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Socio-Demographic Characteristics And Life Satisfaction In Jamaican Women Aged 15 To 24 Years, Suzanne Mcintyre, Annalisa Sandcroft, Joyette L. Aiken, Pauline Anderson-Johnson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Life satisfaction plays a key role in the lives of adolescents and emerging adults. Findings from this secondary data analysis showed that overall, the majority of young Jamaican women aged 15 -24 years are satisfied with their lives

Grit And Resilience: Facilitating Successful Outcomes In Progression And Retention Of Associate Degree Nursing Students, Deborah Ellen Morgan

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The concept of grit has not been well defined in nursing literature, including its effect on student success in persistence and retention through rigorous nursing courses. A baseline understanding of grit and resilience will be explored in the population of associate degree nursing students in a rural community college setting.

The Influence Of Infant Temperament On Maternal Sensitivity In Preterm Infants, Suzanne Vaccaro

Psychology ETDs

Infants who experience sensitive caregiving are at lower risk for numerous adverse outcomes. This is especially true for infants born preterm, leading them to be more susceptible to risks associated with poorer quality caregiving. Some research suggests that preterm and full term infants differ on in temperament, which may contribute to findings that caregivers of preterm infants are often found to display less sensitive responding to their infants. To investigate the associations between term status, infant temperament, and maternal behavior, videotaped play interactions and a measure of temperament, the Infant Behavior Questionnaire were coded for samples of preterm and full …

Vice President For Diversity And Inclusion Dr. Gigi Secuban Announces Lgbt Center Director Finalists (November 8, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Best Women’S Soccer Team In The World Names Ohio Alumnus Vlatko Andonovski Head Coach (November 8, 2019), University Communications And Marketing

OHIO News Articles Archive

No abstract provided.

Aspects Of Engagement In Learning Activities Of Newly Graduated Nurses, Ai Katsuyama, Yasuko Hosoda

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This study aimed to elucidate the aspects of engagement in learning activities of newly graduated nurses. Semi-structured interviews with 16 newly graduated nurses was analyzed and qualitatively and descriptively. Based on the contents of interview, four core categories were generated: "Behavioral engagement," " Emotional engagement," "Cognitive engagement," and "Agentic engagement."

The Echo: November 8, 2019, Taylor University

2019-2020 (Volume 107)

Dungy shares stories of faith – OVC talks orphanages – Celebrating Austin – PAs and DAs foster intentional community – Coffee Shop Series: Monthly Grind – A troupe to call his own: community within theatre – The Bridge’s Autumn Market brings in vendors – Students go wild for jungle jams at Taylor’s MyGen 2019 – fit Friday – CARE Conference desires change – foody fix – The Weekly Bachelor and Bachelorette – Animals Crossword -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Students compete in a war of parallel worlds – Students engage with Latino culture through dancing – Fantasy and horror themes …

A Cultural Immersion Experience To Enhance Nursing Students' Appreciation And Understanding Of Different Cultures, Abigail Mitchell, Connie Jozwiak-Shields

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Nursing students, undergraduate and graduate, often feel left out and are unable to attend study abroad opportunities. By offering a short duration travel experience (Amsterdam, Paris, London ) will this promote professional growth and increase cultural awareness in various populations.

A Psychometric Evaluation Of The Family Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale Among Surrogate Decision-Makers Of The Critically Ill, Grant A. Pignatiello, Elliane Irani, Sadia Tahir, Emily Tsivitse, Ronald L. Hickman Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

Objectives The purpose of this study was to report the psychometric properties, in terms of validity and reliability, of the Unconscious Version of the Family Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (FDMSE). Methods A convenience sample of 215 surrogate decision-makers for critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation was recruited from four intensive care units at a tertiary hospital. Cross-sectional data were collected from participants between days 3 and 7 of a decisionally impaired patient's exposure to acute mechanical ventilation. Participants completed a self-report demographic form and subjective measures of family decision-making self-efficacy, preparation for decision-making, and decisional fatigue. Exploratory factor analyses, correlation coefficients, …

Retention Relationships: Connecting Higher Education Employees To Students Through Student Organizations, Michelle Sanford

Dissertations

This mixed methods study investigated higher education employee involvement with student organizations to determine if a connection existed between an employee’s engagement with a student organization and the employee’s retention at the university. Research shows that student involvement in campus life and with student organizations increases student retention (Astin, 1984); however, few research studies have focused on the impact this type of involvement has on employee retention. In this study, the researcher explored the following research questions: How does employee engagement with student organizations impact employee retention? Why do employees choose to support student organizations? The researcher examined these questions …

