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Stressors And Coping Mechanisms Of Married Female Physicians : A Qualitative Review, Eva Marie Starner Jun 2010

Stressors And Coping Mechanisms Of Married Female Physicians : A Qualitative Review, Eva Marie Starner

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Female physicians live and work in a very complex world fraught with professional demands and personal challenges. Twenty-seven married female physicians were interviewed for this study to assess demands and stressors endemic to them and to determine how they manage them. The breadth of this study looked at the demands and stressors of the female physician from the perspective of her work environment, home and family responsibilities, parenting responsibilities, and self-imposed demands in her perceived roles as a working wife and mother. Two main categories emerged during the development of grounded theory: System Challenge and System Adaptation. Additionally, work demands, …


A Critical Constructionist View Of "At-Risk" Youth In Alternative Education, Rachelle Silverstein Touzard Jun 2010

A Critical Constructionist View Of "At-Risk" Youth In Alternative Education, Rachelle Silverstein Touzard

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Family therapists and school counselors are increasingly called upon to provide services for youth in alternative education (Carver, Lewis, & Tice, 2010). Alternative education systems are programs for youth who have been defined as at risk. This study explored the at-risk discourse and asked the questions (a) how do youth and staff define the term at risk, (b) construct their experience in alternative education systems, and (c) experience their relationships with each other.

Combined elements from critical theory and a social constructionist perspective guided this study. A qualitative, grounded theory method was used that included semi structured interviews with …


Predicting Systemic Confidence, Stephanie Inez Falke Dec 2009

Predicting Systemic Confidence, Stephanie Inez Falke

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Using a mixed method approach, this study explored which educational factors predicted systemic confidence in master’s level marital and family therapy (MFT) students, and whether or not the impact of these factors was influenced by student beliefs and their perception of their supervisor’s beliefs about the value of systemic practice. One hundred and twenty graduate students in Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education-accredited (COAMFT) programs completed an online survey that assessed their training experiences, beliefs about systemic practice and perceptions of confidence. Quantitative findings revealed that students who reported greater research expectations in their program, obtained more …


Training Program To Improve Estimation Of Patients' Periodontal Pain Experience, Yoon Jeong Kim May 2006

Training Program To Improve Estimation Of Patients' Periodontal Pain Experience, Yoon Jeong Kim

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine if periodontal residents could enhance their ability to appraise the pain levels experienced by their patients from probing, using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to record pain. We hypothesized that with increasing experience by repeated comparisons of the patients' VAS pain ratings with independent ratings by the residents, they would improve their ability to appraise their patients' pain experiences.

Methods: For each of three periodontal residents, 40 consecutive periodontitis patients were asked to express the degree of pain they experienced during the probing. Independently, the residents rated the pain level they perceived …


Norms For The 5-Minute Run Test For College Men And Women, Michael R. Samardzija Sep 1988

Norms For The 5-Minute Run Test For College Men And Women, Michael R. Samardzija

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Previous studies have demonstrated that the 5-minute run test (5MRT) is a valid test in determining cardiovascular (CV) endurance. This study was done to develop norms for the 5MRT for college-age students. The subjects were 195 men and 191 women attending Brooklyn College and Loma Linda University. Test-retest reliability was established (r=0.93) for the 5MRT with 20 subjects. The distance run on the 5MRT by all the subjects were used to develop norms using percentiles. Fitness categories were established using standard deviations from the mean.


Perceptions And Attitudes Of Taiwanese Seventh-Day Adventists Toward Seventh-Day Adventist Education In Taiwan, Roger Po Wen Li Jun 1986

Perceptions And Attitudes Of Taiwanese Seventh-Day Adventists Toward Seventh-Day Adventist Education In Taiwan, Roger Po Wen Li

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Support of constituent churches is important to schools operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Church as been carrying on a Christian educational program in Taiwan for 35 years. Today the Church has a college and academy on the Island and the enrollment in the school has been small for the past decade. The present study investigated the perception and attitudes of the Taiwanese Seventh-day Adventists toward Seventh-day Adventist Church education. From the population of 3,345 Seventh-day Adventist Church members, a sample of ten percent was randomly drawn. Together with the ministers and educators the Church employs in Taiwan, a …


