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Introduction Of E-Learning Into The Post Rn Baccalaureate Program In A Developing Country, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Basnama Ayaz, Nasreen S. Lalani

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: In 2010 as part of the annual Goals and Objectives exercise, Aga Khan University School of Nursing (AKUSON), in Pakistan decided that Post RN baccalaureate program would be used as a pilot and offered through blended blending; using both distance learning and face to face interaction in 2014. At present there is no E-learning program at the national level for a Post-RN Programme.

Methods: In order to bring this mandate forward a capstone project was pilot tested using a blended approach and a trio model consisting of student, preceptor and faculty between May and July 2011.A blended delivery approach …

Early Alzheimer's Intervention: A Holistic Approach To Care, Nancy Blume

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Early Alzheimer's disease intervention reveals that maintaining cognitive function can be supported and maintained for longer periods when a holistic approach of mind-body-spirit centered care for both care recipients and care partners is implemented. The purpose of the current study was to determine if a baseline cognitive functioning level can be maintained over time using a holistic intervention approach.

Methods: Instruments used to measure functioning in the care recipient and care partner dyads were (1) Beck Depression Inventory, (2) Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Louis University Mental Status Inventory, (3) Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, (4) …

Overcoming The Tyranny Of Distance: An Education Strategy To Assist Guideline Implementation, Keppel W. Schafer, Lyndel Gray, Jackie Doolan, Rebecca Kimble, Jacinta Lee

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Queensland Health is responsible for the delivery of publicly funded health services within Queensland. Queensland is the second largest state in Australia covering 700,000 square miles (2/12; times the size of Texas, USA)1. Some health professionals, particularly in rural / remote areas, providing maternal and neonatal health care do not have access to specialist nurse education resources. The Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guidelines Program trialled an education package to increase clinician knowledge of clinical guideline content. The package was available as a self directed learning tool or sessions facilitated by a local champion. As a result of positive feedback …

Examining Tobacco Cessation Among Healthcare Providers Using The Theory Of Planned Behavior, Victoria H. Bierman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Tobacco cessation is vital in reducing the health consequences associated with smoking. Personal tobacco use by healthcare providers creates a significant barrier to promoting smoking cessation. Although many acknowledge the health consequences of smoking, cessation is difficult with high relapse rates. Multiple barriers hinder smoking cessation and defense mechanisms are often engaged. The purpose of this study was to examine beliefs and predict intentions of healthcare providers to quit smoking using the theory of planned behavior (TPB).

Methods: The research was a descriptive correlational design using a survey method. The primary analyses included multiple linear regressions and path analysis. …

Prediction Of Diabetes Outcomes In People From Mexico, Chris L. Latham

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: A three-year partnership between the United States and Mexico was created to impact the high mortality rate of Type 2 diabetes in Mexico. Two universities shared innovative, culturally appropriate methods to address lifestyle changes in newly diagnosed people with diabetes and conducted research together. The purpose of the research was to use a theoretical, research-based model called the Hispanic Health Protection Model (HHPM) to compare the predictors of Type 2 diabetes outcomes n Tlaxcala residents and compare the findings to a U.S. study of Mexican-American residents. Methods: A predictive, correlational replication study was performed in the State of Tlaxcala, …

Preventing Sharp Injuries Among Nurses And Midwives In Sub-Saharan Africa, Barbara Smith, Sue A. Blanshan, Shijun Zhu, Margaret Maimbolwa

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the risks of sharps (needlestick) injuries among nurses and midwives providing care to patients in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was completed by 712 nurses from 11 different African countries who were attending the African Midwives Research Network meeting in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar Es Salaam Tanzania or other organized nursing meetings. Questions related to their knowledge of universal precautions, level of education, availability and use of protective apparel, sharps and splash injuries/exposures, work schedule, and needle use. Generalized estimating equation models, accommodating the correlation within the residing country, were …

An Approach To Data Management And Evaluation For Evidence-Based Practice Projects, Martha Sylvia, Mary F. Terhaar

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Strong data management skills are essential for effective evaluation of evidence-based practice project implementation. Completion of a scholarly evidence-based project requires application of data management skills in order to understand and address a complex practice, process, or systems problem; develop, implement and monitor an innovative evidence-based intervention to address that problem; and evaluate the outcomes. In fact, EBP projects may require stronger data management skills than those required in traditional research because they often make use of data generated for direct care or administrative purposes that require sophisticated data cleansing and manipulation techniques. These projects commonly use observational study techniques …

Social Network Analysis As A Method For Nursing Research, Anne L. Ersig, Anthony Paik, Lioness Ayres

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Nursing research often relies on data obtained from individuals in an effort to understand human experiences of health and illness. These individual experiences do not occur in isolation; instead, they take place within larger contexts, such as families, social groups, and schools or communities. These organizations function as complex adaptive systems (CAS), which resist reduction into simple cause-and-effect relationships. Investigating such systems, including collection of data from multiple individuals, requires flexible and adaptable research methods. Social network analysis (SNA) facilitates data collection from multiple individuals in the same context (e.g., a family, an organization), examination of interactions among individuals, …

Effect Of Nurses Living Fit? Exercise And Nutrition Intervention On Body Mass Index In Nurses, Karen Gabel Speroni

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Overweight and obesity are increasing at alarming rates worldwide. In the healthcare setting, administrators are searching for evidence-based programs featuring interventions on healthy living to enable weight loss in overweight workers and maintenance of normal weight. This is especially true among professional nurses who often become "role models" for patients affected by illnesses induced by overweight status. The hospital-based Nurses Living Fit & trade; (NLF) intervention was developed and researched by nurses to decrease overweight in nurses.

