Mysterizing Religion, Marc O. Degirolami

Faculty Publications

(Excerpt)

A mystery of faith is a truth of religion that escapes human understanding. The mysteries of religion are not truths that human beings happen not to know, or truths that they could know with sufficient study and application, but instead truths that they cannot know in the nature of things. In the Letter to the Colossians, St. Paul writes that as a Christian apostle, his holy office is to “bring to completion for you the word of God, the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past.” Note that Paul does not say that his task is to make …

Copyright’S Capacity Gap, Andrew Gilden, Eva E. Subotnik

Faculty Publications

Most areas of law require that individuals meet a certain threshold of capacity before their decisions — e.g., to marry, to enter into a contract, or to execute an estate plan — are given legal effect. Copyright law, by contrast, gives legal effect to creative decisions by granting the decisionmaker many decades of exclusive rights so long as they are a human being and have demonstrated a “creative spark.” This Article examines the overlooked consequences of this gap in capacity standards between copyright and other areas of law. It shows that this gap has produced numerous opportunities for vulnerable creators …

Humanizing Virtual Dispute Resolution, Elayne E. Greenberg

Faculty Publications

(Excerpt)

How might neutrals and advocates foster interpersonal dynamics when conducting arbitrations and mediations virtually, consistent with the ethical obligations of each profession and the ethical underpinnings of each process?

Virtual dispute resolution for commercial dispute resolution has become the new normal. Yet, the dispute resolution listserves are still peppered with posts from mediators and arbitrators who, although publicly extolling their own commitments to their impartiality and neutrality, are also simultaneously voicing their strong preferences for conducting their dispute resolution processes in person. According to these neutrals, they are unable to attain the same results when the process is conducted …

High Anxiety: Racism, The Law, And Legal Education, Elayne E. Greenberg

Faculty Publications

Conspicuously absent from the United States’ ongoing discourse about its racist history is a more honest discussion about the individual and personal stressors that are evoked in people when they talk about racism. What if they got it wrong? The fear of being cancelled - the public shaming for remarks that are deemed racist - has had a chilling effect on having meaningful conversations about racism. What lost opportunities!

This paper moves this discussion into the law school context. How might law schools rethink their law school curricula to more accurately represent the role systemic racism has played in shaping …

Assessing The Entrepreneurship Ecosystem In Egypt Through A Gender Lens, Hala Wasef Hattab

Business Administration

Purpose: According to the Egyptian Start-up Ecosystem Report (ITIDA, 2021), Egypt has one of the foremost start-up ecosystems on Africa, both in terms of levels of start-up activity and inward investments. Yet the county lags in terms of women’s participation in founding start-ups. According to the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report for Egypt, the entrepreneurial activity rate for women was 5.7%, while that of Egyptian men was 16.7%, despite women’s positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship. Methodology: The current research has an exploratory nature and aims at analysing entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt through a gender lens to highlight the factors that are …

Fostering Reading: Supporting Foster Children Through Virtual Learning, Evette Harrell, Leah Washburn-Moses

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Professional literature presents evidence that foster care agencies, foster parents, and educators are unprepared to meet the distinctive educational needs of foster youth. Although there is a general lack of evidence on specific interventions developed for foster youth, some studies have addressed the impact of tutoring. This paper studies the impact of a pilot program that paired 15 teacher candidates with 15 foster youth for virtual reading tutoring as part of a college course. Data were collected from youth, parents, and teacher candidates through surveys and focus groups. The results of this study suggested that the tutoring relationship produced several …

Publishing In A Peer-Reviewed Journal, Sherri Lyn Horner, Christy Galletta Horner

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

In our first installment of a series of short articles, we focus on demystifying the publishing process. We first review terminology that is important for authors to understand yet is not clearly defined in easily accessible ways. Then, we describe the publishing process, beginning with preparing and submitting a manuscript, and ending with either publication or a recommendation to submit to another outlet. We provide a visual flowchart to illustrate the steps and multiple pathways in this process. Finally, we present the advice we collected from eight individuals involved in the publication process at MWER: the two current editors and …

All Means All … Maybe: Mtss Policy And Practice Across States In The United States, Aimee Howley, Darcey M. Allan, Nora L. Howley, Tanis Furst