Adolescent Identity Exploration And Civic Identity Development In A U.S. Government Classroom, Sarah Mead Denney

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

As technological advances provide minute-by-minute updates of current events and personalized media feeds push the boundaries of political polarization, the task of social studies educators to provide students with the tools to become effective citizens becomes increasingly important. Undergirded by theories of psychosocial identity development, civic identity development, and the promotion of identity exploration in the academic curriculum, this qualitative multiple case study attempts to examine the processes of adolescent identity exploration and civic identity development in relation to the assignments and activities in a twelfth-grade Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. Government classroom. Classroom observations, teacher and student interviews, and artifact …

Building A Collaborative Culture In A Middle School: A Case Study, Andrew Olson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

There is extensive research indicating the importance of teachers working together in teams and in conjunction with school leadership to improve teaching practice and, ultimately, outcomes for students. However, there is little evidence that collaboration is valued in the American school system. Tension pervades in a system that often prescribes a top-down approach to teacher evaluation, fails to provide sufficient time for teachers to collaborate, and unfairly scapegoats teachers for many challenges both within society and the education system itself. It is not surprising that teachers are leaving the profession at an alarming rate.

Combine these contextual factors with the …

An Assessment Of The Role Of Florida Pharmacists In The Administration Of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine To Pregnant Women, Oluyemisi O. Falope

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The influenza vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine in preventing influenza infection in the general population. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend that pregnant women receive influenza inactivated vaccine (IIV) due to the high morbidity and mortality associated with influenza infection in pregnant women. Despite the recommendation, the U.S. national influenza vaccine uptake rates among pregnant women continue to remain low. Studies have shown barriers to influenza vaccine uptake in pregnant women to include issues with access, unavailability of vaccine, and lack of time during prenatal visits. These barriers can be overcome using pharmacists because, among healthcare providers, …

Mindfulness-Based Intervention For Nurses: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Rodenick Navalta Agtarap

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The review aimed to synthesize and evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on different outcomes because there are few studies that translate knowledge on mindfulness practice for staff nurses.

Shame And Type 2 Diabetes: Patient Perceptions Of Providers' Impacts On Disease Self-Management, Allyn E. Harker

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Patients with Type 2 diabetes experience regular interactions with the healthcare system and healthcare personnel and many of those interactions may have an emotional impact on their confidence in managing their disease. Healthcare providers can improve patient outcomes by understanding how these interactions affect their patients.

A Qualitative Study: Caregiver Experience Of Dementia, Emma Kamp, Kayleigh Willett, Keegan Maris, Isabella Portugal, Madison Ling

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The caregivers of individuals with dementia experience burdens associated with emotional, physical, and financial repercussions for themselves as well as their loved ones. Using respite services promotes resiliency in the caregivers and supports a healthier mental, emotional, social, and physical well-being.

Couple-Centered Hiv Prevention And Treatment: It's Time For Uptake In Us Health Settings, Natalie M. Leblanc

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This presentation situates the need and considerations for translation of couple-centered HIV prevention and treatment in U.S. health settings as an effort to achieve the 90-90-90 global benchmarks for HIV screening, engagement in HIV care and viral load suppression; and as part of the U.S. End the Epidemic campaigns.

Effectiveness Of Dance To Improve Mood In Older Adults With Dementia: A Review Of Evidence, Camila Medina, Maria C. Mclain, Crystal G. Bennett, Hillary Fox

Biennial Convention (CONV)

To appraise and synthesize evidence on dance therapy to improve mood and reduce agitation in persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD). The research yielded 9 relevant articles that met inclusion criteria. This review has found some evidence to support dance as a nonpharmacologic intervention to reduce agitation.

Promoting Health In The Hispanic American Population Through An Educational Experience On Diabetes Mellitus, Emily Katherine Hanks, Norma Salas Maldonado, Francine B. Jensen

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Hispanic Americans (HA) have a 12.1% incidence of having diabetes (DM). A diabetes educational intervention using a pre/post design targeted community-dwelling HAs to provide knowledge and increase awareness of diabetes. Results showed gains (p=.038) in modifiable behaviors such as diet changes and increase in exercise activity.

Student Nurse Transition During The Clinical Experience, Patricia L. Hockensmith

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This poster presentation aims to identify evidence-based strategies from the literature on the topic of student nurse transition toward the nurse professional role during their clinical placements. The best practice strategies help nurse educators bridge the academic-practice partnership to facilitate a sense of belongingness for the student nurse.

