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Perspectives Of School Nurse Vocational Satisfaction: A Qualitative Analysis, Shirley G. Smith
Perspectives Of School Nurse Vocational Satisfaction: A Qualitative Analysis, Shirley G. Smith
Master of Education Research Theses
This is a phenomenological, qualitative study of 25 school nurses employed in a large, urban school district in the Midwestern section of the United States. The study’s participants possess histories of professional work experiences in nursing specialties other than school nursing. Given the wide range of potential nursing opportunities currently available to registered nurses with baccalaureate degrees, participants’ responses regarding their selection of school nursing as a career, their past and present job satisfaction levels in school nursing, challenges, success definitions, and the integration of work with home life all bring clarity to the participants’ perspectives on this specialty of …
Light Therapy: The Effectiveness Of Light Therapy On Pain And Swelling Of Acute Lower Extremity Sprains And Strains Of Collegiate Athletes, Elisabeth A. Martin
Light Therapy: The Effectiveness Of Light Therapy On Pain And Swelling Of Acute Lower Extremity Sprains And Strains Of Collegiate Athletes, Elisabeth A. Martin
Master of Education Research Theses
This thesis investigated light therapy to discover if this therapeutic modality had any effect on pain and swelling in acute lower extremity sprains and strains of collegiate athletes. The subjects were 18-22 year old male and female collegiate athletes from Cedarville University. The study was a blind study using experimental and sham treatment groups. The researcher used the Dynatron 709 Solaris unit with a superluminous diode cluster probe with wavelengths from 660 nm to 880 nm. The dosage was 10 J/cm² of continuous strength for 1 minute and 40 seconds at each injury site. The conclusion of this study was …