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Utilizing Aromatherapy To Decrease Anxiety In Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Thomas A. Clawson
Utilizing Aromatherapy To Decrease Anxiety In Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Thomas A. Clawson
Theses and Graduate Projects
This scholarly project analyzes health disparities faced by people experiencing homelessness, specifically in regard to their mental health and how they experience heightened levels of anxiety when compared to individuals who have stable housing. Through a literature review, the use of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) was analyzed and has shown to be an effective non-pharmacologic treatment for anxiety in a multitude of settings. Utilizing a theoretical framework distilled from Margret Newman’s theory Health as Expanding Consciousness, and Martha Rogers’ The Science of Unitary Human Beings. The quality improvement project was implemented at an inner city resource center for people experiencing homelessness. …
Self-Healing With Reiki For Homeless Individuals Suffering From Past Traumatic Events, Kathryn Piha
Self-Healing With Reiki For Homeless Individuals Suffering From Past Traumatic Events, Kathryn Piha
Theses and Graduate Projects
Living with symptoms that resemble PTSD from past trauma can be detrimental to health, healing, and quality of life. Symptoms that resemble PTSD are intrusive and disruptive to daily life and can cause anxiety, vivid flashbacks and nightmares, and intense memories. Homeless individuals navigate challenges and are at increased risk for developing symptoms that resemble PTSD. This project explored Reiki as a healing modality to improve health, healing, and quality of life from the negative implications of past traumatic experiences. Guided by Martha Roher's SUHB Theory, this project connects Reiki with energy as healing. Understanding energy and energy fields can …
Addressing Lgbtq Anxiety With Mindful Meditation, Mark Pequignot
Addressing Lgbtq Anxiety With Mindful Meditation, Mark Pequignot
Theses and Graduate Projects
The current study investigated the effect of mindful meditation on anxiety levels in the LGBTQ+ urban student population. An incorporation of Margaret Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness and theoretical concepts of living in the present moment guided these participants in exposing traumas and relational development forming anxiety. Ten LGBTQ+ urban students (N=10) were randomly selected to examine their involvements via the practice of mindful meditation, further determine past traumas associated with identifying within the LGTBQ+ community, and examine how these impact daily experiences of anxiety. Participants completed Likert Surveys to ascertain the effect that mindful meditation had on …
Building Resiliency In Children Through Mindfulness, Karissa Buck
Building Resiliency In Children Through Mindfulness, Karissa Buck
Theses and Graduate Projects
This scholarly work recognizes the profound impact of toxic stress on children as a result of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). According to the MDH (2011), ACEs are the main contributor to toxic stress within children. ACEs include physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, mental illness of a household member, drug or drinking problems of a household member, divorce or separation of parents, domestic violence between adults in the household, and incarceration of a household member (MDH, 2011). Fifty-five percent of Minnesotans experience at least one adverse childhood experience during childhood. Results of toxic stress can include impaired brain development, behavioral …
Integration Of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (Sane’S) Care Program, Erin B. Mehta
Integration Of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (Sane’S) Care Program, Erin B. Mehta
Theses and Graduate Projects
Sexual assault is a public health issue, especially for individuals experiencing homelessness, violence, and victimization. Barriers to post-sexual assault health care must be addressed to ensure individuals experiencing homelessness receive effective and adequate care. Traditionally found in Emergency Departments, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) offer patient-centered, comprehensive health care to sexual assault survivors. To reduce barriers for individuals experiencing homelessness, SANEs must be accessible where health care services are utilized. Guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and trauma-informed principles, this project aims to embed a SANE program into a homeless-specific Midwest Health Care Center. The SANE program will …
Eating For Health, Tanya Reese
Eating For Health, Tanya Reese
Theses and Graduate Projects
As anxiety and depression have increased exponentially, researchers have discovered a link between nutrition and incidences of anxiety and depression. The communication between the gut and the brain is imperative for mental health. The inflammatory process that is initiated in the intestinal tract can change the chemistry of the brain resulting in anxiety and depression. Newman’s Theory, Health as Expanding Consciousness, helps people to identify patterns in their food choices and change those patterns to choose healthier foods. This scholarly project was implemented to teach youth and adults living in a rural community about the link between food and anxiety …
