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Excellence In Nursing Education [Complete Issue : Third Quarter 2000, Vol. 1, 3], Linda M. Finke, Sharon L. Sims, Melinda M. Swenson, Pamela R. Jeffries, Judy Shaefer, James A. Fain, Sigma Theta Tau International

Sigma Past Publishing - Excellence Newsletters

Publishing History:Â Nursing Excellence published yearly in 1998 and 1999. The publication became Excellence in the first quarter 2000. It transitioned to Excellence in Nursing Education, Excellence in Nursing Administration, and Excellence in Clinical Practice in the second quarter 2000 with volume 1, number 2. Excellence in Nursing Education transitioned to Excellence in Nursing Education & Research in the first quarter 2002.

Publishing Frequency: Yearly 1998, 1999; Quarterly 2000 – 2004.

Format: Print 1999 – third quarter 2002; Online fourth quarter 2002 – first quarter 2004. Ceased publishing in 2004.

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Excellence In Nursing Education [Complete Issue : Fourth Quarter 2000, Vol. 1, 4], Joyce K. Shoemaker, Mary Devos, Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, Bonnie Holaday, Sigma Theta Tau International

Sigma Past Publishing - Excellence Newsletters

Publishing History:Nursing Excellence published yearly in 1998 and 1999. The publication became Excellence in the first quarter 2000. It transitioned to Excellence in Nursing Education, Excellence in Nursing Administration, and Excellence in Clinical Practice in the second quarter 2000 with volume 1, number 2. Excellence in Nursing Education transitioned to Excellence in Nursing Education & Research in the first quarter 2002.

Publishing Frequency: Yearly 1998, 1999; Quarterly 2000 – 2004.

Format: Print 1999 – third quarter 2002; Online fourth quarter 2002 – first quarter 2004. Ceased publishing in 2004.

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On the rise: …

Living Trusts In The Unauthorized Practice Of Law: A Good Thing Gone Bad, Angela M. Vallario

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Older Citizens And The Plan-Making Process: Are Planners Being Neglectful?, Denise A. Boswell

College of Urban and Public Affairs (CUPA) Working Papers, 1991-2000

Building codes and code enforcement have been criticized by governmental commissions and academic experts for unnecessarily increasing the costs of new construction in central cities, thereby reducing the ability of builders and developers to provide affordable housing and compete successfully with suburban areas. In this paper, we examine empirically the effects of the stringency of code enforcement on central city housing construction. We show that the code enforcement choices central cities make can limit their ability to compete with suburban areas for new single-family-detached and multi-family housing. We also show that minor changes in strategy will not alter this effect. …

Annual Report Of The President, 1999-2000, Molloy University Archives And Special Collections

Annual Reports of the President

This item is an annual report published by the Office of the President in 2000, detailing the 1999-2000 academic year. It provides summaries of institutional changes, achievements of the students, faculty and staff, as well as an overview of the past academic year's events.

Oxidative Stress Resistance: A Robust Correlated Response To Selection In Extended Longevity Lines Of Drosophila Melanogaster?, Lawrence G. Harshman, Beth A. Haberer

Lawrence G. Harshman Publications

Stress resistance is associated with longevity in Drosophila melanogaster and other model organisms used for genetic research. The present study tests for oxidative stress resistance in one set of lines selected for late-life reproduction and extended longevity. Both females and males from the selected lines were appreciably more resistant to oxidative stress than were flies from the control lines. A relative increase in oxidative stress resistance is a correlated response to selection in this laboratory selection experiment. Increased oxidative stress resistance appears to be a relatively robust correlated response to laboratory selection for late-life reproduction and extended longevity.

การจัดกิจกรรมและสภาพแวดล้อม การเรียนการสอนภาคปฏิบัติ วิชาการพยาบาลผู้สูงอายุ ของอาจารย์พยาบาล ในวิทยาลัยพยาบาล สังกัดสถาบันพระบรมราชชนก (Teaching Activities And Teaching Environment In Clinical Setting In Gerontological Nursing Of Nursing Instructors, Nursing College Under The Jurisdiction Of Prabaromarajchanok Institute), วาสนา ฉัตรเวทิน, พวงเพ็ญ ชุณหปราณ

