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Effects Of Electronic Health Record Use On The Ambulatory Surgical Services Nurse's Time, Heather D. Taylor

Master of Science in Nursing Final Projects

ABSTRACT

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the length of time the ambulatory surgical services nurse spends on the EHR compared to performing hands-on patient care.

Design: The research design used in this study was a non-experimental descriptive design.

Methods: Twenty-two surgical services nurses at a small not-for-profit hospital located in the southeastern United States were invited to participate in the study. Out of the 16 ambulatory surgical services nurses that completed the study, one participant was omitted due to incompleteness resulting in a total of 15 time-studies that were used for the data analysis, resulting in …

Early Versus Late Tracheostomy For Patients With High And Low Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries, Akram H. Guirgis, Venugopal K. Menon, Neelam Chatterjee, Nilay, Emil Attallah, Maged Y. Saad, Shereen Elshaer

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of early versus late tracheostomies among patients with cervical spinal cord injuries (CSCIs). Methods: This retrospective study included 69 adult CSCI patients who underwent bedside percutaneous tracheostomies at the Intensive Care Unit of Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between January 2011 and October 2015. The tracheostomy was considered early if the procedure took place within one week of the CSCI. The impact of an early tracheostomy on patient outcomes was analysed in terms of duration of mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit (ICU) stay among patients with high (C1–C2 vertebrae) and low (C3–C7 …

Decentralization And Health: Case Studies Of Kenya, Pakistan, And The Philippines, Christina E. Lewis, David Clarke, Jd, Maryam Bigdeli, Phd

CwiC Posters

Decentralization, defined by the World Bank (2001) as, “the transfer of authority and responsibility for public functions from the central government to intermediate and local governments or quasi-­‐independent government organizations and/or the private sector,” is a movement that has gained much traction in recent history. For many countries undergoing decentralization, a major driver has been a desire to increase the role and participation of local governments in the decision-­‐making space. In doing this, it is hoped to create governance structures that are more accountable and responsive to the people. For health, decentralization has been touted as a potential way to …

Public Health Considerations And The Culture Of Alcohol In Vietnam, Daniel Baquet

CwiC Posters

The problem of alcohol in Vietnam is interesting when considering the culture surrounding alcohol throughout the country, particularly amongst men. In 2010, Vietnamese men drank 12.1 liters of pure alcohol per capita, while women drank only 0.2 liters (WHO, 2014). The WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health stated, “Vietnam’s national drinking patterns … are among the most fatal with the highest possible score for alcohol-attributable years of life lost,” a metric which includes liver cirrhosis, road traffic crashes, and the prevalence of alcohol use disorders and alcohol dependence (WHO, 2014). In addition, domestic alcohol production in Vietnam has …

Teaching Critical Thinking With Problem-Based Learning, Christopher Cureton

DNP and Student Works

Critical thinking (CT) capabilities are crucial for the contemporary nurse and vital for the delivery of safe patient care. As health care and technology continue to evolve, so must the teaching methods used by educators to develop the CT abilities of nursing students. Teaching methods must be interactive, student-focused, and address the various learning needs of diverse student populations. The review of the literature found that the active teaching strategies of problem-based learning (PBL) and case studies are effective in promoting CT development in nursing students. The evidence-based teaching project proposes the use of PBL case studies as the primary …

Ncer Assistance Agreement Annual Progress Report For Grant #83582401 - Assessment Of Stormwater Harvesting Via Manage Aquifer Recharge (Mar) To Develop New Water Supplies In The Arid West: The Salt Lake Valley Example, Ryan Dupont, Joan E. Mclean, Richard C. Peralta, Sarah E. Null, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

The aims of the original proposed project remain the same, that is, to test the hypothesis that Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) for stormwater harvesting is a technically feasible, socially and environmentally acceptable, economically viable, and permittable option for developing new water supplies for arid Western urban ecosystems experiencing increasing population, and climate change pressures on existing water resources. The project is being carried out via three distinct but integrated components that include: 1) Monitoring of existing distributed Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) harvesting schemes involving a growing number of demonstration Green Infrastructure (GI) test sites; 2) Integrated stormwater/vadose zone/groundwater/ ecosystem services …

Who Is The One Percent?, Christopher Chupp

Honors Theses

This paper explores the topic of the wealthiest one percent of Americans, in terms of net economic wealth. I have observed many generalizations of this group from school, work, media, and so forth, thus, I will be approaching the topic from a statistical standpoint to gain a deeper understanding of the role that these Americans play in our society. The goal of this paper is to inform the reader, through the presentation and discussion of available data used to define this group. To accomplish this, I will be covering several topics. First, I will discuss who the one percent is …