A Comparison Of Strength Improvement On Free Weights And The Universal Centurion, David J. Davies Mar 1985

A Comparison Of Strength Improvement On Free Weights And The Universal Centurion, David J. Davies

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was designed to investigate the comparative effectiveness of free weights and the Universal Centurion in improving muscular strength. The subjects were twenty-two male students enrolled at Loma Linda University in La Sierra, California. Subjects were divided into two experimental groups, one training with free weights and the other with the Universal Centurion. The bench press exercise was utilized as both the exercise medium for the eight-week training period and also as the testing medium for the pre- and post-tests.

Pre- and post-test differences between the two groups were compared by an analysis of covariance. Results of the analysis …


Time Of Food Intake And Its Effect On Physical Performance, Timothy Martin Windemuth May 1983

Time Of Food Intake And Its Effect On Physical Performance, Timothy Martin Windemuth

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The Problem:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of length of time of eating prior to exercise on physical performance. The literature review seems to suggest that through the years there has been some disagreement on the effects of time of food intake on subsequent performance. Times from one-half hour to four hours have been suggested as the ideal time for a pre-event meal to be ingested to have the greatest positive effect on athletic performance.

Statement of the Problem:

The problem was to evaluate the effects of time of food intake on physical performance. When …


An Age Related Feature Analysis Of The Autocom, Nancy Jo Blair Aug 1981

An Age Related Feature Analysis Of The Autocom, Nancy Jo Blair

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The current research was designed to outline the Autocom features, develop teaching sequences which incorporated these features and determine the ability of prefirst and third grade subjects to operate the features for functional conmunication. The population was comprised of 20 physically and intellectually normal children-- 10 prefirst graders and 10 third graders. The subjects were met with individually at the La Sierra Hearing, Speech and Language Center for one or two sessions, for approximately 45 to 60 minutes per session.

Using teaching sequences developed by the investigator, the subjects were taught to operate each feature of the Autocom. At specific …


The Ingestion Of Garlic And Its Effect On Cardiovascular Endurance, Thomas G. Blackwelder Aug 1980

The Ingestion Of Garlic And Its Effect On Cardiovascular Endurance, Thomas G. Blackwelder

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of garlic oil on cardiovascular endurance. The subjects were ten male students enrolled at Loma Linda University, La Sierra Campus in Riverside, California. The subjects exercised to their maximal heart rate while being tested on the treadmill. A pre-test was given to match the subjects equally into the control and experimental groups. The experimental group took garlic oil capsules for four weeks. After two weeks the groups were given an intermediate test and at the end of four weeks a post-test was given.

The data indicated that the experimental group improved in …


Procedures For Setting Up A Remedial Reading Program In The Secondary Schools, Bradley Richardson May 1978

Procedures For Setting Up A Remedial Reading Program In The Secondary Schools, Bradley Richardson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The need for a more comprehensive education in the secondary school is a need which no one will deny; and as reading is the primary means through which most formal education takes place, the need for expert readers is ever-present. The tragedy of so many high school students graduating without having mastered the skill of reading reminds us that schools are not succeeding in its task of educating. One important area where secondary schools can improve their attempts at reaching the students who are passing through without learning is to set up a reading program designed to help those students …


The Effect Of Planned Physical Activities On Deficient Motor Skills In Head Start Preschool Children, Darlene L. Robinson Jun 1976

The Effect Of Planned Physical Activities On Deficient Motor Skills In Head Start Preschool Children, Darlene L. Robinson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

During the past few years many physicians, nurses, psychologists, teachers, and physical educators have begun to place more emphasis upon the developmental problems of children. As an outgrowth of this, more attention has been given the child showing mild to moderate motor problems. As a result of these more subtle difficulties going unrecognized and untreated, children may suffer from learning disorders, lack of acceptance by teachers and peers, maladaptive behavior and feelings of low self-esteem (Cratty, 1970; Kiphard, -1970; and Ferinden, 1972).

