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Chondroblastoma Of The Humeral Epiphysis In A 15-Year-Old Female: A Case Report, Katherine Gavin, Therese Bocklage, David Chafey, Deana M. Mercer

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Tuberculosis Of The Ankle: A Case Report, Drew Newhoff, Richard A. Miller

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury And Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling, Katie Crow, Marybeth Barkocy

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Physical Therapy And The Treatment Of Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Comparison Of Pelvic Floor Exercises And Manual Therapy, Rachel Johansen, James Dexter

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Treatment Of Severe Ankle Diabetic Neuroarthropathy (Charcot Ankle) With Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing: Report Of Two Cases, Ian Power, Richard A. Miller

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision — Posterolateral Bundle Augmentation Of Vertical Graft: A Case Report, Dustin L. Richter, Robert C. Schenck Jr

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Report From The Division Of Physical Therapy, Unm Department Of Orthopaedic Surgery

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Gait Training Strategies To Optimize Functional Ambulation In Adults With Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review Of The Evidence, Joy Iris Schoenherr, Fred Carey

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Osteoarthritis Of The Knee: Does Physical Therapy Intervention Alone Improve Functional Outcome Scores Of The Timed Up And Go More Than Total Knee Arthroplasty?, Alyson N. Wilson, Beth Moody Jones

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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What Cost To “Buy” Academic Accomplishments?, Elizabeth Szalay

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Letters From Landstuhl, Thomas A. Decoster

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

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Enhancing Leadership Skills In Clinical Practicum: A Medical Surgical Nursing Class Experience, Gisela Schmidt

Faculty Publications

The healthcare system in the United States of America (USA) with its complex environment and fast-paced changes requires well-prepared professional nurses; with outstanding leadership skills to address the demanding challenge. Nursing schools need to prepare students for that role. To fulfill this commitment, a Medical Surgical II course from a Baccalaureate Nursing Program incorporated into its clinical experience the student team leader role. Leadership skills need to be learned. Instructors cannot expect nursing students to surge through leadership theory, graduate, be exposed to real world situations; and then simply assume leadership positions without hands-on exposure. Preparing nursing students during their …

Skin Lesion Extraction And Its Application, Yanliang Gu

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

In this thesis, I study skin lesion detection and its applications to skin cancer diagnosis. A skin lesion detection algorithm is proposed. The proposed algorithm is based color information and threshold. For the proposed algorithm, several color spaces are studied and the detection results are compared. Experimental results show that YUV color space can achieve the best performance. Besides, I develop a distance histogram based threshold selection method and the method is proven to be better than other adaptive threshold selection methods for color detection. Besides the detection algorithms, I also investigate GPU speed-up techniques for skin lesion extraction and …

Paper Versus Practice: Occupational Health And Safety Protections And Realities For Temporary Foreign Agricultural Workers In Ontario, Janet Mclaughlin, Jenna Hennebry, Ted Haines

Health Studies

Over 20,000 temporary foreign agricultural workers come to Ontario each year, primarily from Mexico and the Caribbean. Agricultural workers are exposed to a number of occupational health and safety (OHS) risks. This article discusses the various OHS protections available to workers and their limitations, and analyzes the specific challenges that temporary foreign workers face in accessing rights, such as language and cultural barriers, information gaps, and precarious employment and immigration status. It also analyzes the limitations with respect to OHS training and the provision and use of personal protective equipment, arguing that these protections are under-regulated and inconsistent. The article …

Exploring The Relationship Between Reporting Medication Errors And Nurse Fear Of Retribution, Emily J. Hanna

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

Studies have shown that medication administration errors are a critical issue in healthcare and more importantly preventing this type of error depends on precise reporting. Analysis of medication errors can lead to healthcare system improvement and reduced risk if the errors are detected, reported, and used to formulate improved patient care practices and systems. Nurses are the front line of defense to intercept and report errors. Through a review of the literature, it has been determined that nurses possibly fear blame and punishment when a Medication Administration Error (MAE) occurs; therefore, the purpose of this Master of Science in Nursing …

Utilization Review Software: The Impact On Productivity And Structural Empowerment In Case Management Nurses In An Acute Care Setting, Kimberly Frazier

