adult Medical And Surgical Patients, Marie Ardith Smeltzer

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purposes of this study were: (1) to find out if it is necessary to check temperatures of adult medical and surgical patients as frequently as it has been done in the selected hospital; and (2) to show that factors of beginning elevations can be identified without checking patients’ temperatures more than once daily.

A survey was conducted of fifty-nine adult medical and forty adult surgical patients' temperatures from the time they were admitted until they were discharged or for ten days. A total of 2,484 temperatures were studied. Most of the patients had their highest temperatures at 8 p.m. …

Commencement Program 1967, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

4 | The Vesper Service

6 | The Sermon

8 | Conferring of Degrees

10 | The Presidents

11 | Candidates for Degrees

21 | Awards

24 | Academic Costume

26 | Waymarks

Acquisition Of Health Knowledge In Selected Hong Kong Secondary Schools, Anne D. Lindt

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The exploratory survey method was used to determine the extent to whole scientific knowledge, related to principles and practices of healthful living, was enhanced during the secondary school education of students attending four Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in Hong Kong. The tool, in the form of a health knowledge test designed to fit the cultural patterns of the population, was applied to 358 Form I (grade 7) and Form V (grade 11) students of the specified schools. Individual scores were computed and comparative analyses done on scores of groups of students representing the two different educational levels, sex differences, two …

Commencement Program 1966, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | The Vesper Service

6 | The Sermon

8 | Conferring of Degrees

10 | Candidates for Degrees

19 | Candidates for Certificates

20 | Awards

22 | Class Officers

23 | To Make Man Whole

24 | Academic Costume

26 | Waymarks

Needle Length Required For Intramuscular Injection In Women, Olive Vaughan Blumenshein

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

An exploratory study was done on fourteen females to find the depth of the subcutaneous tissue and the length of needle required to reach the musculature. Gross body measurements were correlated with the internal measurements to develop criteria predicting the depth on other individuals. Review of the literature showed that most authorities recommend two to two and one-half inch needles, while available disposable needles range from one-half to one and one-half inches in length. A pilot study of measurements taken on postmortem subjects was reported as unsatisfactory. The electrocardiograph with coaxial needle electrode was demonstrated to be a very accurate …

Factors Hindering Public Health Nursing Of Tuberculosis Patients, Lida Mae Yeoman

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The study was conducted to identify some of the factors that interfere or hinder the public health nursing of the private physician's tuberculosis patient. Of fifty-one tuberculosis patients who received their care from private physicians, nineteen were interviewed. The sample was limited because patients had moved and because patient or physician refused to participate. Data were collected by use of an interview in the home. The overall findings indicated that the private physicians tuberculosis patient recognized the role of the public health nurse and the responsibility of the Health Department but resented its authority. It would appear that the patients …

Nurses' Interpretation Of Force Fluids, Colleen W. Blair

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was done to survey nurses on the medical units of one hospital in order to (1) ascertain their interpretation of a minimum and maximum amount of fluid in the order "Force fluids", and (2) determine criteria most used by these nurses to identify the fluid quantities.

The descriptive survey was the method of study. A questionnaire, which centered around recorded chart information for four patients whose fluid therapy was prescribed as "Force fluids", was the research tool.

Findings revealed that the upper limits and modes on the minimum and maximum fluid distributions remained constant and the means and …

Morbidity, Growth And Development Of Prematurely-Born Twins In Early Childhood, Lynelle King

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was concerned with the problem of determining the effect of twinship on the prematurely-born twin's growth and physical and emotional morbidity during early childhood. The immediate purposes of the study were to compare prematurely-born twins with prematurely-born singletons regarding their incidence and types of physical and emotional morbidity, and their growth during early childhood. It was hypothesized that prematurely-born twins have slower growth and more physical and emotional morbidity than prematurely born singletons. The descriptive survey method was used. From children cared for at a selected premature clinic, nineteen twins were matched with nineteen singletons for: race, sex, …

Commencement Program 1965, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

4 | The Vesper Service

6 | The Sermon

8 | In Memory of a Pioneer

10 | Conferring of Degrees

24 | Awards

26 | Tribute

30 | Academic Costume

32 | Waymarks

33 | Summary 1905-65

The Extent To Which Patients Follow Their Low-Cholesterol Diets, Beverly Jo Peterson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This exploratory study was conducted to discover to what extent patients follow their low-cholesterol diets. If they did not, the reasons were investigated. It was hoped that the findings would aid in defining areas of instruction which need greater emphasis when patients receive instruction concerning a low-cholesterol diet.

