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A Study Of The Relationship Between Imposed Motion And Human Field Motion In Elderly Individuals Living In Nursing Homes., Sarah Hall Gueldner

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No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Social Support And Premenstrual Syndrome., Cleo Massicotte Pass

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No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Crisis Variables Among Groups Of Women Experiencing Induced Abortion., Glenda Chitwood Polk

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No abstract provided.

Brain Laterality And Information Processing Regarding Human Sexuality (Nursing, Perception, Learning)., Susan M. Cohen

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No abstract provided.

Nursing Care Priorities Of Patients: A Comparison Of Methodological Approaches, Carol A. Patsdaughter

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Need Satisfaction Of Families Of Emergency Department Clients, Patricia Marie Rovelli

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Staff Nurses' Knowledge Of Diabetes Mellitus And Their Confidence In That Knowledge, Melanie Kay Karl

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Differences In The Maternal Feeding Choice And The Perceived Locus Of Control, Glenda E. Stephan

Theses and Dissertations

The research question for this descriptive investigation was: Does a difference exist between the maternal feeding choice and the perceived locus of control? The investigation was conducted from September 15, 1982 until October 29, 1982 in a privately owned community hospital in Southeastern United States. Two randomly selected days per week were used for data collection.

The sample consisted of fifty Caucasian women between the ages of eighteen and thirty-four who had delivered a normal, viable, and stable infant within the past twenty-four to seventy-two hours. The sample consisted of twenty-six breast feeding and twenty-four formula feeding women.

The subjects …

Prepared Childbirth Couple's Prenatal Expectations, Labor Coach's Supportstyle And Effect On The Couple's Postpartal Perceptions And Satisfaction, Shelley Flippen Conroy

Theses and Dissertations

This descriptive study explored the congruency between the Prepared Childbirth couple's planned antenatal coaching support style and the observed coaching support style and the couple's postpartal perceptions of the coaching support style. Also explored were the relationship of coach's support style and the degree of the couple's postpartal satisfaction with the childbirth experience. A rrodified version of Campbell's Antenatal Questionnaire and Postpartal Questionnaire (1980) and Standley and Anderson's Naturalistic Observation Fonn were utilized for this study and administered to 10 Prepared Childbirth couples for labor observation and detennination of coaches' support styles. The researcher was not able to observe two …

Commencement Program 1982 (Summer Conferring Of Degrees), Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | Conferring of Degrees

6 | Candidates for Degrees

13 | Awards

The Effect Of Self-Help Support Groups On Self Esteem And Blood Glucose In Young Insulin-Dependent Diabetics, Linda L. Woertz

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Successful adaptation to diabetes is probably a function of many factors: the stress involved, the rewards, the motivation of the individual, and the self concept. The more optimal the self concept the more optimal the behavior may be. By helping the patient shape a positive self concept, a base can be built for blood glucose control (Bruhn, 1977, pp. 93-97). One method of improving self concept or self esteem may be through the development of self-help support groups for diabetics.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of self-help support group intervention on the levels of self …

Commencement Program 1982, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

4 | 1982 Events of Commencement

5 | Academic Procession

6 | The Speakers

9 | The Honorees

Order of Programs

• School of Medicine, 12
• Graduate School, 18
• School of Dentistry, 22
• School of Nursing, 28
• School of Education, 31
• College of Arts and Sciences, 36
• School of Allied Health Professions, 42
• School of Health, 47

Effects Of Systematic Orienting Stimuli On Comatose Patients : Six Case Studies, Carol Ann Cook

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

As a part of a larger, on-going, quasi-experimental research project, this study was an initial clinical trial for the early exploration of a therapeutic regimen of nursing care for the comatose patient. The overall objectives were to elucidate methods to improve the quality of care delivered to the comatose patient and to examine clinical estimates for their potential predictability regarding coma recovery outcome. More specifically, the aim was to investigate the effect of meaningful, systematic orienting stimuli (SOS) provided by professional nurse clinicians and a patient's significant others as evaluated by the criterion variables of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores …

The Effects Of Exercise On Women's Self-Esteem, Wendy Laurie Biddle

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

The effects of a 12-week session of aerobic dancing were examined on two groups of women, assigned into fit and unfit groups. The subjects had voluntarily enrolled in aerobic dancing prior to the study. Self-Esteem scores were obtained using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale during the first and tenth or eleventh weeks of the session. Pretest and posttest scores were analyzed along with the variables of age, marital status, weight loss, and smoking habits. A significantly higher gain score (posttest score subtracted from pretest score) was found on those women who attended three weekly classes compared to those who attended two …

The Influence Of Lamaze Classes And Delivery Room Presence On Paternal Attachment Behavior, Cherie Sammis-Gonzales

