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Enhancement Of A Peer Mentorship Program For Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Cassie Starrett, Katrina Harlan

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Nurse anesthesia programs are associated with rigorous didactic work, doctoral projects, long clinical days, and high levels of financial debt (Mesisca & Mainwaring, 2021). Doctoral students experience significantly higher levels of stress than other graduate students, necessitating resources that support emotional wellness (Griffin et al., 2017). A mentorship program for student registered nurse anesthesiologists (SRNA) may help minimize perceived stress and lessen the adverse physical and psychological effects. While mentorships foster both personal and professional success for mentees, mentors also report increased interest in professional development, productivity, and satisfaction (Flexman & Gelb, 2011). This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness …

Improving Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes: Early Identification And Management Of Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity, Randi Rockwell

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Abstract

Background: Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) can occur in patients with acutely acquired brain injury and is associated with mortality, poor clinical outcomes, prolonged hospitalizations, physical disability, and increased healthcare costs. The most common cause of PSH syndrome is traumatic brain injury (TBI). Symptoms consist of hyperthermia, diaphoresis, arterial hypertension, tachycardia, tachypnea, and extremity motor dystonic posturing, often in response to evoked stimuli and occurs in 8% to 33% of TBI patients. Critical care nurses are at the forefront of providing direct patient care to TBI patients and are often the first to identify PSH.

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A Sacrifice For Their Country And A Commitment To Their Community: A Phenomenological Study Of Veterans Transitioning From Soldier To Student, Clarence A. Becknell Sr

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges and lived experiences of former military men and women as they transitioned from military assignments to students in institutions of higher learning. This study focused on identifying gaps in support services that hindered the needs of former military men and women enrolled in higher education institutions. According to a study by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (2021), former military men and women encountered common challenges during re-adjustments, such as employment, maintaining healthy relationships, and pursuing educational endeavors. Using a descriptive phenomenological research design, the research study gathered information …

Emancipation: Centering Black Parent Voices In The New Orleans Charter School Experiment, Nicole Moliere

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This phenomenological study explored Louisiana legislative charter school policies and the extent to which those policies empowered Black public-school parents in the New Orleans charter school experiment (NOCSE). Parent empowerment, the sharing of power with parents, has been a missing component both in scholarly literature and in charter school policy and implementation (Ferlazzo, 2011; Hsiao et al., 2018, Murray et al., 2013). Using semi structured interviews, the results of this study yielded three themes related to Black parent empowerment (BPE) and the public-school struggles Black parents face in an all-charter district. Based on the research findings, this study revealed that …

Neuromarketing As A Scale Validation Tool: Understanding Individual Differences Based On The Style Of Processing Scale In Affective Judgements, Meng-Hsien (Jenny) Lin, William Jones, Terry L. Childers

College of Business Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper revisits a well-cited and widely applied consumer scale, Style of Processing (SOP) (Childers et al., Journal of Consumer Research, 1985, 12, 125), that has been used to investigate individual differences in processing visual versus verbal information in marketing. The scale has advanced knowledge in fields related to marketing communications, product development, psychology, advertising, education and learning theories, shedding light on our understanding of consumer psychology related to persuasion, comprehension, memory, and other consumer cognitive processes involving information. In a research dialog that took place in 2008, a need for further SOP validation was suggested using a neuromarketing approach. …

Victims Of Crime: System Navigation, Ashley R. Chesney

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Santa Cruz County’s Shared Safety Workgroup, a collaborative chapter of United Way Santa Cruz, is working to better meet the needs of survivors and victims of crime. Due to the complexity of their trauma and the systems they navigate many survivors of crime are experiencing re-victimization. UWSCC attempted to create a comprehensive system mapping process for Santa Cruz County’s survivor-serving system with the assistance of community agencies. The expected outcome of the system mapping project is to create the first-ever system mapping tech platform that uniquely autogenerates services for survivors of crime while eliminating specific barriers based on their individual …

Extending A Branch To Our Community; Resource Guide, Jasmine Rivas

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Community Action Board’s Rental Assistance Program provides financial assistance for PAST DUE rent in Santa Cruz County. Individuals and families face the threat of being evicted from their homes due to disparities in housing affordability, barriers to accessing services, and the removal of COVID-19 relief. Individuals who are evicted have greater difficulty finding stable housing, mental health issues, and economic challenges. The purpose of this project was to help reduce barriers to accessing services by spreading awareness to the community and making it easier to navigate services. The proposed project was an infographic that entails program information, eligibility requirements, …

Youth Recruitment Specialist, Esperanza K. Cabrera

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

There has been a major increase in youth substance abuse in the United States. Youth substance abuse reports mention that 2.08 million of 12 to 17-year-olds have reported using drugs in the past month. Many youth are not aware of the effects of consuming drugs and the psychological effects that arise. The project focus is on the lack of drug use education is an issue among youth. Friday Night Live is a non-profit organization that is designed to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among youth. The project created a position that focuses on recruiting youth for the agency …

Building Anger Management Skills In Preschoolers, Manuelita Valdez Aceves

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Many young kids have not yet developed social-emotional skills, which prevents them from controlling their feelings and emotions. When children do not learn to regulate their emotions, anger, frustration, and aggression issues are more likely to arise. However, when they do develop these skills, children can build self-awareness and confidence, increase empathy for others, and build positive relationships. Therefore, to support young children in developing self-regulation skills and dealing with feelings, I created a three-day lesson for teaching anger management skills to preschool children at Migrant Seasonal Head Start in Gonzales, California.

