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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Au Offers New Online Graduate Nursing Degree, Beverly Stout
Au Offers New Online Graduate Nursing Degree, Beverly Stout
Lake Union Herald
No abstract provided.
An Emergency Department Staff Tackles The Healthy Workplace Initiative : A Staff Nurse Perspective., Paul Clark
An Emergency Department Staff Tackles The Healthy Workplace Initiative : A Staff Nurse Perspective., Paul Clark
Faculty Scholarship
This article describes the Healthy Workplace Initiative in the adult emergency department from the staff nurse perspective. Examples of one action planning team's processes and outcomes are delineated. The Rapid Diagnostics action planning team is delineated as lived while caring for patients in today's high-pressure emergency department. The Healthy Workplace Initiative empowers staff, with the guidance of facilitators, to make changes that improve the workplace and to create a healthy workplace for staff and patients. The result is greater staff ownership of the emergency department which leads to greater job satisfaction and improved patient care.
Access To Quality Care: Links Between Evidence, Nursing Language, And Informatics, Beth Ann Swan Phd, Crnp, Norma M. Lang Phd, Rn, Faan, Frcn, Anne M. Mcginley Phd, Crnp
Access To Quality Care: Links Between Evidence, Nursing Language, And Informatics, Beth Ann Swan Phd, Crnp, Norma M. Lang Phd, Rn, Faan, Frcn, Anne M. Mcginley Phd, Crnp
College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations
Despite evidence on nursing’s contribution to the quality of care, much of what nurses “do” remains essentially invisible.
It is vital to recognize the need for a paradigm shift in nursing that utilizes new informatics tools required for optimum use of evidence related to the delivery of quality nursing care.
Embedding nursing language within informatics structures is essential to make the work of nurses visible, and articulate evidence about the quality and value of nursing in the care of patients, groups, and populations.
Conducting Life History Research With Adolescents, Kristin Haglund
Conducting Life History Research With Adolescents, Kristin Haglund
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
This article is a commentary on the life history approach, which specifically described aspects of and offered suggestions for conducting life history research with adolescents. The life history approach is well suited to a wide variety of types of health-related inquiry. In this article, the author used an exemplar study to show how well the life history approach was suited for questions regarding adolescent issues. This approach was also a good match for the developmental skills and needs of adolescents. The author uses the strengths and weaknesses of the approach and a detailed example of how she used the life …
Staff Nurse Perceptions Of The Contributions Of Students To Clinical Agencies, Geraldine Matsumura, Lynn Clark Callister, Sheri P. Palmer, Amy Harmer Cox, Larissa Larsen
Staff Nurse Perceptions Of The Contributions Of Students To Clinical Agencies, Geraldine Matsumura, Lynn Clark Callister, Sheri P. Palmer, Amy Harmer Cox, Larissa Larsen
Faculty Publications
This study is a replication and extension of Grindel and associates' 2001 study of the perceptions of staff nurses (psychiatric, perinatal, and medical/surgical) regarding the benefits of having students from a baccalaureate nursing program work in clinical agencies. Using the Nursing Students' Contributions to Clinical Agencies tool, the overall perception of students' contributions ranged from -4 to +5, with a mean of 2.50. The two highest ranked items were "allows opportunities for mentoring" and "threatens professional role development," indicating the ambivalence staff nurses feel toward nursing students. Qualitative data also demonstrated the benefits and challenges of working with students. Recommendations …
Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 2004, Paula Levine, Elizabeth K. Prisnock, Sally H. Wagner, John J. Wagner
Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 2004, Paula Levine, Elizabeth K. Prisnock, Sally H. Wagner, John J. Wagner
Nursing Alumni Bulletins
2004 - 2005 Meeting Date Calendar
2005 Annual Luncheon & Meeting Notice
Officers, Committee Chairs, Satellite and Volunteers
Bulletin Publication Committee
The President's Message
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Resume of Minutes
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- Scholarship
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Bacone College
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Class News
Scholarship Fund Application …
Ua61 Newsletter, Wku Health & Human Services
Ua61 Newsletter, Wku Health & Human Services
WKU Archives Records
Newsletter created by and about the College of Health & Human Services.
