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Service-Learning As A Professional Development Tool, Lillian Wichinsky, Carolyn Turturro

Administrative Issues Journal

The authors examined students’ attitudes towards grant writing and program evaluation when service learning was integrated into the assignment. Over a two-year period, 71 graduate students participated in an online survey responding to both qualitative and quantitative items. Students overwhelmingly reported that they learned more through the servicelearning experience than they would have doing the assignment as an academic exercise. It is recommended that all disciplines seek out service-learning opportunities to promote professional development.

Administrative Issues Journal Conference Proceedings: Table Of Contents

Administrative Issues Journal

No abstract provided.

Creating Opportunities: Gerontological Service Learning In A Community Practice Project, Cindy Brown, Rosalie Otters, Carolyn Turturro

Administrative Issues Journal

Ten graduate gerontology students volunteered for a service learning project, My Life: Connect with Me, which was developed, supervised and evaluated by a graduate social work intern in a community practice internship. The social work intern trained volunteers in interviewing skills at a continuing care retirement community. Student volunteers’ self-reported confidence in interviewing older adults was measured by a questionnaire created by the social work intern, using Likert scaling and short qualitative responses, as well as journaling. All student volunteers reported increases from pre to posttest, and the social work intern successfully completed all community internship competencies (Council on Social …

Workload And The Changing Health Care Environment, Denisse Neill

Administrative Issues Journal

Changes in the health care environment have impacted nursing workload, quality of care, and patient safety. Nurses perceive that the quality of their work has diminished. Traditional nursing workload measures do not guarantee efficiency and do not adequately capture the complexity of nursing workload. Studies have identified tasks associated with nursing work but not the perception of the nurse about the mental work required to meet the demands. Human factors research examines cognitive and perceptual abilities needed to perform tasks in a reasonable time without error. Researchers using a human factors framework have focused on mental processing to understand why …

Nursing Workload And The Changing Health Care Environment: A Review Of The Literature, Denise Neill

Administrative Issues Journal

Changes in the health care environment have impacted nursing workload, quality of care, and patient safety. Traditional nursing workload measures do not guarantee efficiency, nor do they adequately capture the complexity of nursing workload. Review of the literature indicates nurses perceive the quality of their work has diminished. Research has looked at tasks associated with nursing work, but not the nurse’s perception of workload demands. Human factors research principles examine cognitive and perceptual abilities needed to meet the workload demands. A human factors framework focuses on mental demands and adds an understanding of why some demands are handled easily while …

Minutes Of Graduate College Curriculum Committee, October 7, 2011, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

The Missouri Miner, October 6, 2011

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

The Bg News October 5, 2011, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. October 5, 2011. Volume 102-Issue 21.

October 3, 2011 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Shaping A Lfe Of Significance For Retirement By R. Jack Hansen And Jerry P. Haas, E Michael Brady Phd

Faculty Publications

The article reviews the book Shaping a Life of Significance for Retirement, by R. Jack Hansen and Jerry P. Haas.

Prescribing Practices In Long-Term Care: Invisible Influences, Diane Feeney Mahoney, Tammy Mcneill, Mj Henderson

Marquette Elder's Advisor

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of A Multidisciplinary Response To Elder Abuse, Georgia J. Anetzberger

Marquette Elder's Advisor

No abstract provided.

Mental Health Treatment In Nursing Homes, Victor A. Molinari, Kathryn Hyer, Laurence G. Branch, David A. Chiriboga, Lawrence Schonfeld

Marquette Elder's Advisor

No abstract provided.

Medicalization Of Aging: The Upside And The Downside, Winsor C. Schmidt

Marquette Elder's Advisor

No abstract provided.

Between The Columns: Fall 2011, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries

Between the Columns Newsletter

Table of Contents:

• Friends of EKU Libraries Impacting the Eastern Community (p. 1)
• Getting to Know: Betina Gardner, Interim Dean of EKU Libraries (p. 2)
• Library Express Expands (p. 2)
• EKU Libraries Calendar of Events (p. 3)
• EKU Libraries Have a New Website (p. 3)
• Mover and Shaker: Cindi Trainor (p. 3)
• Meet a Noel Studio Consultant: Alex Smiley (p. 4)
• Rock the Studio (p. 4)
• Red Hats in White Gloves (p. 5)
• Celebrate Archives Month (p. 6)
• Eastern's Yearbooks Now Digitized (p. 6)
• An Evening with Kim Edwards (p. 6)
• New Resources at EKU Libraries (p. 7)

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 2011, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Fall 2011 Program Guide, Academy Of Lifelong Learning

Program Catalogs

No abstract provided.

University Of Northern Iowa Today, V94n3 [V95n2], Fall 2011, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
-- Historic Commencement
-- New combined college officially announced
-- Alumni stories of service
-- Education gets real
-- Panther Athletics
-- College & University
-- Foundation Update
-- UNI Alumni Association News
-- Class Notes
-- Calendar of Events

Prism #57, October 2011, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

Physical Therapy News, Volume 1, Issue 1, College Of Health Professions

Physical Therapy News

No abstract provided.