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) seeks to achieve cost control by implementing aggressive cost containment mechanisms for an exploding Medicare population. One such mechanism is utilization review, which is employed to limit reimbursement of medical care that is determined to not be medically necessary. The CMS Conditions of Participation mandate that all hospitals determine whether a patient qualifies for an Inpatient or Observation stay. Utilization Review Specialist (UR) nurses were given the Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire II (CWEQ-II), Organizational Relationship Scale II (ORS-II), and the Job Activity Scale II (JAS II), six months after McKesson InterQual software …

Nursing Students' Perceptions Of Mental Health Patients And Mental Health Nursing, Susan Furr

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

This Capstone project evaluated the impact of a simulation-based learning experience on nursing students' anxiety levels, preparedness for psychiatric practicum, and stereotypical views towards individuals with mental illness. A sample of 15 bachelor level nursing students was utilized. The experimental group (n=8) was exposed to a four-hour simulation-based learning experience prior to the beginning of their clinical experience. The control group (n=7) began their clinical rotation without any simulation exposure. A pretest, posttest design utilizing the Mental Health Nursing Survey Part 1 (MHN-1) and the Mental Health Nursing Survey Part 2 (MHN-2) was used to measure the students' stereotypical views, …

Implementation Of A Second Victim Program: Hope Team, Sherrie Lee

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

The healthcare workforce is composed of a variety of roles and disciplines that do their best ensuring patient safety and quality care. Nurses spend more time with the patient than any other discipline. They not only are responsible for the care of their patients but their families during hospitalization. The role and responsibilities of a nurse puts them in a position for making mistakes. After a mistake is made, the patient becomes the first victim, the nurse becomes the second victim, and the organization becomes the third victim. A second victim is a healthcare worker who makes a mistake and …

Patient Navigator's Role Definition, Joann Smith

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

Patient navigation as a care coordination model continues to evolve. Early programs focused on access to care for the underserved and uninsured. With no standard credentials, title, training or job descriptions, navigator programs are as varied as the people who perform these duties. The nurse navigator provides a holistic approach to care delivery and focuses on care coordination, education, and physical, social and emotional aspects of care. Workload for the navigators is increasing as a result of patient, facility, departmental, and national accreditation demands. The goal of this capstone project was to redefine the job descriptions of the Oncology Nurse …

Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Nurse To Patient Ratio With Nurse Burnout, Kayla Teeter

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

There is evidence that the increase in patients per nurse ratio and job dissatisfaction are leading causes of nurse burnout in the United States; however, current research mostly focuses on the hospital setting which limits the generalization of the findings. Therefore, more research is needed beyond the hospital environment. The purpose of this MSN thesis was to examine the relationship between job satisfaction and nurse-patient ratio with nurse burnout among home health nurses. The hypothesis is that home health nurses who experience a higher nurse to patient ratio and greater job dissatisfaction will experience increased nurse burnout. A review of …

Heritage Hog Carcass Yields: Ossabaw Hog, Bob Perry

Heritage Hog Carcass Yields

Average hot carcass weight 187.86 pounds with 3.49 inches of fat at the 1st rib and 2.53 inches at the 10th rib. The LEA (loin eye area) was 4.33 square inches and overall the average yield of lean muscle using the industry standard formula was 31%.

Heritage Hog Carcass Yields: Hereford Hog, Bob Perry

Heritage Hog Carcass Yields

The saleable yield of a Hereford Hog, cut in the American style, is 75%. The overall percentage of lean muscle using the industry formula based on backfat at 1st and 10th rib, loin eye area and hot carcass weight is 42%. Cut for Charcuterie, the saleable yield is 69%, not including bones, trim and backfat.

Heritage Hog Carcass Yields: Tamworth Hog, Bob Perry

Heritage Hog Carcass Yields

The saleable yield of a Tamworth Hog, cut in the American style, is 75%. The overall percentage of lean muscle using the industry formula based on backfat at 1st and 10th rib, loin eye area and hot carcass weight is 43%. Cut for Charcuterie, the saleable yield is 73%, not including bones, trim and backfat.