Latina Adolescent Dating Violence Public Narrative, Megan Staffen
Latina Adolescent Dating Violence Public Narrative, Megan Staffen
Theses and Graduate Projects
A scholarly project has been conducted to assess use of public narrative between health care providers (HCPs) and Latina adolescents to reduce dating violence (DV) health consequences. Latina adolescents require an innovative, transcultural approach for dating violence care to reduce barriers to care. Healthcare providers must structure dating violence care to Latina adolescents due to different dating violence patterns and health consequences compared to other ethnicities and generations. There is minimal evidence- based research on the use of public narrative and its effects of use in the healthcare setting. The application of public narrative and the citizen professional will be …
Social Empowerment Of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Shawna Hanson
Social Empowerment Of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Shawna Hanson
Theses and Graduate Projects
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most common childhood neurodevelopmental disorder, marked by symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. These symptoms contribute to difficulties with psychosocial functioning, often leading to feelings of inferiority. Several studies identify that those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have lower self-perceptions with risks for comorbidities and poor quality of life. However, few studies have attempted to provide interventions to increase the self-perceptions of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Most interventions for those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder focus on giving medications and implementing behavioral modification techniques to externally control behaviors. However, this scholarly project …
From Bunks And Bars To Sidewalks And Skies: Support For Reentry From Incarceration, Ashley Ann Steen
From Bunks And Bars To Sidewalks And Skies: Support For Reentry From Incarceration, Ashley Ann Steen
Theses and Graduate Projects
Currently, there are over 2.3 million inmates in the prison system throughout the United States (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2018). Over 10,000 ex-prisoners are released from America's state and federal prisons every week and studies show that approximately two-thirds will likely be rearrested within three years of release (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2018). This scholarly project will explore the literature on why inmates face such a high rate of recidivism. It will further explore the current programming that is provided to inmates prior to release back to the community and offer a questionnaire to utilize in all reentry programs to …
Nurse Practitioners And Community Health Workers Improve Community Health, Emmalee F. Voskuil
Nurse Practitioners And Community Health Workers Improve Community Health, Emmalee F. Voskuil
Theses and Graduate Projects
Addressing health disparities in primary care is essential for the advanced practice nurse practitioner(NP). Recent research demonstrates that the United States spends more money on health care than any other country of equal income but has worse outcomes, including lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality rates, and more stratified health inequities (Papanicolas, Woskie, & Jha, 2018). The NP has many opportunities to improve healthcare by partnering with diverse voices that seek to change the healthcare system. To better address health disparities among marginalized people in Minnesota, this scholarly project will determine best practices for the development and incorporation of community …
Increasing Autism Awareness In The Somali Community, Safiya Ahmed
Increasing Autism Awareness In The Somali Community, Safiya Ahmed
Theses and Graduate Projects
Autism spectrum disorder has become more prevalent in recent years, especially in the Somali community in Minneapolis. Early detection, diagnosis and interventions are essential for children with this disorder. A recent study on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in Minneapolis, Minnesota reported that Somali children not only have the highest prevalence of this disorder among all races and ethnicity but also receive late diagnosis and interventions. A comprehensive literature review identified lack of awareness, cultural stigma, and difficulty to access services as barriers for early diagnosis and interventions for Somali children. The literature also supported the importance of early …
Creating Health Membership In A Health Commons, Melinda Dively-White
Creating Health Membership In A Health Commons, Melinda Dively-White
Theses and Graduate Projects
Persons living in the margins may be separated or isolated because of poverty, disability, gender, and ethnicity. Isolation, along with exposure to at-risk environments and barriers to accessing health care, contributes to adverse health outcomes. Nurses must be open to learning essential transcultural skills to work with persons living in the margins to provide culturally appropriate care that addresses health inequities. Students in a Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Augsburg University developed an innovative approach to care for people living in the margins. The Health Commons, a nursing-led drop-in center in Rochester, MN, and grounded in Newman's (1999) Health …
