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Preoperative Teaching And Its Relationship To Postoperative Recovery, Eleanor Wiese

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of the study was to find out whether an organized, preoperative teaching program would make a difference in patient recovery from intra-abdominal surgery.

A review of literature served as a guide in defining the needs of patients and in developing class content. An outline, which included deep breathing, coughing, turning, bed exercises and what to expect, was made for the class. Nine slides were developed specifically for the teaching sessions. To reinforce the teaching, a handout was given to each patient.

It was hypothesized that the experimental group of patients would require less pain medication, develop fewer complications …

Health Status Of Emergency Department Patients, Marjean J. Horning

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to help nursing develop a comprehensive care system for patients in selected emergency departments. To develop such a system, it was necessary to know the characteristics of and the health needs of that population.

The problem of this study was to describe the characteristics and health needs of patients in selected emergency departments.

Patients were interviewed using the Kisch Health Status Proxy (KHSP) and the Health Habits Inventory (HHI) as a guide. The KHSP listed acute and chronic conditions that an individual experienced. It gave a numerical score which rated the respondent in good, …

A Community Health Nursing Care Plan, Gayle Clark

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Structured nursing care plans are recognized tools in the effective utilization of the nursing process. Community health nursing services have not commonly used structured nursing care plans. The purpose of this study was to improve the management of patient problems through the deliberate use of the nursing process by providing the public health nurse with a structured nursing care plan. A plan was developed which consisted of a nursing history outline, a plan for action tool, and an evaluation form.

The nursing problem of milk anemia was selected to be managed by public health nurses in the study. Six nurses …

Commencement Program 1972, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

4 | The Vesper Service (La Sierra Campus)

6 | The Vesper Service (Loma Linda Campus)

8 | The Sermon (La Sierra Campus)

10 | The Sermon (Loma Linda Campus)

12 | Conferring of Degrees

14 | Presentation of Diplomas

15 | Candidates for Degrees

32 | Awards

35 | Academic Costume

37 | Waymarks

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Social Roles Of Nursing Home Residents, John A. Hermann

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In contemporary American society there has been a growing trend toward nursing home residency for the aged. Up until the present there has been almost no attempt on the part of Sociology to study the sociological aspects of the life within such institutions.

A major objective of this study was to descriptively analyze the social life of nursing home residents. In order to do this, role theory was used as a tool for analysis and applied to the methods of unstructured observation and informal interviewing. The points of analysis were: role enactment, role expectations, and self-role congruency.

The research was …

Patients' Reactions To Witnessing Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, Lynn Andree Finch

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to describe the reactions to stress in patients witnessing a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, in order to determine if the witnessing patients' needs are being met adequately, and to determine the effect of a specific psychological stressor on patients.

All resuscitations ("STATS") done over a two-month period at Loma Linda University Medical Center, with oriented patients in the room, were observed and recorded on an Observation Guide. A Questionnaire was also solicited from medical-surgical nursing personnel who had observed "STATS" with witnessing patients in the last three months. The Guide and the Questionnaire were developed from …

Effects Of Ice Application On Alopecia Produced By Adriamycin, Carol Frembling

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This pilot study was concerned with discovering the effectiveness of the ice pack as an agent for reducing the blood flow through the scalp blood vessels thereby reducing the alopecia caused by the drug adriamycin. The use of cold is known as a vasoconstricting agent. It was thought that if vasconstriction could be maintained for the first few minutes following the injection of adriamycin, the incidence of alopecia could be reduced.

Available references to the effects of cold on skin circulation and the effects of the drug adriamycin were studied to formulate a method of approach as no previous methodology …

Positive Relationships Between Community Health Nurses And Alienated Families Reduce Threat, Dolly L. Avant

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study concerned the identification of threat associated with alienation in families exhibiting "uncooperative" behavior within the community health nurse's caseload, and, the testing of nursing principles to establish a working relationship with an experimental group of these families to reduce those feelings of threat and thereby change the "colored" perception of the community health nurse as is held by patients with feelings of threat associated with alienation.

Twelve community health nurses were given the following specific behavioral criteria to select a population of "uncooperative" patients from their caseloads: 1. Gives unreliable information 2. Uses the nurse as a "buffer" …

Post-Abortion Counseling And Anxiety Levels Of Unmarried Adolescents Having Therapeutic Abortions, Linda Levisen

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a post-abortion counseling program. It was hypothesized that unmarried adolescents who received counseling following a therapeutic abortion would exhibit significantly fewer negative affects than those who received no counseling. The affects measured were anxiety, depression, hostility, and guilt. Twenty clients were randomly selected for this study. Prior to the abortion, the twenty clients were-tested for negative responses to the unwanted pregnancy. Ten clients received post-abortion counseling twice following the abortion and were tested at each visit for negative affective responses to the abortion. The other ten clients received no …

Patient Preference In Two Types Of Colostomy Irrigations, Mildred Ann Marks

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to find which method of colostomy irrigation (enema bag vs. bulb syringe) was best accepted by colostomy patients; (2) to functionally evaluate the two types of colostomy irrigation methods; and (3) to report the results of this study to medical personnel interested in advancements for colostomy irrigations. The population in this study consisted of colostomy patients who had irrigated on a regular basis with the bag technique for a minimum of six months. Twelve colostomates completed this study by recording the parameter of time, amount of irrigation fluid used, quality of return, …

Assisting Mothers To Successfully Breast Feed Their Babies, Annabelle Moore

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This experimental study tested the effect of a teaching program on success of a group of mothers desiring to breast feed their babies. It was hypothesized that mothers receiving specific instructions on the physiology of lactation and the proper sucking technique would have greater success than mothers not so instructed.

