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Is The Annual Gynecological Exam Necessary?, Joyce Cappiello

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

Background: The concept of an annual gynecological screening visit to identify disease at an early stage at which an intervention is more effective is an established component of women's health care. Both patients and providers have accepted this schedule of visits as important and the gynecological exam as integral to the visit. However, there is little evidence to support the benefits of routine annual pelvic exams in low risk women. The components of the wellness visit can be better aligned with health improvement priorities of Healthy People and the IOM report on Clinical …

"How Beauteous Mankind Is": Utopian (In)Humanity As Questioned By Shakespeare And Answered By Huxley, Jason Kelliher

Honors Program Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

The Accessibility Of In-Prison Programming For Female Offenders And Their Gender Specific Needs, Kelli Reynolds

Honors Program Theses and Projects

With the rates of female incarcerations on the rise, it is important that we examine programs available to female offenders in prison, and programs available to female offenders as they exit prison and re-enter society. Programs developed specifically for these females to fit their needs are important in their rehabilitation progress and should help in keeping their recidivism rates low. I expect to find a disconnect between the needs of female offenders and the programs meant to serve and rehabilitate them. I also expect the review of literature to support that a majority of female offenders have histories of victimization …

Building Healthy Work Environments In Academic Communities And Healthcare Settings: The Ultimate "Giving Back To Move Forward", David P. Hrabe

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

The health and wellness of the American people is in critical condition. Although cardiovascular disease is technically the leading cause of death in Americans, behaviors are truly the number one killer, due to smoking, overeating, lack of physical activity, non-adherence to medications and suicidal gestures. Overweight and obesity will soon surpass tobacco as the number one cause of preventable death and disease in the United States. With the rapid increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity, the Centers for Disease Control predict that one out of three Americans will have diabetes by …

The Cope Healthy Lifestyles Teen Randomized Controlled Trial: Immediate And Six Month Effects On High School Adolescents' Bmi, Psychosocial Outcomes And Academic Performance, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013:

The high prevalence of overweight/obesity and mental health disorders in adolescents call for the urgent testing of theory-based preventive interventions that can be easily incorporated into high school curriculums. Overweight teens have multiple adverse health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, poor social skills and academic problems. Despite the prevalence of these problems, there are few rigorously conducted experimental studies that have tested health promotion interventions to improve the healthy lifestyle behaviors, psychosocial outcomes and academic performance of at-risk adolescents. The purpose of this symposium is to describe the immediate and six month post-intervention findings …

Development Of A Neonatal Nursing Handbook, Charlotte Li, Ruth Stevens, Julia Snethen

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Poster presented on: Saturday, November 16, 2013, Sunday, November 17, 2013: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) is expanding and transitioning into a higher acuity facility within the next year. Extensive education and training are anticipated to be required for new and current staff nurses. Following a needs assessment survey, staff indicated a strong interest for the development of a Neonatal Nursing Handbook to increase nurses' knowledge and confidence in caring for higher acuity patients in the new NICU setting. The purpose of this project was to explore whether the knowledge and confidence of neonatal …

A Tree-Ring Based Reconstruction Of Logan River Streamflow, Northern Utah, Eric B. Allen, Tammy M. Rittenour, R. Justin Derose, Matthew F. Bekker, Roger Kjelgren, Brendan M. Buckley

Geosciences Faculty Publications

We created six new tree‐ring chronologies in northern Utah, which were used with preexisting chronologies from Utah and western Wyoming to reconstruct mean annual flow for the Logan River, the largest tributary of the regionally important Bear River. Two reconstruction models were developed, a “Local” model that incorporated two Rocky Mountain juniper chronologies located within the basin, and a “Regional” model that also included limber pine and pinyon pine chronologies from a larger area. The Local model explained 48.2% of the variability in the instrumental record and the juniper chronologies better captured streamflow variability than Douglas‐fir collected within the Logan …

Discovering Real-World Usage Scenarios For A Multimodal Math Search Interface, Keita Del Valle Wangari

