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Pharmacologic And Nonpharmacologic Approaches To Palliative Care In Oncology, Daniel Powell, Sunitha Johns, Samia Alam, Isabel E. Cwikla, Brendan Rasor, David W. Koh

Pharmacy and Wellness Review

In recent decades, few fields have changed as drastically as oncology. A wide variety of approaches must be taken in order to best care for cancer patients. With the globalization of health care and modern society, nontraditional management of cancer symptoms is once again increasing in popularity. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has also recently updated their palliative care guidelines. These guidelines provide a detailed approach for the care of a wide range of cancer patients but largely focus on traditional pharmacotherapy. An increasing number of studies are being conducted on nonpharmacologic approaches to care for patients with cancer. …

A Pharmacist's Role In Educating On The Health Risks Of Smoking During Pregnancy And Helping Patients With Smoking Cessation, Alexandra Herman, Cassandra Hacker, Emily Wells, Brian Heilbronner, Brittany L. Long

Pharmacy and Wellness Review

While many people know smoking causes cancer, heart disease and other major health problems, smoking during pregnancy causes additional fetal health complications including birth defects, premature birth and infant death. Cigarettes contain carbon monoxide and nicotine, both of which can cause a decrease in oxygen delivery to the fetus' developing tissues causing organs like the brain, lungs, kidneys and ears not to develop properly. If children are exposed to these toxins through secondhand smoke after birth, they are more likely to experience severe health problems such as ear infections, cataracts, lung cancer and heart disease. It is also known that …

Maternal And Infant Health Benefits Related To Infantile Feeding Methods, Michaela Wolford, Alexa Bouts, Carmen Lariccia, Cara Walden, Anh Dao Le, Andrew M. Roecker

Pharmacy and Wellness Review

Human breast milk is known to provide the most complete nutrition to growing infants. There may be more gained from breastfeeding than simply nutritional fulfillment-recent research has uncovered benefits related to the development and health of infants. Breastfeeding has been shown to stimulate immune system development by exposing the infant to bacteria and antibodies from the mother. Breastfeeding may also benefit nursing mothers by improving insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance as well as decreasing postpartum weight gain. In place of breastfeeding, formulas are able to provide an infant with necessary nutrition. Many infant formulas have been enriched with probiotics and …

Faculty Perceptions Of Readiness To Implement Interprofessional Education In Athletic Training, Meredith M. Parry, Jennifer Jordan Utley, Sue Shapiro, Stefanie Podlog

Athletic Training Collection

PURPOSE As the athletic training profession advances, master’s degree accreditation standards aim to position athletic trainers as key players on interprofessional healthcare teams. Interprofessional education standards were recently introduced to academic leaders as key elements in the professional healthcare education of athletic trainers.

While the current standards reflect essential skills for entry-level clinicians, faculty instructing these elements may require additional development.

METHODS The objective of this study was to explore athletic training educators’ perceptions of interprofessional education and to examine perceived barriers related to the implementation of IPE in athletic training curricula. An electronic survey was administered to a stratified, …

Foreword To Life For The Academic In The Neoliberal University, Peter Mclaren

Education Faculty Books and Book Chapters

A foreword to Life for the Academic in the Neoliberal University, edited by Alpesh Maisuria and Svenja Helmes.

In Their Own Voices: Ethiopian Immigrant Women In The United States, Beth Desaretz Chiatti

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This ethnonursing study described culture care beliefs and practices of Ethiopian immigrants in the U.S. This poster specifically presents reflections by women who are subordinate to men in Ethiopia, representing beliefs and practices that have been abandoned, modified, and/or retained following immigration, demonstrating a move toward gender equality and empowerment.

Identifying Independent Living Skills Needs Of Traditionally Underserved Persons Who Are Deaf, Stephen J. Larew, Greg Long, Misha Mittal

JADARA

Deafness rehabilitation literature has documented the need to develop independent living skills training for traditionally underserved persons who are deaf. Prior to developing training programs, it is necessary to identify the priority needs areas of the target population. A survey was conducted with deafness rehabilitation professionals to identify the priority needs of the traditionally underserved deaf population. Respondents were asked to evaluate independent living skills areas for importance and observed competency among the target population. Based on responses to this survey, eleven priority independent living skills needs areas were identified. This information will be used as a guide to collect, …

Instructional Design And Strategies For Multicultural Education: A Qualitative Case Study, Shamila Janakiraman, William R. Watson, Sunnie L. Watson, Papia Bawa

