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Jail, An Unappreciated Medical Home: Assessing The Feasibility Of A Strengths-Based Case Management Intervention To Improve The Care Retention Of Hiv-Infected Persons Once Released From Jail, Anne C. Spaulding, Ana Drobeniuc, Paula M. Frew, Tiffany L. Lemon, Emeli J. Anderson, Colin Cerwonka, Chava Bowden, John Freshley, Carlos Del Rio

Environmental & Global Health Faculty Research

Background Linkage to and retention in care for US persons living with HIV (PLWH) after release from jail usually declines. We know of no rigorously evaluated behavioral interventions that can improve this. We hypothesized that a strengths-based case management intervention that we developed for PLWH leaving jail would increase linkage/retention in care (indicated by receipt of laboratory draws) and a suppressed HIV viral load (VL) in the year following release. Methods and findings We conducted a quasi-experimental feasibility study of our intervention for PLWH jailed in Atlanta. We recruited 113 PLWH in jail starting in 2014. “SUCCESS” (Sustained, Unbroken Connection …

Pelatihan Asuhan Keperawatan Peka Budaya Efektif Meningkatkan Kompetensi Kultural Perawat, Enie Novieastari, Jajang Gunawijaya, Agustin Indracahyani

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Culturally-sensitive nursing care trainings effectively improve nurses’ cultural competency. Nurses are required to have cultural competency in order to provide culturally sensitive nursing care for their patients. The purpose of this study wasto improve nurse cultural competencesthrough A Training Program of Culturally Sensitive Nursing Care for Patients with Respiratory Health Problems. The study utilized quasi-experiments design without control. The four-week training program was organized involving 93 nurses at Persahabatan Hospital Jakarta who were selected using purposive sampling. The nurse cultural competency instruments modified by the author from her previous work was used. The results of this study showed that after …

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Community Health: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Epidemiologists as Preceptors

Mesenchymal Cells Affect Salivary Epithelial Cell Morphology On Pgs/Plga Core/Shell Nanofibers, Lauren Sfakis, Tim Kamaldinov, Alexander Khmaladze, Zeinab F. Hosseini, Deirdre A. Nelson, Melinda Larsen, James Castracane

Biological Sciences Faculty Scholarship

Engineering salivary glands is of interest due to the damaging effects of radiation therapy and the autoimmune disease Sjögren’s syndrome on salivary gland function. One of the current problems in tissue engineering is that in vitro studies often fail to predict in vivo regeneration due to failure of cells to interact with scaffolds and of the single cell types that are typically used for these studies. Although poly (lactic co glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanofiber scaffolds have been used for in vitro growth of epithelial cells, PLGA has low compliance and cells do not penetrate the scaffolds. Using a core-shell electrospinning …

Transition Of A Patient With Diabetes From Hospital To Home, Jennifer L. Henry

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Oral Health Convening Focusing On Children With Special Health Care Needs, Health Justice Alliance

HJA Scholarship

Barriers to good oral health care pose a significant health threat to low-income individuals and families, which in extreme cases can result in fatal consequences. Lack of good oral health may also negatively impact social function and interaction, limiting verbal and nonverbal communication, and interfering with intimacy, nutrition, and sleep. Often ignored, oral care is the most prevalent unmet health care need among children and adolescents, and tooth decay is the most chronic illness in school-age children. Within this already vulnerable group, children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are especially at risk for a variety of economic, social, environmental, …

Self-Reported Risk And Delinquent Behavior And Problem Behavioral Intention In Hong Kong Adolescents: The Role Of Moral Competence And Spirituality, Daniel T. L. Shek, Xiaoqin Zhu

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

Based on the six-wave data collected from Grade 7 to Grade 12 students (N = 3,328 at Wave 1), this pioneer study examined the development of problem behaviors (risk and delinquent behavior and problem behavioral intention) and the predictors (moral competence and spirituality) among adolescents in Hong Kong. Individual growth curve models revealed that while risk and delinquent behavior accelerated and then slowed down in the high school years, adolescent problem behavioral intention slightly accelerated over time. After controlling the background socio-demographic factors, moral competence and spirituality were negatively associated with risk and delinquent behavior as well as problem …

Sequence Analysis Of The Potato Aphid Macrosiphum Euphorbiae Transcriptome Identified Two New Viruses, Marcella A. Texeira, Noa Sela, Hagop S. Atamian, Ergude Bao, Rita Chaudhury, Jacob Macwilliams, Jiangman He, Sophie Mantelin, Thomas Girke, Isgouhi Kaloshian