The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether planned physical activities would aid in remediation and/or modification …


Evaluation Of A Precision Filing Test For Predicting Dental Technic Performance, Douglass Roberts Jun 1976

Evaluation Of A Precision Filing Test For Predicting Dental Technic Performance, Douglass Roberts

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A precision filing test involving the reduction of a steel cylinder to a perfect cube with the use of a hand file and bench vise was devised as a diagnostic tool for the early detection of freshman students having technic difficulties. The test was administered to 188 freshman dental students in three classes at Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry. Subjective and objective scores were then statistically compared with subsequent technic and clinic grades of the students. The simple linear correlations between the predictor test variable and criterion grades were statistically significant for one class and for the combined classes …


Lecture And Audiovisual Self-Instruction Methods For Food Systems In-Service Education, Bertrum C. Connell Jun 1972

Lecture And Audiovisual Self-Instruction Methods For Food Systems In-Service Education, Bertrum C. Connell

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The specific objectives of this research were to (1) develop an audiovisual self-instruction series with corresponding lectures for in-service education of hospital food service personnel, and (2) test the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference in post-test scores between the conventional lecture method and the self-instruction method.

Supportive personnel of a 516-bed, non-profit university hospital food service were randomly selected to participate in the study. An in-service education program series of five topics was developed and presented by two methods: lectures and an audiovisual self-instruction method using the 3M Sound on Slide projector. Observations on each subject included …


The Effect Of Selected Nurse-Patient Contacts On The Attendance Of Non-Private Patients At Preparation For Childbirth Classes, Judith A. Hart Jun 1969

The Effect Of Selected Nurse-Patient Contacts On The Attendance Of Non-Private Patients At Preparation For Childbirth Classes, Judith A. Hart

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine whether selected nurse-patient contacts effected the attendance of non-private patients at Preparation for Childbirth classes. During the data collection period only six of the eight patients who met the criteria for this study were available. Each of the six patients was reached by at least one of the three types of nurse-patient contacts-- a letter of invitation to the Preparation for Childbirth classes, weekly contacts with the patients at the classes and three home visits to each patient. Tools used to collect data for this study were a personal information questionnaire, home …


Acquisition Of Health Knowledge In Selected Hong Kong Secondary Schools, Anne D. Lindt Aug 1966

Acquisition Of Health Knowledge In Selected Hong Kong Secondary Schools, Anne D. Lindt

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The exploratory survey method was used to determine the extent to whole scientific knowledge, related to principles and practices of healthful living, was enhanced during the secondary school education of students attending four Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in Hong Kong. The tool, in the form of a health knowledge test designed to fit the cultural patterns of the population, was applied to 358 Form I (grade 7) and Form V (grade 11) students of the specified schools. Individual scores were computed and comparative analyses done on scores of groups of students representing the two different educational levels, sex differences, two …


An Analysis Of Critical Incidents To Determine Effective And Ineffective Clinical Instructions, Nyrabella Fiedler Clague Jun 1965

An Analysis Of Critical Incidents To Determine Effective And Ineffective Clinical Instructions, Nyrabella Fiedler Clague

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

It was the purpose of this survey to determine what constitutes effective and ineffective clinical instruction from the student's viewpoint, and to make the findings available. The descriptive survey method using the critical incident technique was used as the method of research. A critical incident report form was constructed as a tool for gathering the data. There were 117 students of nursing who submitted 166 incidents; 52 per cent were of effective instruction and 48 per cent of ineffective instruction.

A review of pertinent literature revealed that the reactions of students to teachers were important criteria to use as one …


Student's Awareness Of Covert Needs Of Patients In A General Hospital, Elizabeth Liston Hedrick Jun 1964

Student's Awareness Of Covert Needs Of Patients In A General Hospital, Elizabeth Liston Hedrick

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether an introduction course in psychiatric nursing for beginning students would increase their awareness of the covert nursing needs of the hospitalized patient.

Literature was reviewed to find out what had been written concerning covert needs, how one could discern them and to determine the need of the patient as an individual.

Using the problem solving method, a tool was prepared to test the ability to identify covert nursing problems. A situational test was developed from experiences of seven hospitalized patients. A pilot study was conducted to perfect the tool.