- Bonaguro, John. Letter from the Dean
- WKU Clinical Education Complex Moves Forward
- College Welcomes New Associate Dean – Sylvia Gaiko
- Visiting Scholar from Bournemouth University, England – Mandy Rumley
- Partners Key to Successful Hispanic Health Fair & Screening Event
- Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) 4-H Program
- Hispanic Initiative Gets $700K in Funding
- American Humanics Program Implemented at WKU
- CHHS Focuses on Gerontology
- Gerontologist Dr. John Krout Visits WKU
- Rural Elderly Advocacy Program with Students (REAPS)
- Kentucky Emergency Medical Services Academy Offers EMS Management Workshops
- A Day to Give …
Revisiting Vaccine Hesitancy, Barriers And Motivators To Obtaining A Flu Vaccine In A New Covid-19 Pandemic World, Ann M. Mayo Rn, Dnsc, Faan, Steffanie R. Cobler Np
Revisiting Vaccine Hesitancy, Barriers And Motivators To Obtaining A Flu Vaccine In A New Covid-19 Pandemic World, Ann M. Mayo Rn, Dnsc, Faan, Steffanie R. Cobler Np
School of Nursing and Health Science: Faculty Scholarship
Purpose
To describe and compare patient perceived barriers and motivators and decision-making conflict between two groups of hospitalized patients, those who receive flu vaccines and those who do not.
Data Sources
Data collection during 2003 included extracting data from databases and mailing two surveys to 436 discharged patients. One hundred eight (108) patients participated in the study.
Conclusions
Top barriers included fear of side effects from vaccine (35%) and fear of contracting the flu (30%). Top motivators for obtaining a flu vaccine included previous vaccination (93%) and provider recommendation (62%). Barriers, motivators and patient decisional conflict differed depending upon patient …
Nursing Workforce Shortage And Diversity Disparity In Northwest Arkansas, Jeffery T. Collins, Yi Liu
Nursing Workforce Shortage And Diversity Disparity In Northwest Arkansas, Jeffery T. Collins, Yi Liu
Publications and Presentations
The purpose of this analysis is the ascertain: 1) if market conditions in Northwest Arkansas (the study area) are sufficient to support the proposed planning effort by Northwest Arkansas Nursing Education Consortium (NANEC) to create a bilingual nursing student recruitment model and 2) to determine of that model is portable to other geographies.
Collaborative Management Of Hiv Infection In The Community: An Effort To Improve The Quality Of Hiv Care, Michael F. Parry, Julie G. Stewart, P. Wright, Gavin X. Mcleod
Collaborative Management Of Hiv Infection In The Community: An Effort To Improve The Quality Of Hiv Care, Michael F. Parry, Julie G. Stewart, P. Wright, Gavin X. Mcleod
Nursing Faculty Publications
Our hospital led a multidisciplinary community team to improve the quality of care delivered to HIV-infected clients utilizing a disease management approach in a US metropolitan community of 150,000 people. Community needs assessment and client and community surveys were used to define the problems. Patient care flowcharting and the creation of an electronic patient database facilitated patient tracking across the entire community. Clinical guidelines and a consultation and referral immunology clinic standardized care practices. Measurable improvements in the quality of care were noted in multiple areas. Flowchart completion rates rose from 44% to 100%; medication adherence assessment rose from 82% …
Psychometric Testing Of The Self-Care Of Heart Failure Index, Barbara Riegel, Beverly Carlson, Debra K. Moser, Margaret Sebern, Frank D. Hicks, Virginia Roland
Psychometric Testing Of The Self-Care Of Heart Failure Index, Barbara Riegel, Beverly Carlson, Debra K. Moser, Margaret Sebern, Frank D. Hicks, Virginia Roland
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Background: Self-care is believed to improve outcomes in heart failure (HF) patients. However, research testing this assumption is hampered by difficulties in measuring self-care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a revised instrument measuring self-care in persons with HF, the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI). The SCHFI is a self-report measure comprised of 15 items rated on a 4-point response scale and divided into 3 subscales.