Family Day, Laura Bonilla

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Jóvenes Sanos of United Way Santa Cruz County is a youth-led program that works towards empowering youth voices in raising awareness regarding mental wellness. Communities have seen an increase in mental illness, therefore it is important to continue working on raising awareness within our communities. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness 1 in 6 adolescents in the United Stated between the ages 12-17 have experienced a major depressive episode. Jóvenes Sanos in conjunction with their affiliate Luna y Sol program conducted a Family Day Event to increase parent engagement, promoting healthy time between families and bringing other community …

Diabetes Prevention, Anabelli Coronel

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Campus Health Center at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) where I did my internship provides care and referral services to the CSUMB community. The campus health center also has medical staff dedicated to meeting patients' needs and concerns. My agency's main goal is promoting health and wellness. Majority of the campus college population are young students who are not aware of diabetes and its long term effects because the college population is not as affected compared to older populations. My project is about bringing awareness to diabetes in the CSUMB community. I did so by creating an educational …

Increasing The Emotional Intelligence Of College Students, Katie Montejano

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Many college students may lack well-developed interpersonal skills and may not yet have cultivated their emotional intelligence. Without developing skills surrounding emotional intelligence, college students may be hindered in the quality of their relationships as well as limited in their emotional connection. When they develop their relationship skills, they are able to foster their emotional growth and have more successful relationships. In order to address this issue, I have created a workshop for freshman college students at California State University, Monterey Bay in Seaside, California.

Reluctancy In Monterey County To Get Covid-19 Vaccine, Kyle Silim

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The agency is Central Coast Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice. The Clinic department of the agency would be implementing the project. The communities served are Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties. The problem related to my project is the vaccine hesitancy within Monterey County. The project’s purpose is to address the issue of vaccine hesitancy in Monterey County. The implementation method would be to do outreach within the county about upcoming vaccine clinics. The expected outcomes would be that more people would attend said vaccine clinics. The most important finding is that more people participated when there was outreach …

Secondhand Smoke: An Examination Of The Public Health Issue In Marina, Eric J. Tallman

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Monterey County Tobacco Control Program is a public health organization that works to solve tobacco related issues in Monterey county. Secondhand smoke exposure is a major public health issue because of its dangerous effects on human health. This project is a research report on secondhand smoke in the city of Marina. The expected outcomes of this project were to educate readers, gain information, and find an effective policy for mitigating this public health issue. Components of this project include in depth research on secondhand smoke, survey conduction regarding Marina residents opinions about the issue, and data collection of tobacco …

Evaluating Community Based Trauma Among Behavioral Health Workers, Leslie M. Santillan Pina

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Due to the national lack of service providers, current providers are experiencing high levels of stress/trauma because of workload, expectations, and the emotional toll these essential jobs have. Monterey County Behavioral Health Bureau is a public government agency that provides mental health services to the community. The purpose of this capstone is to allow clinicians to express the factors that contribute to the stressors of their jobs in hopes of creating change that will alleviate the trauma they experience. This project had three focus group interviews and one key informant interview that gave expected results based on the contributing factors …

Utilizing Social Media To Promote Services, Deysi Castillo

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The purpose of this project is to help Valley Health Associates have more outreach with their clients, the community and potential partners. Valley Health Associates is a non profit agency in Monterey and San Benito counties. This project was approved, reviewed and completed with a team made up of the student intern, the mentor, executive director and the peer support specialist in charge of running the social media pages. The purpose of the project is to connect clients and the agency and to help the agency promote their services more effectively. The project did not have a positive impact, only …

Health Insurance Education And Advocacy, Jacob Robante

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This capstone aims to highlight the benefits of health insurance for individuals and communities. Currently, at my internship at Salinas Valley Health Orthopedics, we face a large number of uninsured patients. As a result, these patients are left with extensive medical bills that may be difficult to pay since they do not have adequate health insurance to assist with some of the costs. The project's purpose is to educate the community about the importance of health insurance coverage, provide information on available options and resources, and increase enrollment in healthcare plans. The project was implemented through an outreach and educational …

Road To Success: Weekly Self-Assessment, Alfonso Morelos

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Road To Success Sun Street Centers. The Road To Success program provides services for at-risk youth. The services include case management, life skills, training, facts about drug use, unsafe behaviors, community involvement, and intervention to avoid juvenile detention or expulsion from school. Youth are referred to our program by the school administration, probation department, or courts. As this program continues to provide services, youth continue to re-offend and are directed back into our program. This writer will create a weekly self-assessment for youth to read and check their weekly progress. This weekly assessment check-in will also be beneficial for the …