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

With more people moving abroad for education and work, many countries are becoming multicultural in population. Hence, developing multicultural attitudes is becoming imperative to prevent negative thoughts and feelings toward minorities that may translate into discriminatory behaviors toward them. One way to ensure this is through multicultural education. The aim of multicultural education is to ensure that students from diverse racial, ethnic, and social-class groups will experience educational equality. This qualitative case study analyzes the course design and instructional strategies implemented by a professor in a multicultural education course offered in a U.S. university. We have examined how the professor …

Coupling Of Gc-Ms/Ms To Principal Component Analysis For Assessment Of Matrix Effect: Efficient Determination Of Ultra-Low Levels Of Pesticide Residues In Some Functional Foods, Wael Mamdouh Sayed Ahmed

Faculty Journal Articles

Functional foods provide nutritional and health benefits, yet they could be contaminated with residues like pesticides and polychlorobiphenyls. These residues affect the safety, quality, and consequently the commercial value of functional foods. Therefore, the validity and efficiency of residue determination methods constitute a major analytical concern. Reduction of matrix effect (ME) has always been the golden key for guaranteed sensitivity, selectivity, and high throughput analysis. This study aims for accurate determination and streamlined quantification of 200 pesticide residues in 16 matrices. Hence, QuEChERS protocol coupled to GC-MS/MS was then employed and separations were obtained in 25 min. Dilution of the …

School Of Applied Sciences Shows Off New Home, Sarah Anderson

University of Mississippi News

Faculty and staff share renovated Garland, Hedleston and Mayes at open house

Physical Activity: How Can Patients Activity Level Be Objectively Measured?, Iris Tamara Schneider

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Participants will learn about the process of testing a technical device to measure physical activity outcomes in a laboratory setting and further in a hospital setting.

The Current Volume 30 : Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

A Catalyst For Change: Nurse Practitioners Chronic Care Model For Indigent Type Ii Diabetics, Beverley E. Blair Brown, Carrie Riley Risher, Patricia Kent

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus is a serious,chronic condition that must be managed properly. Lowering hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) levels to less than 7% has been shown to reduce vascular complications. Nurse Practitioner (NP) students in collaboration with a licensed NP implemented a change model that positively impacted the health of a population.

Aprn Full Practice Authority Practice Transition: Stress And Emotions, Patricia E. Hendrickson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Successful FPA legislation creates practice transition from dependent practice to independent practice. Job stress and emotions in this transition and its impact on job satisfaction have not been previously described. This presentation will describe an understanding of these relationships, emotions and modifiable job stress in FPA practice transition.

A Guide To Career Development And Work-Life Balance, Jennifer L. Saylor, Jennifer S. Graber, Amy Nagorski Johnson, Leigh Ann Difusco

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of this presentation is to provide a guide for all Sigma members describing ways to improve work-life balance while engaged in career development. This guide addresses stress management and healthy lifestyle behaviors.

The Teaching Experience Of An Innovative Interprofessional Course On The Concept Of Caring, Roger D. Carpenter

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This presentation describes an interprofessional undergraduate course teaching the concept of caring. Classic and contemporary works help students explore caring over the past, present, and future through interpersonal, theoretical, ethical, and socio-political lenses. Students articulate an approach to putting caring into action as a professional, scholar, and global citizen

Missed Nursing Care And Unmet Patients' Needs: Two Sides Of The Same Coin, Milko Zanini, Annamaria Bagnasco, Gloria Varone, Nicoletta Dasso, Silvia Rossi, Carolina Galanti, Gianluca Catania, Giuseppe Aleo, Roger Watson, Mark Hayter, Loredana Sasso

Biennial Convention (CONV)

When there is a shortage of nurses, some of the patients' needs remain unmet. In this review we summarized which needs mostly remain unmet according to patients' point of views.

Interprofessional Educational Simulation Across Universities And Professions, Kerri Busteed

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Viterbo University and UW La Crosse have teamed up to provide students with an interprofessional education event. Standardized patients are utilized to teach team members how to collaborate and create a care plan that meets the needs of the patient while incorporating each profession utilizing their strengths and knowledge.

Enhanced Recovery With Multi-Modal Analgesia In Spine Surgery, Ladonna Brown, Michelle Ardisson, Joan King

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This scholarly improvement project demonstrates the value of multi-modal anesthesia within an ERAS clinical pathway in decreasing post-operative pain scores and the need for opioids.

