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Understanding Child Noncompliance In The Early Care Setting, Melody Mann

McNair Research Journal SJSU

This study examines how teachers respond to children’s noncompliance in

early care settings. This structured observational study will focus on the

moment-to-moment interactions occurring within the preschool classroom

between both the child and teacher. It is predicted that (1) teacher’s direct

bids to children will promote greater instances of child compliance than

indirect bids, and (2) teachers’ responsive language will promote greater

instances of child compliance than restrictive language. The results of this

study will contribute to existing knowledge about the nature of teacher

child interactions in the early care settings.

Conscious Control: A Case Study On Self-Monitoring And Interventions In Maladaptive Daydreaming, Caleb Chan

McNair Research Journal SJSU

Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is a persistent mental activity

characterized by immersive, excessive daydreaming that disrupts daily

life. This study examines the effectiveness of self-regulation strategies

in managing MD, including cognitive techniques, behavioral

adjustments, technology-assisted cues, and environmental

modifications. Using a single-subject ABA design, each intervention

phase lasted one week, with MD episodes tracked through self-reported

diaries and EEG monitoring. The results demonstrated that cognitive

reframing and task switching produced the most sustained reductions in

MD episodes, while technology-assisted cues had diminishing

effectiveness over time due to adaptation. Environmental modifications,

particularly workspace reorganization, con- tributed to long-term

improvements, while lighting adjustments …

Confronting The Digital Epidemic: Excessive Social Media Use (Smu) In The Wellbeing Of Young Adult Populations, Joanna Abellera

McNair Research Journal SJSU

This study will investigate the relationship between social media as a

mediator and its effects on depressive symptoms, using Social Comparisons

theory (SCT; Festinger, 1954) as a framework. A series of 8-10 articles,

obtained through the San Jose State Library Database and PsycINFO, will

explore the nature of social media addiction (SMA) and problematic social

media use (PSMU) and its relation to self-esteem of young adult

populations by comparing theoretical perspectives (i.e., cross-sectional and

experimental designs) in the literature. Studies have found that [increased

SMU has been correlated with negative outcomes such as depression,

loneliness, and increased envy]. Future studies …

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McNair Research Journal SJSU

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Development Of An Integrative Health And Holistic Nursing Fellowship Program, Katrina Vigo, Annie Kaplon

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Nurses are at increased risk of burnout due to the high levels of stress in the healthcare work environment. Furthermore, burnout has negative effects on one’s physical, emotional, and behavioral health and can be linked to harmful clinical outcomes (Hetzel-Riggin, Swords, Tuang, Deck, & Spurgeon 2020). The development of a holistic, integrative health fellowship provides nurses with knowledge related to holistic nursing, integrative health, and the mind-body connection while equipping them with practical resiliency and coping skills to enhance their own personal and professional wellbeing and the wellbeing of patients, caregivers, and colleagues. Incorporating holistic nursing theory (American Holistic Nurses …

Communication Post-Covid: Overcoming Silos To Improve Workplace Collaboration And Well-Being, Rachel Bentley, Crystal O'Dell, Amy Richardson

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

With COVID-19, public health measures were adopted to prevent transmission in the workplace. As a consequence, the work environment changed with video conferencing utilized not as a novelty, but a necessity. The use of video conferencing is now routine, with 300 million daily meeting participants and ‘zoom fatigue’ a reality. Workplace culture shifted to virtual communication; however, little is known regarding the psychological impact, limiting personal engagement and collaboration and altering work relationships due to its silo effect.

The World Health Organization (WHO) provides a healthy workplace framework to protect and promote the well-being of workers by considering concerns of …

Crisis Intervention Training To Improve Nurse’S Job Satisfaction In Mental Health Settings, Maria Josephine Torres

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

This study addresses a specific issue in the psychiatric and mental health residential nursing setting. The objective of the study was to address the problem identified based on evidence-based practice and literature showing that there are weaknesses and gaps within the population. In a psychiatric and mental health care setting, would more specific and extensive crisis intervention training for nurses provide improved job satisfaction for those nurses in a 6-week period? The population included to address the clinical practice problem and objective is registered nurses with all levels of experience in residential psychiatric and mental health nursing, ranging from new …

Supporting The Well-Being Of Critical Care Nurses At A System-Level, Heidi K. Holtz, Guy Weissinger, Lindsay Tessmer

