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Fighting Fatigue With Caffeine: Exploring Perceptions On Patient Safety, Camille Quitangon Dec 2018

Fighting Fatigue With Caffeine: Exploring Perceptions On Patient Safety, Camille Quitangon

Honors Theses

Objective: To examine the association between fatigue and caffeine consumption, and explore nurses’ perceptions of the impact of these factors on patient safety.

Background: Many people consume caffeine for its benefits, such as stimulating the central nervous system to feel more awake. Health professionals, such as nurses, commonly experience fatigue and often will drink coffee to get through their long shifts.

Methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted. Studies were split into two categories – fatigue and patient safety or caffeine's effect on human performance.

Results: Fatigue causes nurses to be impaired; it affects their ability to be alert, vigilant, …


Nurses’ Perception Of The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status, Incidence Rates And Complications Of A Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis In The Adult Population, Malia Mcdowell May 2018

Nurses’ Perception Of The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status, Incidence Rates And Complications Of A Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis In The Adult Population, Malia Mcdowell

Honors Theses

The objective of this paper was to review the literature that reflects studies conducted on lower socioeconomic patients at risk for diabetes. These studies targeted the prevalence, medication adherence, chronic complications, and socioeconomic levels and the risk of incidence. The concluding evidence supports the research studies regarding diabetes and socioeconomic levels in that an adults’ socioeconomic level has a direct negative relationship between level of finance and the overall life time risk of a new diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and its complications such as retinopathy, neuropathy and poor clinical outcomes. Furthermore, economic status also has a direct negative correlation …


Do People Who Are More Aggressive Sustain More Injuries Than Their Less Aggressive Counterparts: A Study Of Participants Of Medieval Combat Games In The United States?, Christopher Sanchez May 2018

Do People Who Are More Aggressive Sustain More Injuries Than Their Less Aggressive Counterparts: A Study Of Participants Of Medieval Combat Games In The United States?, Christopher Sanchez

Honors Theses

Today people are being encouraged to be more active for the sake of their health, but in becoming more active people are getting more sports related injuries. There are many risk factors that may increase the likelihood of a sports related injury. Aggression in particular may be contributing factor to a higher likelihood of injury. The goal of this study is to look at the relationship between aggressive personalities and injury occurrence.