Theses

To use math expressions in search, current search engines require knowing expression names or using a structure editor or string encoding (e.g., LaTeX) to enter expressions. This is unfortunate for people who are not math experts, as this can lead to an "intention gap" between the math query they wish to express, and what the interface will allow. m_in is a search interface that supports drawing expressions on a canvas using a mouse/touch, keyboard and images. We designed a user study to examine how the multimodal interface of m_in changes search behavior for mathematical non-experts, and discover real-world …

Digital Divide Déjà Vu: Examining Second-Level Digital Literacy, Lisa Nicole Barber

Theses

Since the advent of the Internet, the diffusion of computers has narrowed the gap between the digital "have" and "have-nots," however researchers have identified a new disparity beyond computer accessibility as a result of the growing dependence of information on the Internet. This study will explore people's differences in online skills among users in the city of Rochester, N.Y. Based on a quota sample and a survey computer tasks are administered to evaluate internet skills. Findings suggest that there are significant differences in the amount of time it took to complete each task, while differences in education level, sex, age, …

The Relationship Of Co-Morbidities And Self-Efficacy In Regimen Management, Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Translation of interventions may be influenced by individual or populations characteristics. In our program project grant we are examining factors which will impact the translation of behavioral interventions. One factor is the complexity of care the patient is managing reflected in the number of co-morbidities the patient has. This presentation examines the relationship of co-morbidities and self-efficacy across four populations and the potential mediating relationship of quality of life, depression, and number of medications prescribed. The sample consisted of 462 persons participating in one of four studies examining behavioral interventions to improve adherence …

The Next Revolution In Nursing Informatics, Kathleen A. Mccormick

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013:

One of the major forces shaping healthcare and nursing informatics today are big data needs in personalized healthcare, measuring quality and outcomes of care throughout the patient continuum, and the involvement of the consumer in healthcare and information technology. In addition there have been five revolutions in informatics that have impacted nursing IT: 1) the mainframe, 2) the minicomputer, 3) networked personal computers, 4) the world wide web (WWW), and 5) mobile networks. In this session the audience will be challenged with recommendations in nursing policy, education, and consumer involvement to improve …

Disaster Response: Global Nursing Leadership In Difficult Times, Karen M. Pehrson, Safiya George Dalmida, K. Joanne Mcglown, Cynthia Vlasich

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This special session provides a unique opportunity for attendees to engage in dialogue and networking with two well-respected global experts in Disaster Nursing, as well as members of the Disaster Nursing Subgroup of the STTI International Service Task Force 2011-2013, and with each other. During this session we will continue the ongoing STTI discussion of Disaster Nursing, with its wide variety of opportunities for nurses. Structures of global and national response, and how nurses can participate, will be explored. The organization of federal response within the United States will be detailed, as will the international opportunities for disaster nursing. Newest …

Implementing Palliative Care Across The Life Span, Leisha Buller

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Saturday, November 16, 2013:

The palliative care service line at our 735 licensed bed facility recently received palliative care (PC) certification through TJC. Moving forward, our newly unified service line quickly learned that 2 diverse PC teams, adult PC and perinatal PC, must form an unlikely partnership. Our overarching goal for seeking certification is to provide patients in need with the augmented care PC services offers. We examined the percentage of deaths in the adult ICUs with and without PC services; examined the percentage of family conferences that established goals, were multidisciplinary, and had both elements; determined …

The Case Against Spanking, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

The Diversity Of Quantitative Trait Loci In Yeast Sporulation Efficiency, Kimberly Lorenz

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

A complex trait is one that exhibits continuous phenotypic variation due to genetic variation in many quantitative trait genes: QTGs). The ultimate goal of genetics is to relate genotype to phenotype; in the case of complex traits this requires a better understanding of what types of genes harbor causal natural variation, and what form the variation takes. Here I describe two experiments using the model complex trait of sporulation efficiency in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, one to specifically investigate how small effects contribute to a quantitative trait and the other to determine whether certain types of genes are more likely …

Reflecting On This Issue, Robert Schroeder

Communications in Information Literacy

Introduction to this special issue, Reflecting on the Standards.