The sample …


Knowledge Pediatric Nurses Have On The Medications They Are Giving, Opaljean Whiteaker Jun 1963

Knowledge Pediatric Nurses Have On The Medications They Are Giving, Opaljean Whiteaker

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this survey was twofold (1) to find out what knowledge the pediatric nurse has regarding selected medications which she is administering, and (2) to make recommendations relative to drug knowledge for in-service education programs in hospitals.

The data regarding abdication knowledge as collected by using a checklist form developed for this study and administered to seventeen graduate nurses in three selected hospitals each supervising a pediatric unit.

A checklist included categories, the route, the action time of a drug, and the side effects that could he commonly expected.

From the fifteen categories listed, the hematological and anticonvulsant …


Hospital Resources Used As Guides In Unfamiliar Nursing Procedures, Marie Ethel Greene Jun 1963

Hospital Resources Used As Guides In Unfamiliar Nursing Procedures, Marie Ethel Greene

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Hospital nursing procedures are rapidly increasing in number and in complexity, keeping pace with the continuous advances being made in medical science. This, coupled with the fact that many nurses are resuming their careers after a period of professional inactivity, make it imperative that hospitals provide facilities for assisting nursing personnel in becoming acquainted with unfamiliar procedures. This study was done to learn what resources hospital nursing personnel use most as a guide in performing unfamiliar procedures, and by internal analysis, to identify some of the factors influencing the choice of resources used by different levels of nursing personnel. Following …


Reasons For Choice Of A First Position By Graduates Of Diploma School Of Nursing, Carol Adele Craig Jun 1963

Reasons For Choice Of A First Position By Graduates Of Diploma School Of Nursing, Carol Adele Craig

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

It was the purpose of this study to investigate reasons for the choice of a first position by graduates from diploma programs in nursing. This included factors motivating the choice, the time of choice, and reasons for liking and disliking clinical areas. Questionnaires were mailed to 756 graduates of the class of 1961 from twenty-three representative schools. Approximately 46 percent were returned completed.

Major findings were as follows:

1. Reasons for choice of a first position rating a high percentage of total possible score on the rating scale were: to increase technical skill, 84.6 per cent; to continue learning, 81.6 …


Survey Of The Student Load At The Paradise Valley School Of Nursing, Dorothy M. James Jun 1962

Survey Of The Student Load At The Paradise Valley School Of Nursing, Dorothy M. James

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to find out to what extent the student load at the Paradise Valley School of Nursing was conductive to a well balance life and to make recommendations which might guide the faculty in curriculum planning.

The normative-survey was the method used to gather data from the faculty and students of the Paradise Valley School of Nursing. Interviews and two guide sheets were used to gather information from fourteen instructors regarding their course requirements and their estimates of balanced living for students. One activity record was used on which students recorded their activities for two weeks. Forty-six …


Factors In Clinical Instruction Which Influence Effective Student Performance, Lynette Kapualani Hong Jun 1962

Factors In Clinical Instruction Which Influence Effective Student Performance, Lynette Kapualani Hong

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Teaching and maintenance of standards of nursing care are indeed a responsibility of the clinical instructor. If she is to do effective instruction of the student's clinical experience, she needs to know what factors are influencing the student's performance as a result of her presence.

The significance of the student's reactions to various educational experiences has been receiving increasing recognition during the last several years. This study was conducted to identify factors from nursing students' opinions concerning what clinical instructors do that influence effective student performance. These factors have been outlined for use in planning more effective clinical instructions.

The …


A Proposed Guidance Program For The Bangkok Sanitarium And Hospital School Of Nursing, Salinee Svetalekha Jun 1962

A Proposed Guidance Program For The Bangkok Sanitarium And Hospital School Of Nursing, Salinee Svetalekha

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

One of the great needs of young people is guidance. It is not easy for the student who enters a school of nursing to make the necessary adjustments within the profession and environment without problems. Students at the Bangkok Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing in Thailand are no exception, and a large number withdraw from the program before graduation. Students at this institution represent many different nationalities, cultures, customs, and religions, and much guidance is needed.