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Across the United States, State Education Agencies (SEAs) are using tiered strategies, such as Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) frameworks, to ensure that all students, including diverse learners, receive equal, high-quality education. However, little is known about the extent to which SEAs are encouraging use of MTSS to address the needs of students with moderate-to-severe cognitive disabilities. The present study aimed to examine how SEAs conceptualize and support the implementation of MTSS as an approach to inclusionary education. Data were collected through interviews with key informants in SEAs across 19 states. Members of the research team identified and coded portions …

Household Food Insecurity And Student Behavior: The Impact Of One School's Second Breakfast Program, Bradley S. Witzel, Elizabeth Wall-Bassett

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Household Food Insecurity (HFI) is a frequent challenge for children living in poverty that impacts social, emotional, and behavioral development. Federally assisted meal programs, such as the National School Breakfast Program, address HFI for students living in poverty through free or reduced-price breakfast. However, there are challenges for students to take advantage of this opportunity, and it is underutilized. In this research, all middle school students at a high poverty school were offered a free of charge meal alternative called Second Chance Breakfast. Since this program was started, student participation in school breakfast increased and behavior incidences in school dropped …

Eugenics, Prejudice, And Human Development Revisited: The Role Of Structural Racism, Nancy Budwig, Hojin Han, Raquel Jorge Fernandes, Jimin Lee, Si Wang, Benjamin Wolff

Psychology

This manuscript stems from discussion in a graduate seminar on developmental theories taught by the first author and held at Clark University in the fall of 2022. While the first author drafted the text and played a central role in outlining the argument, all participants critically discussed and evaluated the ideas presented, analyzed primary materials in the archive, and played a central role in editing the manuscript. The student authors are listed in alphabetical order.

The available download on this page is the author manuscript accepted for publication. This version has undergone full peer review but has not been through …

Increasing Historically Underserved And Underrepresented Student Completion In Stem Pathways At A Hispanic-Serving Institution: An Action Research Study, Inez F. Olive, Kyle J. Winslow, Osurè L. Brown, Eric R. Marshall

Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership Dissertations

There is a demand for accountability for higher education institutions to increase student completion, specifically for institutions that enroll many students from historically underserved and underrepresented populations (HUUP). Meanwhile, labor market analysis presents a demand for skilled and diverse workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) have an advantage when supporting student completion to meet this workforce demand. This inquiry employed participatory action research (PAR) through a partnership with an HSI in rural Washington State. Using transformative worldview as the theoretical framework, this study aimed to determine the influence of completion planning for STEM students …

Advancing Equity-Minded Leadership Practices To Improve Educational Outcomes For Black Immigrant Students: A Phenomenological Case Study, Charmaine Caroline Marshall

Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership Dissertations

As schools become increasingly diverse, there has been increasing demand for accountability for school districts to seek to improve student performance (Portz, 2021). A qualitative phenomenological research study was used to explore how school leaders in Seattle Public Schools were responding to the academic needs of Somali immigrant students, the largest Black immigrant group in the district. By using equity mindedness as the theoretical framework, the research study examined how the response to Somali immigrant students might also promote positive outcomes for other historically marginalized and underserved students. This study recruited participants who were former and current school principals, members …

Mindfulness And Identity Awareness: Tools To Support Teachers And Leaders Towards Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion (Dei) Practices In Schools, Joslyn Williams

Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership Dissertations

Black women are too often at the assault of policies that inflict harm and often forced to seek legal redress after exhausting all nonlegal avenues available that are supposed to ensure that learning occurs in harm-free spaces (Ward, Hardaway, and Njoku, 2022). The examination of the place and work of spirituality, reflection, and the power of remembering (Dillard, 2019) is explored through narratives of Black women, highlighting two case studies of educators from perspectives within private and public institutions.