Heritage Hog Carcass Yields: Mulefoot Hog, Bob Perry

Heritage Hog Carcass Yields

The saleable yield of a Mulefoot Hog, cut in the American style, is 67%. The overall percentage of lean muscle using the industry formula based on backfat at 1st and 10th rib, loin eye area and hot carcass weight is 36%. Cut for Charcuterie, the saleable yield is 66%, not including bones, trim and backfat.

A Pilot Study On The Effects Of Exercise On Depression Symptoms Using Levels Of Neurotransmitters And Eeg As Markers, Timothy H. Barclay, Scott Richards, James Schoffstall, Chad Magnuson, Christine Mcphee, Josh Price, Stephen Aita, Audrey Anderson, Dan Johnson, Jerry Price

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Context: The prescribing of exercise by physicians has become a popular practice, yet the effectiveness of exercise on symptoms of depression is difficult to determine due to a lack of randomized controlled trials with clinical populations. Reports also indicate that only a small percentage of physicians advise their patients regarding exercise and confusion still exists as to how much and what types are best. Aims: To understand the mechanisms that make exercise a viable treatment in depression. Settings and Design: This study employed a six‑week, two group, single‑level trial, pre‑ and posttest design using self‑report of symptoms, blood …

The Relationship Between Area Poverty Rate And Site-Specific Cancer Incidence In The United States, Francis P. Boscoe, Christopher J. Johnson, Recinda L. Sherman, David G. Stinchcomb, Ge Lin, Kevin A. Henry

Epidemiology & Biostatistics Faculty Scholarship

BACKGROUND

The relationship between socioeconomic status and cancer incidence in the United States has not traditionally been a focus of population-based cancer surveillance systems.

METHODS

Nearly 3 million tumors diagnosed between 2005 and 2009 from 16 states plus Los Angeles were assigned into 1 of 4 groupings based on the poverty rate of the residential census tract at time of diagnosis. The sex-specific risk ratio of the highest-to-lowest poverty category was measured using Poisson regression, adjusting for age and race, for 39 cancer sites.

RESULTS

For all sites combined, there was a negligible association between cancer incidence and poverty; however, …

Reducing Falls And Fall-Related Injuries In The Acute Care Setting, Mallory Mondloch

Nursing Posters

The Minnesota Hospital Association released a safety alert indicating there has been a significant increase in the number of reported patient fall events. Each year, falls and fall-related injuries account for an astounding number of unnecessary healthcare costs. Not only are falls costly, but many sadly result in major disabilities or deaths. Here are the steps we can take to reduce falls and fall-related injuries.

Prevention Of Unplanned Extubations, Melissa Fradette, Donna Kamps

Nursing Posters

Background: The trend of unplanned extubations is rising. Unplanned extubations are a safety concern for patients. A ventilator bundle is in place to guide nurses and respiratory therapists for weaning and extubating patients who meet criteria; it is not always being used. This concern has been discussed at the ICU safety team, ICU NP, ICU ROE, and ICU leadership meetings.

Disinfection Of Shared Mobile Phones Carried By Registered Nurses: A Comparison Of Two Methods, Roberta Basol, Amy Hilleren-Listerud, Sherri Reischl, Terri Mccaffrey, Jean Beckel, Terri Mccaffrey, Pamela Rickbeil, Mary Schimnich, Kirsten Skillings, Mary A. Struffert

Nursing Posters

This study determined the efficacy of cleaning products on mobile phones. Previous research has demonstrated the risk for bacterial cross contamination between healthcare workers' hands, close contact equipment, and mobile communication devices. There is extensive literature on survival of organisms on inanimate objects. Mobile communication devices can act as a reservoir for bacteria associated with nosocomial infection. Additional studies show cross contamination between the healthcare workers hands, the mobile phones, and the patient.

Nursing Skin Integrity Guidelines: A New Approach To Skin Care, Kim Schuster, Amy Gorecki, Jennifer Burris

Nursing Posters

What is nursing skin integrity guidelines: a nursing driven order to provide evidence based skin integrity interventions; provides a streamlined process for immediate application of best practice interventions for identified skin impairments; the interventions can be implemented based on assessment findings and clinical judgment; and provides a guideline for consulting the WOC Nurse, including when wounds are not healing, all pressure ulcers, and ostomy needs.