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Believe In All: Adaptive Gymnastics Program, Pooja Patel

OTD Capstone Projects

This poster is part of the doctoral capstone project completed with the gymnastics facility, Believe Gymnastics. The project focused on developing a gymnastics program for children with cognitive, physical, or neurological needs or impairments. The goal of this project was to increase the opportunity for children with disabilities to participate into the leisure activity of gymnastics.

Itihas Vol. 22 Issue No. 2, Sastra Univ

ITIHAS

NEWSLETTER FROM SASTRA DEEMED UNIVERSITY

Knowledge And Practices Regarding Standard Precautions For Infection Control Among Nurses Working At A Public, Tertiary Care Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan, Samina Yasmeen, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Wardah Khalid, Zohra Kurji, Shair Muhammad Hazara, Shahzad Bashir

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Introduction: To protect patients and healthcare providers from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), standard precautions have been promoted universally. Nurses are the forefront force in patient care; therefore, evidence-based and up to date knowledge and practices can play a vital role in helping nurses apply standard precautions (SPs).
Methods: The analytical cross-sectional study design was used. Through purposive sampling, the data were collected from 320 nurses, via, a self-administered questionnaire, from April to May 2017, from a public tertiary level hospital in Islamabad. The validity and reliability of each section was established. Mean and standard deviation were computed for continuous variables’ whereas; …

Urinary Incontinence: Understanding The Silent Plight Of Women, Yasmin Nadeem Parpio, Anmol Minaz, Sonia Ijaz Haider

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as the complaint of involuntary loss of urine. UI affects both men and women but is more common in women. It has been identified as a World Health Organization priority. The burden related to UI at local, national, and global levels is huge and its impact in terms of physical, social, mental, and financial aspects makes it a concerning issue. However, there exist several barriers in terms of knowledge and attitude in seeking healthcare among women experiencing UI. This calls upon a multi-disciplinary approach involving professionals from different disciplines and tackling it with collaborative and …

Theatre & Dance 2022 Apr Self-Study & Documents, Unm

UNM Academic Program Review

UNM Theatre & Dance APR self-study report, review team report, response to review report, and initial action plan for Spring 2022, fulfilling requirements of the Higher Learning Commission.

Prediction Performance Of Linear Models And Gradient Boosting Machine On Complex Phenotypes In Outbred Mice., Bruno C Perez, Marco C A M Bink, Karen L. Svenson, Gary Churchill, Mario P L Calus

Faculty Research 2022

We compared the performance of linear (GBLUP, BayesB, and elastic net) methods to a nonparametric tree-based ensemble (gradient boosting machine) method for genomic prediction of complex traits in mice. The dataset used contained genotypes for 50,112 SNP markers and phenotypes for 835 animals from 6 generations. Traits analyzed were bone mineral density, body weight at 10, 15, and 20 weeks, fat percentage, circulating cholesterol, glucose, insulin, triglycerides, and urine creatinine. The youngest generation was used as a validation subset, and predictions were based on all older generations. Model performance was evaluated by comparing predictions for animals in the validation subset …

The Costs Of The Punishment Clause, Courtney E. Lollar

Minnesota Law Review Vols. 106:2 onward (2021-present)

No abstract provided.

Inheriting Privilege, Allison Anna Tait

Minnesota Law Review Vols. 106:2 onward (2021-present)

No abstract provided.

Renewable Energy Federalism, Danielle Stokes

Minnesota Law Review Vols. 106:2 onward (2021-present)

No abstract provided.

Free Exercise In The Mirror, Sherry Colb

North Carolina Civil Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.