A need exists to explore and describe the experiences of Black women teacher-leaders as they engage with diversity, equity, and inclusion …

ปัจจัยทำนายพฤติกรรมการป้องกันการตั้งครรภ์ก่อนวัยอันควรของนักเรียนหญิง ชั้นมัธยมศึกษาตอนปลายในโรงเรียนแห่งหนึ่งในจังหวัดปทุมธานี, จิรา ขอบคุณ, วารีวรรณ ศิริวาณิชย์, พรพรรณ พุ่มประยูร

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

วัตถุประสงค์การวิจัย: เพื่อศึกษาปัจจัยทำนายพฤติกรรมการป้องกันการตั้งครรภ์ก่อนวัยอันควรของนักเรียนหญิงชั้นมัธยมศึกษาตอนปลายในโรงเรียนแห่งหนึ่งในจังหวัดปทุมธานี

รูปแบบการวิจัย: การวิจัยเชิงทำนาย

วิธีดำเนินการวิจัย: กลุ่มตัวอย่าง คือ นักเรียนหญิงชั้นมัธยมศึกษาตอนปลาย อายุระหว่าง 15-19 ปี จำนวน 120 คน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยคือแบบสอบถามข้อมูลทั่วไป แบบประเมินความรอบรู้ในการป้องกันการตั้งครรภ์ก่อนวัยอันควร 6 ด้าน และ แบบประเมินพฤติกรรมการป้องกันการตั้งครรภ์ก่อนวัยอันควร ของกองสุขศึกษา กรมสนับสนุนบริการสุขภาพ กระทรวงสาธารณสุข วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยใช้สถิติเชิงพรรณนา และสถิติสมการถดถอยพหุคูณแบบขั้นตอน

ผลการวิจัย: กลุ่มตัวอย่าง มีอายุเฉลี่ย16.86 ปี (SD = 0.97)  มีพฤติกรรมการป้องกันการตั้งครรภ์ก่อนวัยอันควรอยู่ในระดับดีมาก (SD= 5.95) ผลการวิจัยพบว่ามีเพียงตัวแปรเพียงด้านเดียวที่ทํานายพฤติกรรมการป้องกันการตั้งครรภ์ก่อนวัยอันควรได้อย่างมีนัยสําคัญทางสถิติ(p<.05) คือ การตัดสินใจเลือกปฏิบัติที่ถูกต้องเพื่อป้องกันการตั้งครรภ์ก่อนวัยอันควร

สรุป: ผลการวิจัยทำให้ได้ข้อมูลที่มีประโยชน์เพื่อการพัฒนาศักยภาพของวัยรุ่นให้มีความรอบรู้ด้านสุขภาพเพียงพอต่อการตัดสินใจเลือกปฏิบัติที่ถูกต้องเพื่อป้องกันการตั้งครรภ์ก่อนวัยอันควรได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

ประสบการณ์การเจ็บป่วยของผู้สูงอายุที่ติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019, ชนินาถ ชำนาญดี, จิราพร เกศพิชญวัฒนา

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

วัตถุประสงค์: เพื่อศึกษาประสบการณ์การเจ็บป่วยของผู้ป่วยสูงอายุที่ติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019

รูปแบบการวิจัย: เป็นการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพแบบปรากฏการณ์วิทยา

วิธีการดำเนินการวิจัย: ผู้ให้ข้อมูลเป็นผู้สูงอายุที่เจ็บป่วยด้วยโรคติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019 ทำการเก็บข้อมูลภายหลังได้รับการรักษาและอยู่ในระยะที่ไม่สามารถแพร่กระจายเชื้อจำนวน 16 ราย เก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลโดยใช้เทคนิคการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก การสังเกต การบันทึกภาคสนามและการบันทึกเสียงสนทนา ข้อมูลที่ได้นำมาวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลเชิงเนื้อหาตามวิธีการของโคไลซี