Methods and Results: Psychometric testing was done using data from 760 HF patients (age 70.36 ± 12.3 years, 51% male) from 7 sites in the United States. …
Comparative Analysis Of Coronary Artery Bypass: Costs Of Off-Pump Vs. Conventional Techniques With Variable Bonded Circuits And Drug Strategies, Michael M. Wyckoff
Comparative Analysis Of Coronary Artery Bypass: Costs Of Off-Pump Vs. Conventional Techniques With Variable Bonded Circuits And Drug Strategies, Michael M. Wyckoff
Graduate Research Projects
As baby boomers age, estimated to reach 78.8 million Americans over the age of 65 by 2050, their health care costs are skyrocketing. Increased costs in coronary artery bypass surgery have been linked to length of stay (LOS), the inflammatory response, and blood loss related to conventional coronary artery bypass (C-CAB). Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) has become a popular alternative to C-CAB. Utilizing proximal connector devices has truly made this option "clampless." If detrimental outcomes can be linked to cross clamping, the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may diminish. When the use of CPB is necessary, there are a …
Comparison Of Medical Subject Headings And Text-Word Searches In Medline To Retrieve Studies On Sleep In Healthy Individuals, Elizabeth Sergeevna Jenuwine, Judith A. Floyd
Comparison Of Medical Subject Headings And Text-Word Searches In Medline To Retrieve Studies On Sleep In Healthy Individuals, Elizabeth Sergeevna Jenuwine, Judith A. Floyd
Nursing Faculty Research Publications
Objective: The objective was to investigate the performance of two search strategies in the retrieval of primary research papers containing descriptive information on the sleep of healthy people from MEDLINE.
Methodology: Two search strategies - one based on the use of only Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), the second based on text-word searching - were evaluated as to their specificity and sensitivity in retrieving a set of relevant research papers published in the journal Sleep from 1996 to 2001 that were preselected by a hand search.
Results: The subject search provided higher specificity than the text- word search …
Teacher In The Spotlight, Bjorn Karlman,
Learning Nursing Research Through Faculty-Mentored Projects, Patricia K. Ravert, Ben Boyer, Kirsten Harmon, Holly Scoffield
Learning Nursing Research Through Faculty-Mentored Projects, Patricia K. Ravert, Ben Boyer, Kirsten Harmon, Holly Scoffield
Faculty Publications
Baccalaureate nursing educators have incorporated nursing research content into the curriculum for many years. Our university also proposes that students have a faculty-mentored learning experience at least once during their undergraduate education. Student research, guided by a faculty mentor, provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn about and participate in nursing research. The authors describe a unique experience of nursing students working as research assistants in a faculty research project using a human patient simulator.
Health Care Barriers For Latino Children And Provision Of Culturally Competent Care, Jane H. Lassetter, Joan H. Baldwin
Health Care Barriers For Latino Children And Provision Of Culturally Competent Care, Jane H. Lassetter, Joan H. Baldwin
Faculty Publications
The demography of the United States is rapidly changing. The impressive growth rate of Latino populations within the United States has great impact on health care. This article includes discussion of a significant increase from 1988 to 2000 in Latino utilization of emergency department and inpatient services at a pediatric medical center in Salt Lake City, Utah, information on health care barriers for Latinos, and suggestions for providing culturally competent care.