Adapting To A Multi-Generational Nursing Workforce, Peggy Lee, Thomas Kippenbrock, Teri Boyd, Deanna Jan Emory, Ling Chen

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Today's nursing workforce represents the most diverse group of multi-generational workers. These differences are noted in personality traits, commitment to organization, and job satisfaction. By understanding workers from each of the generations, healthcare leaders can leverage the differences and commonalities to establish a successful work environment.

Transformational Leadership: No Longer Novel, But Critical For Future Success, Ashley M. Singh

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This session focuses on the hallmark characteristics of transformational leadership, organizational impact, employee satisfaction, the connection to academic and practice partnerships, and implications for future practice.

Sociotechnical Approach Toward Organizational Leaders Accepting Technology: A Conceptual Relationship, Adam J. Morse, Ryan Chan

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Positive leadership styles are associated with better patient outcomes, increased nurse retention, and higher levels of job satisfaction. As technological innovation continues to influence healthcare practice, it is valuable to promote leadership styles that support clinical units while fostering successful integration of new technology through this proposed relationship.

"Jump Start" A Baccalaureate Degree By Increasing Self-Efficacy In Associate Degree Nursing Students, Janis J. Schiefelbein, Gena Coomes

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of the project was to develop a "jump start" model to encourage and increase self-efficacy in current associate degree nursing students who have a goal to obtain a baccalaureate in nursing degree. An educational model was developed in collaboration with three community colleges and a RN-BSN program.

Will A Self-Compassion Intervention Improve Rural Caregivers Of Persons With Early-Stage Dementia Quality Of Life?, Dorothy J. Dunn, Michael J. Mccarthy, Yolanda E. Garcia

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This descriptive quantitative intervention study is to determine if there is a relationship between self-compassion, increase in caregiver knowledge of dementia care, and improvement of quality of life. Rural caregivers of a person with early-stage dementia will be recruited for this five-week intervention.

The Diamond, November 8, 2019, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Dordt Student Selected as National FFA Representative; Entomology Class Inspects and Identifies Insects; Students Dedicate Senior Design Project to Haitian Orphanage
• News: California Wildfires Run Rampant Again; Cheating and Academic Dishonesty at Dordt; Humans vs. Zombies Returns to Dordt; Kielstra Research and Scholarship Center; Planning for PLIA; Opinion: the Prodigal Son Returns: Kanye West and Jesus Is King; Practice Pays Off: Music Departmental Recital; "The Price Is Fright" on Saturday Night
• Feature: Kill the Conversation? Chapel Series on Sexuality Creates Controversy; Dordt Professor Selected for NASA Research; Midwest Miseries to A-maize-ing Memories: The Kernel Journal; The Sneaker …

Understanding The Family Planning Care Experiences Of Young Black Women Using An Intersectionality Mixed Methods Approach, Rachel G. Logan

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: Black women in the U.S. disproportionately experience unintended pregnancy, particularly as compared to their white counterparts. When racial and ethnic disparities in reproductive health are combined with other marginalized identities, such as low social status and young age, Black women’s risk of negative health outcomes may increase and further produce disadvantage.

Objective: The overall objective of this research was to understand the family planning care experiences of young Black women.

Methods: This study used a transformative mixed methods design to understand young Black women’s most recent family planning care experience in the last 12 months through Intersectionality, Psychological Reactance, …

National Climate-Mitigation Policy: The Spatial Framing Of (In)Justice Claims, Ian Bailey

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

This Is Me: Anxiety And Depression Awareness Event, Stephanie Cotrone

Honors Projects

College and life are stressful, but they don't have to be. We've all been in that place where it feels like life is caving in and there's nowhere else to turn, but it does get better. This event brings awareness to mental illnesses common on college campuses and in the community. There will be engaging and interactive activities to learn about anxiety & depression, and healthy ways to cope through music, art, theatre, amusement parks, learning, reading, and more. Performances by the Humanities Troupe and testimonies by current students who have had experience dealing with mental illness before or who …

Authenticity Beyond Teaching Materials: The Impact Of Teacher's Authentic Care On Student's Beliefs In The First-Year Foreign Language Classes, Anna Shkireva

Shared Knowledge Conference

The one-semester foreign language requirement in some US colleges could be detrimental to student retention due to their psychological disposition and causal interpretation of the outcomes of the learning process. Students who do not show rapid progress during their first semester of foreign language classes often believe that they do not have a natural ability to learn a foreign language. Such beliefs could decrease students' motivation to continue their foreign language studies. Research shows that personal beliefs about intelligence and knowledge are not strongly related to abilities, but affect the way people reason (Bruning, Schraw & Norby, 2011). In foreign …