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A Pilot Study Of The Nature Of Learning Experiences In The Operating Room, Lucile Lewis
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 …
Preparation Of Health Education Materials In The Field Of Maternal And Infant Care For Use In Taiwan, Muriel Howe
Preparation Of Health Education Materials In The Field Of Maternal And Infant Care For Use In Taiwan, Muriel Howe
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Health Education was assumed to be one effective method of improving maternal and infant health on the Island of Taiwan.
To establish the need for new health education pamphlets to be used as a supplement to the health education program in the area of maternal and infant care in Taiwan, a survey of pamphlets already available on the Island was made.
This study revealed that while an occasional chapter in several books lightly touched upon maternal and infant health only nine pamphlets were specifically prepared in the area of maternal and infant care.
After studying the principles underlying good health …
Positions Held During The First Year Following Graduation By Graduates From College Programs In Nursing, Geneva Bowman
Positions Held During The First Year Following Graduation By Graduates From College Programs In Nursing, Geneva Bowman
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The purpose of this study was to find out what levels of responsibilities recent graduates of four Seventh-day Adventist basic college programs in nursing assumed during the first year following graduation; to find if these recent graduates felt adequately prepared for their positions; and to find out why they accepted their positions.
The descriptive survey method was selected for the research. The questionnaire, chosen as the means of obtaining data, was sent to the 106 nurses who graduated in 1956 of whom 82 percent responded. Data received was analyzed and tabulated by individual schools and collectively. However, conclusions were based …
An Investigation Into Nursing Students' Awareness Of Emotional Needs Of Patients In A General Hospital, Sadie Sinclair
An Investigation Into Nursing Students' Awareness Of Emotional Needs Of Patients In A General Hospital, Sadie Sinclair
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Nursing educators consider that awareness of the emotional needs of a patient is a prerequisite to the formulation of a nursing problem. The problem of this study was to discover if the senior student in a specific college program in nursing is aware of the emotional needs of patients. A collection of senior research papers written over a period of sic [sic] years in a specific course assignment was studied. The attention was focused on the portion of the paper which dealt with the personality description of the patient. The direction given by the instructor did not emphasize any particular …
An Analysis Of A Pilot Test Used For Selecting Students In A School Of Nursing In South India, Edna L. York
An Analysis Of A Pilot Test Used For Selecting Students In A School Of Nursing In South India, Edna L. York
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The Purpose and Contributions of the Investigation:
The purpose of the study was to discover if the examination used in selection of students for the School of Nursing at the Giffard Memorial Hospital in Nuzvid, South India, was helpful in selecting those who would be successful in the course of study and efficient in eliminating those who would not be successful. When it was revealed that the test was not effective in fulfilling its purpose, further study was done to determine the reasons.
Procedure Used in the Investigation:
In order to become acquainted with the problems and progress of the …
A Problem Situation Unit In In-Service Education For Graduate Nurses, Bessie E. Irvine
A Problem Situation Unit In In-Service Education For Graduate Nurses, Bessie E. Irvine
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The purpose of this study was to develop a problem situation unit that could be used for stimulating graduate nurses to assume their responsibility regarding the use of pain and anxiety relieving drugs, namely narcotics, tranquilizers, and barbiturates.
The general use of these drugs presents a danger to public health when they are used indiscriminately. Therefore, nurses should be informed as to their responsibility to the doctor, the patient, and to themselves in regard to the use of these drugs.
This study was developed by presenting briefly the following:
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Principles and history of group discussion and problem situation unit teaching; …
An Investigation Of The Feasibility Of Raising The Level Of Nursing Education In The Nyadiri Mission Hospital School, Elma J. Ashby
An Investigation Of The Feasibility Of Raising The Level Of Nursing Education In The Nyadiri Mission Hospital School, Elma J. Ashby
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This study has been conducted to determine what would be required to raise the level of nursing education at Nyadiri Mission Hospital, from that of registered nursing orderly to registered nurse, and to determine if it would be feasible at this time to endeavor to meet those requirements.
The narrative-survey method was used in this study. Four different questionnaires were designed, sent, and returns analyzed and tabulated.
The survey revealed that the requirements for the registered nurses course consisted of the following:
- The candidate for nursing must have completed the eleventh grade and be at least seventeen years of age. …
A Plan For Inservice Education In A Small Maternity Unit, Ruth Wipperman
A Plan For Inservice Education In A Small Maternity Unit, Ruth Wipperman
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The purpose of thin study was to develop a plan for inservice education for the graduate nurse staff in a small maternity unit that would encourage optimum nursing care.
A questionnaire was prepared and given to those nurses who had been employed in the maternity unit during the sixteen month period prior to the date of mailing the questionnaire.
The responses from the nurses showed that they would welcome an inservice education plan that would provide an improved orientation program and meetings for discussion to foster self improvement and better patient care. Critical incidents reported by the nurses showed the …
Utilization Of Men Nurses As A Factor In Attracting Men Into The Profession, Arne Melvin Dahlsten
Utilization Of Men Nurses As A Factor In Attracting Men Into The Profession, Arne Melvin Dahlsten
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Statement of Problem:
Would more men enter and remain in nursing, if the Seventh-day Adventist denomination would recognize the professional skills of qualified men nurses and utilize them on the same basis on which they utilize the professional skills of a qualitied women nurses?
Method:
The normative-survey method was employed in this study, to collect the necessary data. Two groups of men were used in the survey; men nurses who graduated from Seventh-day Adventist schools of nursing between the periods 1950 to 1955, and college men representing the two lower division classes.
Summary of Findings:
From eighty-six men graduates, forty-five …
A Study Of The Religious Behavior Of The Graduates Of A Selected School Of Nursing, Louise Maybelle Brown
A Study Of The Religious Behavior Of The Graduates Of A Selected School Of Nursing, Louise Maybelle Brown
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This was a study of the religious behavior of the nurses who have graduated from a selected school of nursing. The purposes of the study were (1) to obtain information as to what the graduates of the selected school have been and are doing relative to their everyday religious behavior and practices, and (2) to ascertain to what extent, if any, this school of nursing has influenced the every-day religious behavior and practices of the graduates. Religious behavior was defined as that behavior which can be observed in public and private religious activities such as Bible study, prayer, church attendance …
A Study Of Attitudes Influencing Indonesian Seventh-Day Adventist Youth To Enter Nursing, Wilma L. Leazer
A Study Of Attitudes Influencing Indonesian Seventh-Day Adventist Youth To Enter Nursing, Wilma L. Leazer
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
In this study a survey was made of the attitudes of Indonesian Seventh-day Adventists toward nursing. This was done for the purpose of discovering why there is a shortage of women applicants to the Seventh-day Adventist nursing school in Bandung, Java. The study was accomplished through the use of questionnaires administered to four selected groups in two geographic areas of Indonesia, and revealed attitudes of two adult groups and two student group. One hundred and twenty-one persons responded to the questionnaires.
The survey indicated that Indonesian Seventh-day Adventists seem to be highly enthusiastic about nursing and believe it is a …