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to determine the significance of attendance of Lamaze classes and(or presence in the delivery room on paternal attachment behaviors. Seventeen white, first-time fathers, ages 20 to 35, were observed in the mother's hospital room within 72 hours of birth using a modified paternal attachment tool. The behaviors observed included verbalization, inspection, holding, en face, smiling, and tactile response. Observations were scored on 30-second intervals for a total of 15 minutes. Fathers were then placed into one of the following groups: Group I (n 10) — Fathers from Lamaze classes and present in the delivery …

Measuring Interpersonal Dependency In Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients, Susan D. Schaffer

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

The successful inpatient treatment of emotionally troubled adolescents must facilitate their achievement of developmentally appropriate independence while minimizing the maladaptive dependency that can be fostered by the hospitalization experience. Levels of interpersonal dependency were measured in seven adolescent psychiatric inpatients over a ninety day period. The Interpersonal Dependency Inventory by Hirschfeld, Klerman, Gough, Barrett, Korchin, & Chodoff was utilized. The individual therapist of each participant independently assessed the participant's response to hospitalization at forty-five and ninety days using a five point Leikert type scale. The study demonstrated no significant changes in dependency levels at forty-five and ninety days. The therapist's …

A Comparative Analysis Of Factors Influencing Registered Nurse Retention And Turnover Below The Head Nurse Level In Acute Care Hospitals, Jean M. Snyder

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

In a comparative survey, two groups of registered nurses (stayers and leavers) below the head nurse level were measured in the areas of human need satisfaction perception, role perception, and equity perception. The two registered nurse groups were further subdivided by educational preparation into diploma, associate, and baccalaureate degree stayers and leavers for comparative analysis. Literature reviews revealed considerable research in the area of retention and turnover, but few studies used a theoretical framework and a multivariate basis for observation. One hundred nine registered nurses from the ten area acute care hospitals were surveyed using an independently developed Nursing Perceptions …

The Relationship Of Educational And Employment Experience In Psychiatric Nursing To The Attitudes Of Psychiatric Nursing Students And Graduates Toward Mental Illness, Margaret Elaine Lobdell

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In a non-experimental descriptive-comparative study with correlational components, the relationship of educational and employment experience in psychiatric nursing to the attitudes of psychiatric nursing students and graduates toward mental illness was investigated. The first sample consisted of eight female students enrolled in the second year of a Registered Psychiatric Nursing program in a province in western Canada. The second sample consisted of 10 female graduates of the same program who had been employed in psychiatric settings for up to two years after completion of the program.

The study included a pretest-post-test design for the first sample and a one-time test …

The Impact Of Supplemental Simulation On Newly Licensed Registered Nurses, Aimee A. Woda, Kristina Dreifuerst, Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Background

Challenges exist for nursing students as they transition to their role as newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs) due to a mismatch between their perceived readiness and role competency and the demands of the practice environment. Simulations with debriefing may be one strategy to better prepare students for the role of a NLRN. The purpose of this study was to explore whether supplementing traditional clinical experiences with simulation versus substituting simulation for traditional clinical experiences had an impact on NLRNs' perception of competence, work stress, and job satisfaction.

Sample

A convenience sample of 115 NLRNs from two successive graduating classes …

Nurse Practice Acts; Series I; File 139, Juanita Hunter

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

No abstract provided.

Selected Newsletter; Series Ii; File 102, Juanita Hunter

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

No abstract provided.

Centralization Versus Decentralization Of Nursing Service Management, Herbert B. Shoemaker

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A Curriculum On Nutritional Concepts In Nursing, Linda K. Hamaguchi

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this curriculum project has been to develop a nutrition course designed for registered nurses that can be offered through an adult education program within the community. The course is intended to present current nutritional concepts to meet the interests and needs of nurses in a continuing education context.

The Tenderness Process In Mother-Infant Couples: The Relationship Of Maternal Perception And Anxiety To Infant Satiety And Anxiety., Deidre Marion Blank

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No abstract provided.

Problem Framing And Change Strategies: A Survey Of Georgia Registered Nurses., Mary Linda Dechesnay

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No abstract provided.

The Relationships Among Tendency To Emotional Empathy, Ego Strength, Defensive Style, And The Situational Response Of Nurses To Simulated Clinical And Counseling Situations., Carol Ahern Williams

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No abstract provided.

Women's Health Beliefs About Breast Cancer: An Assessment Of A Five-Year Teaching Program In Breast Self-Examination., Ruth Beatty Craddock

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of Physiological Variables In Black Children Of Reported Hypertensive And Non Hypertensive Parents., Billie Rayburn Rozell

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No abstract provided.

Breakfast Consumption In Female Adolescents: A Test Of The Health Belief Model., Julia Love Perkins

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No abstract provided.

An Assessment Of The Health Beliefs Of Selected Individuals Undergoing Treatment For Essential Hypertension In An Outpatient Clinic., William Howard Fite

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No abstract provided.