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Nurses Modeling Health: Give Me A Break, Hours Worked Suggest Nurse Wellness, Susan M. Priano

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: Purpose: The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study is to understand how Registered Nurses as knowledge workers and caregivers perceive and embody wellness or health promotion personally and how they influence their family, patients, and community. Methods: A qualitative Interpretive Phenomenology preliminary study was conducted. Five self-selected acute care registered nurses were interviewed for approximately one hour at their residence in order to gain insight about their unique perspectives/essence of their lived experiences of lifestyle practices respective of socio-cultural and structural settings. Results: All five nurse participants identified components of a healthy lifestyle, …

Factors Influencing Functional Status Among Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Supaporn Duangpaeng, Julaluk Baramee

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013: Purpose: Patients' functional status is ability to perform activity of daily living (ADL) to maintain roles, health and well-being. Individuals suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are frequently limited in their daily function. This limitation does not generally reflect severity of the disease but is commonly attributed to the symptoms of disease, psychological distress, health perceptions and other factors. The purpose of this study was to study factors predicting functional status among patients with COPD. Methods: A correlational predictive study was performed with a sample of 180 COPD patients multi-stage randomly selected …

Psychiatric Care Nurses' And Caregivers' Perceptions Of Quality Of Care In Community, Jin-Biau Li, Shu-Chen Liao, I-Chuan Li

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013:

Purpose: Both the nurses and caregivers play an important role in the care providing process for psychiatric patients. Their unique experience of patient care make it important to include them when defining quality of care. The aim of the study was to describe how the psychiatric nurses and caregivers perceived quality of care in the case of psychiatric care in community.

Methods: This study adopts an action research approach to understand and represent issues of temporality quality of care in the case of psychiatric care in community. Multiple techniques including in-depth individual interviews, …

Social Determinants Of Women's Mental Health And Barriers To Help-Seeking In Three Ethnically Diverse, Impoverished, And Underserved Communities, Mary Molewyk-Doornbos, Joleen Degroot, Gail Landheer Zandee

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: Depression and anxiety are significant mental health issues in the United States today that tend to affect ethnically diverse, impoverished women disproportionately. These mental health issues create situations of significant burden particularly when access to care, and specifically culturally congruent care, is limited. In keeping with the newly identified Healthy People 2020 topic, the purpose of this study was to identify social determinants of mental health and barriers to help seeking in three urban, ethnically diverse, underserved, and impoverished neighborhoods.

Methods: Using the ideological perspective of community based participatory research and in …

Development And Pilot-Testing Of An Internet-Based Sti And Hiv Prevention Intervention (I-Stipi) Among Chilean Young Women, Natalia Villegas, Rosina Cianelli, Lilian Ferrer, Daniel Santisteban, Nilda (Nena) Peragallo Montano, Todd Ambrosia

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: Chilean young women between 18 and 24 years old are at high risk of contracting STI and HIV. The literature shows a shortage of STI and HIV prevention interventions focused on this population. Internet based interventions are promising for delivering STI and HIV prevention interventions. The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot-test an internet based STI and HIV prevention intervention for Chilean women between 18 and 24 years old.

Methods: The design of the I-STIPI was divided into two stages: (a) development, and (b) piloting. The development stage included …

Self-Management And Self-Management Support On Chronic Low Back Pain Patients In Primary Care, Jennifer Kawi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013:

Purpose: This research study examined self-management (SM), self-management (SMS), and other pain-related variables on chronic low back pain (CLBP) in the primary care setting. Participant perceptions of their SM, SMS, and functional ability were also described. The Chronic Care Model served as the theoretical framework for this research. The World Health Organization described low back pain as the most common cause of disability afflicting large numbers of the population. In effect, SM has been strongly recommended as an essential skill to empower and engage patients to care for themselves appropriately. Worldwide, healthcare professionals …

Point In Time The Fitsteps For Life Exercise Program Improves Quality Of Life Of Persons With Cancer, Barbara K. Haas, Gary Kimmel

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013:

Purpose: Exercise has beneficial physical and psychological effects for persons with cancer. The majority of studies have been limited to early stage disease, focused on women with breast cancer, and been conducted over time frames of 6-12 weeks. It is not clear how soon the benefits of exercise are evident or if any benefits experienced can be sustained. The purposes of this study were to (1) determine the effects of a community-based program of exercise on the QOL of persons with cancer over time and (2) establish a point in time that exercise …

Only Hindsight: Where Are The Historian Futurists?, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

A friend who is planning a pie-in-the-sky conference (about which I'm super excited) texted me today with a quick question. "Who would be a good 'Historian of the Future?'" he asked, adding the bonus that I could dream big. "Money no object," the next text read.

