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Utilization Of Selected Characteristics In The Labeling Of Elderly Nursing Home Patients As Confused, Patriciann F. Brady

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The term confusion is often used as a nursing diagnosis. Yet, there is no consistent definition that indicates a systematic process is used in the labeling of elderly patients as confused. The research question for this descriptive association study was: "To what extent are selected characteristics utilized among nursing home staff in the labeling of elderly as confused?"
The objectives of this study were as follows:
1) Identify the frequency of use of each of the selected characteristics in the clinical determination of confusion in the elderly by nursing home staff.
2) Determine the relationship between nursing home staffs' identification …

The Effects Of A Clinical Enrichment Rotation On The Students' Ability To Perform Nursing Functions Indicative Of A Registered Nurse, Cynthia L. G. Senger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The objectives of the study were:
1. To describe to what extent the Clinical Enrichment Rotation facilitated the perceived ease of transition from the role of the student to the role of Registered Nurse.
2. To determine to what extent the Clinical Enrichment Rotation affected the graduate's perceived ability to perform selected nursing functions indicative of the role of a Registered Nurse.
3. To determine to what extent students perceived the objectives of the Clinical Enrichment Rotation in an associate degree program were accomplished. The above objectives reflect the order in which each objective will be analyzed.

Professional Role Attitudes And Decision-Making In Medication Administration, Susan E. Bassett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This is a case study of nurses' attitudes toward professional nurse role factors affecting decision-making in medication administration. This chapter includes an introduction to the problem, a statement of the problem, objectives of the study, the significance of the problem, definitions of terms pertinent to this study, variables and their operational definitions, and a summary statement.
The objectives of this study are to examine five selected role attitudes of nurses that may affect the specific decisions involved in floor stock system medication administration procedures. These selected role attitudes are frequency, complexity, importance, discretion, and search intensity. The theoretical and methodological …

The Effects Of Selected Aspects Of A Directed Studies Experience On Nursing Performance, Trudy M. Crawford

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Pretest and posttest questionnaires were designed and administered to a nonrandom sample of 29 senior nursing students, enrolled in a directed studies experience at a selected institution. The questionnaires gathered data which, through testing with the Analysis of Variance, attempted to predict the effects of selected aspects of a directed studies experience on nursing students' perceived ability to complete nursing behaviors. The independent variables were selected aspects of the directed studies experience including participation in nursing activities, satisfaction with amount of participation in nursing activities, understanding of professional role, and satisfaction with the directed studies experience as_ a whole. The …

The Relationship Between Social Support, Coping Style, And Emotional Status Among Individuals With Cancer, Undergoing Chemotherapy, Dina I. Hamati

Masters Theses

A cross section descriptive study was conducted to examine the relationship between social support, coping style, and emotional status among individuals with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. A questionnaire schedule consisting of social support, coping style, and emotional status was administered to subjects during their office visits to an oncologist. No significant relationships were found between social support, coping style, and emotional status. A significant correlation was found between those patients who had more affection, affirmation, and aid from their support system and the amount of guilt experienced by those patients (p = .05).

Patients who did not finish high school used …

Pediatric Nurses' Attitudes Toward Parent Participation In The Care Of The Hospitalized Child, Kathleen M. Cesafsky

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Sexual Health Care Needs Of Mentally Retarded Females (Obstetrics, Maternity, Gynecology, Family Planning, Contraception)., Jeanette Leigh Price

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Self Image And Stressful Life Events On Complications Of Pregnancy In Adolescents., Jean Heinz Bachman

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Social Support And Mothers' Perceptions Of The Birth Experience In The Early Postpartum Period., Nancy A. Keller

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Performance And Control Variables Associated With Psychological Distress Or Well-Being Among Staff Nurses (Nursing Practice)., Gloria Weber Calhoun

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Sex-Role Identity And Professional Identity Of Baccalaureate Nursing Students., Anne Westwater Foote

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Social Support And The Nutritional Status Of Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy For Cancer., Lucille Walter Pulliam

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of A Self-Care Health Education Program On Parents' Self-Care Knowledge, Health Locus Of Control And Children's Medical Utilization Rate., Ann Travis Sirles

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Pattern Of Masculinity: 1935-1984 (Change, Concept)., Juanzetta Shew Flowers

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

A Q-Analysis Of Stressors In The Primipara During The Immediate Postpartal Period., Bonnie Elizabeth Thornhill

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Social Support, Perception Of Illness, And Self-Esteem Of Women With Gynecologic Cancer., Judith Kelly Holcombe

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Professional Socialization Of Male Student Nurses., Ernest Dale Lapierre

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Preparatory Guidance And Specialized Suction Technique On Post-Suction Anxiety And Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension (Endotracheal)., Sarah Vines Latham

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Social Support And Level Of Hope In Women With Breast Cancer (Oncology, Coping, Purpose, Nursing)., Patricia Prophit Lillis

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Resource Requirements And Costs Of Nursing Services For Patients In Selected Diagnostic Related Group Categories., Nena Frost Sanders

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

The Passing Of The Flame (1985), Mennonite College Of Nursing

History Books - Mennonite College of Nursing

"The Passing of the Flame was written to commemorate the ending of one era and beginning of a new era in the history of Mennonite Hospital School of Nursing. It was written to preserve the heritage, traditions and values upon which this educational institution was founded. This book was written as a lasting tribute and a gift from Mennonite Hospital School of Nursing to its alumni."--p. 8

Menno-Knight, Winter 1985, Mennonite College Of Nursing

Menno-Knight (1960s-1990s?)