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

The potato aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, is an important agricultural pest that causes economic losses to potato and tomato production. To establish the transcriptome for this aphid, RNA-Seq libraries constructed from aphids maintained on tomato plants were used in Illumina sequencing generating 52.6 million 75±105 bp paired-end reads. The reads were assembled using Velvet/Oases software with SEED preprocessing resulting in 22,137 contigs with an N50 value of 2,003bp. After removal of contigs from tomato host origin, 20,254 contigs were annotated using BLASTx searches against the non-redundant protein database from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as well as IntereProScan. …

Role Of Mucin 19 In The Respiratory Tract, Kaitlin Mcbride

LSU Master's Theses

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a negative sense, single stranded RNA virus belonging to the Pneumoviridae family, and represents an important pathogen that causes severe respiratory disease worldwide. There is currently no vaccine against HMPV, so it is important to study the aspects of the immune response induced by HMPV. Because infiltration of mucus is a hallmark of HMPV infection, it is warranted to study the role of mucus in the disease process. Mucin proteins make up the major component of mucus and can be found within the airway and lungs. Previous work from our laboratory demonstrated a high upregulation of …

Diet Manipulation And The Impact On The Gut Microbiome In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Deanna Heine

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Dyslipidemia Management In Diabetic Patients: A Case Report, Morgan Rinke

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

An Intermodal Approach To Identity Formation And Empowerment In The Latina Community, Amanda Bravo

Lesley University Community of Scholars Day

For many in the Latinx community, the question of “Who am I?” depends heavily on your skin color, your gender, your hair texture, your accent, and other factors that distinguish you as non-caucasian, rather than on how many languages you speak, how well you can dance, your passion, or how deeply you love. Identity reflections are at the core of self-esteem and empowerment and can take place in a variety of settings, but unfortunately, many of these settings are tailored to the majority group as well as the individual running the exploration, leaving many Latinx individuals left out.This workshop was …

Creative Approaches To Enhancing Relationships With People With Dementia, Meg Chang, Donna Newman-Bluestein

Lesley University Community of Scholars Day

Dance/Movement Therapy and nonverbal communication research for caregivers of people with dementia (PWD)--training program

̶T̶H̶E̶ ̶ A Possibility For Light, Daniel Burmester

Lesley University Community of Scholars Day

How can an educator help young people feel a reverence for and connection with the world? I asked myself this three years ago as I began thinking about how, as an educator, I could better the world. I believe that harmful action on our world can occur when reverence for and connection with it erodes or has never given a chance to flourish. Researchers in cognitive psychology have suggested that experiencing the emotion awe allows people to feel greater connections with elements of our world. (Keltner, 2016; Shiota, Keltner, & Mossman, 2007) My work at Lesley focuses on the emotion …

Abcs Of Safe Sleep, Alyson Hill Rn, Jennifer Markey Rn, Bailey Ritter Rn, Ashley Smith Rn, Aaron Smithson Rn

Presentations

PICO Question

Does education and teaching to parents and family regarding safe sleep practices increase the compliance of safe sleep for infants 0-12 months on 4 Sutherland compared to the current practice?

Aim Statement

The objective of the evidence based practice project is to increase Safe Sleep compliance by improving education given to parents and family from 20% to 90% by February 2018

Ed Staff Morale, Madison Wilkins Rn, Tonya Cross Rn, Brittany Schmalzbach Rn, Noah Olla Rn, Fred Richards Rn, Emily Pendleton Rn

Presentations

PICO Question

PICO Question & Aim Statement

• (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes Measures)

• P: ED Nurses and Support Staff

• I: Huddle Recognition and prizes

• C: No recognition

• O: Improved nursing morale

 To increase the median morale of nursing and support staff from 74% to 80% as measured by Daily Pulse by March of 2018

Icn Flu Vaccine Cocooning, Allison Bauer Bsn, Rn, Brittany Wolter Bsn, Rn, Jonathan Rind Bsn, Rn, Maggie Butaud Bsn, Rn, Sarah Dumovich Bsn,Rn, Tori Weishaar Bsn, Rn, Karli Wittenbach Bsn, Rn

Presentations

PICO Question

P (Population): Registered nurses in the CMH Intensive Care Nursery providing patient care.

I (Intervention): Electronic documentation of parent flu vaccine status. Include vaccine status reminder in pod huddle.

C (Comparison): Current practice

O (Outcome): Increase the percentage of families receiving the flu-vac

Aim Statement

The objective of this evidence based practice project is to increase the percentage of families receiving the flu vaccine from 83% to 85% by March of 2018

Picu Patient Satisfaction, Kaitlyn Enochs Bsn, Rn, Jonathan Foley Bsn, Rn, Tara Goodman Bsn, Rn, Abby Haupt Bsn, Rn, Chelsea Koerkenmeier Bsn, Rn, Allison Mills Bsn, Rn, Kara Mishler Bsn, Rn, Madison Myers Bsn, Rn, Michelle Noykhovich Bsn, Rn, Sophia Poplin Bsn,Rn, Austin Reyes Bsn, Rn, Kylie Stottlemyre Bsn, Rn, Sarah Swift Bsn, Rn, Danielle Warner Bsn, Rn, Emily Zimmerman Bsn, Rn, Brooke English Msn, Rn, Ccrn, Katherine Hoffman Bsn, Rn

Presentations

PICO

PICU secretaries and parents will be able to increase the number of completed parent satisfaction surveys compared to current actions and supports.