ผลการวิจัย: อธิบายประสบการณ์ของการเจ็บป่วยเป็น 4 ประเด็นหลัก คือ 1) ประสบการณ์การรับรู้อาการเจ็บป่วย เริ่มแรกไม่ได้คิดว่าตนจะติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019 เมื่อต้องเจ็บป่วยจึงทำให้พบกับความไม่สุขสบายทั้งร่างกายและจิตใจ โดยจะมีอาการเหนื่อยมาก หายใจไม่ออก และเมื่อได้รับการรักษาแล้วพบว่าหลังจากการเจ็บป่วยร่างกายไม่เหมือนเดิม 2) ประสบการณ์ในการเข้ารับการรักษา ผู้สูงอายุรู้สึกว่าตนโชคดีที่เข้าถึงการรักษาแต่รู้สึกไม่ชินกับการรักษาที่ได้รับ ถูกจำกัดให้อยู่แต่ห้อง ทำกิจกรรมบนเตียงและได้รับการดูแลผ่านกล้องวงจรปิดและพูดคุยผ่านลำโพงจึงทำให้ขาดสัมพันธภาพกับผู้ดูแล 3) หลากอารมณ์ หลายความรู้สึกภายในใจ รู้สึกกังวล กลัวว่าจะไม่รอด เมื่อได้รักษาก็รู้สึกว้าเหว่ โดดเดี่ยว เนื่องจากต้องอยู่คนเดียวเพื่อป้องกันการแพร่เชื้อ แต่อย่างไรก็ตามการเจ็บป่วยครั้งนี้ทำให้ผู้สูงอายุรู้สึกปล่อยวาง ยอมรับและเข้าใจสภาพตามอายุที่เพิ่มขึ้น 4)ประสบการณ์ในการกลับเข้าสู่สังคม ภายหลังที่หายจากการเจ็บป่วย พบว่าถูกรังเกียจจากคนรอบข้างมีเพียงคนใกล้ตัวที่ให้กำลังใจ แต่อย่างไรก็ตามการเจ็บป่วยในสถานการณ์ที่มีการแพร่ระบาดของโรคติดเชื้อ ทำให้ผู้สูงอายุต้องปรับตนเองในการดำเนินชีวิต เพื่อป้องกันการติดเชื้อ

สรุป: ผลการวิจัยครั้งนี้ทำให้เข้าใจประสบการณ์การเจ็บป่วยของผู้ป่วยสูงอายุที่ติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019ซึ่งสามารถนำผลการศึกษาไปใช้เป็นแนวทางในการพัฒนาการพยาบาลแบบเป็นองค์รวมที่สามารถตอบสนองความต้องการของผู้ป่วยได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

ผลของโปรแกรมสนับสนุนข้อมูลผ่านไลน์แอปพลิเคชันร่วมกับการบริหารกาย-จิตแบบชี่กงวิถีไทยต่อความวิตกกังวลก่อนการผ่าตัดในผู้ป่วยมะเร็งเต้านม, วันทนีย์ งามวงศ์, สุรีพร ธนศิลป์

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

วัตถุประสงค์: เพื่อเปรียบเทียบความวิตกกังวลก่อนผ่าตัดมะเร็งเต้านมหลังได้รับโปรแกรมสนับสนุนข้อมูลผ่านไลน์แอปพลิเคชันร่วมกับการบริหารกาย-จิตแบบชี่กงวิถีไทยและเปรียบเทียบระหว่างกลุ่ม

รูปแบบการวิจัย: วิจัยกึ่งทดลอง แบบสองกลุ่มวัดก่อนหลัง

วิธีดำเนินการวิจัย: กลุ่มตัวอย่างคือ ผู้ป่วยมะเร็งเต้านมที่ผ่าตัดในโรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์ สภากาชาดไทย คัดเลือกกลุ่มแบบเฉพาะเจาะจงเข้ากลุ่มควบคุมและทดลองกลุ่มละ 22 คน จับคู่อายุ ชนิดผ่าตัดและการรับเคมีบำบัดก่อนผ่าตัด กลุ่มทดลองได้รับโปรแกรมฯ 2 สัปดาห์ก่อนผ่าตัด กลุ่มควบคุมได้รับการพยาบาลตามปกติ เครื่องมือวิจัย คือ 1) แบบสอบถามข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล 2) แบบประเมินความวิตกกังวลขณะเผชิญ และ 3) โปรแกรมสนับสนุนข้อมูลผ่านไลน์แอปพลิเคชันร่วมกับการบริหารกาย-จิตแบบชี่กงวิถีไทยและเครื่องมือกำกับการทดลอง แบบประเมินความวิตกกังวลมีค่าความเชื่อมั่นสัมประสิทธิ์แอลฟาของคอนบาค .88 วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติเชิงพรรณนาและสถิติทดสอบค่าที (t-test)

ผลการวิจัย: ความวิตกกังวลก่อนผ่าตัดของกลุ่มทดลองหลังได้รับโปรแกรมฯ ต่ำกว่าก่อนได้รับโปรแกรมฯและต่ำกว่ากลุ่มควบคุมอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05