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Critical care nurses (CCNs) are a crucial part of the health care system, however, the long-term stressors and traumatic stress they are exposed to affect their health, well-being, and create work environments that make it difficult to provide safe and quality patient care. A healthy work environment for nurses will maximize the health and well-being of nurses, decrease burnout, lower turnover, and improve the quality of patient care[1]. There is limited evidence from previous studies carried out that can inform the selection of interventions to foster healthy work environments for nurses and manage traumatic stress[2,3].Therefore, indicating a critical need to …

Standards For Appropriate Staffing: One Element Of A Healthy Work Environment, Sarah Delgado, Michelle Kidd

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The session describes AACN’s Standards for Appropriate Staffing in Adult Critical Care and their inextricable link to Healthy Work Environment standards. National work on acute and critical care staffing will be reviewed and strategies for applying the staffing standards will be discussed. The presentation emphasizes leveraging the other five Healthy Work Environment standards to implement the staffing standards. Audience questions and participation encouraged.

Mindful Movements: Cultivating Resilience & Well-Being In Academia, Meghan Marie Pontz, Allison Maloney

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

There is a growing crisis of burnout and mental health concerns in post-secondary educators, with nearly 70% of faculty experiencing significant stress due to increased workloads, job insecurity, and the demands of teaching. This has led to higher rates of anxiety, depression, and burnout, contributing to decreased job satisfaction and higher turnover intentions within academia. These challenges are particularly acute in the nursing workforce, which is already grappling with significant shortages of practicing nurses and faculty. Out of this critical concern the Mindfulness and Movement project was cultivated by nursing faculty, both of whom are practicing mental health professionals and …

The Art Of Saying No: Empowering Nurses To Set Boundaries For Well-Being, Sara Kaylor, Abby Horton, Haley Townsend, Meridith Rice, Susan Prevost

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The nursing profession, long dominated by women, is shaped by societal norms that encourage selflessness and compliance, leading nurses to prioritize others over their own well-being. This expectation to always say yes, coupled with the demands of various practice settings, contributes to burnout and stress. This presentation advocates for a feminist approach to boundary-setting, offering strategies to help nurses confidently say no, establish healthy boundaries, and maintain a balanced career.

When Good Clinicians Don’T Make Good Leaders: Closing The Gap With Multifaceted Leader Development, Rachel E. Wood, Jennifer Schmitz, Andrew Slifko

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Nurse leaders have significant opportunity to impact the health and well-being of the workforce. Leadership behaviors impact empowerment, motivation, performance, culture, and retention.^1–3 Often great clinicians are promoted to leadership roles with little to no training or support in developing their leadership style and practices.⁴ It is crucial to develop intentional, effective leaders to promote safe and healthy work environments and adaptable and enduring teams.^1–3 An effective leadership development program can advance a healthy work environment and reduce leader turnover.
Leaders play a critical role in promoting empowerment of their teams.^2,5 Nurses who are empowered formally …

Educational Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Doctor Of Health Sciences Programs, G. Zipp, Christina B. Gunther, Douglas Kuperman, Jill Moore, Lori Rainchuso

Journal of Innovation in Health Sciences Education

Introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI) has gained increased attention in higher education with the identification of several strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats regarding its utility. The aim of this study was to ascertain how doctoral programs in health sciences utilize AI as academicians and instructors.

Methods: An electronic survey was distributed to all Association of Doctoral Programs in Health Science (ADPHS) members on the mailing list (n=51), with n=19 (37.3%) voluntarily responding.

Results: The findings revealed both enthusiasm and caution regarding the use of AI in doctoral health sciences education, reflecting similar broader trends identified in the literature. Despite institutional …

Leadership In Action: Enhancing Staff Development For Organizational Success, Reinaldo Rivera Hernández

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nonprofit organizations face distinctive challenges that require specialized leadership and effective staff development strategies, particularly in community-focused organizations in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Leadership deficiencies can diminish employee commitment, restrict professional growth, and weaken organizational capacity, ultimately limiting mission fulfillment. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore leadership and staff development deficiencies within a nonprofit organization in Lancaster County and identify strategies for improvement. Guided by Kurt Lewin’s change management model, the study examined barriers and supports for professional growth, the influence of leadership on organizational culture and retention, and practices promoting equity and succession planning. Semi-structured interviews were conducted …

Decreasing Organizational Knowledge Loss With Collaborative Learning Teams, Sandy Laurence Lembree