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อศึกษาการจัดกิจกรรมและสภาพแวดล้อมการเรียนการ สอนภาคปฏิบัติวิชาการพยาบาลผู้สูงอายุ ของอาจารย์พยาบาล ในวิทยาลัยพยาบาล สังกัดสถาบันพระบรมราชชนก จำแนกตาม อายุ วุฒิการศึกษา ประสบการณ์ในการปฏิบัติงานด้านการสอน และการได้รับการฝึกหรืออบรมเกี่ยวกับการพยาบาลผู้สูงอายุ ประชากรและกลุ่มตัวอย่าง คืออาจารย์ พยาบาลซึ่งเป็นผู้จัดการเรียนการสอนภาคปฏิบัติวิชาการพยาบาลผู้สูงอายุ ในวิทยาลัยพยาบาล สังกัดสถาบันพระบรมราชชนก จำนวน 68 คน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยเป็นแบบสอบถามและ แบบสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกที่ผ่านการทดสอบความตรงตามเนื้อหาและมีค่าความเที่ยงเท่ากับ .97 \nผลการวิจัยพบว่าอาจารย์พยาบาลจัดกิจกรรมการเรียนการสอนภาคปฏิบัติวิชาการ พยาบาลผู้สูงอายุในขั้นวางแผน ขั้นดำเนินการ และขั้นประเมินผล อยู่ในระดับสูง ( X = 4.25, 4.05, 4.10 ตามลำดับ) สภาพแวดล้อมการเรียนการสอนทางกายภาพอยู่ในระดับปานกลาง (X = 3.31) และ สภาพแวดล้อมทางจิตใจและสังคมอยู่ในระดับสูง (X = 3.90) การจัดกิจกรรมและสภาพแวดล้อม การเรียนการสอนภาคปฏิบัติวิชาการพยาบาลผู้สูงอายุของอาจารย์พยาบาล จำแนกตามอายุ วุฒิการศึกษา ประสบการณ์ในการปฏิบัติงานด้านการสอน และการได้รับการศึกษาหรืออบรมเกี่ยวกับการพยาบาลผู้สูงอายุไม่แตกต่างกัน การจัดกิจกรรมและสภาพแวดล้อม การเรียนการสอนภาคปฏิบัติ สามารถอธิบายได้ดังนี้ ในขั้นวางแผน อาจารย์พยาบาลมีการประชุมปรึกษาและศึกษาถึงลักษณะวิชา วัตถุประสงค์ของวิชา พร้อมทั้งวางแผนกิจกรรมการเรียนการสอนภาคปฏิบัติ และประสานงานกับแหล่งฝึกภาคปฏิบัติ ทั้งแบบเป็นทางการและไม่เป็นทางการ ในขั้นดำเนินการ พบว่าอาจารย์พยาบาลใช้วิธีการสอนหลาย วิธีผสมผสานกัน และมีการกำหนดให้นักศึกษาจัดกิจกรรมในชมรมผู้สูงอายุหรือสถานสงเคราะห์ เพื่อ ให้นักศึกษามีส่วนร่วมในการเรียนการสอน ในขั้นการประเมินผล พบว่าเกณฑ์การประเมินผลและวิธีการประเมินผล ขึ้นอยู่กับการจัดกิจกรรมการเรียนการสอนภาคปฏิบัติของอาจารย์พยาบาล สําหรับ สภาพแวดล้อมทางกายภาพ พบว่าสภาพแวดล้อมทางกายภาพภายในโรงพยาบาล ขาดอุปกรณ์ที่ เอื้อต่อการพยาบาลผู้สูงอายุ แต่ภายในสถานสงเคราะห์มีความเหมาะสมมากกว่า และสภาพแวดล้อม ทางจิตใจและสังคม พบว่าอาจารย์พยาบาล พยาบาลประจําการและนักศึกษาพยาบาลมีสัมพันธภาพที่ดี ต่อกัน

2000-2001 Lindenwood University Graduate Course Catalog, Lindenwood University

Course Catalogs

Lindenwood University Graduate Course Catalog

Accessibility To Long-Term Care: A Comparison Of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada And Clark County, Nevada, Schuyler Van Rensselaer Quick

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

There has been extensive debate in this country on the ability of the health care system to adequately distribute Long Term Care (LTC) to the elderly. Three perspectives have emerged to explain current problems in access to LTC by the elderly indigent: The Market Model Perspective, Weber's Bureaucratic Perspective, and the Neo-Marxist Perspective. This study will assess these three theories, by examining constraints to accessibility within two systems, Canada and the United States. The LTC delivery service systems of the Fredericton region of New Brunswick and Clark County, Nevada, were examined in the summer and fall of 1992, to ascertain …

Factors That Influence Why Elderly Receive Influenza Immunizations, Lynn Marie Ferebee