Predicting The Use Of Personal Respiratory Protection Among Workers In Swine Confinement Buildings, M. Susan Jones
Predicting The Use Of Personal Respiratory Protection Among Workers In Swine Confinement Buildings, M. Susan Jones
Nursing Faculty Publications
The purpose of this study was to identify the variables that influence the frequency of personal respiratory protection (PRP) use by workers in swine confinement buildings (SCBs). The study was designed to answer four research questions: 1). What is the validity and reliability of the Personal Respiratory Protection Survey (PRPS)? 2). How frequently do workers in SCBs wear PRP? 3). How do demographics, occupational histories, and self-reported respiratory health histories influence the use of PRP in SCBs? and 4). What are the relationships of the constructs (benefits, barriers, susceptibility, severity, norms) to the use of PRP by workers in SCBs? …
2004 Commencement For Jefferson College Of Health Professions And Jefferson College Of Graduate Studies
Jefferson College of Nursing Commencements
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Of Job Satisfaction And Selected Demographic Characteristics Of Public Health Employees, Nettie Gerstle
The Relationship Of Job Satisfaction And Selected Demographic Characteristics Of Public Health Employees, Nettie Gerstle
Graduate Research Projects
The purposes of this study were (a) to determine the level of job satisfaction of public health department nurses (PHNs) and employees, and (b) to identify relationships between job satisfaction and demographic characteristics. A descriptive correlational / design was used. A sample of 181 was taken from a metropolitan public health department population. Job Descriptive Index and Job in General instruments were used. Employees were satisfied with the overall job, supervision with work, not satisfied with promotional opportunities, and neutral regarding pay and co-workers. PHNs were satisfied with the overall job, supervision, work and pay, not satisfied with promotional opportunities …
Length Of Stay After Vaginal Birth: Sociodemographic And Readiness-For-Discharge Factors, Marianne E. Weiss, Polly Ryan, Lisa Lokken, Magdalen Nelson
Length Of Stay After Vaginal Birth: Sociodemographic And Readiness-For-Discharge Factors, Marianne E. Weiss, Polly Ryan, Lisa Lokken, Magdalen Nelson
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Background: The impact of reductions in postpartum length of stay have been widely reported, but factors influencing length of hospital stay after vaginal birth have received less attention. The study purpose was to compare the sociodemographic characteristics and readiness for discharge of new mothers and their newborns at 3 discharge time intervals, and to determine which variables were associated with postpartum length of stay.
Methods: The study sample comprised 1,192 mothers who were discharged within 2 postpartum days after uncomplicated vaginal birth at a tertiary perinatal center in the midwestern United States. The sample was divided into 3 postpartum length-of-stay …
Sjogren’S Syndrome: Recognizing And Treating An Autoimmune Disease, Susan M. Denisco, Linda Ferro
Sjogren’S Syndrome: Recognizing And Treating An Autoimmune Disease, Susan M. Denisco, Linda Ferro
Nursing Faculty Publications
Sjogren's syndrome, one of the most common autoimmune diseases, is characterized by cell-mediated lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, particularly the salivary and lacrimal glands. It receives little attention in the literature, and frequently goes unrecognized until progressive changes are apparent. This article aids nurse practitioners in diagnosing the disorder in its earliest stages and in initiating proper treatment.
Couples' Views Of The Effects Of Natural Family Planning On Marital Dynamics, Leona Vandevusse, Lisa Hanson, Richard Fehring, Amy Newman, Jaime Fox
Couples' Views Of The Effects Of Natural Family Planning On Marital Dynamics, Leona Vandevusse, Lisa Hanson, Richard Fehring, Amy Newman, Jaime Fox
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Purpose: Natural Family Planning (NFP) requires periodic abstinence and partner cooperation to prevent pregnancy. The aim of this study was to learn about the effects of modern NFP methods on marital relationships. Design: Descriptive survey. Methods: Questionnaires were mailed to 1,400 randomly selected couples known to use NFP and residing in the United States of America; 334 couples (24%) responded. Content analysis was used to identify meanings and themes. Numeric analyses were used to determine frequencies. Findings: Nearly two-thirds of the qualitative comments were positive. Four themes were identified in the positive responses: relationship enhancements, knowledge improvements, spirituality enrichments, and …
Evaluation Of Needle Exchange Programs, Cheryl Delgado
Evaluation Of Needle Exchange Programs, Cheryl Delgado
Nursing Faculty Publications
Needle exchange programs exist in every major population area in the United States and in many other countries. Some operate legally under emergency health decrees issued by local departments of health, with the stated intention of risk reduction through the removal of used injection equipment from use by injection drug users. It is theorized that this results in a reduced transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis, and, possibly, other blood-borne diseases. Needle exchange programs also offer access to drug treatment programs for the participants. It is a difficult but necessary task to evaluate these programs. This article examines examples of …
Kuntzman, Andrew Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Donna M. Curry, Andrew Kuntzman
Kuntzman, Andrew Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Donna M. Curry, Andrew Kuntzman
Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project
Donna Miles Curry and Carol Holdcraft interviewed Andrew Kuntzman on February 19, 2004 about his experience as faculty at Wright State University. In the interview, Dr. Kuntrzman discusses the early development of the program, of which he was instrumental in the development of.