JWU Dissertations & Theses

Knowledge in organizations continues to be lost during attrition (Cox & Overbay, 2023). The Baby Boomers are retiring (Cox & Overbay, 2023), younger generations move (Brown, 2023), and self-interested employees hide knowledge (Ahmad & Karim, 2019; Anand et al., 2022) Collaborative learning teams (CLTs) increase knowledge transfer, which retains organizational knowledge (Ahmad & Karim, 2019). This mixed methods research was undertaken to investigate what contributors made a group in an organization into a CLT. Autonomy, competence development, group relatedness, psychological safety, shared goals and objectives, and leadership collaboration encouragement were explored for their relationships with being a CLT. Experiences were …

David Rosario V. John Wetzel

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Clss12100- The Greek And Latin Roots Of English - Syllabus, Camilo Andrés Bonilla Carvajal

Open Educational Resources

No abstract provided.

Staff Education To Enhance Nursing Knowledge And Confidence In Withdrawal Management Using The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment And Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale, Margaret Sarana Hector

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This quality improvement staff education project addressed the inconsistent use of the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA) and Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) assessment tools among nursing staff in an adult psychiatric and addictions unit located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Inconsistent use of the CIWA and COWS tools may lead to unfavorable patient outcomes. The goal of this project was to enhance nursing familiarity, confidence, and sense of importance in using CIWA and COWS tools for assessing and managing withdrawal symptoms in patients with co-occurring depression and substance use disorders. A pre- and posteducation survey design …

Resistance And Adaptation: How Religion Survived A War, Iris Mascio

History Theses, Dissertations, and Student Creative Activity

This paper investigates the survival strategies employed by Bosnian Muslims during the civil wars of the 1990s, with a focus on how these strategies influenced the practice and evolution of Bosnian Islam. Drawing on primary and secondary sources, survivor interviews, and analyses of religious and social practices, the study identifies two key modes of response: adaptation and resistance. While resistance—including underground organizing, covert publications, and occasional armed defense—played a role during periods of extreme threat, it was primarily historical patterns of adaptation that enabled long-term survival and continuity. Therefore, the paper covers the challenges encountered and survival strategies used by …

Decision Making In Child Protection Services: Aftermath Of A Child Fatality, Kevin Marino

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Child fatalities resulting from abuse and neglect have a residual effect on families, communities, and child protective services (CPS) professionals tasked with ensuring child safety. The purpose of the mixed-methods study was to examine how CPS professionals made decisions in high-risk and fatality cases by evaluating decision-making processes, identifying contextual and interpersonal influences, and addressing practice questions related to administrative data, case records, caseworker and supervisor perspectives, cost implications, and organizational supports. The theoretical framework of Simon’s theory of bounded rationality and near decomposability along with Fluke et al.’s ecology of decision-making model formed the study’s analysis. The study included …

“Learning By Faith” Workshop 4 Lesson Plan Templates, Yoshihiko Ariizumi

Spiritual Proficiency

This document provides 4 of the 45 minute lesson plan template to enhance "Learning by Faith." This is particularly meaningful for the BYU community where D&C 88:118 is strongly emphasized in our learning.

The Impact Of Interactive Classroom Interior Design On Student’S Perceived Well-Being: A Case Study Of Egyptian Language Schools In Cairo., Dalia Moati, Tasneem Gamal, Rodina Mostafa, Yara Farrag

Architectural Engineering

The impact of classroom interior design on students’ perceived well- being, encompassing cognitive, physical, and social aspects, is substantial. While there is increasing evidence supporting the importance of individual interior elements such as lighting, colour, and furniture, most research examines these factors separately, neglecting their combined effects. This research seeks to examine how an integrated approach to interactive classroom interior design through flexible seating areas, ergonomic furniture, natural lighting, colours psychology, acoustics, and thermal comfort influences student well- being (physical, social, and cognitive). The research explores the most effective combinations of design components in fostering a positive and supportive learning …

Utilization Of Colors, Lighting, And Materials As A Narrative Ai-Tool To Convey Human Emotions In Museums’ Interior Spaces. A Case Study Of The Museum Of Islamic Art Cairo, Egypt., Dalia Moati, Rawan Medhat, Fagr Hesham, Nada Khaled, Tamer

