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Factors Related To Daily Life Interference In Lung Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Regression Tree Study, Hsueh-Hsing Pan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: To identify the symptom combination patterns and symptom severity levels that induce severe symptom interference in daily life activities, including physical and psychological activity interference in lung cancer patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study using convenience sampling, 131 participants were recruited at a medical center in northern Taiwan. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status was used to assess performance status, and the Taiwanese version of the M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI-T) was used to assess symptom severity and symptom interference in daily life activities including physical and psychological activities. Regression tree models were applied to examine variable …

Correlates Of Depression In Asian-American Adolescents In New York City, Maria Rosario-Sim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: To conduct an exploratory study of the correlates of depressive symptoms among Asian-American adolescents in New York City. A high rate of depressive symptoms was discovered in both smokers and nonsmokers for a study of smoking behaviors among Asian-American adolescents in New York City which prompted the investigators to explore the correlates of depression among this sample. The following hypothesis was addressed: Adolescents who have increased depressive-symptom scores are more likely to be older, female, less English language acculturated, have poor academic performance, not currently enrolled in school, arrived in the United States after seven years of age, have …

Active Teaching, Active Learning: Are Today's Students Engaged In Learning?, Indra Hershorin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Todays students are different from the past and nursing faculty find themselves struggling to convey enormous amounts of information to students whose horizon of learning has changed. Prensky (2001) claims that students' today are "native speakers" of the digital language. This generation of learners is growing-up in a digital world surrounded by computers, video games, the Internet, smart phones, MP3 players, computer tablets, and e-book readers. According to Jackson and Crawford (2008) to-days learners are cognitively impacted by digital experiences requiring educators to revisit and ultimately expand the horizon of delivery methods. A review of the state of the science …

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 …

The Effects Of Pre-Operative Orientation On Outcomes For Joint Replacement Surgery Patients, Meghan Kelly, Lourdes Mesina Escolta

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The Pre-operative Joint Replacement Orientation class is designed to prepare patients for the complete experience of hip and knee replacement surgery. A collaborative PowerPoint presentation along with hands-on training provides patients the information necessary to transition smoothly through the joint replacement process from the pre-operative visit to discharge disposition. Although all patients are encouraged to attend the class prior to surgery, some choose not to attend. Through a retrospective data collection process, these authors assessed the effect of attending pre-operative orientation on patient outcomes related to length of stay, rehabilitation progress, and discharge disposition, as compared to those who did …

Good Work In Nursing And Relationship To Professional Socialization: A Comparative Analysis Of Two Research Studies And Implications For Nursing Education, M. Christine Alichnie, Joan F. Miller

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Nursing practice adheres to high standards regardless of the multi-contextual work environment or the paradigm shift in modern health care. This concept of Good Work in Nursing has three major characteristics; excellence, ethics, and engagement (Miller, 2006 & Gardner, 2008). Likewise, professional education results when a professional discipline has devised a system of preparing future practitioners to meet their commitments and fundamental responsibilities to society. A major aim of professional education is to develop a set of values, attitudes, and beliefs to support the professional roles of independent practitioners in conjunction with the acquisition of cognitive and psychomotor skills …

Perioperative Experience Of Elderly Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement Surgery: An Integrative Literature Review, Rosy Tay, Sandra Mackey, Piyanee Klainin-Yobas, Desley G. Hegney

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: This integrative literature review explores the evidence of elderly patients' experience undergoing joint replacement surgery.

Methods: Studies were identified through an extensive electronic search and hand-searched key texts from the databases of PubMed, CINAHL, PsyInfo from 2001 until 2011 for primary quantitative and qualitative English Language peer reviewed articles (2001-2011) describing perioperative experience of elderly patients undergoing joint replacement surgery. Critical appraisal of both qualitative and quantitative articles was conducted using JBI (2011).

Results: Twenty four papers were categorized into themes: factors influencing Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and pain experience, factors influencing perioperative experience and care continuity …

Description Of Taboos Behavior Practice Among Pregnant Women In West Java, Mira Trisyani Koeryaman

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: The study was aimed to identify the practice of taboos food and activities among pregnant women of several cities in West Java.The objects this study are pregnant women whose come to prenatal care weekly or monthly at obstetric clinic hospital and private obstetric practice of midwives. The researcher took sample size base on number of questionnaires of 300 participants. Data collection was examined by questionnaires from 30 December 2008 to 30 January 2009. Methods: The questionnaires were pregnancy activities, includng food and taboos activities. The questionnaires measurement used the Likert scale on four point (1-4). The SPSS Win.12.0 (Statistical …

