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Corporate Governance Attributes Of Board Independence And Board Education As Predictors Of Financial Performance Of Banks In South Sudan, Dier Tong Ngor-Chol Jan 2022

Corporate Governance Attributes Of Board Independence And Board Education As Predictors Of Financial Performance Of Banks In South Sudan, Dier Tong Ngor-Chol

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Corporate governance has attracted much attention in the past few years due to cycles of corporate scandals and frauds that have resulted in momentous cases of financial failures and the collapse of some major corporations. Although the renewed interest in corporate governance has generated considerable insights and a better understanding of the prevailing corporate governance practices, much of this interest has concentrated on experiences in developed and emerging economies. There remains a significant lack of understanding of the practice and impact of corporate governance on firms’ performance in developing countries. This quantitative, nonexperimental study tested the predictive relationship between corporate …

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Staff Nurse Education On Best Practices For Preventing Blood-Borne Pathogen Exposures, Moriohunmubo Grace Omonayin Jan 2022

Staff Nurse Education On Best Practices For Preventing Blood-Borne Pathogen Exposures, Moriohunmubo Grace Omonayin

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Blood-borne pathogens (BBPs) are an occupational risk confronted by many health care workers. Nurses are routinely exposed to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus. A literature review, which included retrieval of peer-reviewed quantitative articles, systematic reviews, and mixed-methods studies published between 2014 and 2021 supported the need for nurses to be knowledgeable about prevention of BBP exposures and the processes to follow after an incident. The project aimed to educate staff nurses on the best practices for preventing the risk for and transmission of BBPs. A pretest–education–posttest format was used to assess knowledge before and after the presentation …

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Leadership Strategies Executives Use To Sustain Small Businesses Beyond 5 Years, Gai Chol Paul Jan 2022

Leadership Strategies Executives Use To Sustain Small Businesses Beyond 5 Years, Gai Chol Paul

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Although small businesses contribute to the economic growth of many African nations, the rate of small business failure in Africa is high. Small business leaders who lack effective leadership strategies risk business failure through loss of profit. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore leadership strategies leaders of small internet service providers used to sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. The participants were five small internet service provider leaders in Juba, South Sudan, who sustained their companies beyond 5 years. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of company …

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California’S Urban And Rural Asthma Healthcare Access And Asthma Management During Covid-19 Pandemic, Stacey R. Varga Jan 2022

California’S Urban And Rural Asthma Healthcare Access And Asthma Management During Covid-19 Pandemic, Stacey R. Varga

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A lack of adequate healthcare access can negatively affect asthma management. The purpose of this study was to understand whether there was an association between source of care and asthma management. This study provides important insights concerning the changing landscape of how individuals receive asthma treatment and manage their asthma during a pandemic. Asthma management and asthma care have been studied; however, results have been inconclusive in relation to the barriers to health that are experienced among various adult age groups. Identifying additional subgroup characteristics could provide insight into where health practitioners, practice management, and policymakers direct healthcare resources. The …

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Medicine Adherence As A Determinant Of Complication Development In Diabetes And Hypertension Patients On A Medical Aid Scheme In Zimbabwe, Tsitsi Moyo Jan 2022

Medicine Adherence As A Determinant Of Complication Development In Diabetes And Hypertension Patients On A Medical Aid Scheme In Zimbabwe, Tsitsi Moyo

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Pharmacotherapy is a significant component of chronic disease management; its efficacy depends on long term, correct, and consistent use; however, medicine adherence rates remain low. The cost of medicines is considered a significant barrier to adherence, especially in low-income settings. This quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted using data from Cimas Medical Aid Society collected between 2015 and 2019. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent of the association between medicine adherence, complication development, and cost of care among diabetic and hypertensive patients while controlling for age and gender on a population that does not experience cost barriers …

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Professional Dispositions And Perceptions Of Principals About Inclusion In Senior Secondary Schools, Desmond Prince, George Williams Jan 2022

Professional Dispositions And Perceptions Of Principals About Inclusion In Senior Secondary Schools, Desmond Prince, George Williams

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AbstractProviding inclusive education for children with special educational needs and disabilities entails educating these students in general education classrooms. There are no consistent practices or regulations for administering programs for such students in general education classrooms in Sierra Leone. This problem is supported by the lack of literature about administrative inclusive education practices. This basic qualitative study was conducted to explore the professional dispositions, perceptions, and rules or regulations that school principals hold for administering programs for students with special educational needs and disabilities in general education classrooms. The conceptual framework of the study was based on moral leadership and …