Aim Statement

• To increase rate of completed parent survey by 5%, as measured by the number of surveys submitted each quarter by January 2018
• To have 10% response rate to surveys for patients that have been in the PICU for 30 days or greater.

Family Impact Seminar 2018: The Kids Are Not All Right: Policy Options To Address Youth Trauma In Massachusetts, Denise Hines, Laurie Ross Ph.D, Marianne Sarkis Ph.D

Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise

Family Impact Seminars are a series of annual seminars, briefing reports, and discussion sessions that provide up-to-date, solution-oriented research on current issues for state legislators and their aides. The seminars provide objective, nonpartisan research on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. Seminar participants discuss policy options and identify common ground where it exists.

The Kids are NOT All Right: Policy Options to Address Youth Trauma in Massachusetts is the ninth Massachusetts Family Impact Seminar. Today’s seminar is designed to emphasize a family perspective in policymaking on issues related to early intervention in childhood trauma, sex trafficking and …

Analyzing The Efficiency Of Reforestation Efforts In Regaining Carbon Storage In A Costa Rican Cloud Forest, Elvin Irihamye

Student Research Conference Select Presentations

Forests hold an important place in offsetting carbon emissions, absorbing nearly 40 percent of man-made fossil fuel emissions every year. Over the last 100 years, the effects of deforestation have crippled our forest’s ability to store excess carbon, leading to drastic atmospheric change. Efforts to regrow deforested forests have increased rapidly to address issues like climate change. There is thus a need to analyze current efforts at regaining carbon storage, a critical component to maintaining atmospheric homeostasis. Accordingly, we traveled to the Cloudbridge Nature Reserve in San Gerardo, Costa Rica to aggregate data on the carbon storage capabilities across three …

Baby Got Bac, Tina Histand Bsn, Rn, Heidi Mustapich Bsn, Rn, Brittany Parks Rn, Mallory Potter Bsn, Rn, Melanie Traynham Rn

Presentations

PICO Statement

• Population: 6 Henson patients who qualify for Safe Sleep Practices according to the Safe Sleep Policy.
• Intervention: Signs will placed in high patient care areas to provide awareness and reminders to 6 Henson patient caregivers of correct safe sleep practices.
• Comparison: Current standard of care
• Outcomes: Increased compliance with safe to sleep practices

Aim Statement

The objective of this evidence based practice project is to increase Safe Sleep compliance on the 6 Henson unit by 10% by March of 2018

Safe Baby, Hannah Burger Bsn, Rn, Samantha Cockrell Bsn, Rn, Shauni Lawrence Bsn, Rn, Shae Mcginnis Bsn, Rn, Christina Montgomery Rn, Elizabeth Taylor Rn

Presentations

PICO Question

P: 4 Henson and 5 Sutherland patients who qualify for Safe Sleep Practices according to the Safe Sleep Policy.
I: Creating a useable checklist to be completed with each infant and each shift change
C: Current standard of care
O: Increased compliance with safe to sleep practices

Aim Statement

The objective of this evidence based practice project is to increase Safe Sleep compliance from 50% to 65% on 4 Henson and 5 Sutherland by February 1, 2018.

Chasing Never: Unplanned Extubation, Leeanna Gaspers Bsn,Rn, Brittney Gerber Bsn,Rn, Madison Hersma Bsn,Rn, Erin Keith-Chancy Bsn,Ccrn, Audrey Knodell Bsn,Rn, Jordan Miller Bsn,Rn, Liz Morrow Bsn,Rn, Tara Otterson Bsn,Rnc, Chantal Rogers Bsn,Rn, Abby Slaven Bsn,Rn

Presentations

PICO Question

• P:In the Intubated neonate
• I: can the bundling of potentially best practice recommendations (tube location documentation, 2-person handling, and management of positioning and secretions) and standardized hourly assessment with documentation of compliance
• C: current standard of practice
• O: decreased unplanned extubations

Aim Statement

Decrease the rate of unplanned extubations in the ICN from 1.38/100 ventilator days in 2016 to 1 event/100 ventilator days in 2017.