Perceived Stress And Coping Strategies Of Hong Kong Pre-Registration Nursing Degree Students During Their Clinical Placement, Vico C. L. Chiang, Hiu-Wai Chan, Yu-Ching Siu, Yee-Ha Tam, Ka-Po Chow, Hoi-Yee Wong, Ka-Kei Chu, Ka-Yan Yeung, Chui-Ling Lau, Ka-Man Leung, Fong-Ting Siu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Appropriate levels of stress can be a motivator for learning. A few studies in Hong Kong and Taiwan demonstrated that various levels of stress were experienced by pre-registration nursing students during their clinical placements. There is a paucity of studies that compare the stress levels of junior and senior nursing students and the existing studies conducted in the Asian context carry a high risk of recall bias. The purpose of this study is to survey and compare two samples of under-graduate students during the periods of their clinical placements for their levels of stress, symptoms and coping strategies. Better …

The Bg News September 12, 2012, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 12, 2012. Volume 103-Issue 12.

Lesula: A New Species Of Cercopithecus Monkey Endemic To The Democratic Republic Of Congo And Implications For Conservation Of Congo’S Central Basin, John A. Hart, Kate M. Detwiler, Christopher C. Gilbert, Andrew S. Burrell, James L. Fuller, Maurice Emetshu, Terese B. Hart, Ashley Vosper, Eric J. Sargis, Anthony J. Tosi

Publications and Research

In June 2007, a previously undescribed monkey known locally as “lesula” was found in the forests of the middle Lomami Basin in central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We describe this new species as Cercopithecus lomamiensis sp. nov., and provide data on its distribution, morphology, genetics, ecology and behavior. C. lomamiensis is restricted to the lowland rain forests of central DRC between the middle Lomami and the upper Tshuapa Rivers. Morphological and molecular data confirm that C. lomamiensis is distinct from its nearest congener, C. hamlyni, from which it is separated geographically by both the Congo (Lualaba) and the Lomami …

Volume 104 Issue 2, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

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[Review Of] Horace's Iambic Criticism: Casting Blame (Iambike Poiesis). By Timothy S. Johnson, Erika Z. Damer

Classical Studies Faculty Publications

Although Horace's Epodes were frequently dismissed by earlier genera­tions as an uneven poetic collection of obscenity and juvenalia, more recently critics have begun to seriously engage with his first lyric collec­tion. Johnson's important new study offers the first comprehensive Eng­lish-language monograph on the Epodes since R. W. Carrubba's study of poetic arrangement in 1969. As such,Johnson's study makes a vital new companion to Watson's (2003) Oxford commentary, and his serial reading of Epodes 1-17 provide students and researchers with a novel interpretation of Horace's triumvi­ral collection.

Roof Drainage: Not My Problem ... Maybe, John Lawson

Architectural Engineering

Many structural engineers are surprised to learn that the International Building Code (IBC, 2009) requires the roof structure to be engineered for standing water weight in the vicinity of the drains and scuppers regardless of roof slope. In addition, some low-slope roofs also require special attention for water weight and stiffness for safety against ponding failures or protection against accelerated roofing deterioration. With a mixture of overlapping design disciplines between the architect, plumbing consultant and structural engineer, proper roof drainage is often not fully addressed in building design and can lead to catastrophic collapse.

The author has been involved as …

Effect Of Clinical Practice Guidelines Developed Base In Evidence-Based Practice For Postoperative Pain Management In Patients Who Underwent Orthopedic Surgery, Chintana Phannetr

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Effective pain management has been shown to promote earlier ambulation and reduced postoperative complications. However, pain management in patients who underwent orthopedic surgery remains an issue in nursing practice. Purpose: This study were to assess pain scores on postoperative day 1 to day 5, to examine patients' satisfaction on pain management, and to ascertain nurses' satisfaction on the implementation of a CPG. Methods: 42 samples from surgical units of a hospital in Thailand were randomly assigned into the intervention group (21 participants received the CPG) and control group (21 participants received usual treatment).The CPG consisted of four stages including, pre-operative, …

Healthy Lifestyle In Elders After Discharge, Fang-Wen Hu, Chi-Wen Chiu, Ching-Huey Chen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: To investigate whether hospitalization is related to change in healthy lifestyle among elderly and determine the related factors associated with these changes.

Methods: A Prospective design and mix data approach was adopted. We purposively selected 60 patients who were 65 years and older from the general inpatient service at a medical center. A structured healthy lifestyle questionnaire was conducted by face to face interview from admission and three months after discharge.