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Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy: An Exploration Of The Therapist’S Clinical Process, Marybeth Agayev Jan 2022

Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy: An Exploration Of The Therapist’S Clinical Process, Marybeth Agayev

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AbstractIn the existing research authors report that within the current field of equine-assisted therapy practitioners are using a number of approaches, some independently and others in affiliation with formal organizations, to treat a wide variety of issues in a very broad population. The purpose of this study was to determine what underlying thought processes guide the equine-assisted therapist’s role in the clinical process. This generic qualitative study included five participants who met the criteria of having 3-5 years of experience performing equine-assisted psychotherapy with mental health populations. Participants also met the standard of being licensed or certified in accordance with …

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Strategies That Improve Ux (User Experience) Design Through Product Innovation, Jibing Zhao Jan 2022

Strategies That Improve Ux (User Experience) Design Through Product Innovation, Jibing Zhao

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User Experience (UX) design improvement can alter business results. Information technology (IT) company leaders are concerned with UX design improvement, as it is the number one indication of product innovation success and user satisfaction. Grounded in Christensen’s disruptive innovation theory, the purpose of the qualitative single case study was to explore strategies IT company leaders and UX designers used to identify critical UX design elements that lead to improved product innovations. The participants were five IT company leaders and a focus group of four UX designers employed by a sizeable telecom organization in Beijing, China. The data were collected from …

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Impact Of Governance Policy On Socioeconomic Development In Nigeria, Oyebola Bejide Akande Jan 2022

Impact Of Governance Policy On Socioeconomic Development In Nigeria, Oyebola Bejide Akande

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AbstractNigeria has many human and natural resources, but its citizens live in poverty because of a lack of sufficient policies in addition to mismanagement and misappropriation of resources. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to explore the impact of government governance policies on socioeconomic development in Nigeria to provide strategic policy direction. The institutional analysis development framework served as the theoretical foundation. The research question focused on how diverse government governance policies have impacted socioeconomic development issues in Nigeria. The perspectives of 12 policy and development experts were sought through semistructured interviews. Data were triangulated with field notes, …

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Charter School Administrators' Perceptions Of Local Policies Regarding Transgender Student Access To School Facilities, Derrick Armstead Jan 2022

Charter School Administrators' Perceptions Of Local Policies Regarding Transgender Student Access To School Facilities, Derrick Armstead

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers have focused on the viewpoints of conventional public-school leaders regarding school policies and implementation that influence transgender pupil access to school facilities; the perceptions of charter school administrators are less known regarding this phenomenon. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of charter school administrators regarding their school policies and implementation that influence transgender student access to school facilities that correspond to their gender identity. Raffo and Gunter's combination of leadership for inclusiveness and use of local setting knowledge when implementing policies provided the conceptual framework for this study. Data were collected through semistructured interviews …

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The Meaning Of Violence, Justice, Training, And Administrative Support For Teachers, Pearstina Linnette Badger Jan 2022

The Meaning Of Violence, Justice, Training, And Administrative Support For Teachers, Pearstina Linnette Badger

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AbstractTeachers are experiencing violence at work at an alarming rate. Violence against teachers has become a national and international issue. However, there has been little discussion on the issue. The research questions pertained to how teachers experienced justice and violence at work and if they received training or adequate support before and after the violent incident. The research used a social constructivist conceptual model, and organizational justice was used as a theoretical framework. An inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze the semantic data. The data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis, which created semantic data that were coded at …

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Whole Health Peer Pathway And Conventional Medicine To Promote Health In Diabetic Veterans, Delcina D Augustin Doreus Jan 2022

Whole Health Peer Pathway And Conventional Medicine To Promote Health In Diabetic Veterans, Delcina D Augustin Doreus

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AbstractThe Veterans Health Administration has been one of the first to adopt the Whole Health approach in combination with therapeutic treatment, which is recommended to promote disease management and prevention of comorbidities associated with diabetes. However, this modality has not been adopted by the health care system. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between the veterans who have been in the Whole Health Program in combination with therapeutic treatment and those who have only been focusing on the therapeutic treatment regimen. The variables were A1C levels and adhering to medication renewal to determine whether veterans in …