Impulse, Spring 2022, University Marketing And Communications, Jerome J. Lohr College Of Engineering

Impulse (Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Publication)

2 | Ahmed Leads Construction and Operations Management
4 | Faculty News
8 | Kelley Steps Aside After 44 Years
12 | Boggs Retires From Mechanical Engineering
14 | Looking At Covid-19 Numbers
16 | Students Help College of Nursing
18 | Midwest Applied Materials Symposium Debuts
20 | Fourth Data Science Event Takes Place
24 | College Achievements
26 | Hard Work Pays Off
28 | Spotlight Shines on Students
30 | Mentoring Program Takes Off
32 | Robotics Club Busy With Activities
34 | The Numbers
36 | Brown, Sieve Honored
38 | Alumna Leads NASA Division
40 …

Reproduction And Gender Self-Determination: Fertile Grounds For Trans Legal Advocacy, Samira Seraji

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

Current medical constructions of trans identities reflect heterosexist understandings of gender expression—understandings that deny access to gender-affirming healthcare to those who fail to perform normative binary genders. As medical providers establish norms for how to “properly” be trans, the state codifies these norms, basing trans existence on rigidly defined and harshly enforced understandings of binary gender. When this construction of transness is codified on an institutional level, such as with gender reclassification rules for government identification, it forces trans people to conform their bodies to cisgender norms, and dangerously disrupts trans people’s bodily autonomy and diminishes their control over their …

Big Tech Trademarks: Trademark Law Empowers Big Tech To Maintain Market Dominance, Denise Pritchard

UC Law Science and Technology Journal

No abstract provided.

Origin Of "Shyster" Revisited: Issue Of The Identity Of Cornelius W. Terhune, Gerald Leonard Cohen

Arts, Languages and Philosophy Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Equity Fund Monthly Report, April 2022, Bryant University, Archway Investment Fund

Archway Investment Fund

No abstract provided.

A Quality Improvement Initiative To Redefine Nurse-Led Discharge Interventions In A Skilled Nursing Facility (Snf) On All-Cause 30-Day Re-Admission Rates Using The Re-Engineered Discharge (Red) Program, Ruby Panju-Merali Msn, Fnp-C

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: The growing population of people over the age of 65 years with surmounting medical complexities resulting in hospital re-admissions poses significant challenges for the healthcare system. Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) has demonstrated interventions inclusive of nursing driven discharge planning to successfully decrease hospital readmissions in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF).

Purpose: This aim of this quality improvement initiative was to improve discharge efficiency by implementing a modified version of RED to evaluate the effect of centralizing nursing in education and discharge processes and influence on all-cause 30-day readmission rates.

Methods: A pre and post intervention design was utilized for patient chart …

Implementation Of A Zone Of Silence During Administration Of Breastmilk To Decrease Nurses’ Distractions In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Quality Improvement Project, Lauren Crociata

DNP Projects

Introduction: In the NICU, breastmilk is handled and administered as safely and carefully as a medication. Administration errors occur when incorrect breastmilk is administered to the wrong patient. This can lead to the transmission of infectious disease and create the loss of trust between families and the healthcare team during a neonate’s NICU stay. Nurses are often faced with interruptions and distractions during administration, and evidence shows that interventions to reduce nurses’ distractions lead to reduction of administration errors in inpatient settings. This quality improvement project took place in a level III NICU. It implemented an evidence-based zone of silence …

Utility Of The Milan System For Reporting Salivary Gland Cytology, With Focus On The Incidence And Histologic Correlates Of Atypia Of Undetermined Significance (Aus) And Salivary Gland Neoplasm Of Uncertain Malignant Potential (Sump): A 3-Year Institutional Experience, Christopher M Cormier, Shweta Agarwal

Pathology Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is the preferred diagnostic test for salivary gland lesions. The purpose of the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology (MSRSGC) is to standardize salivary gland cytology reporting and guide treatment decisions. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the utility and performance of the MSRSGC, with a focus on the cytomorphology of lesions diagnosed as atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) and salivary gland neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential (SUMP).