Results: Total scores of healthy lifestyle were improved after hospitalization (19.4 +/- 1.8 vs 20.3 +/- 1.5, p .o1), especially in good eating habits, safety of medicines usage …

The Global Language Of Music: The Impact Of Organized Music Experiences On Success In Undergraduate Nursing Programs, Sandra Kay Cesario, Anthony Cesario, Robert Cesario

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Music, the universal language, transcends ethnic, socio-economic, and geographic barriers and has the potential to enhance success of nursing students. Stringent admission criteria exist for nursing programs worldwide, but better predictors of success are needed to reduce nursing school attrition rates. Admitting students unlikely to succeed expends sparse resources of time, money, and clinical space. Organized music experiences are associated with greater ability in math, reading, cognition, critical thinking, verbal skills, motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork - desirable characteristics of a professional nurse. This study examined the association of organized music experiences in grades 5-12 and nursing education success. …

Is There A Relationship Between Parenting Styles And Sibling Relationships In Families Raising A Child With A Disability?, Barbara L. Mandleco, Corinne Jackman, Susanne Olsen Roper, Tina Dyches, Donna Freeborn

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: This quantitative design examined parenting practices and sibling relationships according to parent gender, sibling gender and type of disability and then determined if parenting practices and sibling relationships in families raising a child with a disability (CWD) were linked.

Methods: 124 mothers and 108 fathers independently completed the 62-item Parenting Practices Report and the 28-item Schaefer Sibling Inventory of Behavior. Mothers also completed a demographic questionnaire.

Results: Parents were more authoritative, than authoritarian or permissive; mothers were more authoritative than fathers. Parents raising a child with an orthopedic condition were more authoritarian than parents raising typically developing children or …

Formalizing The Role Of The Clinical Nurse Leader In A Progressive Care Unit, Kathleen M. Ryan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This comprehensive evidence based project was a culmination of almost two years of trialing the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) role and then implementing a formalized CNL role in a Progressive Care Unit at UCSD Medical Center in La Jolla, California. It was maintained that the CNL could positiviely affect patient outcomes and staff satisfaction, and thus the role was formalized in May of 2011 as a Clinical Nurse IV (the highest clinical position a staff RN can achieve). This project will demonstrate that using Lewin's Change Theory and Roger's Theory of Diffusion of Innovation as a framework for this change, …

Play It Again, Anita Weismantel Mikasa, Terry F. Cicero

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Title: Program Track: (1) Educational Strategies (2) Measurement Outcomes (3) Technologies that Influence Practice Podium Presentation Author: Objectives: Following presentation the learner will be able to: 1. Discuss the impact of video playback during debriefing on student self evaluation. 2. Examine the challenges to implementing video playback during the debriefing process. Purpose: The purpose of this research was to determine if the use of video recording with play back during debriefing augments student evaluation of the simulation experience and enhances their ability to identify strengths and areas for growth. Contemporary practice at many simulation centers includes video recording of the …

Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Students: Perceptions Of Success, Barbara B. Blozen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Although there are a number of anecdotal reports on demographic characteristics and academic success of accelerated nursing students, few empirical studies have been undertaken to examine these students' success, despite this type of programs' existence for more than a decade, and only three studies have sought to examine the perspective of the accelerated nursing student. Using Knowles' adult learning theory as a guiding framework, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore, from the accelerated nursing students' perspective, the factors they reported as contributing to their success on the NCLEX-RN. This study also examined demographic characteristics of these …

Global Health Nursing Research In Guangzhou, China, Lee-Ellen Kirkhorn, Anja F. Meerwald, Peiru Zhou

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Approximately one fifth of the one billion overweight or obese people in the world are Chinese. China was once considered to have one of the leanest populations, but it is fast catching up with the West in terms of the prevalence of overweight and obesity; disturbingly, this transition has occurred in a remarkably short time.

Methods: Using a simple quasi-experimental design, more than 200 students from two economically and socially diverse middle schools in China were enrolled in a three week after school nutrition and exercise program that included structured information about balanced diet, eating healthy food, and engaging …

Montana Kaimin, September 12, 2012, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Ecb Extends The Swap Facility Agreement ӬWith The Bank Of England, European Central Bank (Ecb)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Murray Ledger And Times, September 12, 2012, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, September 12, 2012, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Barriers And Supports To Curricular Innovation, James P. Klock

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

Teachers and administrators frequently agree that curriculum is not suitably tailored to their specific students. Using paired interviews with teachers and administrators, this study explores how teacher/administrator and teacher/societal interactions support and impede teachers' ability to express curricular freedom.

Living With A Disability : Finding Peace Amidst The Storm, Susan Stuntzner

Counseling Faculty Publications

The heart and soul of this book was written to be a guide and to assist people who have encountered hard, gut-wrenching experiences, such as the acquisition of a disability, in finding peace and happiness amidst the changes taking place in their lives. It may also be used as an educative resource for family members and professionals whose lives are intertwined with persons with disabilities.

Library Workshops, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Library Workshops

Impact And Admissions, Tomalee Doan, Chantal Levesque-Bristol

IMPACT Presentations

Presentation given to Purdue Admissions Department, West Lafayette, IN. Provides overview of Instruction Matters Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT). Describes benefits, faculty involvement and research in progress. Introduces faculty cohorts and presents already known effects on student learning.