Preventive Management Of Anemia Among Caregivers Of Sickle Cell Disease Patients In A Nigerian Hospital, Funmilola Adenike Faremi, Omowumi Romoke Salau, Victoria Funmilola Akobi

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Anemia in people suffering from Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a major concern of all involved in their management. Understanding the anemia preventive practices among primary caregivers and significant others involved in the care will help reduce the ill effects of the condition as well as reduce mortality.

Attitudes, Perceptions, And Knowledge Of Breastfeeding Among Caregivers In A Community Hospital Setting, Sharon L. Tanis, Paul Gregory Quinn

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Hospitals struggle with maintaining exclusive breastfeeding. An in-depth exploration of attitudes, perceptions and knowledge about breastfeeding among caregivers who surround a childbearing family produced useful information to improve clinical processes to sustain exclusive breastfeeding.

Effects And Predictors Of Kidney Disease Quality Of Life Among Patients On Hemodialysis In Oman, Eilean Lazarus

Biennial Convention (CONV)

I am doctoral faculty and super specialized in Renal Nursing having 18 years of experience as dialysis manager and involved in academic teaching too. This presentation will help the audience to understand about the disease burden of and their quality of life of patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Using Fitbits And Follow-Up To Increase Physical Activity And Prevent Diabetes, Theresa Ann Dachel

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This diabetes prevention program suggests that Fitbits and frequent follow-up with individualized coaching strategies by healthcare team members can be a cost-effective motivational tool to increase physical activity among rural individuals with prediabetes. However, feasibility of sustaining this six-month program for participants and in primary care is questionable.

Design + Nursing: Transforming Unlikely Partnerships To Strong Collaborative Relationships, Jeanine M. Goodin, Steven J. Doehler

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Within our university, we have integrated nursing and design students to use community health protocols and design thinking methodology to produce a collaboration that creates new care initiatives through creative problem solving. The end result is the development of actual and conceptual solutions that are non-predictable and focused on outcomes.

Nursing Gerontology Course, Student Empathy, And Interest In Working With Older Adults: A Phased Study, Lisa Kay Murphree, Shelley P. Caswell Moore

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This is a learning activity for undergraduate health science students (nursing, and speech language pathology and audiology)designed to increase sensitivity and awareness of what it is like to be an older adult with dementia. The intervention involves sensory immersion, and students will be measured pre and post for empathy.

Forcespun Polydiacetylene Nanofibers As Colorimetric Sensor For Food Spoilage Detection, Marisol Valdez, Santosh K. Gupta, Karen Lozano, Yuanbing Mao

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

Highlights

• PDA nanofiber mats are fabricated by Forcespinning® technique.

• The PDA nanofibers can monitor and assess meat deterioration and freshness.

• The PDA nanofibers possess fast response, excellent sensitivity and long shelf life.

• PDA nanofibers made from ECDA monomer have superior performance.

Abstract

Due to health and economic concerns, increasing attention has been attracted to the safety and quality control of food, particularly meat and seafood. Ammonia and biogenic amines (BAs), such as trimethylamine, putrescine and cadaverine, are released during the decomposition of meat protein. Therefore, the sensitive detection of the released BAs is crucial to the assessment of the safety …

Abrupt Shifts Of Productivity And Sea Ice Regimes At The Western Barents Sea Slope From The Last Glacial Maximum To The Bølling-Allerød Interstadial, Denizcan Köseoğlu, Simon T. Belt, Jochen Knies

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

Thermithiobacillus, R Boden, L Hutt

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

Placement Of Syringe Infusion Pumps And Solution Density Can Impact Infusion Performance? An Experimental Study, Marcelle Di Angelis Ambar Felipe, Jos M. Latour, Maria Angélica Sorgini Peterlini, Mavilde Da Luz Gonçalves Pedreira

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

Parenting Skills For Lower Functioning Deaf Adults, Jesse Gatewood, Wanda Thomas, Zania Musteen, Evelyn Castleberry

JADARA

Deaf Arkansan Center for Cultivating Employability and Self-Sufficiency (Deaf ACCESS) is a statewide center providing professional services for severely disabled deaf individuals. The center's core objectives are to focus on obstacles preventing successful independent living. Limited academic achievement, poor socialization skills, lack of information regarding everyday life skills, stereotyped vocational planning and interpersonal development are all commonly mentioned problems.

During the early years. Deaf ACCESS has been addressing problems of independent living, community activities, interpreting and counseling for clients who are enrolled in the program. One of the center's goal is to teach client’s parenting skills and educate them on …