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Vte Prevention: A Risk Assessment Tool, Mary Gilkey

Scholars Week

VTEs are a leading cause of hospital deaths and cost healthcare systems billions. A risk assessment tool that correctly identifies at risk patients and provides appropriate prophylactic measures can decrease the rate of hospital acquired VTE.

Flo: The Brand Character's Portrayal And Influence To Progressive Insurance, Sydney Chambers

Scholars Week

In 2008, Progressive Insurance introduced the character “Flo” into their advertisements. Flo is portrayed by comedian Stephanie Courtney. This study aims to investigate how Flo from Progressive was portrayed in commercials, along with Flo’s influence on both Progressive and advertising in general. A content analysis of 11 commercials featuring Flo were analyzed. These commercials portrayed Flo as experienced with age, sexualized, white, fanatical, and needy. Flo influenced Progressive by achieving a brand character’s goals: build trust, approachability, reliability, and identity (Leonhardt & Cruz, 2017). Additionally, Progressive's profits increased after the introduction of Flo. Finally, research regarding women in advertising post-2008 …

Project Lead The Way 2018 Program Booklet, Project Lead The Way, Posters-At-The-Capitol

Posters-at-the-Capitol

Project Lead The Way 2018 Program Booklet

Andrew Jackson And The Indian Removal Act Of 1830 Personal Agenda Or Territorial Expansion, Austin Valentine

Student Scholarship & Creative Works

For well over a century, historians have pondered Andrew Jackson’s motivation behind the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Was Andrew Jackson’s decision for a massive social cleansing of Native Americans motivated by a personal agenda or by American calls for westward expansion?

Through a brief analysis of Andrew Jackson’s long and winding road to the White House, I hope to shed light on Andrew Jackson and his call for the forced removal of Native American inhabitants residing east of the Mississippi River. With such, I hope to give the reader a better understanding of Jackson’s attitude, military strategies, calls for …

Impact Of Health Care Employees’ Job Satisfaction On Organizational Performance Support Vector Machine Approach, Cemil Kuzey

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

Abstract This study is undertaken to search for key factors that contribute to job satisfaction among health care workers, and also to determine the impact of these underlying dimensions of employee satisfaction on organizational performance. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) is applied to initially uncover the key factors, and then, in the next stage of analysis, a popular data mining technique, Support Vector Machine (SVM) is employed on a sample of 249 to determine the impact of job satisfaction factors on organizational performance. According to the proposed model, the main factors are revealed to be management’s attitude, pay/reward, job security and …

Validity Of A Portable Ekg Device To Monitor Heart Rate And Rhythm In College-Aged Male Athletes, Brenda Reeves, Priscilla Maghrabi, Brock Guetzke, Anna Howery

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

Abstract

Introduction: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading medical cause of death for male athletes, especially in anaerobic-based sports. Standard 12-lead electrocardiograms (STD-ECG) have received recent attention for their diagnostic utility, but lack the practicality for mass screenings. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the validity of a compact HD-EKG unit during various testing environments: rest, aerobic activity, and immediate recovery of anaerobic activity in college-age, male athletes.

Methods: Twelve college-aged (19.9 ± 1.1 years old), male athletes volunteered. Test procedures included two ECG devices, a STD-ECG and a high-definition (HD-) EKG, simultaneously recording heart rate (HR) …

The Effects Culture And Communication Have On Businesses, Matthew Hendrith

Integrated Studies

Globalization is changing the way people do business; and because of this people must understand to effectively communicate with others from a different culture. The culture of the organization effects how the organization communicates and conducts business. Learning to understanding different cultures will help as organizational communication issues arise. It is also important to understand what causes those problems to find solutions to effectively and efficiently communicate.

Gun Violence: An Escalating Act Of Terror, Brooklyn Willett

Integrated Studies

Diving in to an ongoing problem that our society faces today: gun violence. This paper will explore different reasons for this escalating act of terror – both in schools and other populated public areas. The “why” will be discussed. Along with such factors as: mental illness and mass shooters, political views on gun violence, media effect on provoking new shooters and giving current shooters attention, and laws pertaining to firearm ownership.