Can Standardizing Cabg Care With Clinical Pathways Reduce Length Of Stay And Hospital Acquired Infections?, Seana Friedman

Seton Hall University DNP Final Projects

Clinical pathways are a common component in the quest to improve the quality of health. Clinical pathways are used to reduce variation, improve quality of care and maximize the outcomes for specific groups of patients (Lawal, et al., 2016). The purpose of this project is to develop and initiate a Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) clinical pathway to reduce variation in care as a way to improve quality of care and patient outcomes for CABG patients CABG surgery is considered a high risk, high cost, yet highly profitable surgery with considerable post-operative complications that affect numerous quality metrics including Length …

The Role Of Nutrition In Influencing Mechanisms Involved In Environmentally Mediated Diseases, Bernhard Hennig, Michael C. Petriello, Mary V. Gamble, Young-Joon Surh, Laura A. Kresty, Norbert Frank, Nuchanart Rangkadilok, Mathuros Ruchirawat, William A. Suk

Superfund Research Center Faculty Publications

Human exposure to environmental contaminants such as persistent chlorinated organics, heavy metals, pesticides, phthalates, flame retardants, electronic waste and airborne pollutants around the world, and especially in Southeast Asian regions, are significant and require urgent attention. Given this widespread contamination and abundance of such toxins as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the ecosystem, it is unlikely that remediation alone will be sufficient to address the health impacts associated with this exposure. Furthermore, we must assume that the impact on health of some of these contaminants results in populations with extraordinary vulnerabilities to disease risks. Further exacerbating risk; infectious diseases, poverty …

Perceptual Proficiency Ratings Of Obstruent Productions In L2 Learners Of English As A Function Of Speech Task Type, Word Position, And Listener Expertise, Rachel Mcpherson Zitting

Theses and Dissertations

Second language (L2) learners of English must learn to produce English phonemes, words, and sentences. These L2 learners make many errors when learning English; they may change the place or manner of articulation, insert vowels, or delete consonants. Obstruent sounds, such as fricatives, affricates, and stops, can be especially difficult for L2 learners. This study analyzed native English speakers’ perception of the quality of obstruents produced by native Mandarin Chinese and Korean speakers. Target words containing obstruents had been produced in three different tasks: in a carrier phrase, in a paragraph, and in a spontaneous speech sample. Obstruents were produced …

Sickle Cell Disease: Classification Of Clinical Complications And Approaches To Preventive And Therapeutic Management., Samir K. Ballas

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin structure that has no established cure in adult patients. Cure has been achieved in selected children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) using allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or cord blood transplantation. SCD is essentially a triumvirate of (1) pain syndromes, (2) anemia and its sequelae and (3) organ failure, including infection. Pain, however, is the hallmark of SCD and dominates its clinical picture throughout the life of the patients. The prevalence of these complications varies with age from infancy through adult life. However, pain, infections and anemia requiring blood transfusion occur …

Blood Rheological Abnormalities In Sickle Cell Anemia., Philippe Connes, Céline Renoux, Marc Romana, Manouk Abkarian, Philippe Joly, Cyril Martin, Marie-Dominique Hardy-Dessources, Samir K. Ballas

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

This review focuses on the contribution of abnormal blood rheology in the pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia (SCA). SCA is characterized by a reduction of red blood cell (RBC) deformability but this reduction is very heterogeneous among patients. Recent works have shown that patients with the lowest RBC deformability (measured by ektacytometry) have enhanced hemolysis and would be more prone to develop several complications such as priapism, leg ulcers and glomerulopathy. In contrast, patients with the highest deformability, and not under hydroxyurea therapy, seem to develop more frequently vaso-occlusive like events. Although less studied, RBC aggregation properties are very different …

Pengembangan Panduan Pelatihan Keterampilan Mengelola Emosi Sebagai Upaya Preventif Perilaku Bullying Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama, Luthfita Cahya Irani, Dany Moenindyah Handarini, Lutfi Fauzan

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

This study aims to develop a training guide in emotion management skills to prevent bullying behavior for junior high school students. The method used is the research and development model. The trial subjects in this study included guidance and counseling experts, psychology experts, educational technology expert, and school counselors. Instruments used are the scale of emotion management skills for students, expert assessment instruments and counselors assessment instruments. Data from the assessment of guidance and counseling experts, psychology experts, educational technology expert, and three school counselors from three different schools in Malang showed that the developed product is acceptable and feasible …

Hubungan Antara Persepsi Terhadap Layanan Bimbingan Belajar Dengan Kemandirian Belajar Peserta Didik Sekolah Menengah Pertama, Andika Ari Saputra, Budi Astuti

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

This study is intended to identify the correlation between perception on tutoring services and Junior High School students’ autonomy. This study was a correlational and expose facto study. The population of this study is the entire students of Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 10 Yogyakarta amount to 506 students. Then, this study took 253 students as research sample which is determined by using proportional stratified random sampling. The data were obtained employing perception on tutoring services scale and students’ autonomy scale. Cronbach’s Alpha was used to examine the reliability and it obtained p = 0,743 for perception on tutoring services and …