METHODS: In total, 123 salivary gland FNAs were included in the study. FNA diagnoses for all cases were reviewed and recategorized, as applicable, according …

Informational Regulation, The Environment, And The Public, Katrina Fischer Kuh

Marquette Law Review

Informational Regulation, the Environment, and the Public generates a typology to analyze how public disclosure functions in informational regulation. In the environmental context, informational regulation compels the public disclosure of environmental information without mandating substantive environmental outcomes in the expectation that disclosure itself will prompt beneficial change in the environmental context. Application of the Article’s typology reveals that the emperor has no clothes: Communication of environmental information to the public is considered central to policies employing informational regulation, but the information produced pursuant to these measures largely fails to reach or be understood by lay individuals. For example, empirical data …

Nowhere To Run. Impact Of Family Violence Incidents During Covid-19 Lockdown In Texas, Edidiong Mendie, Abiodun Raufu, Emmanuel Ben Edet, Oludayo Famakin-Johnson

Journal of Family Strengths

The prevalence of family violence incidents experienced an exponential rise during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The pandemic ushered in a new threat to life which was complicated by the restriction on mobility. Given the stay-at-home order enacted by different States, victims of family violence were compelled to face their abusers with no escape route, particularly intimate partners. This work is an exploratory study that analyzed the trends of family violence cases in selected Texas counties pre covid-19 and during covid-19. The data revealed an increase in family violence incidents from 12 out of the 15 counties studied. This work offers …

Self-Reported Sexual Behavior In A Pediatric Gender Clinic Sample, Mirae J. Fornander, Anna Egan, Christine Moser

Posters

Introduction Previous studies of transgender/gender diverse (TGD) youth indicate differences in rates of sexual behaviors between TGD youth and their cisgender peers. However, few studies have reported the sexual behavior and preferences of TGD youth in a large clinic sample, and no studies, to our knowledge, have utilized questionnaires that do not assume the sex or gender of one’s sexual partner. The current study aims to explore the self-reported sexual behavior of TGD youth presenting for gender-affirming medical care. Methods Retrospective chart review of 589 patients (ages 12-22, M= 15.92, SD= 1.54; 72.9% assigned female sex at birth (SAB)) presenting …

Financial Outcomes By Severity Across Children's Hospitals, Jonathan Hartley, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Matt Hall, James Gay, David C. Synhorst, Jessica L. Markham

Presentations

Background: Hospitalizations represent a significant driver of healthcare costs for children. Little is known about how payor type and the severity of children cared for on the pediatric medical inpatient floor impact a hospital’s financial outcomes. Objective: The primary objective of this study is to compare financial outcomes of pediatric hospitalizations to the medical inpatient floor across patient severity quartiles. Secondary objectives included financial outcomes stratified by payor type across severity quartiles. Methods: Retrospective cohort study included children aged 0-18 years discharged during calendar year 2019 from hospitals that reported clinical information to the Pediatric Health Information System database and …

A Formative Memory, Ashlynd Norvask

The Diana McDonald Writer's Challenge

This personal essay offers a vivid recounting of childhood classroom humiliation, not only by snickering classmates, but by a teacher who lacks patience, understanding of learning disabilities, and a sense of heart for a struggling student. The author, Ashlynd Norvask, also expresses her appreciation for her grandfather, the person who patiently worked with her to set her on a path toward developing -- as evidenced by this clearly written piece -- strong literacy skills.

New Insights Into The Genetic Etiology Of Alzheimer’S Disease And Related Dementias, Céline Bellenguez, Fahri Küçükali, Iris Jansen, Luca Kleineidam, Sonia Moreno-Grau, Najaf Amin, Adam C. Naj, Rafael Campos-Martin, David W. Fardo, Yuriko Kastumata, Erin L. Abner, Radb, Gr@Ace, Degesco, Eadi, Gerad, Demgene, Finngen, Adgc, Charge

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

Characterization of the genetic landscape of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias (ADD) provides a unique opportunity for a better understanding of the associated pathophysiological processes. We performed a two-stage genome-wide association study totaling 111,326 clinically diagnosed/‘proxy’ AD cases and 677,663 controls. We found 75 risk loci, of which 42 were new at the time of analysis. Pathway enrichment analyses confirmed the involvement of amyloid/tau pathways and highlighted microglia implication. Gene prioritization in the new loci identified 31 genes that were suggestive of new genetically associated processes, including the tumor necrosis factor alpha pathway through the linear ubiquitin chain assembly …