An interview guide was used as a data gathering tool. The dietitians at one private teaching hospital recorded all dietary prescriptions sent to them during the specified period and ten physicians were contacted for permission to include their patients in the study. The patients were then contacted by telephone and the interviews …

Commencement Program 1964, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | The Vesper Service

6 | The Sermon

8 | Conferring of Degrees

11 | Candidates for Degrees

21 | Candidates for Certificates

22 | Awards

24 | Class Officers

25 | To Make Man Whole - Merilyn R. Chace & Perry W. Beach

26 | Academic Costume

28 | Waymarks

29 | Summary, 1905-64

Falls Sustained By Patients In A Selected Nursing Home, Katty Joy Fenton

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was done to learn how the incidence of falls was related to certain, selected factors such as ambulatory state, sex, location of occurrence and time of occurrence in the nursing home chosen for the study and to make recommendations for increasing the safety of nursing home patients.

The descriptive-survey was the method used in the study. The data were made available in the form of 235 incident reports which had been collected over a five-year period in the selected nursing home. There were 213 of these records which described falls of various types so the study was limited …

Correlation Of The Maternal Interest And Attitude Toward Breast Feeding Of Senior Students In A Selected School Of Nursing, Bonnie Boyts Wilkens

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A descriptive survey study was carried out at a selected baccalaureate school of nursing in an effort to find out if the maternal interest of senior students of nursing would affect their attitudes toward breast feeding. It was hypothesized that a student who scored high on maternal interest would have a positive attitude toward breast feeding and conversely a student who scored low on the maternal interest scale would have a negative attitude toward breast feeding. Maternal interest was measured by the use of twelve questions adapted from a questionnaire formulated by D. M. Levy, a prominent psychiatrist. Attitudes towards …

Correlation Of The Maternal Interest And Attitude Toward Breast Feeding Of Senior Students In A Selected School Of Nursing, Bonnie Boyts Wikens

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A descriptive survey study was carried out at a selected baccalaureate school of nursing in an effort to find out if the maternal interest of senior students of nursing would affect their attitudes towards breast feeding. It was hypothesized that a student who scored high on a maternal interest would have a positive attitude towards breast feeding and conversely a student who scored low on the maternal interest scale would have a negative attitude towards breast feeding. Maternal interest was measured by the use of twelve questions adapted from a questionnaire formulated by D. M. Levy, a prominent psychiatrist. Attitude …

The Reaction Of Hospitalized Children To Food, Lois Masat Magnussen

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Hospital personnel are becoming more aware of the fact that hospitalization is traumatic to the emotional life of the young child. Since eating habits and emotions are so closely allied, it is probable that the young child's eating pattern will be affected during hospitalization. The purpose of this study was to determine the reaction of children between the ages of one through four to food during the first three days of hospitalization at the White Memorial Hospital. The method chosen to obtain this information was the descriptive survey. The tools used were a checklist for the researcher to record her …

Commencement Program 1963, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

4 | The Vesper Service

6 | The Sermon

8 | Conferring of Degrees

20 | Awards

22 | Academic Costume

24 | Waymarks

Survey Of Concepts Held By Bedside Nurses Relative To The Prevention Of Pressure Sores, Joan Winifred Sommer

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was concerned with the problem of determining what understandings the bedside nurse has of the principles involved in the prevention of pressure sores. Since pressure sores are still a problem in nursing care, a study such as this was needed to ascertain the knowledge of the bedside nurse relative to their prevention. The immediate purpose of the study was to determine the concepts held by bedside nurses by asking them to state what they did to prevent pressure sores. The long range purpose was to contribute to better in-service education through the use of information gained in the …

Commencement Program 1962, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | The Vesper Service

6 | The Sermon

8 | Conferring of Degrees

11 | Candidates for Degrees

19 | Candidates for Certificates

20 | Awards

22 | Academic Costume

23 | Class Officers

24 | Waymarks

25 | To Make Man Whole

Differential Neonatal Mortality Of Premature Infants At A Selected Hospital, Jean M. Crider

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was directed toward an investigation of neonatal mortality of premature infant at a selected hospital. The sample included all premature infants who were born in and died at the selected hospital during the neonatal period between January 01, 1952 and December 31, 1959.

The epidemiological approach was used to study. Data concerning thirty-six selected phenomena related to the infant, the mother of the infant, and the delivery of the infant were abstracted from the medical records of each of the two hundred and one cases included in the study. These data were transferred to unisort cards, one card …

An Investigation Of Factors Relating To Turnover Among Nursing Personnel Of A Selected Hospital, Thelma I. Ogren

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that contributed to the turnover among nursing personnel of a selected hospital in a large metropolitan city. It was felt that such a study would assist in the reduction of turnover among the nursing personnel.