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine what variables influence elderly persons to obtain the recommended annual influenza immunization. The Health Belief Model provided the hypotheses that were tested in the comparative descriptive design study. The convenience sample (N = 339) consisted of two groups: those who received the influenza vaccination (n = 267) and those who did not receive the vaccination (n = 72). The questionnaire was designed from the Health Belief Model for influenza immunization. The five predictor variables: susceptibility, perceived severity and threat, perceived benefits and barriers, were significantly related to the outcome of receiving influenza …

Assessment Of Predictors Of Health Behaviors Of Elders In Frontier Nevada, Pauline Bradshaw

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to investigate health-promoting lifestyle practices and correlate these to self identified factors that may limit health promotion activity of frontier rural elders living in Nevada. Pender's Health Promotion Model provided the theoretical framework for this study. The sample included 114 participants that were aged 65 and older from locations in Nevada counties that qualify as frontier (population less than 6/square mile). Participants completed a two part self-administered questionnaire, the Health-Promotion Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II) and the revised Elderly Health Care Needs Questionnaire (EHCNQ). Findings support the research hypothesis that cognitive-perceptual and …

The Eighth Tshl Legislative Report Resolutions And Priorities, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Resolutions and priorities from the eighth Texas Silver-Haired Legislature legislative report, 2000.

The Silver Bulletin 2000-2013 Binder, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter, Ivan Arceneaux, Lila Millican, Nancy Byler, Stephen Wilson

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

The Silver Bulletin 2000-2013 binder. The cover of the binder is the primary document on this record and the documents inside the binder are attached to this record as additional files. See list below for additional files contents.

The editors of The Silver Bulletin during these years are listed before:

Bill Sagstetter, 1996-2003

Ivan Arceneaux, 2004-2007

Lila Millican, 2009

Nancy Byler, 2010-2013

Stephen Wilson, 2013 -

Social Support Among Women In Families: A Descriptive Study Of Support In Intergenerational Relationships, Gina L. Bauswell

Masters Theses

This study examines the effects of social support in intergenerational relationships among women in families. The research examines ethnography as a study, some of the benefits of research done in intergenerational communication, changes in this communication over the time span of the intergenerational relationships, the transmission of this communication, social support, the positive effects of the phenomenon of this type of communication for all those participating in this dynamic process, and the heuristic value of this research. The participants were forty women in my extended family, and this study is based upon their answers to a questionnaire and focus group …

The Insolvent Life Care Provider: Who Leads The Dance Between The Federal Bankruptcy Code And State Continuing-Care Statutes, Nathalie Martin

Faculty Scholarship

Continuing-care retirement communities provide seniors with an attractive option to traditionaln ursing homes. These arrangementsa llow seniors to live in a pleasant, independent environment for as long as possible, and then receive life time nursing care when it is needed. Residents of these communities pay a large upfront entry fee in exchange for the promise of life time nursing care. When continuing care facilities file for bankruptcy, however, residents risk losing their large upfront entry fee, which drastically reduces the value of these arrangements to consumers. In this Article, Professor Nathalie Martin analyses these risks against a host of state …

Integration As Service: Implications Of Faith-Praxis Integration For Training, Sally Schwer Canning, Carlos F. Pozzi, J. Derek Mcneil

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Faith-praxis integration should be given further attention as the integration of applied psychology and Christian theology proceeds. The authors outline a rationale for faith-praxis integration based upon patterns of mental health needs and resources in the U.S. and for a Kingdom mandate. Implications of a faith-praxis perspective for trainers of Christian psychologists are suggested in relation to a program’s missions statement, faculty, course work, practical training, research, and relationship to the community. Selected activities of existing Christian psychology training programs are included to illustrate these implications. Ongoing discussion is invited concerning this emerging area of integration.

A Note On The Representation Of Environmental Risks In The News, Demond Shondell Miller

The Qualitative Report

This paper examines the role of the media in representing environmental risks to society, focusing on how environmental realities are constructed via the objectivist and subjective perspectives. This study explores the construction of reality centered on space exploration, namely, the Cassini space probe. In this study, 200 respondents were asked to read four news articles from various sources and comment on the information contained in the articles. Their comments addressed the extent to which the articles were useful in helping them assess their risk to potential plutonium exposure in the event of a launch disaster. A large majority of the …

Living Trusts In The Unauthorized Practice Of Law: A Good Thing Gone Bad, Angela M. Vallario

All Faculty Scholarship

An elderly man recently lost his wife and visits the lawyer's office for assistance in the administration of her estate. After the attorney expresses her condolences, she asks if his wife had a will. The client reaches into a brown shopping bag and retrieves a two-and-a-half inch black binder containing several trusts. The elderly gentleman and his deceased wife were told this would eliminate the expensive legal nightmare of probate. Unfortunately, like many others, this couple was victimized by a trust mill.