I was at a loss for a few minutes. Who is the historian of the future? Who is trying to visualize that skill-set, categorize that life, read the trends of the past and plot the course of history yet to come? [excerpt]

Tapp V. State Appellant's Brief Dckt. 41056

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Younger Workers, Older Leaders: A Qualitative Study Exploring Generational Perceptions Of Leadership In The Nursing Workforce, Cheryl F. Saffer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Wednesday, July 24, 2013:

Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the views of nursing leadership as perceived through the eyes of the generations in the nursing workforce. One estimate is that within the next twenty years there will be a deficit of over one million Registered Nurses in the United States. The results of the most recent national Health Resources and Administration survey of Registered Nurses, which was conducted in 2008, demonstrated that 27.8% of Registered Nurses who left their current employer did so due to 'lack of good management/leadership (Health Resources …

The Prospector, October 22, 2013, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Following the Pill Trail

The Current Volume 24 : Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Parthenon, October 22, 2013, Bishop Nash

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

Pain, Coping And Sleep In Children And Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease, Joyce Kelly Graves, Eufemia Jacob

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine pain, pain coping and sleep and to examine the relationship among pain, pain coping and sleep in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Factors (age, gender and number of pain episodes) that predict pain, pain coping and sleep in children also were examined in this population.

Methods: Children (n=39; mean 11.9 - 1.1 years) and adolescents (n=27; mean 15.5 - 0.9 years) with sickle cell disease completed an electronic visual analog scale (eVAS), Adolescent Pediatric Pain Tool, Pain Coping Questionnaire, and Pittsburg Sleep …

Nurse Leaders Are The Key To Our Looming Workforce Dilemma, Catriona Anne Booker

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Monday, July 22, 2013:

Purpose: As healthcare faces a critical shortage of qualified nursing staff, this ageing workforce is further challenged as the 'Baby Boomer' generation prepares for retirement. While current retention strategies are focused on recruitment, little is known about end of career nurses' (EOCNs') retirement decisions. This Australian study explored factors that influence EOCNs' decisions regarding their workforce participation, and identified leadership as a key factor which influenced their decision.

Methods: A mixed method case study methodology was used to explore EOCN's perceptions concerning their workforce participation. Data were collected from 218 participants (Registered Nurses …

Labor Pain As A New Nursing Diagnosis: Conceptual And Content Validation, Emilia Campos Carvalho, Simone Roque Mazoni

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013:

Purpose: Labor pain has different clinical evidence of the Acute Pain nursing diagnosis . Our objectives were to build the concept labor pain and to develop the content validation.

Methods: Phase A Analysis of concepts as proposed by Walker & Avant (2005). Phase B- The content validation followed the recommendations of Fehring (1986). The diagnosis was submitted to experts in the area of obstetric nursing.

Results: The concept "labor pain" should be included in the Domain 12 - Comfort and to the Class 1 - Physical Comfort. The definition presents the attributes, antecedents, …

Portuguese Version Of The Inventory Of Functional Status-Fathers (Ifs-F): Validation Study, Isabel Mendes, Rogerio Clemente Rodrigues, Sonia Coelho

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on: Tuesday, July 23, 2013: Purpose: The aim of this study was to validate the Inventory of Functional Status-Fathers (IFS-F) to the Portuguese version, showing its reliability and validity, adapted to first-time fathers in the postpartum period. Methods: The Inventory of Functional Status-Fathers (IFS-F) was developed by Tulman, Fawcett and Weiss (1993) to evaluate the functional status of fathers in postpartum. For the development of the Portuguese version of IFS-F, we followed two directives: (a) the linguistic and cultural adaptation to Portuguese language and (b) the psychometric study of this version, comparing it with the original. The IFS-F …

The Influence Of Community Commitment On Knowledge Management In Online Communities Of Practice, James Gregory Greer

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Online Communities of Practice allow their members to transcend the limitations of geography when communicating about a topic. However, many communities of practice fail due to a lack of knowledge sharing. How can community leaders build communities of practice that facilitate knowledge sharing and knowledge utilization among their members? One of the driving factors in any group is the commitment that members make to the community. Past research has shown that the continuance, affective and normative commitment of members influences thread-reading, posting and moderating behaviors in online communities. However, online communities of practice may have different dynamics than other online …

The Plight Of Bi-National Same-Sex Couples In America, Michael Rivers

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Doctor Will See You Now: An Argument For Amending The Licensing Process For Handguns In New York City, Alexander C. Depalo

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.