Other similar studies revealed that reasons for turnover among hospital nursing personnel were due to low salaries, hours of work, work loads, communications, improper placement, poor supervision, and a lack of promotional opportunities. It was also found that the younger age group had a larger turnover rate than the older age group, that hospitals with schools …

Commencement Program 1961, College Of Medical Evangelists

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | The Vesper Service

6 | The Sermon

8 | Conferring of Degrees

10 | Candidates for Degrees

18 | Candidates for Certificates

19 | Awards

20 | Tribute

21 | Academic Costume

22 | Class Officers

23 | Waymarks

Nurses' Alumnae Association Bulletin, April 1961, Vivian I. Moyer, Margaret Summers, Betty Piersol, Anna Kuba, Catherine T. Betz, Catherine Gray Paine, Janet Hindson, Catherine C. Prendergast, Mabel C. Prevost, E. P. Shenk, Barbara Braithwaite, Dorothy R. Gilbert

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Alumnae Meetings 1960

Social Committee

Clara Melville Scholarship Fund

Bulletin Committee

Private Duty Nurse's Section

Report of the School of Nursing and Nursing Service

Staff Nurses Association

Student Activities

Personal Items of Interest

Expansion of Jefferson

Artificial Kidney Unit

Medical Work in the Congo

Marriages

New Arrivals

Necrology

Annual Giving Fund

Effect Of Between-Meal Eating On Stomach Emptying Time, Bernice Peterson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

As yet there is little agreement among health workers as to whether the practice of between-meal eating is harmful, beneficial, or indifferent in its influence on health. Studies which have been done heretofore on between-meal eating have been concerned with the effects on growth, appetite, daily nutrient intake, regularity, body metabolism, overweight, work efficiency, and dental caries. It appears that the possible physiological effects of between-meal eating have been only partially explored. The problem of this study was the effect of eating between meals on stomach emptying time.

The effect of between-meal eating on the emptying time of the stomach …

The Post-Basic Preparation Received By Administrative, Supervisory And Head Nurses In Six Hospitals, Margaret Josephine Patry

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

It was the purpose of this survey to find out what post-basic preparation the administrative, supervisory and head nurses had received for their positions in six Seventh-day Adventist hospitals. The descriptive survey was chosen as the method of approach in the study. An information card was devised to gather the data. A total of 190 or 81 percent of the 235 anticipated responses were returned. The recommended preparation for nurses in nursing service positions, as set forth by the American Nurses' Association in the Functions, Standards and Qualifications for Practice, was selected as the criteria by which this preparation was …

An Evaluation Of Two Preoperative Skin Preparation Procedures Used In The Operating Room Of A Selected Hospital, Maxine Darling

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to find out the immediate and residual antibacterial effects of the two preoperative skin preparation procedures most commonly used in the operating room of this selected hospital.

This study was conducted on one hundred selected surgical patients from the general medical and surgical units of this hospital. The preoperative skin preparation Procedure A (ether-alcohol-tincture of zephiran) was compared with the preoperative skin preparation Procedure B (3 per cent hexachlorophene solution). Data for the comparison were gathered by taking four cultures at specified times. The cultures were taken from the operative sites on the surgical …

The Effect Of Slowly Digesting Carbohydrates On Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Curves, Marie Klein

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This has been a study in which it was attempted to determine the effect of slowly digesting food on the glucose tolerance curves of patients who had abnormal blood sugar levels.

The experimental method was used. Patients were selected by criteria which included certain symptomology and background of diabetic history. Fifty-two patients were prepared for glucose tolerance tests by a diet predominating in rapidly digested carbohydrates. This diet contained food which is commonly used in the American diet. After following the diet for three days, blood samples were drawn during the fasting state, and the patient was then given glucose, …

History Of Visiting Nurse Association Of Indianapolis, 1913-1959, Charlotte Akins

Graduate Thesis Collection

The Visiting Nurse Association of Indianapolis, formerly the Public Health Nursing Association of Indianapolis, is a nonofficial community agency in Marion County. It was incorporated January 11, 1913. According to its constitution, it was organized to "provide graduate registered nurses to teach needy individuals and the general public hygiene, cleanliness, and the proper care of the sick; to prevent disease; and to render such aid as may from time to time be proper."I This organization has provided nursing care in homes, in clinics, in industries, and in other situations outside the hospitals since its beginning. Since 1921 it also has …

A Community Survey To Identify Rehabilitative Needs In The Home, Marion S. Ryerson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this pilot study was to find trends of needs of senior citizens which would be helpful to the community in planning for rehabilitative services. These needs were identified and described from data secured by personal interviews of 56 respondents, using a prearranged schedule. These respondents were 50 years of age and over who lived in and sought hospitalization in the Arrowhead United Fund Area. They were interviewed an average of 13 days following discharge from the three hospitals selected for the study.

The average respondent was found to be a man, 68 years of age, married and …