Rethinking The 2000 Acrl Standards: Some Things To Consider, Carol C. Kuhlthau

Communications in Information Literacy

I propose three "rethinks" to consider in recasting the ACRL Standards for information literacy for the coming decades. First, rethink the concept of information need. Second, rethink the notion that information literacy is composed of a set of abilities for "extracting information." Third, rethink the holistic process of learning from a variety of sources of information that is central to information literacy. The necessity for these "rethinks" are grounded in my extensive studies of students' experience in the information search process that reveal an evolving, dynamic, holistic process incorporating a series of feelings (affective), thoughts (cognitive) and actions (physical) as …

Refreshing Information Literacy: Learning From Recent British Information Literacy Models, Justine Martin

Communications in Information Literacy

Models play an important role in helping practitioners implement and promote information literacy. Over time models can lose relevance with the advances in technology, society, and learning theory. Practitioners and scholars often call for adaptations or transformations of these frameworks to articulate the learning needs in information literacy development. This study analyzes four recently published models from the United Kingdom. The initial findings were presented in a report for an ACRL taskforce reviewing the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. This article presents complementary, yet distinct findings from the same dataset that focus on reoccurring themes for information literacy …

Affective Learning And Personal Information Management: Essential Components Of Information Literacy, Ellysa Stern Cahoy

Communications in Information Literacy

No abstract provided.

Simulated Hospital Day: Transcending Borders, Transcending Budgets, Ronnie Stout

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The Simulated Hospital Day (SHD) meets the needs of healthcare students and consumers in an era of economic and healthcare reform uncertainty. Our multicultural and multifaceted border region is in critical need of collaborative and integrative approaches to healthcare systems. The SHD is able to meet many of these needs. These include unique cultural, spiritual, social, and contextual factors characteristic of the region. During the four hour simulation, students (25) provide all the care for the live 'patient'. Skills include performing real time assessments, medication administration, therapeutic communication, and other procedures and documentation. 'Patients' (25 nursing students) are provided with …

Addressing National Research Priorities In Improvement Science, Kathleen R. Stevens

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

Healthcare experts, administrators, researchers, and clinicians across multiple disciplines are developing and testing new strategies to improve the safety and quality of patient care; however, national capacity to study improvement falls well behind the need to discover 'what works'. The study of complex healthcare service delivery and microsystems requires new skills in research methods, new partnerships across academic and clinical traditions, and multi-site research approaches to account for scale-up and spread of tested strategies. This symposium explores nurse-led nationally-funded achievements toward national advancing improvement science. The underlying foundations of the design of the …

Open Access: Myths And Misconceptions In Scholarship And Publishing, Kimberly S. Thompson, Renee M. Wilmeth

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Everyone in academe, publishing and research seems to be discussing Open Access, but the more information that becomes available, the more questions academics, scholars, writers, publishers and researchers have. What is green road? Should scholars pay to publish in journals? How does peer review fit in? What about libraries? Copyrights? Hybrid journals and other publishing options? This unique session will provide an overview of open access from STTI's lead informatics/librarian (and designer of the Henderson full-text repository) and STTI's publisher who leads the journal publishing program. The two will describe the current …

The Civility Dialogues: Conversations To Inspire Action, Kathleen T. Heinrich, Cynthia M. Clark, Susan Luparell

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Has a thorny situation at work gotten so troublesome you think about resigning? Does worry about your relationships with colleagues or students keep you up at night, make it hard to get up in the morning, or diminish your desire to go to work? Do you find yourself eating too much and exercising too little? If you wish there was someone wise in the ways of civility to speak with about all this, here's your chance. This special session brings 3 pioneering researchers and thought leaders in the field of civility together …

From Impairment To Empowerment: Addressing Substance Use Disorder In The Nurse Profession, Karolyn Crowley, Carrie J. Morgan

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013:

Knowing that an estimated 1 in 10 nurses suffers from substance use disorder (SUD), makes this topic poignantly relevant for all nurse & related professionals. Deficient education, cultural stigma and avoidance set up nurses with SUDs for greater risk than recovery. Recognizing that addiction is a disease, it is a failure in the nurse profession to perceive nurses with SUDs as weaker or having moral shortcomings. This promotes ignorance and drives the disease deeper underground. It's time to get the conversation started: How do we become more informed and proactive in addressing …