Fostering Humanization: Providing Care In The Margins, Alicia Mccauley
Fostering Humanization: Providing Care In The Margins, Alicia Mccauley
Theses and Graduate Projects
This doctorate of nursing practice project aimed to restore or improve the physical, emotional, and spiritual health in the marginalized population in Rochester, Minnesota to promote human dignity and foster humanization through the opening of a nursing-led drop-in center. Guided by Jean Watsons Theory of Human Caring, the Rochester Health Commons was opened and provided personal hygiene supplies, foot soaks, foot care, community resources, and most importantly offered a place for people to feel welcomed and cared for. Utilizing the concepts of transpersonal caring, authentic listening, mutuality, and radical hospitality, transcultural nursing students serving at the Rochester Health Commons reduced …
A Proposal To Implement Assertive Community Treatment Into A Primary Care Shelter Clinic, Julie Churcher-Fields
A Proposal To Implement Assertive Community Treatment Into A Primary Care Shelter Clinic, Julie Churcher-Fields
Theses and Graduate Projects
Individuals who are experiencing homelessness and severe mental illness have a difficult time accessing healthcare systems. Without mental health treatment and stable housing, individuals develop multiple needs that must be addressed during an individual visit. Without treatment for mental health symptoms, individuals may experience a negative impact on their quality of life and the ability to get basic needs met. Community organizations have an obligation to provide integrated care with a goal to improve overall health for this population. As nurse leaders there is an opportunity to be advocates and implement innovative ideas to improve care. In a large adult …
A Journey Through Homelessness: A Photovoice Project With Youth Experiencing Homelessness In Minnesota, Bonnie D. Paulsen
A Journey Through Homelessness: A Photovoice Project With Youth Experiencing Homelessness In Minnesota, Bonnie D. Paulsen
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this project was to conduct a photovoice project with youth experiencing homelessness who frequent a drop-in center in the Midwest. Youth experiencing homelessness are a marginalized population whose numbers continue to grow. Photovoice is a method by which marginalized populations have an opportunity to express their lived experiences through photographs and what those photographs mean to them. Four youth from the drop-in center in the Midwest participated in the photovoice project. The youths were given cameras and instructions to take photographs of three broad areas: what homelessness means to them, their dreams for their futures and how …
Retreat As A Learning Medium For Health, Empowerment And Transformation Of Tanzanian Girls, Rebecca S. Hartwig
Retreat As A Learning Medium For Health, Empowerment And Transformation Of Tanzanian Girls, Rebecca S. Hartwig
Theses and Graduate Projects
Social determinants of health in Tanzania include poverty, low educational standards, and pandemic diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS. Girls in Tanzania are at an increased disadvantage in educational and vocational opportunities relative to boys. They are also an identifiable 'at risk' population regarding access to health care and health education. To address vulnerability of girls, a 5 day retreat for 12 year old girls was held in July, 2014 in Ruaha Mbuyuni, a small village in Iringa region of Tanzania. Using cirlce process, focused group discussions, and creative arts, participants were given the opportunity to express their hopes, dreams, …
Quest For Health: An Early Beginning To A Lifelong Journey, Kerry P. Appleton
Quest For Health: An Early Beginning To A Lifelong Journey, Kerry P. Appleton
Theses and Graduate Projects
Childhood obesity has been cited as a modern day public health crisis. Despite the creation of many health education programs and interventions, the prevalence of childhood obesity remains largely unchanged. In response to this growing epidemic, nurses have been called to action to help mitigate health education disparities. The purpose of this project is to pool existing community resources to impact the general health of school-age children while influencing the health norms of their surrounding communities. A partnership between local school districts and a non-profit children's hospital has been created to provide health education to school age children in the …
The Health Commons: A Journey Into Metis, Kathleen M. Clark
The Health Commons: A Journey Into Metis, Kathleen M. Clark
Theses and Graduate Projects
The importance of doctorate prepared transcultural nurses to be immersed in local communities is crucial in order to gain understanding into cultural practices and health disparities while building relationships across cultural barriers. With the current changes in health care, the emphasis on community engagement is coming to the forefront. It is crucial that advanced practice nurses be involved with these changes in ensure that the community is involved with the creation of these projects and that changes originate as a grassroots effort. The importance of relationship building and mutuality are vital in components of working with local communities. This project …
Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Project: Developing A Nursing Based Support Group For Kenyan Women In Minneapolis, Jackline Ikobe
Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Project: Developing A Nursing Based Support Group For Kenyan Women In Minneapolis, Jackline Ikobe
Theses and Graduate Projects
In recent years, the Kenyan community living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has had many cases of violence that have resulted in death or injury to the women and their children. Domestic violence is especially difficult because it disrupts every aspect of the victim's well-being. Many women experience repeated victimization because of the difficulty in leaving their abusive relationships. A woman's ability to disclose abuse and receive emotional support is critical to her survival. Implementing a nursing based support group for Kenyan women living in Minneapolis, who are victims of domestic violence, will empower them to understand the effects of living in …
Healthy Choice, Healthy Life, Dawn M. Sanderman
Healthy Choice, Healthy Life, Dawn M. Sanderman
Theses and Graduate Projects
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, unhealthy eating and inactivity cause any where from 310,000 to 580,000 deaths every year. How and what a child eats today will have a significant impact on his/her health throughout adolescence and adulthood. Consuming nutritious foods helps children grow, develop, do well academically and also prevents health issues, such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, nutrient deficiencies and poor bone health. A project to empower middle school children to make healthy food choices was designed. An after school educational “Health Fair” was created using the theoretical framework of Watson’s Theory of …
Vaccinating Vulnerable Populations, Paula B. Mcnabb
Vaccinating Vulnerable Populations, Paula B. Mcnabb
Theses and Graduate Projects
Influenza vaccination rates for all minority groups in Minnesota are lower than rates for Caucasians of all age groups. Since 2006, a collaborative partnership called Minnesota Immunization Networking Initiative (MINI) has provided free influenza vaccinations in convenient and trusted community settings throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota in an attempt to address this health disparity. The literature highlights a number of barriers that negatively influence individuals' choices regarding acceptance of influenza vaccination but also highlights motivators, facilitators and processes that positively impact these decisions. Thirteen focus group interviews were conducted with individuals from the Ethiopian, Latino, Native American …
The Malaika Project, Monicah M. Gikiri
The Malaika Project, Monicah M. Gikiri
Theses and Graduate Projects
Father involvement has been reported to have a positive relationship with children outcomes. The goal of this project is to empower young fathers by providing a safe home. The Malaika project will provide safe housing for young fathers age l8-21. Providing housing stability could potentially increase the parental involvement of the young father. The project was guided by Watson Theory of Caring and Culture of Safety Theory developed by Irihapeti Merenia Ramsden. This paper provides a guide on how these safe homes will be established. The project will discuss challenges that have been identified such as financing, IRS filings, and …
Self-Care For Native American People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Creative Approach To Enhance Their Well-Being, Manuela Przybyszewska-Wosiek
Self-Care For Native American People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Creative Approach To Enhance Their Well-Being, Manuela Przybyszewska-Wosiek
Theses and Graduate Projects
The development of culturally congruent visual resources on self-care in type 2 diabetes is a culturally appropriate method to provide education to the Native American patients. In particular, the creation of a series of illustrations on foot care is needed. Guided by Leininger's Culture Care Theory and the Sunrise Enabler, materials on foot care are developed through the convergence of emic (generic) and etic (professional) knowledge. Orem's Theory of Self-Care and the Native American perspectives are used to integrate concepts pertaining to self-care. This project supports the enhancement of health literacy as a component of health communication - a goal …
Feeding The Homeless Through Collaboration: A Proposal For Consideration, Valetta M. Johnson Massaquoi
Feeding The Homeless Through Collaboration: A Proposal For Consideration, Valetta M. Johnson Massaquoi
Theses and Graduate Projects
The homeless are faced with many challenges of adverse nutritional deficiencies that predispose them to several illnesses commonly associated with the lack of adequate nutrition and the frequent utilizations of health care resources. Provision of nutritious food for the homeless can help decrease the prevalence of these identifiable markers and can be accomplished by u collaborative effort. The purpose of this project is to describe a collaboration between Regions Hospital and the Dorothy Day Center to provide supplemental nutrition for the homeless. Leininger's culture care diversity and universality theory along with culture care accommodation/negotiation are used as a theoretical framework …
