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A Head Injury Teaching Module For Pre-Hospital Assessment: Using The Four Score, Chris A. Wolf
A Head Injury Teaching Module For Pre-Hospital Assessment: Using The Four Score, Chris A. Wolf
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this project is to create a teaching module and evaluation tool for a United States Air Force Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron for the pre-hospital assessment of patients with head injuries using the FOUR Score assessment scale. Specifically, this project integrates theory, relevant literature, and reflection on service to and caring for others. Information from published literature supports the development and implementation of a new assessment tool, such as the FOUR Score, to assess patients who have suffered a head injury. Ultimately, a teaching module is presented, described, and evaluated, along with potential questions to be addressed in the …
Brad: A Model Of Caring For Persons With Frontotemporal Dementia, Jennifer Mcguire
Brad: A Model Of Caring For Persons With Frontotemporal Dementia, Jennifer Mcguire
Theses and Graduate Projects
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is caused by u progressive degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain (Boxer & Miller, 2005), This degeneration causes profound alterations in personality, social behavior, and language skills. FTD is particularly devastating due to the fact that it commonly affects people during mid-life or earlier. Evidence has shown that caregivers face higher rates of burden, distress and isolation when providing care for someone with FTD than other forms of dementia (de Vugt, Riedijk, Aalten, Tibben, van Swieten, & Verhey,2006; Kumamoto, Arai, Hashimoto, Ikeda, Mizuno, & Washio, 2004). The Behavioral Recognition, Assessment and Delivery (BRAD) …
Strengthening Nurse/Physician Collaborative Relationships To Promote Patient Safety, Julie Lynch Weegman
Strengthening Nurse/Physician Collaborative Relationships To Promote Patient Safety, Julie Lynch Weegman
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this project is to identify implementable best practices that promote effective nurse physician collaboration in the hospital setting at the unit level for strengthening the culture of patient safety. These best practices will be shared with nurses and physicians at a workshop using the methods of powerpoint presentation and appreciative inquiry. The goal for this workshop is to inspire nurses and physicians to spread the seeds of collaborative practice throughout the organization through the path of shared governance.
A Nursing Educational Program For Recognizing And Managing Emotional Labor, Kathleen Kuzelka
A Nursing Educational Program For Recognizing And Managing Emotional Labor, Kathleen Kuzelka
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this project is to develop a one hour learning module on emotional labor for all staff that will enable them to recognize and manage emotional labor for themselves and their coworkers in their daily work. This project presents the concept of emotional labor and emotional labor in nursing. A one hour learning module is described. The presentation of this module is discussed. There is discussion of the implications of emotional labor for nursing research, nursing practice and nursing education.
Building Community Among Older Oromo Women Struggling With Sadness In A Large Urban Setting, Fatuma Kotile
Building Community Among Older Oromo Women Struggling With Sadness In A Large Urban Setting, Fatuma Kotile
Theses and Graduate Projects
Older Oromo women who immigrated to the United States in the early 1990s have experienced several stressful life events including war, famine, acculturation, harsh northern climate, a new language (English), and multiple experiences different from those in their native country, Ethiopia. Coping with these new experiences, correlates with a high level of depressive symptoms that Oromo people call "sadness." The purpose of this project is to create and describe a transcultural model of nursing practice in community that aims to decrease sadness among older Oromo women by promoting community building and healthy life choices in the midst of change. A …
Developing A Community Clinic To Address The Health Needs As Experienced By A Small Rural Village In Sierra Leone, Doris K. Acton
Developing A Community Clinic To Address The Health Needs As Experienced By A Small Rural Village In Sierra Leone, Doris K. Acton
Theses and Graduate Projects
Developing countries experience a disproportionate amount of health care inequities due to extreme poverty, lack of education, minimal resources and marginalization from health care services. Additionally, barriers such as access, availability and affordability prevent people from seeking care. Development of community based clinics can help to address the health disparities that the people of these countries often experience. Utilizing Madeleine Leininger's Culture Care Theory and the Sunrise Enabler provide a framework on which to develop clinics and health care programs in ways that are culturally congruent and acceptable. This paper addresses the health needs of Manonkoh, a small village in …
Giving End Of Life Care To Persons With Intellectual Disabilities: A Model Of Support For Community Based Caregivers, Emily K. Gress
Giving End Of Life Care To Persons With Intellectual Disabilities: A Model Of Support For Community Based Caregivers, Emily K. Gress
Theses and Graduate Projects
Persons with intellectual disabilities are living longer lives, often outliving family caregivers, and experiencing chronic illnesses known to the general aging population. Ultimately, this translates to a need for end of life care. Hospice care seeks to provide individualized physical, emotional, and spiritual support to assist persons and their families in attaining the highest quality of life in the face of a life limiting illness. Hospice services have been underutilized for persons with intellectual disabilities and little has been studied about end of life care provided by community based residential caregivers. The purpose of this project is to use Margaret …
Oncology Nurses' Perceptions Of Self-Compassion: A Pilot Study, Miriam R. Lindell
Oncology Nurses' Perceptions Of Self-Compassion: A Pilot Study, Miriam R. Lindell
Theses and Graduate Projects
Oncology nurses face extraordinary stressors in their work. If this stress becomes prolonged, these nurses are at risk for burnout and compassion fatigue. One effective way for nurses to manage stress is to care for themselves, body, mind, and spirit. The concept of self-compassion reflects a meaningful approach to self-care. This pilot study explored the perception'of self-compassion by hospital based oncology nurses. A convenience sample of 37 oncology nurses was surveyed using four demographic questions and the Self-Compassion Scale by Kristin Neff. The results demonstrated positive correlation between years of nursing experience and years of oncology nursing experience with common …
Transformational Nursing Simulation: Bringing Life To Inanimate Objects For The Purpose Of Educating And Re-Igniting Passion, Pamela A. Torkkola
Transformational Nursing Simulation: Bringing Life To Inanimate Objects For The Purpose Of Educating And Re-Igniting Passion, Pamela A. Torkkola
Theses and Graduate Projects
A transformational nursing simulation program that incorporates a holistic approach in caring for the caregiver is the focus for a Master's Field Project paper. As an alternative to the construction of a generic nursing simulation center that is limited to the education of knowledge and skills, a larger vision centered in Margaret Newman's nursing theory, Health as Expanding Consciousness is proposed. Business models, an incremental approach and practical suggestions are offered in support of healthcare organizations working toward a Center for Nursing Arts and Sciences in times of economic challenge.