Parental Teach Back In The Ed Setting For Non-English Speaking Families, Rohan Akhouri

Presentations

90 million Americans have low health literacy1.in Missouri 35% of adults have prose literacy at or below basic skill level2. Literacy, more specifically health literacy, is a modifiable social determinant of health that has a large impact on patient care and outcome. Poor health literacy in adults is associated with a higher number of ED visits and worse health outcomes3,4. Teach back is a method used in multiple pediatric and adult settings, shown to improve patient outcomes and comfort with discharge instructions5. There is limited data regarding teach back in non-English speaking patients and its efficacy with this group of …

Outpatient Emergency Preparedness, Mary Haywood

Presentations

It is commonly believed that medical emergencies do not present to general pediatric offices. However, it has been estimated that 0.9-42 emergencies per office site/year occur. The most common presentations are respiratory in nature. However, children can also present with dehydration, seizure, psychiatric or behavioral complaints. Despite this, most offices are not prepared to handle these presentations for various reasons. Multiple studies have showed that preparedness in inpatient settings is improved with education, implementation, or protocols and deliberate practice with mock codes. However, there have been few studies in the outpatient setting. One study utilized simulation as a tool to …

Identifying Predictive Factors For Patients Transferred From Floor To Picu Within 24 Hours Of Admission By A Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team, Gina Patel, Lisa Carney, Brian S. Olsen, Jennifer Flint

Posters

Abstract Objectives: Appropriate triage and disposition during transport can reduce the need for unplanned transfers to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) within 24 hours of admission. The pediatric early warning score (PEWS) is utilized to monitor for inpatient clinical deterioration and acuity during transport at our hospital. We sought to determine predictive factors of patients admitted to the inpatient ward who required PICU transfer within 24 hours following transport by Children’s Mercy Critical Care Transport (CMCCT) team. We hypothesized patients with respiratory illness and PEWS > 4 during interfacility transport are at higher risk of PICU transfer within 24 hours …

Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Iv Access Curriculum For The Pediatric Emergency Department: A Pilot Study., Samuel Dillman, Frances Turcotte Benedict, Christopher S. Kennedy

Posters

Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV Access Curriculum for the Pediatric Emergency Department: a pilot study. Background: Up to 50% of children have difficult venous access. Studies in the Pediatric Emergency department (PED) have shown that ultrasound guided peripheral IV (USGPIV) access has decreased IV access time and ED length of stay.  Barriers for use include lack of training and comfort with the procedure. Objectives/Goal: Our objectives are to pilot and evaluate USGPIV training for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) physicians and nurses.  Methods/Design: The course included a 4-hour, hands-on session with US IV training using a blue phantom task trainer in conjunction …

2022-April-01-Etsu Health Obgyn Accepting New Patients, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – Women’s health care has been a passion for most of Crystal Green’s career. Of her 13 years in nursing, she has spent 12 in women’s services, the last three of which have been as a nurse practitioner in obstetrics and gynecology.

She is accepting new patients at ETSU Health OB/GYN.

“I became a nurse practitioner to be able to provide quality, patient-centered care on a higher level,” Green said. “I have always been a nurturer at heart. Being the caring, considerate person that I am, I believe we should treat our patients as we would want …

2022-April-01-Etsu College A Hub For Some Of The Fastest-Growing Health Professions, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 2022) – “When students decide they want to go into health care, they typically think of two things – a physician or a nurse. However, if you look at what comprises the health care team, it’s allied health professionals making up two-thirds of the team, and that’s a wide description of everybody else besides nurses or physicians,” says Dr. Don Samples, dean of the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences at East Tennessee State University.

“It’s the physical therapists, the occupational therapists, the speech-language pathologists, the respiratory therapists, the radiographers, the nutritionists and social workers,” …