Getting Brady Right: Why Extending Brady V. Maryland’S Trial Right To Plea Negotiations Better Protects A Defendant’S Constitutional Rights In The Modern Legal Era, James M. Grossman

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Joining The Party Critical Education And The Question Of Organization, Derek R. Ford

Education Studies Faculty publications

In the proliferation of "critical" educational scholarship there is a glaring omission, and that is research on the Party-form. Indeed, even when theorists like Gramsci and Lukàcs are discussed in critical education their work is always abstracted from its context: the Communist Party. This article contends that if critical education wants to orient toward the overthrow of capitalism then it has to take the Party seriously. I counter the misrepresentations and caricatures of the Party-form by carefully reading Lenin, Lukàcs, and Dean. I show that the Party is a student of the mass struggle, that it is disciplined to the …

Voice Students Advance To National Competition, University Communications

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Spatial Humanities And Memory Studies: Mapping Edinburgh In The First Age Of The Enlightenment, Murray Pittock, Craig Lamont

Studies in Scottish Literature

Describes the first phase of a digital project mapping social and cultural relationships in early 18th century Edinburgh, Scotland, part of a larger AHRC grant-funded study Allan Ramsay and Edinburgh in the First Age of the Enlightenment; explores interrelations between urban history, digital mapping, and emerging interest in the field of memory studies; and suggests links between the heterogeneous and cosmopolitan nature of housing in early 18th century Edinburgh and the Scottish Enlightenment culture of innovation.

Social Media Evidence, Darla Jackson

Other Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (November, 2016), Ch Mytilineou, Ehk Akel, N Babali, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

In the present Collective Article information on 26 taxa belonging to 8 Phyla and extended from the western Mediterranean to the Levantine Sea are presented. The new records were found in 9 countries as follows: Spain: first record for the Mediterranean of the crab Cancer bellianus; Algeria: further records of the alien fish Lagocephalus sceleratus to the west Algerian waters; Italy: first report on the presence and establishment of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Lessina and Varano Lagoons (W. Adriatic) and of Penaeus aztecus in Corigliano Gulf (Italian Ionian). Moreover, the extension of the distribution range of the polychaete Branchiomma …

Alarm Fatigue In The Ward, J Edworthy, M Kristensen, E Ozcan

School of Psychology

This article addresses the need of including acoustical perspectives in the debate on alarm fatigue within the healthcare domain. We show how conceptualisations and proposed solutions to alarm fatigue are unequally distributed across what could be called the ‘alarm chain’: a generic model of the core structural elements and dynamic relations that constitute any alarm scenario. A focal point in the alarm chain – the ‘alarm mediation cleft’ – seems to divide the alarm fatigue literature from the segment of the alarm literature that deals with auditory alarm design. The current healthcare discourse on alarm fatigue is centred around the …

Essays In Health Economics, Xiaohui You

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This dissertation research consists of three essays in health economics. The first essay is an analysis of Australia's healthcare expenditures based on aggregate time-series data, 1971-2011, using unit root and cointegration tests. The second essay presents econometric estimates of the short- and long-run effects of income and technology proxy on healthcare expenditures using 1991-2009 US state level data and alternative panel cointegration techniques. The third essay examines the association of two important personal health factors - gaining employment and health status - of US working-age individuals and their prescription drug utilization and expenditures, using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data for …

Examining Higher Education Faculty Beliefs And Practices Regarding World-Readiness Standards For Learning Languages, Adoracion Vargas Berry

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study examined the extend to which foreign language faculty's beliefs about learning languages were consistent with their instructional practices, as guided by four research questions: 1) What are faculty pedagogical beliefs regarding the importance of teaching higher education foreign language courses based on the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (ACTFL Standards)? 2) What are faculty pedagogical practices regarding teaching higher education foreign language courses based on the ACTFL Standards? 3) In what ways, if any, are there variations between faculty beliefs and practices regarding teaching higher education foreign language courses based on the ACTFL Standards? 4) What do faculty …

Risk-Taking Behavior In Adolescence: Exploring The Roles Of Family, Peers, And School, Andrea Ladoris Davis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Adolescence is filled with continuous transitions and growth. Many adolescents are at-risk for involvement in risk-taking behavior due to insufficient socially supportive relationships to and within multiple social environments. Research has revealed specific contextual factors that are protective against and may even reduce various types of risk-taking behavior. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between contextual factors and risk-taking behavior using a nationally representative sample of adolescents. Ecological theory and attachment theory were used as frameworks for viewing and understanding adolescent risk-taking behavior. Data for this study were taken from the Wave 1 and Wave 2 in-home …