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Food Availability And Sanitation Conditions In Pademba Road Prisons, A Case Study, Santos Alimamy Bangura Jan 2022

Food Availability And Sanitation Conditions In Pademba Road Prisons, A Case Study, Santos Alimamy Bangura

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Abstract Prisons generally suffer from poor sanitation and food shortages that undermine the health and overall quality of inmates’ lives. Focusing on Pademba Road Prison in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the purpose of this study was to provide policy recommendations that benefit the inmates by ensuring they receive nutritious meals and improved conditions of hygiene. The following research question shaped the study: What policies can be formulated that would give inmates access to adequate food and improved sanitation at Pademba Road Prison? This qualitative case study took place in single research setting and focused on the dilemma of the workers and …

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Delphi Study Of International Cybersecurity Norms, Kenneth J. Biskner Jan 2022

Delphi Study Of International Cybersecurity Norms, Kenneth J. Biskner

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Unregulated state cyberattacks are an urgent threat to international peace and security because of the costs they impose and the devastating effects they can create. However, international norms governing state cyberattacks (international cybersecurity norms) have not yet emerged. The lack of meaningful consequences for state cyberattacks, and the high rewards derived from them, incentivize states to engage in this new form of hostile conduct (cyberconflict). The problem addressed in this modified Delphi study was the persistent struggle between authoritarian and democratic states over competing international cybersecurity norms that cause cyberconflict to remain unregulated. Kingdon’s multiple streams framework was used as …

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Strategies Human Resource And Line Managers Use To Reduce Workplace Bullying, Gregory James Brown Jan 2022

Strategies Human Resource And Line Managers Use To Reduce Workplace Bullying, Gregory James Brown

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Workplace bullying is a growing problem that costs companies billions of dollars each year. Human resource leaders who do not employ strategies to reduce workplace bullying may experience poor organizational performance and high turnover rates. Grounded in the organizational culture workplace bullying model, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies human resource and line managers (HRLM) use to reduce workplace bullying. Participants were five HRLM who managed programs that successfully reduced workplace bullying in Michigan. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and a review of archival documents. Yin’s five-phase analytic cycle was used to guide the …

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A Social Constructivism View Of Police Community Relations In Saint Louis' Inner-City Communities, Tyrone Carter Jan 2022

A Social Constructivism View Of Police Community Relations In Saint Louis' Inner-City Communities, Tyrone Carter

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The implementation of policies and initiatives often have adverse effects, causing societal harm or encouraging unprecedented events. Proactive policing strategies like Stop and Frisk Initiatives or similar tactics have historically caused trust issues between Missouri law enforcement and the community they protect and serve, complicating an inevitable relationship needed to enhance public safety. This research sought to examine how community public perception and social constructions influence government laws and statutes in Saint Louis. The theory that guided this study was the Social Constructions of Target Populations Theory; the case study examined how implicit biases in law enforcement shape the perceptions …

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Esl Teachers’ Perceptions Of Intercultural Sensitivity Training In K-12 U.S. Classrooms, Cherise Rosemarie Clark Jan 2022

Esl Teachers’ Perceptions Of Intercultural Sensitivity Training In K-12 U.S. Classrooms, Cherise Rosemarie Clark

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Recent studies have suggested that intercultural sensitivity can improve intercultural relationships and that training increases English as a second language (ESL) teachers’ intercultural sensitivity. However, research investigating teachers’ perceptions of their training in intercultural sensitivity is limited. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore ESL teachers’ perceptions of their experiences with training and professional development (PD) toward becoming more interculturally sensitive in K-12 U.S. classrooms. The conceptual framework was Chen and Starosta’s concept of intercultural sensitivity, as a concept from their theory of intercultural communication competence. The research questions addressed the teachers’ perceptions of their experiences with …

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Evaluation Of A Public School District Nutrition Education Program In Southern California’S San Diego County, Donielle Cohen Jan 2022

Evaluation Of A Public School District Nutrition Education Program In Southern California’S San Diego County, Donielle Cohen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents has markedly increased in several developed countries in recent years. Researchers have examined different factors that contribute to overweight and obesity in children and adolescents but have not fully explored the psychological impact of obesity on this population. The effectiveness of nutrition education programs in addressing the effects of obesity is also understudied. The primary purpose of this evaluative case study was to examine the impact of the Harvest of the Month nutritional educational program, which was adopted by San Diego County public schools in 2005, on the nutritional habits and psychosocial …