Of Hawks And Doves: Monetary Policy By Heterogeneous Committees, Gregor Schubert

Undergraduate Economic Review

This paper develops an institutional explanation based on strategic, heterogeneous committee members for the phenomenon of inertia in monetary policy rates, by exploring variations of a game-theoretic two-period, two-player bargaining model with an endogenous status quo. The results show that inertial policy-making can arise from heterogeneity in preferences and that gridlock and policy inefficiency can become more likely due to variability in agenda-setting power, or decreases in uncertainty over the future. These conclusions are shown to accord with the empirical evidence on monetary policy setting by committees at major central banks over the last decade.

It’S Critical: Legal Participatory Action Research, Emily Houh, Kristin (Brandser) Kalsem

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

The ongoing community-based research project that we describe in this article will contribute, we hope, to an understanding of the fringe economy by offering insights into what remains “unexplained” in the current existing literature, namely the gender and race disparities relating to who uses “alternative financial service” (AFS) products. This article likewise contributes to a growing body of literature within Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism that deals with economic inequalities and how they are inextricably and structurally linked to race and gender subordination. By explicitly incorporating “participatory action research” (PAR) values and methods into our work as critical …

October 21st 2013, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

Learning To Endure Long-Term Musculoskeletal Pain In Daily Life At Home: A Qualitative Interview Study Of The Older Adult’S Experience, Catharina Gillsjö, Donna Schwartz-Barcott, Ingrid Bergh

College of Nursing Faculty Publications

Background: Worldwide, there is an increasing number of older adults, the majority of whom remain living at home. Not infrequently they live with long-term pain, especially musculoskeletal pain, which is associated with increased disability (physical, psychological, social) and a negative impact on quality of life. A deeper understanding of how older adults experience living with this type of pain is needed in order to improve well-being and quality of life. The study focused on the actual experience by living with this global, prevailing and disabling type of pain. The aim was to describe commonalities in how older adults endure long-term …

Perceptual Constraints And The Dynamics Of Movement Execution And Learning, Daniela V. Vaz

Doctoral Dissertations

Guidance by simple visual patterns has been reported to facilitate performance of difficult coordination patterns. This kind of guidance, however, might significantly alter coordination dynamics and learning. Experiment 1 investigated the effect of visual guidance on the organization of bimanual coordination. Anti-phase 1:1 was performed without (i) augmented information, (ii) under metronome pacing, and (iii) under visual guidance by a Lissajous plot. DFA analysis revealed that the temporal dynamics of amplitudes and relative phase values deviated from the typical 1/f variation towards more random variation under visual guidance. Complexity of amplitudes, periods and relative phases, as measured by multiscale …

Impact Of Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders And Traumatic Brain Injury On Speech-Language Treatment: Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perspectives, Janis Whitney Neal

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Previous studies have associated traumatic brain injury (TBI) with higher rates of psychiatric disorders. This study investigated speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs) perspectives on the prevalence of co-occurring psychiatric disorders in the TBI population and its impact on speech-language treatment. Interviews were conducted with twelve SLPs working with a TBI population. Results revealed a lack of standard measures to assist SLPs in distinguishing between the symptoms of psychiatric disorders versus the neuropsychiatric symptoms of TBI. Also, results indicated the heavy reliance on a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive and individualized treatment for the TBI clientele, and the negative consequences of untreated psychiatric …

Emu Today, October 21, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Nielson V. State Appellant's Brief Dckt. 39594

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Conformity To Masculine Norms And Intellectual Engagement, Heath Marrs

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Research on the relationship between masculinity and intellectual engagement may be helpful in exploring the current challenges of male students in academic settings. Although the traditional male role in Western societies has often included notions of winning, competitiveness, and achievement, there is a growing research literature that documents male struggles with achievement, particularly in academic, intellectual, and occupational domains (Morris, 2011; Rosin, 2010; Sax, 2008a, b). In this study, the relationships between conformity to masculine norms and intellectual engagement were explored in a sample of diverse men in the United States. It was predicted that men who more strongly conformed …

The Collegian (2013-10-21), Cleiri Quezada

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 66, No. 9