The Prospective Associations Of Stress, Depression, And Social Support With Smoking Cessation And Relapse Among Low-Income Pregnant Women, April Lasha Nellum

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Maternal smoking is one of the most preventable causes of adverse birth outcomes and poses substantial health risks for both the mother and child. Evidence suggests that increased stress and depression is associated with smoking behaviors, including smoking cessation and smoking relapse. However, few studies have prospectively examined these associations and no studies have examined neighborhood crime, an important stressor for many low-income women, as a predictor of smoking cessation and relapse among this population. The primary objective of this study was to examine the prospective associations between stress, depression, and pre- and postpartum smoking cessation, and postpartum relapse among …

Teacher-Leaders' Perceptions Of Principal Instructional Leadership Practices In Two Mid-South Charter High Schools, Frednardo Doryell Davis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

While leadership, most importantly instructional leadership, is very important to the success of schools, it is just as important for principals to display instructional leadership behaviors. Instructional leaders are responsible for creating a shared vision, observing instructional and giving quality feedback, allocating educational resources, making decisions that are both driven by data and address the School Improvement Plan (SIP) to positively impact the instructional program, creating positive school, student and adult cultures, and nurturing adult learning and building teacher capacity (Stronge, Richard, & Catano, 2008).These things should be evident in the instructional program and displayed behaviors should be recognized by …

An Exploratory Study Into The Nature Of The Relationship Between Pre-Service Teacher Fixed Factor Characteristics And Edtpa Performance Ratings, Timothy David Gouraige

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This study used a quantitative, analytical, non-experimental, explanatory research design. The study used simultaneous multiple regression analysis and analysis of covariance to investigate the factors that may influence the outcome of pre-service teachers’ performance on the edTPA, and to contribute to the overall knowledge of edTPA as a pre-service teacher performance assessment. The study explored the relationship between pre-service teacher demographic and academic performance characteristics and his or her edTPA summative performance ratings in an effort to determine if a relationship exists between these fixed factors and student performance on edTPA. Additionally, this study used comparative statistics, specifically ANCOVA, to …

Pengembangan Pembelajaran Pengelolaan Lingkungan Berbasis Proyek Dengan Sumber Belajar Tpa Supit Urang Malang, Dwida Maghfiroh, Herawati Susilo, Ibrohim Ibrohim

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to develop a project-based learning with TPA Supit Urang Malang learning resources. Learning development manifested in a learning device that includes syllabus, lesson plan (RPP), handouts, worksheet (LKS), and the instrument assessment. The research is research of development by reference on the ADDIE model, includes five stages that analyze, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. This research was only conducted until the development stage. Validity of the product development was measured using a questionnaire validation by validator of design learning, validator of material, and validator of the practitioner field. Percentage validation results of syllabus, RPP, handouts, LKS, and …

Keefektifan Problem Solving Strategy (Pss) Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Memecahkan Masalah Pada Siswa Smp, Miftahus Surur, Triyono Triyono, Dany Moenindyah Handarini

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Abstract: This study examined the effectiveness of Problem Solving Strategy (PSS) to improve problem-solving skills at the junior high school students. This is an experimentation research with equivalent time series design. In general, the results showed problem solving strategy (PSS) effected to enhancing problem solving skills at junior high school students, which is proved through hypothetical testing, at pretest and posttest using the scale-test, counted z score 2,201 at significance level (p) = 0.028 < 0.05. The results of hypothetical testing, using the rubric-test, 1st test to 2nd test counted z score 2,207 at significance level (p) = 0.027 < 0.05, which means that H0 is rejected, next on 2nd test to 3rd test counted z scores 2,220 at significance level (p) = 0.026 < 0.05, which means that H0 is rejected and hypothetical testing in 3rd test to 1st test counted z score 2,227 at significance level (p) = 0.027 < 0.05, which means that H0 rejected and H1 accepted. Based on the findings of this research, it is advisable for the teacher guidance and counseling in schools should be able to provide the students needs, train students to develop cognitive skills in problems solving, from an early age by using the technique of problem solving strategy (PSS) as were tested in this study. For further research should further explore the subject with a level and a higher age.