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Nontraditional Former Bachelor Of Science Nursing Students’ Perceptions Of Academic And Social Support Services, Teresa Cowan Jan 2022

Nontraditional Former Bachelor Of Science Nursing Students’ Perceptions Of Academic And Social Support Services, Teresa Cowan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Higher education has responded to the nursing shortage by adopting academic and social support services that have increased student retention and promoted higher graduation rates. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of experiences that led nontraditional former Bachelor of Science in Nursing students at a career college to switch from their nursing program to another program within the first 2 years of college, which has contributed to the nursing shortage. This study also explored the perceptions of the participants about the influences, if any, that academic and social support services at the college had …

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Psychosocial Characteristics Of Health Care Providers Who Sexually Offend Minor Patients, David Richard Davenport Jan 2022

Psychosocial Characteristics Of Health Care Providers Who Sexually Offend Minor Patients, David Richard Davenport

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Male health care provider sexual misconduct with minor patients is an ongoing problem in the United States. Previous research has produced a scant amount of insight regarding the phenomenon, and there is a lack of causal model development. Multimodal self-regulation theory served as the guide for the research questions in this study, which explored the psychopathology, paraphilia, and negative childhood experiences of male U.S. health care providers who commit sexual misconduct against minor patients. The goal was to develop offender profiles for each of five health care provider groups. Exploratory research was used with a grounded theory design for data …

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Leadership Practices Of K-12 Principals Regarding College And Career Ready Performance Index, Joyce Edwards Dean Jan 2022

Leadership Practices Of K-12 Principals Regarding College And Career Ready Performance Index, Joyce Edwards Dean

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School principals are responsible for improving low College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores; however, little was understood about how K-12 school principals’ leadership practices were perceived to improve CCRPI scores in schools. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to examine the leadership practices of K-12 school principals to increase CCRPI scores in a Title I school district in the southeastern United States. The research question addressed the leadership practices of K-12 school principals that were intended to increase CCRPI scores in their Title I school district. The conceptual framework was the instructional leadership framework of Hallinger …

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Elementary Teacher Levels Of Empathy And Responses To Boys Exhibiting Odd-Like Behaviors, Dominique Deveaux Jan 2022

Elementary Teacher Levels Of Empathy And Responses To Boys Exhibiting Odd-Like Behaviors, Dominique Deveaux

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem that was the focus of this study is that disruptive classroom behavior has increased. According to a 2019 survey conducted by the consulting firm Education Advisory Board, teachers have reported a spike in disruptive classroom behaviors. Attitudes towards school expressed by students who exhibit behavior that characterizes oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) are influenced by teacher interactions and support, but no recent study had determined levels of empathy used by elementary school teachers. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how elementary school general education teachers describe the level of empathy they apply in reacting to and …

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Disenfranchised Residents’ Perceptions Of The Public Transportation Accessibility-Job Opportunity Mismatch In San Bernardino, California, Maggi Elgeziry Jan 2022

Disenfranchised Residents’ Perceptions Of The Public Transportation Accessibility-Job Opportunity Mismatch In San Bernardino, California, Maggi Elgeziry

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractPeople access employment opportunities at a more affordable rate by using public transportation. In San Bernardino, California, poverty, minority populations, and low-skilled individuals all exceed national rates. This research explored how a cheap and reliable means of transportation would facilitate access to job opportunities that would otherwise be relatively expensive for this disadvantaged population to access. Research has documented the benefit of public transportation in communities where public transportation is pivotal in helping disadvantaged populations access job opportunities. Common good theory (CGT) was used to explain the shared benefit that communities reap when working together for a common socioeconomic purpose. …

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Context-Responsive Learner-Centered Education In A Secondary School, Chukwemeka Michael Enemuoh Jan 2022

Context-Responsive Learner-Centered Education In A Secondary School, Chukwemeka Michael Enemuoh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Learner-centered education (LCE) has historically proven difficult to implement in non-Western countries, despite being perceived as synonymous with quality education. Although context-responsive pedagogy has been proposed as the key to successful LCE implementation, the literature on context-responsive pedagogy has not focused on LCE specifically, but on education in general. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore Nigerian teachers’ understanding of context-responsive LCE. The conceptual framework consisted of Fernandes et al.’s curricular contextualization framework and Schweisfurth’s minimum standards for LCE. The research question examined teachers’ perceptions of context-responsive LCE. Participants were 10 teachers in a Nigerian urban secondary …