Effective Management: Which Style Is Best?, Brock M. Dunbar

Integrated Studies

This paper is an examination of different styles of management with regard to how conflict is handled. It also gives a brief description of the different types of personalities that exist, and how managers must become aware of each subordinates' personality if the manager wishes to have an effective and efficient workforce. A consideration of whether to employ positive or negative reinforcement is also examined. Another issue discussed is rapport and how it is established and maintained in the workplace.

Nursing Staffing And Patient Outcomes, Emilio Johnson

Integrated Studies

This research paper is mainly focused on nursing staffing and the patient outcomes that are achieved from staffing. Staffing trends and styles differ in various healthcare organizations. Staffing plays a very important role in patient outcomes. It seeks to bring out the importance of strategic staffing and put to light all the challenges that might be met in a nursing profession.

Understanding this challenges or shortcomings is key in coming up with recommendations to improve the current status. Patient outcome is also analyzed and viewed in terms of patient safety and quality assurance. Adequately staffed care units can improve patient …

From The Field To Fork, Landon Edward Burns Mr.

Integrated Studies

Precision Agriculture is an up and coming side of farming all over the United States. Being able to use technology to benefit the yields is beneficial to all farmers that are using this form of farming. Many different things that make up precision agriculture are Global Positioning systems, self-driven tractors, yield mapping, drones, variable-rate technologies, and remote sensing systems. All of these techniques contribute to making precision agriculture what it is today. Expensive is a key factor in rather or not a farmer will use these techniques, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each. Precision agriculture is still …

Medicaid Fraud, Abuse And Waste, Anna Ellis

Integrated Studies

The following information has been collected and reviewed over a four-month period surrounding the efforts to better control insurance fraud, particularly involving federally funded programs such as Medicaid, Medicare and TRICARE. The information allows for a better understanding of how healthcare programs came to be, teaches the history and effects of the Affordable Care Act and reflects on Medicaid eligibility and reimbursement factors.

In this document, several cases of medical insurance fraud will be examined. Forms of prosecutions as well as the analyzing of white-collar crime will be discussed. The education of fraudulent activity across health care is to be …

Artificial Intelligence In Modern Society, Michael Holt

Integrated Studies

Artificial intelligence is progressing rapidly into diverse areas in modern society. AI can be used in several areas such as research in the medical field or creating innovative technology, for instance, autonomous vehicles. Artificial intelligence is used in the medical field to improve the accuracy of programs used for detecting health conditions. AI technology is also used in programs such as Netflix or Spotify. This type of AI will monitor a user’s habits and make recommendations based on their recent activity. Banks use AI systems to monitor activity on members’ accounts to check for identity theft, approve loans and maintain …

Are We Guinea Pigs?, Susan Garcia

Integrated Studies

This paper explores published articles that report on results from GMOs (Internet) and offline (non-Internet) and how it affects human body. The articles, however, definitions vary in their uses of genetically modified organisms (GMO) and the products used to tend to the organisms. I have researched some information from Dr. Edwards and from Global Healing Center, which was published in August of 2014. The information was and updated on June of 2016. Dr. Edwards, (2016) Dr. Edwards, urges that to have an understanding of the connections between GMOs and gut health you must first understand what is being done to …

Bullying In Schools, Christine Lentine

Integrated Studies

Bullying is defined as aggressive acts being inflicted by one or more individuals to another individual who appears weaker. In the United States alone one in four children falls victim to bullying. Several different types of bullying are discussed including verbal, reactive, relational, racial, sexual, and cyberbullying. Characteristics of bullies and victims are provided to help readers gain an understanding of who might be a bully or a victim. The detrimental effects that bullies and victims face are described. Bully prevention programs are extremely effective in preventing bullying and changing the effects that victims and bullies experience.