Synapse, Alabama Health Libraries Association

Synapse - Newsletter of ALHeLa

This is the Fall, 2011 edition of the ALHeLa newsletter - Synapse.

Contents include:

• President's Column
• Alabama Health Libraries Association - Executive Committee 2001
• Update from the Bylaws Committee : ALHeLA Bylaws
• Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
• Liaison Committee Report
• Upcoming 2011 Annual Meeting
• Robert Avant Student Award Winning Essay

Neuropsychiatric Profiles In Dementia, David K. Johnson, Amber S. Watts, Benjamin A. Chapin, Raeann E. Anderson, Jeffrey M. Burns

Psychology Faculty Publications

We compared patterns of neuropsychiatric symptoms across 4 dementia types [Alzheimer disease (AD), vascular dementia (VAD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and Parkinson disease dementia], and 2 mixed groups (AD/VAD and AD/DLB) in sample of 2,963 individuals from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set between September 2005 and June 2008. We used confirmatory factor analysis to compare neuropsychiatric symptom severity ratings made by collateral sources on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire for people with Clinical Dementia Rating scores of 1 or higher. A 3-factor model of psychiatric symptoms (mood, psychotic, and frontal) was shared across all dementia types. Between-group …

Meaning In Life And Volunteerism In Older Adults, Nancy E. Sherman, Rebecca Michel, Christopher Rybak, G Kevin Randall, Jeanette Davidson

Adultspan Journal

No abstract provided.

Csbs Kudos, October 2011, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Kudos

Contents:

-- Rededication of Sabin Hall
-- Criminology Articulation Conference
-- International Exchange
-- Alumni Kudos
-- Faculty Kudos
-- New Faculty
-- Award-winning Faculty
-- Faculty Profile: Elaine Eshbaugh
-- Student Kudos
-- Student Profile: Sydney Hibler
-- CSBS Student Recognition Event
-- Public Policy: 20 Years of Service
-- Research Rapport

Etsu Today - Fall 2011, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU Today [magazine]

Dear ETSU Family and Friends, On January 14, 2012, I will have been an employee of East Tennessee State University for 27 years. Each position I have occupied during that time—faculty member, department chair, dean, vice president, and president—has brought immense professional and personal satisfaction to me. Now, it is time to seek the next logical progression in my ETSU career: President Emeritus status. It is my intention to end what will be a 15-year tenure as your President on that anniversary date, January 14, 2012, and to assume the role of President Emeritus, contingent upon the approval of Chancellor …

One Facility’S Experience Using The Community Readiness Model To Guide Services For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Transgender Older Adults, Laurie A. Carlson, Kelly S. Harper

Adultspan Journal

No abstract provided.

Fact Book 2011, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Fact Book

The Fact Book presents important campus information in data tables and charts. Included are details regarding students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Generally, data are broken out by college, rank, level, gender, age and ethnicity for both spring and fall semesters, past to present. There are a few academic year tables that include information on tuition & fees, student credit hours by program, and degrees conferred. We wish to thank the many individuals and departments at the University for their contributions to the Fact Book.

"It's Like We're Grasping At Anything!", B. Mastel-Smith, Melinda Hermanns

Faculty Posters

This poster was presented at the National Gerontological Association Annual Conference, in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Politics Of Data: Uncovering Whiteness In Conventional Social Policy And Social Work Research, Ann Curry-Stevens, Amanda Cross-Hemmer, Nichole Maher, Julia Meier

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

The implementation of a robust community based participatory research (CBPR) study in Multnomah County, Oregon, has detailed broad and deep racial disparities across 27 institutions and systems. The process of this research has led to the identification of numerous practices that misrepresent and negate the experiences and very identity of communities of color. The research draws from engagement with numerous databases from the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and various administrative databases. The core issues at hand are population undercounts, understudy of the unique characteristics of these communities, inaccuracies in …

Effects Of Telmisartan On Insulin Resistance And Visceral Fat Distribution In Chinese Hypertensive Patients With Obesity., Gao-Zhong Huang, Ye-Hua Tang, Bei-Yun Wang, Bei Zhang, Ting-Jun Hu, Li Zhang, Xiao-Yan Zhang, Yuan Zhong

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of telmisartan on body fat distribution and insulin sensitivity in patients with hypertension and obesity. METHODS: In this prospective, randomized study, outpatients from the Sixth People9s Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China were treated with telmisartan (n=23), or losartan (n=22) for 16 weeks between December 2009 to January 2011. Parameters such as waist and hip circumference, body mass index, fasting blood glucose, insulin, lipids, serum adiponectin, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were measured before and after treatment. The abdominal visceral fat area (VFA) and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) were determined by magnetic resonance …