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California State University, San Bernardino

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2003

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The Effect Of Backpack Weight On The Height Of Middle School Students, Barbara Dixon Shuman Jan 2003

The Effect Of Backpack Weight On The Height Of Middle School Students, Barbara Dixon Shuman

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this study investigates the effect backpack weight has on the height of middle school students. It provides data about the effects of backpack weight on height that has not previously been determined. This study aims to contribute information to a growing body of evidence which supports the limitation of backpack weight for children to be no more than 10% of body weight.


Identification Of The Spiritual Nursing Care Practices Of Volunteer Parish Nurses, Lynne Denise Roy Jan 2003

Identification Of The Spiritual Nursing Care Practices Of Volunteer Parish Nurses, Lynne Denise Roy

Theses Digitization Project

Parish nursing, a specialty nursing practice which includes the spiritual component of integration of faith and health, has been growing rapidly over the last decade. Standards of Parish Nursing Practice developed in 1998 are consistent with the nursing process and include the spiritual dimension.


Development Of Education Curriculum And Standards Of Practice For The Management Of Acute Confusion Syndrome/Delirium Among Hospitalized Patients, Nora Nurten Moti Jan 2003

Development Of Education Curriculum And Standards Of Practice For The Management Of Acute Confusion Syndrome/Delirium Among Hospitalized Patients, Nora Nurten Moti

Theses Digitization Project

The primary objective of this project is the development and implementation of an educational program for the staff nurses for the effective management of Acute Confusion (AC), Delirium among hospitalized patients at Kaiser Hospital in Fontana.


Educator's Perceptions Of Priority School Nursing Activities And Influencing Factors, Julie Marie Berg Jan 2003

Educator's Perceptions Of Priority School Nursing Activities And Influencing Factors, Julie Marie Berg

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to compare the relative priority rankings assigned by educators and practiontioners of activities performed by school nurses. It examines the factors that under lies the differences in priorities assigned.


Childhood Overweight And Childhood Obesity In Fifth Graders At Granite Hill Elementary School, Deborah Ann Toten Jan 2003

Childhood Overweight And Childhood Obesity In Fifth Graders At Granite Hill Elementary School, Deborah Ann Toten

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine if the students in the 5th grade class at Granite Hill Elementary were overweight or obese. The research questions included: (a) Does the Granite Hill Elementary School population mirror the world wide trend of increasing childhood overweight and childhood obesity, and (b) how does the Granite Hill Elementary School population compare to the International Obesity Task Force standards?


Day Treatment Programs For Adults With Severe And Persistent Mental Illness: Effectiveness Measured In Rates Of Recidivism, Pamela Jo' Gatfield Jan 2003

Day Treatment Programs For Adults With Severe And Persistent Mental Illness: Effectiveness Measured In Rates Of Recidivism, Pamela Jo' Gatfield

Theses Digitization Project

This study measured the effectiveness of rehabilitative day treatment (RDT) programs for persons with severe and persistant mental illness in San Bernardino County. The effectiveness of RDT services was determined by rates of recidivism.


The Impact Of Asthma Self-Management Education Programs On The Health Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis (Systemic Review) Of Randomized Controlled Trials, Surender Gaddam Jan 2003

The Impact Of Asthma Self-Management Education Programs On The Health Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis (Systemic Review) Of Randomized Controlled Trials, Surender Gaddam

Theses Digitization Project

An attempt has been made in this study to critically appraise, systematically review and gather together the results obtained in individual trials and examine the strength of evidence supporting the component for Education for a Partnership in Asthma Care of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) to test whether health outcomes are influenced by education and self-management programs.


Advanced Practice Nursing Health Care Needs Assessment In An Underserved Community, Michael Dean Conrad, Anna Kampanartsanyakorn Jan 2003

Advanced Practice Nursing Health Care Needs Assessment In An Underserved Community, Michael Dean Conrad, Anna Kampanartsanyakorn

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to gain information about the community health care needs through a comprehensive assessment. This information will allow providers to identify services and groups of people where the biggest gap exists in receiving needed health care services. This may provide the basis for the design of an advanced practice preventative health intervention for the community.


A Process Evaluation Of The Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court, Philip Marshall Breitenbucher, Sean Collins Sullivan Jan 2003

A Process Evaluation Of The Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court, Philip Marshall Breitenbucher, Sean Collins Sullivan

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation of the "Key Components" as identified by the Department of Justice (1998) into the Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court Program.


Factors In Older Adults' Resistance To Substance Abuse Treatment, Donnie Redl Jan 2003

Factors In Older Adults' Resistance To Substance Abuse Treatment, Donnie Redl

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that cause resistance in older adults to participation in substance abuse treatment programs.


Ethical Curriculum Development And Teaching, Mary Eunice Mcbean Jan 2003

Ethical Curriculum Development And Teaching, Mary Eunice Mcbean

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to develop a curriculum, which will examine the ethical methods or practices used by nurses in resolving ethical dilemmas in clinical practice utilizing the Moral Decision-Making Model for staff nurses at St.Bernardine Medical Center, Five Tower North.


Perceived Effects Of A Substance Abuse Prevention Science Program Among Fourth And Fifth Grade Children: A Qualitative Study, Sarah Morgando Palmer, Tracy Lee Inman Jan 2003

Perceived Effects Of A Substance Abuse Prevention Science Program Among Fourth And Fifth Grade Children: A Qualitative Study, Sarah Morgando Palmer, Tracy Lee Inman

Theses Digitization Project

This project explores the perceptions of fourth and fifth grade students who participated in a substance abuse prevention program. Risk and protective factors are presented to assist the reader in understanding this project.


Inadequate Substance Abuse Assessment As A Contributory Factor To Child Abuse And Neglect, Gary Eugene Graves Jan 2003

Inadequate Substance Abuse Assessment As A Contributory Factor To Child Abuse And Neglect, Gary Eugene Graves

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined an important, yet underreported, area of family service agency assessments, the failure to adequately screen for substance abuse issues. A self-report screening instrument was used to accurately determine substance abuse frequency rates, instead of using the current clinician-directed questioning. New agency clients were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (self-report) or the control group (clinician-directed) to determine if assessment accuracy improved.