Cytotoxic T Cell Response To Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults, Caroline R. Letter

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations

Influenza infections result in activation of cellular and humoral immune responses, leading to stimulation of cytotoxic T cells (CTL) and helper T cells with subsequent viral clearance.

By using an assay of granzyme B activity, the in vivo cellular-mediated immune response of old adults was found to be significantly decreased in comparison to young adults. The effect of aging on the CTL response was further investigated via enzyme-linked immunospot technique. A significant increase in number of virus-specific T cells occurred in older adults after vaccination, although the magnitude of the CTL response decreased in comparison to young adults. These data …

A Content Analysis Of Advertising In Magazines Directed At United States And United Kingdom Seniors, Ray Markham Smith

Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration

The seniors (55+) market is a growing, attractive market. While this market represents almost one-fourth of the total population in the United States and is slightly higher in the United Kingdom today, this segment is projected to grow to approximately one-third of the population over the next quarter century.

Relative to their proportion of the total population, seniors, and especially women, have historically been underrepresented as general advertising models. When seniors are portrayed, they are often used in supporting roles or in a negatively stereotyped manner. While the aging process is associated with declines in mental and physical capabilities, and …

Bulletin Of Yale University School Of Nursing 2000-2001, Yale School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Bulletins and Catalogues

Series 96, Number 14

September 1, 2000

Inappropriate Medication Use In An Elderly Nursing Home Population, Jyotsna Dhall

Open Access Master's Theses

Objective: This study was designed to study the inappropriate medication utilization in patients aged 65 years or older residing in a long term care facility; to examine patterns in the use of inappropriate medications during the stay in the facility; and to determine predictors of inappropriate medication use.

Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Methods: We used the Systematic Assessment of Geriatric Drug Use via Epidemiology (SAGE) database that includes data from all Medicaid/Medicare certified nursing homes located in 5 US states. We examined data collected with the federally mandated Minimum Data Set along with the sociodemographic, clinical and …

No-Sugar Solution, Usu Extension

All Current Publications

Diabetes mellitus, or sugar diabetes, is recognized in many forms.

Predicting Turnover And Retention In Nursing Home Administrators: Management And Policy Implications, Douglas A. Singh, Robert C. Schwab

Faculty Publications

Administrator turnover and its impact on the quality of patient care are important concerns in the nursing home industry. This study evaluates a model to determine which factors, attitudes, and personal characteristics can predict tenure. Responses to a survey from 290 nursing home administrators (NHAs) who furnished data on their previous positions were analyzed using logistic regression methods. The extracted model correlates tenure with the administrator's past patterns of stability, community attachment, organizational commitment, and facility performance. The model is particularly effective (85% accuracy) in flagging NHAs who are likely to depart within their first 3 years of employment. Implications …

Social Anxiety Across The Life Span, Kiri Laabs

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Circadian Influences On Adult Age Differences In Prose Memory, Alisha Sue Eklund

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Perceived Social Support Of Family Members Of Aged Care Facility Residents And Its Relationship With Family Members Well-Being And Their Support Of Relatives In Residential Care, Christine Toye

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

When elderly people are cared for In Aged Care Facilities (ACFs) it is known that their family members frequently suffer negative effects. These effects may be alleviated by social support and, because they feel better, family members may then offer more support to residents. In this study, the researcher tested a model with a sample of 213 family members of ACF residents. Predictive relationships were hypothesised among incentives for family members to support residents, stress related factors, the perceived formal and Informal support of family members, their psychological wellbeing, and the support they offered to residents. The researcher also developed …

How General Practitioners And Aged Care Workers Perceive Incidences Of Elder Abuse, Paul Howrie

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

As the Australian population is expanding and ageing, there is an associated need for a focus to be placed on the Individual rights of elderly people, and for the general populus to be made more aware of areas related to our older generation. Elder abuse, as an area of concern, developed as an offshoot of investigations into child abuse and general domestic violence, and initially surfaced in the 1970s and 80s. Some sections of the medical profession were made specifically aware of the problem initially in 1975, through a letter that was sent to the British Medical Journal. However, throughout …