How Do Residents Of The Minnesota Veterans Home In Minneapolis Perceive Communication By Care Givers For Whom English Is Not The First Language, Rukhmin Singh
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this research was to explore how the residents of the Minnesota veterans Home in Minneapolis perceive communication that takes place between them and care givers for whom English is not the first language. These care givers account for approximately 20% of the direct care qivers at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis. A pilot project using qualitative research and the ethno-nursing method was utilized. Information was gathered through individual interviews. A total of four residents, three age from 65 to 80 years old participated in this pilot project. These participants reflected the male to female ratio in …
Utilizing Community Based Participatory Research To Address Health Literacy Issues: An Example In Southeastern Mn, Jennifer A. Weis
Utilizing Community Based Participatory Research To Address Health Literacy Issues: An Example In Southeastern Mn, Jennifer A. Weis
Theses and Graduate Projects
Low health literacy interferes with an individual's ability to reduce and treat preventable diseases. Given the spectrum of disease burden throughout the US, there are a number of important health topics deserving of our immediate attention in order to improve the public's health literacy. Overweight and obesity have surfaced as societal topics and any quest to improve health literacy must address these growing problems as they are likely to contribute to disease prevention and improved disease management. Unfortunately, the growing problem of overweight and obesity is not restricted to adults. America's youth are also experiencing epidemic rates of overweight and …
Teaching Effective Pain Management Of Acute Thoracic Postoperative Pain In Chronic Pain Patients, Sheila L. Hoehn
Teaching Effective Pain Management Of Acute Thoracic Postoperative Pain In Chronic Pain Patients, Sheila L. Hoehn
Theses and Graduate Projects
This thesis will address the growing demand for the development of best practice initiatives when nurses care for patients experiencing acute postoperative pain while already coping with long-term chronic pain. The growing use of preoperative opioids has contributed to the incidence of escalated and unrelieved pain following a Thoracic surgical procedure. This occurrence continues to increase as the preoperative usage of opioids for medical and non-medical reasons is rising. The focus of addressing the challenges for providing adequate and individualized analgesia will be reviewed. Specific emphasis and analysis will be provided regarding current pain theories and recent nursing research that …
Nurse Influence In Policy Development: A Model Using Storytelling, Michele Anderson
Nurse Influence In Policy Development: A Model Using Storytelling, Michele Anderson
Theses and Graduate Projects
This project will explore how nurses' stories of social injustice can be used to influence legislative action on health policy. Nursing history has proved the profession's roots in political activism and social justice, Role models and trailblazers like Lillian Wald solidified the nursing intervention of political involvement, but somewhere along the way it has lost its value. Using Newman's Health as Expanding Consciousness theory as a guide, nurses can use stories to illustrate the patterns of disruption in the current healthcare system and then lead policy into reform.
The Value Of Creating A Culture Of Caring, Lisa C. Carter
The Value Of Creating A Culture Of Caring, Lisa C. Carter
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this project is to provide nursing leaders, who attend the American Nephrology Nurses' Association Leadership Pre-Conference Workshop, the rationale, tools, and outcomes of creating a theory based culture of caring in health care organizations. Utilizing the foundations of transformational and resonant leadership styles, a theory-guided approach to the caring science based in nursing practice will be explored and relevant research reviewed to elucidate to the participants the value added benefit of exploring one's own organizational culture of caring. The author's exploration of her own culture of caring will be shared to demonstrate the process and outcome.
Theory, Research & Practice Of A Comprehensive Teen Sexuality Education Curriculum, Dawn M. Bowker
Theory, Research & Practice Of A Comprehensive Teen Sexuality Education Curriculum, Dawn M. Bowker
Theses and Graduate Projects
Rates of sexually transmitted disease (STD), teen pregnancy, and teen births are higher in the United States than in most other industrialized countries (Kohler, 2008; Manhart, 2006; Teitelman, 2004; Terry-Humen, 2006). Five years ago, a Christian based, sexuality retreat curriculum was initiated that focused on teen knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about sexuality. The developmentally appropriate curriculum promoted an increased awareness of self and issues influencing sexuality. The goal was to create a common language and a better understanding of the way adolescent males and females think and behave in matters of sexuality. This paper presents an evaluative retrospective analysis of …
Building Trusted Relationships With Female Street Sex Workers: A Nontraditional Approach, Sandra Finn
Building Trusted Relationships With Female Street Sex Workers: A Nontraditional Approach, Sandra Finn
Theses and Graduate Projects
This project develops a model for community health nurses to use to connect with African American street sex workers. Women involved in street prostitution are not only marginalized by society, but also healthcare systems. In understanding the importance of building relationships and rapport with women involved in street sex work I chose to use Reiki and a spiritually attuned environment to interact with a group of women. A support group unfolded as well as a bond I created with the participants that helped to bridge the gap for the women between them and health care systems, legal and government organizations. …