Student newsletter of the Mennonite School/College of Nursing.

Recipients Of A Parents Supporting Parents Program: Commonalities And Concerns, Joyce Derhammer

Masters Theses

This descriptive study was one component of a research project conducted at a large medical center in the midwest. The purpose of this study was to identify common characteristics and perceived concerns, with their relationships, of a population of parents who had received a volunteer parents supporting parents (P.S.P.) service. This service was offered to new parents in an attempt to increase the potential for positive parenting.

Common characteristics found in this group of P.S.P. recipients were: married, first baby, mid-twenties in age, mentally and physically healthy with positive feelings about their own parents, their labor and delivery, and this …

Parenting Skills Of Primiparas As Correlated To Maternal Age, Kristine Grow Johnson

MSN Research Projects

A descriptive study was designed to examine parenting skills of primiparas and determine if parenting skills correlated with maternal age. The researcher hypothesized that there would be no significant difference between maternal age and scores as determined by the Parenting Skills Questionnaire and the Observation of Parenting Skills. Primiparas, ranging in age from eighteen to thirty-three, comprised three samples : ten in the eighteen to twenty-three age group, ten in the twenty-four to twenty-nine age group, and three in the thirty to thirty-five age group. Parenting knowledge and skills were assessed of subjects with infants three to seven days old. …

Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 1984, Florence Roche, Sharon Renshaw, Margaret M. Cossman, Betty Piersol, Janet Hindson, Doris E. Bowman, Cathleen E. Keating, Valerie M. O'Donnell, Martha E. Riland, Louise O'Brien

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Alumni Calendar

2 Officers and Committee Chairmen

The President's Message

Treasurer's Report

Nurses' Relief Fund

Scholarship Fund

By-Laws Letter

Computer Education : Teaching Students the New Way

Life of Service

Twenty Ways to Kill an Organization

Keeping the "Jeff" Spirit Alive

Do You Remember?

Fiftieth Anniversary

The Best Medicine

Happy Birthday

Down Memory Lane

On the Lighter Side

Pavilion Renovations are Complete

Resume of Minutes of Alumni Association Meetings

Committee Reports

Social

Scholarship

Sick & Welfare

Satellite

Alumni Office News

Finance

Marguerite Barnett Memorial Student Loan Fund

In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Graduates

Luncheon Photos

Class Notes

History of the …

A Survey To Determine The Relationship Between The Elderly's And The Family’S Perception Of Aging, Paula M. Brubaker

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the elderly*s and family's perceptions of aging. The null hypothesis stated that when the elderly's and family's perceptions of aging were compared, as determined by scores on the "Perceptions about Aging" survey, there would be no significant difference at the .05 level. Data were collected from 60 subjects. Thirty were individuals age 65 and above, and 3 0 were non-elderly family members, one for each participant, who had had contact with the elderly subject at least once a week. All subjects were administered the "Perceptions about Aging" survey. The …

Physical Activity And Its Relationship To Life Satisfaction And General Health In The Elderly, Joan A. Hannicker Clay

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to Investigate the relationship between the level of physical activity and life satisfaction and general health in the elderly.

The null hypothesis stated there would be no relationship between levels of physical activity and life satisfaction, common ailments, and health perception in the elderly (alpha = 0.05). The study was a correlational survey using a convenience sample from four groups of elderly subjects.

Ordinal data was obtained through a health questionnaire administered to sixty subjects who met the criteria. Statistical analysis using chi-square found no relationship between the physical activity level and life satisfaction …

Commencement Program 1984 (Summer Conferring Of Degrees), Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | Conferring of Degrees

6 | Candidates for Degrees

14 | Awards

The Effects Of A Teaching Session On Public Health Nurses' Knowledge And Attitudes Toward Adolescent Sexuality, Peggy Robinson

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the differences in sexual knowledge and attitudes between public health nurses who participated in a short-term sexuality course and public health nurses who did not participate in a human sexuality course. The Sex Knowledge and Attitude Test (SKAT, Parts I and II) was used as a data collecting tool. The sample was taken from districts of the Mississippi State Board of Health. The experimental group took the SKAT following a four-hour human sexuality course. The control group took the SKAT without any educational exposure. The hypothesis stated that there would be …

Knowledge About Prenatal Health Care Practices As Correlated To The Economic Status Of Primagravidas, Melisa Lepard

MSN Research Projects

This research was a descriptive study designed to examine the relationship between prenatal knowledge and economic status of primagravidas. The researcher hypothesized that when pregnant women were surveyed and the results of knowledge and actual health care practices were correlated with economic level, there would be no significant difference. A researcher-designed questionnaire was administered to 29 primagravidas between the ages of 18 to 32. There was a total of 29 participants. The participants consisted of 23 whites and 6 blacks. The null hypothesis was tested by correlating the score obtained on the questionnaire with economic status. The Pearson's r correlation …