Architectural Engineering

This study explores the relationship between museum interior design and human emotional responses, focusing on how key design elements—color, lighting, and materials—can be optimized to enhance visitor engagement and emotional well- being. Conducted at the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt, the research examines two critical spaces along the visitor journey: the Medicine Hall, introducing the experience, and the Writings Hall, situated toward the end of the route, where fatigue and emotional disengagement often occur. Over a nine-week period, a mixed-methods approach was employed, integrating structured observation, behavioral mapping, and AI-assisted image modifications to generate controlled design variations, alongside …

Exploring The Service-Learning Volunteer Experience Of African American Male Educators In Urban Schools, Gia N. Paige

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Educators who self-identify as African American male educators are underrepresented in educational leadership and scholarship on service learning, despite the significant roles they play in shaping urban educational spaces. In this qualitative phenomenological study, the lived service experiences of five African American male educators who engaged in service-learning and volunteerism in urban schools were explored. The purpose was to examine how these educators narrated their service experiences and how those experiences intersected with their identity as African American males. African American male theory was used to frame the study, emphasizing cultural heritage, resistance to deficit perspectives, and the affirmation of …

Enhancing Registered Nurse Retention And Job Satisfaction Through Comprehensive Career Development Initiatives In Non-Profit Urban Hospitals, Iwalola Iluyomade

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This integrative review was conducted to examine how comprehensive career development initiatives influence registered nurse retention and job satisfaction in non-profit urban hospitals, which are affected by limited advancement opportunities, inadequate mentorship, and unsupportive work environments. Guided by the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice model and the Authentic Nurse Leadership framework, this review synthesizes peer-reviewed literature from 2019 to 2024 to identify evidence-based, leadership-driven strategies for improving nurse retention. Four key themes emerged: (a) career development and advancement through structured learning pathways, mentorship, and leadership training; (b) empowerment and decision-making via participative management and clinical autonomy; (c) supportive work environments that …

Impact Of Mental Illness On Colon Cancer Screening Participation, Stephanie Tejada

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study analyzed the impact of mental illness on colon cancer screening participation. The research problem centers on the under-screening of colorectal cancer (CRC) in psychiatric patients, leading to delayed diagnoses and poorer treatment outcomes. This quantitative retrospective cohort study examined how demographic factors (age, gender, ethnicity), healthcare access, and support group participation influenced CRC screening among individuals with mental illness. The research used data from 571 adults aged 50 and older from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The Social Ecological Model served as the guiding theoretical framework for this study. Statistical analyses included t-tests, chi-square, logistic regression, and …

Criminal Adult Perceptions Of Transition Services Following Histories Of Physical Abuse As Children, Kimberlyn Sherie Crook

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

It is possible that childhood abuse and neglect could be linked to adult crime and delinquency. Intervention services' apparent ineffectiveness worries social workers, law enforcement, and policymakers. The literature found that abused children are more likely to commit crimes as adults without intervention and prevention, which harms society and abused children. Research suggests child abuse and adult crime may have early roots. The purpose of this qualitative study was to address adult victims firsthand accounts to identify intervention service gaps and suggest improvements. The qualitative design was used to address adult criminals who were abused as children and their unique …

An Education Project For Training Nurses On Self-Care Strategies To Prevent Work-Related Burnout, Nsemboowo Effiong Enyong

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Opioid Overdose Bystander Assistance And Harm Reduction In Pennsylvania, Walkirya Peralta

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Bystanders play a vital role in reducing opioid overdose deaths by administering naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of opioids when used promptly. With opioid-related fatalities considered a public health emergency in the United States, increasing public access to naloxone and education on overdose prevention has become a key strategy in harm reduction. Research shows that these efforts effectively lower overdose deaths in affected communities. As part of this public health approach, many states allow individuals to obtain naloxone without a prescription through standing orders at pharmacies and community programs. Additionally, legal protections such as Good Samaritan laws …

Staff Education To Improve Mental Health Knowledge Among Critical Care Staff, Ashton Barnes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mental health literacy is increasingly recognized as a critical component of nursing practice, particularly in high-acuity environments. At a local healthcare organization, leadership identified a gap in staff education related to mental health, contributing to elevated incidences of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), burnout, and diminished patient outcomes. In response, I conducted this Doctor of Nursing Practice project to evaluate whether a structured educational intervention could enhance mental health knowledge and competency among critical care staff. Participants completed pre- and postintervention assessments to evaluate core concepts in mental health awareness and clinical application, with supplementary qualitative feedback gathered to …