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Meaningful Work And Remote Employee Engagement During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Monique Foster Jan 2022

Meaningful Work And Remote Employee Engagement During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Monique Foster

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the remote working trend, causing workplace leaders to be challenged and remote employees to feel meaninglessness and lose interest in their work. The subjective nature of meaningful work and enforced remote work is a relatively recent socioeconomic phenomenon, creating a gap in the literature regarding how middle managers foster meaningful work for employees in a remote work environment. The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry study was to understand how middle managers fostered meaningful work for employees in a remote work environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 10 middle managers …

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The Lived Experiences Of Group Practice Ownership By Female Licensed Professional Counselors, Ashley Garrett Jan 2022

The Lived Experiences Of Group Practice Ownership By Female Licensed Professional Counselors, Ashley Garrett

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The U.S. counseling profession is mostly female, with many practitioners interested in starting their own business. However, little is known about women’s lived experiences of owning a group counseling practice. An interpretative phenomenological analysis approach was used to explore the lived experiences of six female licensed professional counselors who have owned a group counseling practice for at least 5 years. Phenomenology and feminist theory provided a framework for the study. Eight themes emerged from the study: (a) factors associated with the decision to create a group practice, (b) a continuum of preparatory engagement for group practice ownership, (c) the influence …

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Vicarious Trauma Experienced By Human Trafficking Victim Service Providers, V'Hesspa Glenn Jan 2022

Vicarious Trauma Experienced By Human Trafficking Victim Service Providers, V'Hesspa Glenn

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Human trafficking involves the commercial exploitation of others for labor or sexual purposes and is underreported, underdetected, and underprosecuted. Vicarious trauma is described as negative reactions to working with individuals experiencing complex trauma and includes changes in helping professionals’ self and disruptions in cognitive schemas, identities, memories, and belief systems about others and the world. Many researchers have explored various aspects of human trafficking and secondary trauma in trauma-exposed helping professionals, but there is a dearth of qualitative literature that explored vicarious trauma in human trafficking victim service providers. The research question and purpose of this qualitative, interpretative phenomenological study …

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Systematic Review Of Physiologic Assessment Measures For Mobility Readiness Of Adult Patients In Critical Care, Brenda Kepley Hardin-Wike Jan 2022

Systematic Review Of Physiologic Assessment Measures For Mobility Readiness Of Adult Patients In Critical Care, Brenda Kepley Hardin-Wike

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nurses play a significant role in mobility management, an essential element of care for critically ill adults. However, the current practice of mobility management comes from patient orders without the adoption of an evidence-based physiologic assessment guide to support safe patient mobility resulting in unreliable outcomes. Physiologic stability may change during mobility and unsafe patient mobilization can result in negative patient outcomes that increase patient recovery time. The purpose of this systematic review was to look at the current practice of physiologic assessment measures and then use the findings to influence safe patient mobility practices in intensive care units. The …

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Children's Body Mass Index Before And After Covid-19 Related Childcare Center Closures, Ericka L. Peterson Jan 2022

Children's Body Mass Index Before And After Covid-19 Related Childcare Center Closures, Ericka L. Peterson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Prolonged childcare center closures due to COVID-19 restrictions have changed children’s health-related behaviors that may result in an increased risk in childhood obesity. Grounded in the social ecological model, the purpose of this study was to examine the differences in body mass index (BMI), physical activity, consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), and screen time among preschool aged children enrolled in the Merced County Office of Education Head Start program before and after COVID-19 related Head Start center closures. A quantitative, longitudinal study design using secondary data from ChildPlus was used. The paired t-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to …

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The Westminster Model And The Destabilizing Of Democracy In The Caribbean, Peter L. René Jan 2022

The Westminster Model And The Destabilizing Of Democracy In The Caribbean, Peter L. René

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The problem with the Westminster model is the model’s lack of governance, oversight and colonial mindset which has led to a crisis that includes severe government corruption, deepening poverty, upticks in crime, debt and decreasing trade opportunities. This makes life harder for the citizens and threatens to destabilize the democracies with no one nation situated to cope with these existential challenges. National independence for the region was designed to maintain the status quo of colonial times while providing the illusion of autonomy and individual sovereignty. The purpose of the study was to analyze the Westminster model enacted in the Caribbean …

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