สรุป: โปรแกรมฯนี้สามารถลดความวิตกกังวลก่อนผ่าตัดได้

A Portrait Of The Artist’S Heirs In Mediation: Adr Techniques To Prevent And Resolve Disputes Following An Author’S Death, Nicholas Beudert

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

If an author's work is powerful enough, or popular enough, it's likely that at some point someone will want to write about her. For scholars embarking upon these projects, the author's body of published work can provide insight into her psyche, but correspondence and other unpublished materials can also be valuable. Copyright law covers all of these materials, and when the author dies, she can bequest her copyright as she would the rest of her estate (if she hasn't transferred it during her lifetime). The recipient of these copyrights may now treat the copyrights as her own, as though she …

Victim-Offender Mediation: A Missing Component Of A Multi-Pronged Approach To Reduce New York City Subway Crime, Elizabeth Neuburger

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

No abstract provided.

Caring For Fat Bodies: Bridging The Gap Between Intention And Practice In Primary Care, Sadie Pile

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Healthcare providers work hard to support patients in optimizing their health. Typical care prioritizes use of the body mass index (BMI) which has widely been criticized for its ineffectiveness at measuring health, and which perpetuates a white European male body as “normal”. From individual care to public health policy, the measurement of health through BMI and thinness has created and enforced weight stigma. Literature over the past 20 years has continued to demonstrate the negative health impacts of weight stigma, not only in harming physiological, psychological, and behavioral health, but also in fact contributing to weight gain. Notably, the research …

At The Heart Of Leviathan: A Hobbesian Reading Of Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, Bethany Lilleyman

Theses

This thesis demonstrates how a historical-philosophical reading of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1899) through the lens of Thomas Hobbes’ thought can provide new understandings of Conrad’s critique of empire, by extending existing literature on the novella’s historical and politico-philosophical ideas. As Conrad’s use of a literary-impressionistic style has often left readers debating the text’s meaning, the once-canonical novella has come under the intense scrutiny of both readers and scholars alike. This scrutiny intensified with the rise of postcolonialism in the late 1970s, which focused on the novella’s controversial representations of race and imperialism. Tensions surrounding the text have also …

Outlier State: Elite Rhetoric As A Window To Western Australian Regionalism, David Jones

Theses

Western Australia was the last of the Australian self-governing British colonies to agree to join the Australian Federation in 1900 and voted to secede, by a significant electoral margin, in a referendum held in 1933. Some have even argued the State has been a reluctant member of the Federation since this momentous vote. If this is the case, what evidence is there that can justify this perception, and possibly point to enduring underlying factors supporting this Western Australian regionalism sentiment and identity? Many of the drivers which led to the successful secession referendum in 1933 still exist today. The State …

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Program: Participant Factors For Retention And Motivation For Treatment, Javier Barrero, Victoria Strickland

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to explore OUD patient-reported factors for motivation and retention in a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program in the Seattle metropolitan area. Method: This mixed methods project collected data via an exploratory, preliminary survey from patients receiving treatment at 11 outpatient medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) clinics located in three counties in Washington state. The survey contained both qualitative and quantitative questions that addressed factors of motivation, external support, and self-efficacy. The survey was sent via a secure text messaging system. Results: Qualitative analysis developed five themes after coding: supportive factors for retention, health …

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy For Mental Health Conditions, Michelle Julseth, Andrea Schneider

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder impact the lives of almost a billion people worldwide. The current standard pharmacological interventions offer limited benefits, but new research in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) has shown promising outcomes. This study sought to add to the existing body of research regarding KAP by measuring whether depression, anxiety, and/or spirituality scores improved significantly in participants after one KAP session by measuring Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ~9) scores, General Anxiety Disqrder-7 {GAD-7), and National Institute of Health Healing Experience of All Life Stressors (NIHtHEALS) scores, respectively. A retrospective chart review performed on clinical data …

Supporting Pregnant People In Prenatal Physical Activity & Exercise: Brief In-Service Training Integrating The 6 Rs Framework To Facilitate Counseling By Healthcare Professionals, Morgan Frazier

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Studies show that physical inactivity in pregnancy is attributed to pregnant people receiving inadequate and incomplete prenatal physical activity and exercise (PAE) counseling from healthcare professionals (HCPs). There is a gap in the knowledge translation of prenatal PAE guidelines and pregnant people are uncertain how to safely engage in PAE. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to evaluate the effect of an online brief in-service training integrating the 6 Rs Framework on Rainier Valley Birth & Health Center HCPs’ (i.e., Certified Nurse-Midwives and Licensed Midwives) attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and practices pertaining to antenatal PAE. Quantitative data was collected …