Muslim Roots Of America, Hassan Syed Ali

Integrated Studies

Given the present day wave of nationalism and culturalism, it has become necessary to address the issue of Islam and Muslims in present day America. The Muslim bans, the chants of "go back where you came from" have pushed this issue in to main stream. I have always said that racism existed in America before 9-11 but it came your moral and patriotic duty. Mainstream media and academia has been complacent in the narrative and the story of discovery of America. This paper is an attempt to bring forth evidence of a different past and who truly came to America …

How Has Email, Online Commerce, And Social Media Affected Face-To-Face Communication In Today's Business World?, Janet Smith Bailey

Integrated Studies

The internet has improved the ease and speed with which we communicate, but it has also caused our face-to-face communication skills to deteriorate. In today's ever-changing and globally-expanding business world, it is necessary that we focus on learning and maintaining our interpersonal and face-to-face communication skills.

Juvenile Detention, Veronica Ortiz Moralez

Integrated Studies

The study aimed at identifying and evaluating the reasons for juvenile delinquency and detention. To attain this aim, secondary data has been used in a descriptive way. It is observed from the study that the lack of education along with financial issues influence juveniles to reflect offensive behavior and crime. The reasons also involve the lack of support from the parents as well as the inappropriate family environment. The improper school and community environment and bad company of friends may also cause juvenile delinquency, which results in detention. The personality and the psychology of the juvenile may also lead to …

The Benefits And Options Of Early Childhood Education, Christina Zordel

Integrated Studies

Early childhood education is a crucial step in a child’s educational journey. This paper begins with a history of early childhood education programs in the United States, from the Head Start program to public and private programs. A child’s participation in a quality early education program is essential to mental, social and academic development, as is evident in the research of several successful model programs. The Abecedarian Project, Perry Preschool Program, Chicago Child-Parent Center, and Abbot Preschool Program provide an excellent evidence base for the benefits of early childhood education. Research of these projects show improvement in several areas, some …

Workplace Violence, Darvonte Green

Integrated Studies

'Every year, 2 million American workers report having been victims of workplace violence. In 2014, 409 people were fatally injured in work-related attacks, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's about 16% of the 4,821 workplace deaths that year.' National Safety Council (NSC 2018).

Care For Care-Givers - The Importance Of Caregivers And The Role They Play, Hannah Jo Black

Integrated Studies

Many times, the incredibly difficult role of becoming a caregiver falls onto close family and friends. There is little training for the responsibilities that come along with becoming a caregiver and there is not always support for them outside family or friends. After much research and interviews with others who had been handed the role as caregiver, it is believed that while there are certain types of communication between caregivers and support groups, there should be better communication of where caregivers can turn to in order to find support. The interviews conducted for the sake of this research showed that …

Secure Integration Of Information Systems In Radiology, Stephen A. Clark

Integrated Studies

Medical Imaging is an industry where distinctive imaging protocols such as Digital Communications in Medicine (DICOM) and Health Level 7 (HL7) are used to transmit patient data across multiple information systems relaying possible life-saving data their providers. These information systems, unique to radiology departments require proper integration and workflow to achieve the CIA triad of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This paper discusses the challenges of integrating disparate healthcare radiology information system with particular emphasis on protocol security.

Value Based Healthcare: The Missing Formula For Quality Patient Care, April Tapscott

Integrated Studies

Value Based Care is driving the need to balance value with cost. Health care organizations must address the value component as part of the patient care experience. Reimbursements to physicians and healthcare organizations are the focus on delivering value care to the patient while keeping costs down for the insurance company and overhead for the organizations. Health care providers face challenges on how to connect ethics, patient safety, and decision making to quality of care for each individual patient. Insurance companies are looking at the volume of people, how many episodes of care for each condition, how many providers for …

Physicians Or Facebook? The Effects Of Do-It-Yourself Healthcare On Modern Society., Kelli Jo Compton-Thweatt