Measuring And Improving Health Care Quality: Nursing's Contribution To The State Of Science, Doris C. Vahey, Beth Ann Swan, Norma M. Lang, Pamela H. Mitchell
Measuring And Improving Health Care Quality: Nursing's Contribution To The State Of Science, Doris C. Vahey, Beth Ann Swan, Norma M. Lang, Pamela H. Mitchell
College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations
Concern over the quality of health care is a recurring topic in the United States. A “state of the science” invitational conference on quality health care, titled “Measuring and Improving Health Care Quality, Towards Meaningful Solutions To Pressing Problems, Nursing’s Contribution to the State of the Science” was held April 18–20, 2002 in Philadelphia at the Annenberg Center for Public Policy, University of Pennsylvania. This conference stemmed from the work of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Expert Panel on Quality Health Care and had its genesis in June 1996 during the AAN Expert Panel on Quality’s Conference titled, “Outcome …
Rye, Dottie Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Dorothea S. Rye
Rye, Dottie Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Dorothea S. Rye
Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project
Carol Holdcraft interviewed Dottie Rye about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Ms. Rye discusses her career and her involvement with the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health.
Technology In Nursing Education, Cheryl Delgado
Technology In Nursing Education, Cheryl Delgado
Nursing Faculty Publications
Before writing this article, a computerized literature search was clone using online library services, articles were printed from e-journals. and a word-processing program was accessed on a lap-top personal computer. Such use of technology is well established and pervasive in higher education. It is so common as to be often transparent. For the past 30 years. the world has been host to a phenomenon the RAND organization calls the "information revolution." The United States has been a leader in developing and absorbing the new technologies into the patterns of everyday life. Most Americans. if they think about it at all. …
Fritz, Ira Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Ira Fritz
Fritz, Ira Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Ira Fritz
Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project
Carol Holdcraft interviewed Ira Fritz about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Dr. Fritz discusses his career and his decision to come to Wright State as faculty with the College of Nursing and Health.
Individual Telephone Support For Family Caregivers Of Seriously Ill Cancer Patients, Sandra M. Walsh, Griselle B. Estrada, Nancy S. Hogan
Individual Telephone Support For Family Caregivers Of Seriously Ill Cancer Patients, Sandra M. Walsh, Griselle B. Estrada, Nancy S. Hogan
Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works
Medical-surgical nurses are an important source of information and guidance for family caregivers during health care crises. The concerns expressed by family caregivers to nurse interventionists during a supportive and informational telephone intervention are described in this study. An analysis of telephone call content using constant comparison methods identified major stressors of the family caregiver during the illness trajectory
Nurses' Attitudes, Knowledge, And Use Of Nonpharmalogical Pain Management Techniques And Therapies, Erin Bicek
Nurses' Attitudes, Knowledge, And Use Of Nonpharmalogical Pain Management Techniques And Therapies, Erin Bicek
Honors Projects
Each day millions of people suffer from pain whether they are in the hospital, their homes, or assisted living facilities. The experience of pain negatively influences their daily lives. As nurses and physicians interact with patients and families, they assess and treat their pain. Nurses and physicians attitudes and knowledge of pain management can affect their patient's treatment options. Most of the time drugs are prescribed to relieve the pain including narcotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories. However, pain is often under-treated and patients continue to suffer from the ill effects of pain and lack of management (Yates et aI., 1998). Nonpharmacological …