Reviving The Dream: Giving Form To A Faith-Based Holistic Clinic At An Urban Lutheran Church, Kathy Leu
Reviving The Dream: Giving Form To A Faith-Based Holistic Clinic At An Urban Lutheran Church, Kathy Leu
Theses and Graduate Projects
To be able to live full, productive lives, all people can benefit from having a consistent, unified team of health care providers who offer emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual support at one health care center. Historically, churches have been involved in health care, and the Christian faith has been integral in holistic healing. Today, the spiritual component of health is often missing in clinic settings. This project will lay the foundation for the establishment of a faith-based holistic clinic in a large charismatic urban Lutheran church. Utilizing Leininger's Culture Care Theory, the transcultural nurse, a key member of the holistic …
Promotion Of Mental Health Wellness Among Second Generation Immigrants In The Cedar Riverside Neighborhood, Caroline Abenakyo
Promotion Of Mental Health Wellness Among Second Generation Immigrants In The Cedar Riverside Neighborhood, Caroline Abenakyo
Theses and Graduate Projects
Effects of the stigma associated with mental health illness among immigrant populations are exacerbated by challenges like language barrier, poverty and low education status. Immigrant children and teenagers are more vulnerable to compromised mental health wellness due to their dependence upon adults and their critical developmental stages. The purpose of this project is to explore the collaborative effort between health care professionals, law enforcement, community leaders and volunteers in the development of a nursing based support group for East African immigrant parents to promote mental health wellness for second generation immigrants in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood. Madeleine Leininger's Theory of …
Community Gardening And The Somali Immigrant Community, Sarah Sanford
Community Gardening And The Somali Immigrant Community, Sarah Sanford
Theses and Graduate Projects
Obesity, diabetes, and hypertension are all common diagnoses within the Somali immigrant community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There is an opportunity for collaboration between graduate nursing sfudents at Augsburg College, which is a small inner-city college, the Health Commons, which is a drop-in health center staffed by nurses, and community members in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood to address improvement in health, food choices, and socialization opporfunities for Somali immigrants. The purpose of this project is to develop relationships with Somali immigrant community members in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, Augsburg College graduate nursing students, University of Minnesota Extension Office dieticians and master gardeners, and …
Influenza Vaccination: An Educational Module For Health Care Workers, Lisa A. Hogan
Influenza Vaccination: An Educational Module For Health Care Workers, Lisa A. Hogan
Theses and Graduate Projects
The seasonal influenza virus continues to have a significant impact on the health of hundreds of thousands of individuals in the United States each year, despite the availability of a vaccine shown to be effective at reducing both illness and death. All Health Care Workers (HCWs) at a large Midwestern medical center must make a choice whether to receive the yearly influenza vaccine or not, and approximately 5,000 HCWs chose to decline the vaccine in 20l2. Reasons given for these declinations included fears about vaccine safety and effectiveness, as well as misperceptions about vaccine side effects and the intended recipients. …
Community Engagement In The Prevention Of Teenage Suicide, Janet M. Benz
Community Engagement In The Prevention Of Teenage Suicide, Janet M. Benz
Theses and Graduate Projects
Adolescent suicide is a serious problem. Worldwide suicide is the tenth leading cause of death for all people (World Health Organization, 2002) and in the United States suicide is the third leading cause of death for teenagers (Centers for Disease Control, 2010). Minnesota, however, fares worse than the rest of the country, where suicide is the second leading cause of death for those 15 to 34 years of age (Minnesota Department of Health,2009). Suicide does not discriminate as it happens to people of wealth, those who live in poverty, people of all ethnic backgrounds, people from all walks of life …
Transcultural Nursing In Community: A Doctor Of Nursing Practice Project To Advance Nursing Education In Partnership With An Indigenous Community, Deb Shuhmacher
Theses and Graduate Projects
Through a culturally responsive partnership process, a doctoral project to advance nursing education on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota is presented. The collaborative partnership is explored across a dominant Western culture and an Indigenous tribal community. A lens of awareness for White dominant culture is explained in relation to building a partnership with a Lakota tribal community. Traditional Indigenous values of mutuality, reciprocity, honor, and respect are discussed as significant in building a partnership. The process of engaging Indigenous wisdom and respecting Indigenous self-determination is foundational for the partnership process. Dr Leininger's culture care theory …