It was the purpose of this study to prepare a plan for a guidance program for the Bangkok Sanitarium and Hospital School of …


The Relationship Of Hypothyroidism And Reading Retardation In Elementary School Children, Winifred Wilson Jun 1962

The Relationship Of Hypothyroidism And Reading Retardation In Elementary School Children, Winifred Wilson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The relationship between hypothyroidism and reading retardation was investigated among selected elementary school children for the purpose of contributing to data regarding the medical aspects of dyslexia in order to stimulate the interest of school health personnel. The experimental method was used to explore the hypothesis that a significant relationship exists between reading retardation and hypothyroidism.

Sixty-four underachievers in reading enrolled in one elementary school were selected for study. Physical examinations, laboratory tests, and individual psychometric measures were used to evaluate the physical and academic status of each of the study subjects. A diagnosis of hypothyroidism was made among the …


A Survey Of Hospital Facilities Potentially Available For Nursing Education In Orange County, California, Mabel M. Sanders Jun 1962

A Survey Of Hospital Facilities Potentially Available For Nursing Education In Orange County, California, Mabel M. Sanders

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In the past decade the nurse/population ratio in the West had been declining. The region was not educating enough nurses to replace normal labor market turnover. The migration of nurses into the area was not in proportion to the explosive growth. In view of the deficit it became imperative for California communities to plan for expansion of existing nursing education facilities and to consider the development of new programs where educational and clinical facilities were available.

This study was concerned with hospital facilities available for nursing education in Orange County, California. Its purpose was to investigate hospital resources that might …


An Investigation Regarding Faculty-Student Ratio In The Medical-Surgical Area In Accredited Collegiate Schools Of Nursing, Frances Louise Fickess Jun 1959

An Investigation Regarding Faculty-Student Ratio In The Medical-Surgical Area In Accredited Collegiate Schools Of Nursing, Frances Louise Fickess

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Statement of the Problem: the purpose of this study was to find out the current faculty-student ratio in the medical-surgical area in collegiate school of nursing which were fully accredited by the National League for Nursing and the number of students with which instructors felt comfortable in their clinical instructions.

Method: the descriptive survey method with a questionnaire was used to collect data from the study. Eighty-six instructors returned the questionnaire.

Summary of Findings: most instructors were responsible for teaching more than one class level of students and were teaching in a hospital without segregated service. Forty-eight …


An Evaluation Form For Professional Staff Nurses, Barbara Jean Brauer Jun 1959

An Evaluation Form For Professional Staff Nurses, Barbara Jean Brauer

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The problem of this study was to develop an evaluation form to measure the differentiation in quality of nursing care given by professional staff nurses. It was hoped that the evaluation form could be used by administrators of nursing service as a basis for giving pay increases based on nursing performance.

A review of nursing literature did not reveal the existence of an evaluation form based on verifiable data of performance upon which an objective evaluation could be made.

The critical incident technique was used to gather the data for the study. The respondents were nursing supervisory personnel employed in …


A Follow-Up Study Of Paradise Valley School Of Nursing Graduates From 1950-1957, Charlotte D. Ross Jun 1959

A Follow-Up Study Of Paradise Valley School Of Nursing Graduates From 1950-1957, Charlotte D. Ross

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to find out if Paradise Valley School of Nursing is meeting certain specified objectives and to gather information which could help in future curriculum planning to better meet the needs of the students.

The normative-survey was the method used to gather data from graduates of the 1950-1957 classes. This group comprised those graduating from the three-year diploma program. A questionnaire was mailed to 149 graduates of which 124 responded.

The study shows that:

The graduates are residing in 22 states and 4 foreign countries.

Sixty-six per cent are married with over half being married within 3 …


A Pilot Study Of The Nature Of Learning Experiences In The Operating Room, Lucile Lewis Jun 1958

A Pilot Study Of The Nature Of Learning Experiences In The Operating Room, Lucile Lewis

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

It was the purpose of this study to consider four phases of the nature of the learning experiences of students of nursing in the operating room. The phases of the problem studied were: (1) Are the learning experiences "new" or "an expansion and/or clarification of previous learnings?" (2) Do new learning experiences continue throughout the clinical assignment to the operating room? (3) Are the learning experiences concentrated in some areas of learning more than in others? (4) Is there a relationship between the area of learning and the type of duty performed by the student in the operating room?

Literature …