Integrated Studies

All patients have the right to be an advocate for their own healthcare; however, most patients in today’s society abuse that right by delving from professional medical advice given per their healthcare provider. It is imperative that self-diagnosis and self-treatment do not undermine healthcare professionals and do not replace the medical treatment advice given to incite healing. Do-it-yourself healthcare has become increasingly popular in the last decade due largely in part to rising healthcare costs. While having negative implications on modern society, the articles explored illustrate how do-it-yourself healthcare has given rise to a new era of chaos proving that …

Effective Communication Skills For Healthcare Workers, Marlena Lovone Shaw 5597883

Integrated Studies

Abstract

It is imperative for managers to know how to communicate with both patients and employees in a proper manner. Most patients have limited understanding of healthcare terms and “layman’s” terms must be used in order for them to understand the messages that you are trying to get across to them. While speaking to the office staff, however, it is important to be able to use proper medical terminology including medical billing terminology. That helps the staff quickly understand without the long explanations that patients sometimes need. When communicating with patients it is very important whether through direct or indirect …

The Impact Of Patient Safety On Healthcare Delivery, Kaitlin Blakemore

Integrated Studies

This paper goes into focus on the different types of patient safety. I am writing this paper to give viewers a better understanding of the safety and concerns that do appear when a patient is in our care. Patient safety is a training that emphasizes safety in a healthcare setting through reporting, prevention, and reduction, as well as analysis of the medical error that does lead to different adverse effects. The main concern and focus is how we as healthcare workers can make new approaches, as well as trying to limit the amount of errors with paper training.

The concerns …

Change In Education: Technology, Politics & Funding, Chastity White

Integrated Studies

In this paper I will discuss changes that have occurred in the United States Education system over the years. It will explore three particular topics that have had a strong impact on our education system which are technology, politics, and educational funding. Research and surveys conducted have shown both the positive and negative effects on Education and its growth. The paper will explain the transformation of technology in classrooms and also discuss policies put in place by the government such as the No Child Left Behind Act and Title 1 Funding. Specifically, this paper will discuss how much the Education …

Physicians Or Facebook? The Effects Of Do-It-Yourself Healthcare On Modern Society., Kelli Jo Compton-Thweatt

Integrated Studies

All patients have the right to be an advocate for their own healthcare; however, most patients in today’s society abuse that right by delving from professional medical advice given per their healthcare provider. It is imperative that self-diagnosis and self-treatment do not undermine healthcare professionals and do not replace the medical treatment advice given to incite healing. Do-it-yourself healthcare has become increasingly popular in the last decade due largely in part to rising healthcare costs. While having negative implications on modern society, the articles explored illustrate how do-it-yourself healthcare has given rise to a new era of chaos proving that …

Stress Triggers, The Effects Stress Has On Social, Mental And Physical Behavior In College Students, And The Coping Mechanisms Used, Stacy Simpson

Integrated Studies

This paper will explore the various types of stress college students face, as well as the psychological, physical, and social effects of these stressors on students. The struggle that students face dealing with an overwhelming amount of stress can be difficult and take a toll on individuals during their collegiate academic career. Coccia, & Darling, (2016) studied how general life, love and social interaction could cause stress on college students. College students deal with stress in different, personal ways, and many studies have considered the individual coping methods used by students. Self-medication is one common tactic for stress coping. Binge …

Causes And Adverse Effects From Overcrowding Of Emergency Departments: The Solution, Breanna King, Breanna M. King

Integrated Studies

Abstract

This paper will describe the purpose of emergency departments and how they have become overcrowded, overused, the problems associated with the overcrowding and the new strategies that have been put into place to lower the amount of emergency department visits. About half of reported emergency department visits are normally considered non-urgent and because of this, millions, if not billions of dollars are wasted. Overuse of emergency departments become overcrowded, and those in dire need of emergency care may have to be rerouted or have longer wait times if no beds are available.

Overuse of Emergency Departments not only effects …