Pelaksanaan Supervisi Klinis Di Sekolah Dasar Islam, Andi Nur Alam, Achmad Supriyanto, Burhanuddin Burhanuddin

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The purpose of this study was to describe the implementation of clinical supervision in the Islamic primary school. This study used a qualitative approach with case study design. The data collection used observation interviews, and documentation The analysis used a single data with the steps of collecting, presenting and conclusion. The results showed (1) Clinical Supervision in the Islamic primary school did with the stages of pre-conference, the revised contract, classroom observation, and post-conference; (2) The problem of teachers resolved through persuasive approach, opened and communicate well; (3) The obstacles of the implementation of clinical supervision came from the bustle …

Uab Exhibition Features Works By Three Graduating Students, On Show Dec. 5-17, Staff

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No abstract provided.

Understanding Concurrency For Graph Workloads In Large Scale Multicores, Masab Ahmad

Master's Theses

Algorithms operating on a graph setting are known to be highly irregular and un- structured. This leads to workload imbalance and data locality challenge when these algorithms are parallelized and executed on the evolving multicore processors. Previous parallel benchmark suites for shared memory multicores have focused on various workload domains, such as scientific, graphics, and vision. However, these suites lack graph applications that must be evaluated in the context of architectural design space for futuristic multicores. This paper presents CRONO, a benchmark suite composed of multi-threaded graph algorithms for shared memory multicore processors. We analyze and characterize these benchmarks using …

November 30, 2016, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Why Judicial Deference To Administrative Fact-Finding Is Unconstitutional, John Gibbons

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Effectivity Of Foot Care Education Program In Improving Knowledge, Self-Efficacy And Foot Care Behavior Among Diabetes Mellitus Patients In Banjarbaru, Indonesia, Mahdalena Mahdalena, Endang Sri Purwanti Ningsih

Kesmas

Masalah kaki diabetik di Indonesia masih merupakan masalah besar dan masih memerlukan perhatian yang optimal. Edukasi perawatan kaki adalah salah satu upaya yang harus dilakukan dalam mencegah masalah kaki untuk pasien diabetes melitus. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektivitas program pendidikan perawatan kaki dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan, efikasi diri, dan perilaku perawatan kaki pasien diabetes di wilayah Banjarbaru. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasi experimental dengan prepost test, dilakukan di puskesmas wilayah Banjarbaru tahun 2013. Kelompok intervensi diberikan program pendidikan perawatan kaki. Sampel berjumlah 48 pasien (32 orang kelompok intervensi dan 16 orang kelompok kontrol) menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Variabel yang …

Motivation Variables To Use Contraceptive Among Male In Yogyakarta, Susiana Sariyati, Febrina Suci Hati, Fatimah Fatimah

Kesmas

Program Keluarga Berencana (KB) merupakan salah satu program pembangunan nasional yang sangat penting dalam rangka mewujudkan keluarga Indonesia yang sejahtera. Peran program KB sangat besar pengaruhnya terhadap kesehatan reproduksi seseorang, baik untuk kesehatan reproduksi perempuan maupun kesehatan reproduksi laki-laki. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan motivasi laki-laki pasangan usia subur dalam menggunakan kontrasepsi di Desa Bumijo, Kecamatan Jetis, Kota Yogyakarta. Jenis penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif dengan analisis regresi logistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hubungan pengetahuan dengan motivasi yaitu nilai p = 0,368. Hubungan sosial budaya dengan motivasi yaitu nilai p = 0,147. Hubungan pendidikan dengan motivasi yaitu nilai …

Family Planning Information, Education And Communication With Contaceptive Use, Endah Winarni, Muhammad Dawam

Kesmas

Komunikasi Informasi dan Edukasi (KIE) berperan penting dalam meningkatkan pencapaian prevalensi kesertaan Keluarga Berencana (KB). Namun, prevalensi KB di Indonesia selama satu dekade terakhir (2002-2012) tidak meningkat secara signifikan, walaupun pelbagai kegiatan KIE KB telah dilaksanakan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor sosio ekonomi demografi yang berkaitan dengan KIE KB, pelbagai unsur KIE yang berkaitan dengan pemakaian KB, dan unsur KIE yang berpengaruh terhadap pemakaian KB. Analisis menggunakan sumber data Survei Demografi dan Kesehatan Indonesia 2012 dengan unit analisis perempuan berstatus kawin usia 15-49 tahun. Jumlah sampel yang dianalisis 33.465 perempuan berstatus kawin. Analisis menggunakan odds ratio atau rasio kecenderungan …