Methods: This prospective, quasi-experimental, multi-center study evaluated changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference between NLF and contrast nurse group …

Where Have All The Stti/Anf Scholars Gone?, Patricia R. Messmer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) and American Nurses Foundation (ANF) began jointly sponsoring a nursing research grant in 1987 with STTI reviewing - even years; ANF odd years. The purpose of this grant is to develop nurse scientists with programs of research and infuse funding potential into promoting nursing science. The aim of this study was to 1) systematical review research conducted by STTI/ANF scholars and 2) understand how "seed" funding promotes the research trajectory for these scholars. Methods: Structured interviews with past STTI/ANF scholars; archival records (Boston University History of Nursing, Nursing Research, AJN, Undine Sams Collection) and …

Nursing Students' Perceptions Of Satisfaction And Self-Confidence With High Fidelity Simulation, Geraldine M. Berkvam

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Research has been conducted about the various features of simulation which contribute to successful learning experiences of students. However, there is little research about students' perceptions of their satisfaction and self-confidence in learning when simulation is used as a teaching strategy. This study was designed to determine if high fidelity clinical simulation provided nursing students with learning experiences which promoted satisfaction and self-confidence in their preparation for clinical practice. The theoretical framework for the design of this study was Alfred Bandura's Social Cognitive Learning Theory.

Methods: A questionnaire was administered to nursing students after completion of medical-surgical clinical simulation …

Normative Cultural Values And The Experiences Of Mexican-American Mothers In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu), Lisa M. Cleveland, Sharon D. Horner

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Little is known about the experiences of Mexican-American mothers who have had an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Therefore the purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding to guide nursing practice.

Methods: An exploratory qualitative approach was used. Data collection was conducted through audio-taped, transcribed, semi-structured, individual interviews and field notes. The 5 normative cultural values for Latino families; 1) simpatia, 2) personalismo, 3) respeto, 4) familismo, and 5) fatalismo were used as a sensitizing framework to guide data interpretation.

Results: A convenience sample of fifteen English-speaking, Mexican-American women was interviewed. The women's …

Working Collaboratively To Facilitate The Acquisition Of Culturally Relevant And Competent Communication Skills In Esl Nursing Students For Clinical Practice, Paul J. Glew, Lyn E. Stewart, Barbara L. Beale, Sharon Patricia Hillege

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: This paper explores clinical communication interventions for undergraduate nursing students with English as a second language (ESL) within a multicampus program at the University of Western Sydney. Students are expected to communicate effectively with patients, nurses, and other health care professionals. Limited oral communication skills in English can cause anxiety for ESL nursing students and this can negatively impact on learning in a clinical setting. In addition, students may experience difficulties in using nursing terminology and appropriate expressions for interactions in this setting. The development of communication skills that are adequate for clinical practice can take intensive instruction and …

Respiratory Monitoring Practices During Procedural Sedation And Analgesia In The Cardiac Catheterisation Lab Could Be Enhanced By Using Capnography To Assess Ventilation, Aaron W. Conway, John X. Rolley, Paul Fulbrook, Karen Page

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Capnography is very effective in detecting depressed respiration during procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) of non-ventilated patients. However, nurses do not routinely use this technology in the cardiac catheterisation lab (CCL). Accordingly, we sought to analyse current practices to ascertain the role that capnography may contribute to this setting.

Methods: Retrospective medical record audit of procedures performed in the CCL of one private hospital in May and June 2010.

Results: Nurses administered PSA during 154/397 (38.8%) procedures, consisting of: 53/211 (25.1%) coronary angiographies; 47/84 (56.0%) percutaneous coronary interventions; 7/15 (46.7%) electrophysiology study and radiofrequency ablations; 35/52 (%) cardiac pacemaker …

Long-Term Effect Of The Self-Management, Comprehensive Coping Strategy Program On Quality Of Life In Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer Treated With High Dose Chemotherapy, Fannie Gaston-Johansson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Due to treatment advances, women with breast cancer have improved survival rates. Longer survival has created a need for coping interventions to assist stress reduction and long term symptoms and improve quality of life (QOL). Prior coping research has been conducted during treatment with one to two coping strategies rather than a comprehensive coping self-management approach. The purpose of this study was to determine differences between QOL in a Comprehensive Coping Strategy Program (CCSP) treated and control group of breast cancer patients one year after treatment. The significance is that the CCSP is expected to reduce stress and improves …

Faculty Recital: Michelle Vought, Soprano; September 12, 2012, Michelle Vought

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
September 12, 2012
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Fitzroy Gerald Green V. Atty Gen Usa

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Advance Capital Partners V. Bela Rossmann

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Nj Regional Council Of Carpent V. Jayeff Construction Corp

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USDC for the District of New Jersey

Theodor Lohmann, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Theodor Lohmann was a 19th century German administrative lawyer, civil servant and social reformer, second in importance only to Otto von Bismarck in the formation of the German social insurance system. He was also extensively involved in German private social reform.

Students To Embark On Alternative Fall Break, Shea Felde '14

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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2012-09-12 Minutes Of The Executive Committee Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Executive Committee

ECAS Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

Dean Logan's Blog: Rwu Expert On Political Conservatism Joins Issue With Other Top Thinkers On The Question “Whither Conservatism”, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law School Blogs

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