Implementing An Educational Intervention Aimed At Nursing Staff To Improve Patient Hand Hygiene, Bonita Moore

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Abstract

Background/Purpose: Healthcare organizations are responsible for ensuring that healthcare workers adhere to effective hand hygiene (HH) protocols, and ample research exists on the best methods for monitoring and encouraging compliance. Despite the importance of HH for infection prevention, there has been little focus on patient hand hygiene (PHH). The purpose of this pilot project was to focus on improving nursing staff’s knowledge and attitudes about PHH with the expectation of showing a correlation between these factors and an increase in the performance PHH.

Methods: The project used a quasi-experimental study that took place on one hospital unit at …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Family-Based Treatment Education On Provider's Knowledge, Anticipatory Use, And Attitudes Who Treat Adolescent Patients Diagnosed With Anorexia Nervosa, Treven Back

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Background. Anorexia Nervosa is a chronic, disabling, and costly disease with a higher mortality rate than any other psychiatric illness. Because of the need for medical, psychiatric, and nutritional care, treatment is complex. The current literature supports Family-Based Treatment as a first-line treatment for adolescent patients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. However, a gap exists between translating family-based treatments into clinical practice. Literature shows that education and understanding providers' attitudes and beliefs are the first steps to successfully implementing family-based treatments.

Purpose. This DNP project aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a family-based treatment education intervention on providers' attitudes, knowledge, and …

Evaluation Of Universal Depression Screening In A Pediatric Diabetes Outpatient Clinic With The Integration Of A Depression Screening Tool Into An Electronic Health Record, Jenna Westberry

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Background: Depression is a significant problem for adolescents with chronic health conditions. Prevalence rates are two to three times higher in adolescents with diabetes compared to adolescents without diabetes (Badescu et al., 2016). Routine depression screening is not transpiring at rates and frequency recommended by the American Diabetes Association for this population. Implementing use of the Patient Health Questionnaire for all adolescents over the age of twelve years with Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus during routine health visits may improve early identification and diagnosis of depression and improve long-term health outcomes.

Purpose: The goal of this project was …

The Effect Of Mentorship And Social Events On Job Embeddedness And Intent To Stay In Emergency Department Nurses, Kacie L. Albertsen

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Background and Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted nurse retention. According to the Kentucky Nurses Association, 57% of surveyed Kentucky nurses are considering leaving their jobs. Best retention strategies are unclear. Job embeddedness (JE) and Intent to stay (ITS) are factors that influence retention. The purpose of this project is to increase JE and ITS at a level one emergency department (ED) by implementing evidence-based mentorship and social event interventions.

Methods: This study utilized a mixed-methods, one group pretest-posttest design. Mentorship pairs were matched by personality type using the Big Five Personality Test. Four mentorship discussion meetings and two …

Depression Management Among Primary Care Providers: Evaluation Of An Educational Intervention, Whitney Hunt

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Background: Nearly one-third of patients diagnosed with depression and prescribed an antidepressant medication will stop taking their medication within the first month. Timely follow-up care can improve medication adherence and symptoms for depressed patients on antidepressants however, most patients do not receive timely follow-up. Common system and provider-based barriers to timely follow-up include limited provider time, lack of training, and mental health stigma.

Objective: The purpose of this project was to assess provider attitudes, knowledge level, perceived barriers, and current depression management strategies in a primary care setting.

Methods: In this quasi-experimental one group pre/post-test study a survey was used …

Staff Perceptions Of Workplace Violence In The Emergency Department; Increasing Safety Awareness And Education, Marissa Hibbs

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Purpose: The purpose of this project was to evaluate nursing staff perceptions of safety and workplace violence and increase safety awareness and knowledge in the emergency department of a level 1 trauma center.

Methods: This study was a single site project that used a descriptive non-experimental survey design to evaluate staff perceptions on workplace violence and safety before and after educational intervention. The study was broken down into three parts. After obtaining IRB approval, an invitation to participate in the pre-survey was distributed via email in a private electronic unit-based list server. Then an educational intervention on workplace safety and …