No Books, Just Bytes: The Virginia Henderson Global Nursing E-Repository!, Kimberly S. Thompson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Special Session presented on: Tuesday, November 19, 2013:

The Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository has transitioned from the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library. Are you interested in hearing a brief history of the library's transition to an online, open-access repository? Do you want to know more about the repository and the benefits it offers to nurse authors who are eager to share their clinical and academic scholarship on a global basis, thus furthering the growth of the profession as a whole? Are you looking for an alternative publishing resource to submit your evidence-based practice and research related works to? Do …

Using Ethical Debates To Improve Students' Critical Thinking Abilities, Maryann Abendroth, Jeanette Rossetti, Julie Fisher Robertson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Poster presented on: Monday, November 18, 2013, Tuesday, November 19, 2013: Ethical debates can greatly increase student participation in class, enhance their oral and written communication skills and improve their critical thinking. In fact, research supports the need for a variety of teaching styles to be implemented into the classroom environment especially those that promote active learning. Debating is an innovative strategy that requires students to think critically as they weigh different views against evidenced-based practice literature. Classroom debates can encourage beginning nursing students to explore ethical issues upon entering the profession and potentially strengthen their role as patient advocates. …

Temperature-Dependent Dielectric And Thermal Properties Of Whey Protein Gel And Mashed Potato, Jiajia Chen, Krishnamoorthy Pitchai, Sohan Birla, Ricardo Gonzalez, David Jones, Jeyamkondan Subbiah

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Temperature-dependent dielectric properties (dielectric constant and dielectric loss factor) and thermal properties (thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity) of whey protein gel and mashed potato were measured from -20°C to 100°C. A dielectric properties measurement system and a multipoint temperature calibration protocol were developed. The system consists of an impedance analyzer, a high-temperature coaxial cable, a high-temperature coaxial probe, a micro-climatic chamber and a metal sample holder. Calibrations at two temperatures (25°C and 85°C) were sufficient to accurately measure the dielectric properties of foods from frozen to hot temperatures. Both dielectric constant and dielectric loss factor rapidly increased from -20°C …

Differential Effects Of Endocannabinoid Catabolic Inhibitors On Opioid Withdrawal In Mice, Thomas Gamage

Theses and Dissertations

The effects of cannabinoids in reducing somatic signs of opioid withdrawal have been known for some time. In morphine dependent rodents, opioid withdrawal following precipitation with the mu opioid antagonist naloxone elicits robust withdrawal behaviors including jumps, paw flutters, head shakes, diarrhea and weight loss. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol has been shown to reduce this opioid withdrawal in mice via activation of the cannabinoid type-1 (CB1) receptor and recently it has been shown that inhibition of the catabolic enzymes for endocannabinoids also reduce somatic signs of opioid withdrawal. Specifically, inhibition the enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), the catabolic enzyme for the endocannabinoid …

The Cope On-Line Intervention For Prevention Of Depression And Anxiety In College Freshmen: Implications For Future Research And Clinical Practice, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Despite the high prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in college students, there are few experimental studies that have tested preventive interventions for this high risk population. The purpose of this symposium is to describe the baseline and immediate post-intervention findings from a randomized controlled pilot trial that tested the efficacy of the COPE (Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment) Program, an on-line self-paced 7 session cognitive behavioral skills building intervention, on stress and anxiety/depressive symptoms in college freshmen enrolled in a required one credit survey course during their first semester of college. The second paper will describe the study's post-intervention …

Factors Influencing Failure To Comply With Follow-Up Care For High-Risk Newborns, Jane Mullins-Thompson, Margaret Sharon Harris, Julia Snethen

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Poster presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013, Saturday, November 16, 2013: At a large academic children's hospital in the South over 50% of the NICU babies were not returning Newborn Follow-up clinic for their appointments. Failure to attend follow-up appointments for a high-risk neonate can jeopardize early interventions to promote optimal growth and development. The purpose of this investigation was to examine why NICU babies were not returning to their appointments at the Newborn Follow-up clinic. A retrospective chart review was conducted of NICU patients (N = 527) discharged from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. The chart review …