To be categorized as successful the mothers had to have an adequate supply of milk and had to express satisfaction with breast feeding. Criteria for adequacy of milk supply consisted of weight gain of the infant within accepted norms without use of supplementary formula.

Twenty breast feeding mothers who delivered …

Selected Factors Related To Ability To Regain Bladder Function Following Indwelling Catheterization, Jongkolnee Padmasiri

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This exploratory retrospective study was designed to evaluate selected factors, including the ability to regain bladder function related to post indwelling urethral catheterization in an acute general hospital population.

The records of 107 patients who met the study criteria became the study population. These patients had three-way urethral catheters, continuous antibacterial irrigation and closed drainage system. Twenty patients died (19 percent) before the catheter was removed. Of the 87 patients who were alive, 37 percent (32 patients) had in-adequate bladder function. Of these 32 patients, no attempt was made to remove the catheter from 15 prior to their hospital discharge. …

Two Emotional Factors And Weight Loss Among Females Attending A Weight Control Class, Karen Lynn Carrigg, Eileen Rae Wangerin

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A descriptive study was conducted on twenty-four females attending a weight control class to discover the effect of weight loss upon levels of self-esteem and anxiety, as an understanding of the relation of these factors to reduction and control of weight would prove helpful to community health nurses in counseling with overweight and obese persons in the community.

The entire sample was tested for self-esteem (TSCS) and A-State and A-Trait anxiety levels at the initial class of the weight control program sponsored by the Health Education Department of Loma Linda University Medical Center, and again after seven weeks of class …

The Effect Of Play On Self-Esteem During The Nurse-Patient Relationship, Abbie Lam Yuen Watt

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of play activities upon the self-esteem level of the chronically ill "low" communicative patient during a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.

A survey of the literature revealed that meaningful interpersonal relationships are an important aspect of mental health. For the emotionally disturbed person with distorted self concept, the use of nonverbal activities may be a way to establish a relationship which can help increase his feeling of personal worth and responsibility, A particularly important topic related to the study was the use of play activities in nursing.

The experimental method was used …

Yusn Alumnae Newsletter, Yale School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters and Magazines

No abstract provided.

Bulletin Of The College Of Nursing, 1972-1973, University Of Nebraska Medical Center

Bulletin of the College of Nursing

•Academic Calendar

•Administration and Faculty

•The University of Nebraska

•The College of Nursing

•Facilities for Instruction

•The Baccalaureate Program in Nursing

•Associate Degree Program

•Expenses for the Undergraduate Programs in Nursing

•The Masters Program in Nursing

•Student Personnel Services

•Course Descriptions for the Baccalaureate Program in Nursing

•Course Descriptions-Associate Degree Program

•Course Descriptions-Masters Degree Program in Nursing

•The Statutory Requirements for Residency

•Index

Yale University School Of Nursing Alumnae Association Newsletter, Winter 1973 [Headline: Coming Events], Yale University School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters and Magazines

"From the Dean.." includes "The Treasurer's Report for 1971 indicates that the School of Nursing is the first school in the University to be "self-supporting", that is, not running a deficit".

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Health Counseling For The Overweigh Adolescent Girl, Elizabeth J. Handley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study was undertaken for the purpose of seeing how a health counseling program for overweight adolescent girls could be developed in a secondary high school setting. Initially, the study developed out of an awareness and concern for the problem of obesity among teenage girls, especially those in a secondary school. To provide a strong background for the use in both planning and executing a health counseling program, the study reviewed the health literature dealing especially with several topics:

a. The prevalence of obesity.

b. The relationship of obesity to mental and physical health.

c. The influence of food faddisms …

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1972, Wku Nursing

WKU Archives Records

Members of the 1972 nursing class: Doris Johnson, Janice Becker, Patricia Bell Sheila Bowman, Marla Carver, Sally Claypool, Kathy Collins, Joyce Copas, Rebecca Darnell, Judi Davis, June Douglas, Susie Evans, Dotty Garrigan, Denise Gill, Ann Greenwell, Teresa Gulley, Carolyn Hay, Mary Hayes, Rhonda Helm, Linda Hogan, Paula Hudson, Rosemarie Ley, Janice Marshall, Linda Martin, Susie Martin, Jan Munn, Mary Onley, Cathy Parker, Mary Powlawski, Judy Price, R.T. Pryor, Willis Pulley, Cathy Pulliam, Fayetta Ramsey, Terry Rector, Betsy Rhea, Douglas Rich, Don Rountree, Kathleen Ryan, Bonnie Schonsheck, Mary Sebring, Penelope Sekio, Imogene Shirley, Diane Smith, Nancy Steele, Ginger Tynes, Deborah Veech, …

Alumnae Association Bulletin Of The School Of Nursing, 1972, Margaret Summers, Doris E. Bowman, Elizabeth J. Sweeney, Mary Louise Soentgen, Elizabeth Stone Miller, Dolores Hughes, Mabel C. Prevost, Martha E. Riland, Betty Piersol, Charlotte Moore Burt, Charlotte Voss, Rose Diseroad

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Alumnae Calendar

The President's Message

Officers and Chairmen of Committees

Financial Report

Address by President Herbut

School of Nursing Report

School of Practical Nursing Report

Report by Dr. Mary Louise Soentgen, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Report of Patient Services Department

Report of Staff Nurses' Association

Progress Report of Hospital Activities

Scholarship Committee

Report - Clerk-Typist

Annual Luncheon - Head Table

Social Events for 1971-1972

Missing Alumnae Members

Jefferson Today

Ways and Means Committee Report

Constitution and By-Laws Report

Sick and Welfare Committee

Women's Board Report

Baccalaureate Degree Program

Luncheon Pictures

Resume of Minutes of Alumnae Association Meeting

Class News

Poem by Rosa …