Help For The Community At The Marina Library, Frank Garcia

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Homelessness is a product of a complicated interaction between social and structural forces, and it is currently one of the most important problems that our society must address. This report analyzes the links between the Marina Branch library, the patrons who are homeless, and the local community agencies that provide support for them. 56 people took part in a structured survey that was carried out earlier. According to the findings of the investigation, there is a significant relationship between the library and its patrons who are homeless. This is due to the fact that the services available from the local …

Opioid Use:True Colors, Maira A. Rodriguez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Sun Street Centers mission is to prevent alcohol and drug addiction, and they do this by providing education, prevention, treatment options, and recovery to individuals and their family members in the Monterey County community, regardless of their income level. Sun Street Centers has been providing effective services and programs for those recovering from alcohol and drug addiction since 1968. Some of these programs and services that are offered to youth and parents include gateway drug presentations, cannabis education and substance abuse, and bullying presentations. They also offer the Safe Teens Empowerment Project (STEPS) where students are not only encouraged to …

Benefits Of Multicultural Education On Diverse Student Populations, Liliana Moreno

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This senior capstone proves the benefits of multicultural education that promotes and brings about an inclusive and equitable education to all students, including diverse student populations. Through the use of literature review, interviews of two professors and educators, and surveys of college students, the result findings reveal that incorporating multicultural education approaches in the classrooms promotes inclusiveness that improves students’ learning experiences and academic performance in the classroom. It further fosters empathy among students. It is recommended that educators, school administrators, and pre-service teachers learn what multicultural education is and know how to implement it in the classrooms to benefit …

Developing The Food Navigator Role At Everyone's Harvest, Chase Rodriguez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Everyone’s Harvest (EH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that operates farmers’ markets. In order to reduce hunger in Monterey County, Everyone's Harvest offers several food assistance programs for low-income people including the Market Match (MM) incentive program which matches CalFresh money, modern day food stamps, dollar for dollar. The problem is that in Monterey County 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 3 children are food insecure. The purpose of the Food Navigator (FN) at EH is to engage with the local community and connect low-income people with food assistance resources, primarily the MM program. This project was a role development …

Teen Youth And The Need For Secure Housing, Demetrius Mikell

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Epicenter provides services to at-risk and service involved youth ages 16-24 in Monterey County to ensure they are able to flourish. In the United States many youth are impacted by insecurity and homelessness, and that is the case in Monterey County with thousands of youth experience homelessness each year. While The Epicenter provides supportive services to young people with housing needs, there is limited information available regarding young people’s housing trajectories and needs. For this project I aimed to learn more about the housing needs and experiences of the clients of the Epicenter. I found that many of the …

Finding Graduation Success In Vocational Education, Danielle Austin

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Rancho Cielo is a social and learning institution serving the disconnected and underserved youths situated in Monterey County who share the organization’s vision for their success in the future. The organization is ensuring self-esteem and self-sufficiency for every young person. The students are currently facing learning barriers that have an affect on their performance. To solve this, the students were asked to complete a workshop and survey. The project’s findings revealed that students enjoy their time when in Rancho Cielo and have managed to acquire valuable skills during their attendance. To address the lack of motivation among learners, Rancho Cielo …

Unstable Housing For Former Foster Youth In Santa Cruz County, Mariah Alanis

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

A lot of former foster youth are currently homeless. Homeless youth face the financial burdens of having to afford the cost of application fees. Rental application fees range from $30 to $50. The Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (CAB) is a non-profit organization made up of six separate anti-poverty initiatives that concentrate on addressing the needs of people with limited resources. The Transitional Age Youth Housing Navigation (TAY NAV) is a program that works with former foster youth. The purpose of my project was to help raise funds in order to help pay for rental applications. The project …

Promoting Differences: A Kindergarten Curriculum, Gina Blanchard

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

There is a lack of education about ethnic diversity within the Kindergarten curriculum. When Kindergarteners do not learn about diversity, they can be susceptible to taking part in bullying or being targets themselves. This project is about adding diversity content to children's learning to help them become more inclusive, appreciative of differences in others and, perhaps, see their ethnic background represented, potentially raising self-esteem.

Benefits Of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy For In-Service Educators, Megan E. Roberts

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

There is a plethora of different teaching styles, all grouped under an umbrella term of pedagogy. This capstone focuses on the advantages in specifically incorporating culturally responsive pedagogy into the classroom. This method of pedagogy provides an inclusive environment in which students are able share their culture, as well as personal experiences to add to the overall academic achievement. By straying away from traditional teaching styles, in service educators are able to create a space for students to embrace their unique differences and incorporate inclusivity into learning. This integral approach provides real life experiences that have a qualitative depth that …

Increasing Social-Emotional Skills For First-Graders, Rebecka Baxter

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Many grade school children may not have yet developed social-emotional skills and may have difficulty managing their emotions when they have challenges or difficulties in school. Children may feel overwhelmed, break rules, act out, or cry as a result of not knowing how to control their emotions. When children learn how to manage their stress and regulate their emotions, they are able to have positive relationships and perform better in school. In order to address the issue of lack of social-emotional skills in elementary school children, I created a two-day lesson for first graders at Barrett Elementary School in Morgan …