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Ua66/14/1 Advisory Board Meeting, Wku Nursing Apr 2000

Ua66/14/1 Advisory Board Meeting, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting minutes of the WKU Nursing Advisory Board/

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Ua66/14/1 Advisory Committee Purpose, Wku Nursing Mar 2000

Ua66/14/1 Advisory Committee Purpose, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Charge for WKU Nursing Advisory Committee.

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 2000, Wku Nursing Jan 2000

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 2000, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 2000 nursing class: Ruth Ayaram, Samantha Bailey, Leigh Bakken, Teia Burchett, Oleva Burks, Misty Cable, Zohn Centimole, Kelly Cooper, Jennifer Daniel, Jennifer Dinkins, Lori Doolin, Ashley Eadens, Amy Easley, Amy Edwards, Shelly Geary, Kelley Hill, Sonya House, Sherry Kingery, Amelia Knopf, Vanessa Lopp, Kristin Mitchell, Heather Parsley, Rodney Rice, Brooke Riley, Daniel Samek, Denise Sanborn, Benjamin Sells, Lori Sells, Sandy Stahl, Jason Turner, Allison Wells, Stephanie West, Sonya Wilson, Brianah Woodcock and Carrie Yuda.

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Community-Based Education: Health Promotion For Farmers At The Country Market, M. Susan Jones, Beverly Siegrist Sep 1999

Community-Based Education: Health Promotion For Farmers At The Country Market, M. Susan Jones, Beverly Siegrist

Nursing Faculty Publications

This article describes a unique approach used by baccalaureate nursing students, enrolled in a two-semester community health course, to address the priority of health concerns of agricultural workers in their own rural communities.

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Photonovels: Educational Resources To Prevent Agricultural Illnesses And Injuries, M. Susan Jones, Carol A. Koetke Jun 1999

Photonovels: Educational Resources To Prevent Agricultural Illnesses And Injuries, M. Susan Jones, Carol A. Koetke

Nursing Faculty Publications

Photonovels use photographs and a story featuring people from the community, familiar settings, and a simple text to deliver an educational message. This unique educational tool lends itself to a wide variety of topics and targets audiences including farmers, farm workers and their families. Information on how to design, create and use photonovels to prevent agricultural injuries and illnesses will be presented.

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Sex Education Programs In Schools: Influence On Knowledge And Behaviors Of Teenagers, Tina Graham May 1999

Sex Education Programs In Schools: Influence On Knowledge And Behaviors Of Teenagers, Tina Graham

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Due to the teenage pregnancy rates and the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that exist in today's society, it is very important for teenagers to be informed of the facts related to pregnancy and STDs and how to prevent them from occurring. With this knowledge, they are able to make informed decisions related to their sexual experiences. The prime opportunity for such sharing of information can be in schools. The purpose of this study is to determine if sex education in school influences the knowledge and behaviors of teenagers toward sexual behavior, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. This research …

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1999, Wku Nursing Apr 1999

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1999, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1999 nursing class: Kelly Anderson, Shawn Arnett, Gretchen Baugh-Carneal, Kelly Beckner, Megan Brown, Sonia Carter, Laura Claycomb, Mary Conley, Melissa Dunn, Jayme Forbis, Diana Glass, Linda Hampton, Melissa Henderson, Jennifer Houchin, Tammy Jackson, Lori Jaggers, Brandi Mattingly, Sherry May, Kristina Natcher, Karen Randolph, Samantha Scott, Cheryl Smith and Christina Winn.

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Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety Coloring Book, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety Jan 1999

Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety Coloring Book, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1999, Wku Nursing Jan 1999

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1999, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1999 nursing class: Amy Adams, Matt Atkinson, Rimma Barko, Dawn Bingham, April Bowlds, Traci Branstetter, Christy Cabbage, Debbie Cascaden, Katrina Collins, Timothy Costelow, Melissa Crowe, Laura Dillon, Leah Dominguez, Stephanie Duncan, Jocelyn Edwards, Kristy Elmore, Donna Embry, Jennifer Escue, Kim Ferguson, Cynthia Floore, Carol Genet, Tara Goodman, Tina Green, Jennifer Hamilton, Shaune Harmon, Tonya Hicks, Phyllis Hogan, Tony Hogan, Rodney Huff, Shannon Jent, Laura Jones, Kimberly Judy, Jennifer Junker, Kimberly Kearney, Tammy Kellogg, Dawn King, Tori Lee, Jennifer Malone, Angie Marshall, Holly Miller, Beverly Mortimer, Nancy Paulin, Alta Payne, Christy Pinkerton, Deanna Ratliff, Sara Reed, Alisa Robertson, …

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Use Of Humor As A Complementary Therapy, Mary Bennett Jan 1999

Use Of Humor As A Complementary Therapy, Mary Bennett

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Evaluating The Program Of A Community Grassroots Organization, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety Jan 1999

Evaluating The Program Of A Community Grassroots Organization, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Developing Local Action Plans, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety Jan 1999

Developing Local Action Plans, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Mobilizing The Community To Form And Sustain A Grassroots Organization, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety Jan 1999

Mobilizing The Community To Form And Sustain A Grassroots Organization, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Marijuana Photonovel, A Year Up In Smoke, M. Susan Jones Dec 1998

Marijuana Photonovel, A Year Up In Smoke, M. Susan Jones

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1998, Wku Nursing Oct 1998

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1998, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1998 nursing class: Amy Aaron, Angie Atwood, Jane Austin, Alexander Barko, Valerie Blanton, Winston Burton, Stacie Carpenter, Kim Carter, Vicky Compton, Tamara Daugherty, Deborah Davidson, Shenenne Froggett, Robert Gilbert, Angelia Gilliam, Clyda Haley, Kelly Hamilton, Leanne Jackson, Karen Lowe, Jason O'Bryan, Crystal Parker, Gail Petty, Linda Remo, Dan Thomas, Cynthia Toohey, Michelle West and Edna Witcher.

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Adolescent Perceptions Of Risk-Taking Behaviors, Susan Matthews Jul 1998

Adolescent Perceptions Of Risk-Taking Behaviors, Susan Matthews

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Adolescents often make adult decisions regarding their lifestyle and behavior with little support from their family and community. In this study the researcher examined the difference in risk-taking behaviors between genders and the role that families and communities play in reducing risk-taking behaviors. In the study I further analyzed self-reports of numbers of development assets those students reporting participation in high-risk behaviors. Method: Data were obtained from a sample of convenience of (N=82) 12th grade students. Behaviors and attitudes were examined using the Search Institute’s Profiles of Student Life survey. Results: Chi square was used to test for significant …

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1998, Wku Nursing Apr 1998

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1998, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1998 nursing class: Darlene Bruington, Kim Carter, Kristiann Chandler, Rita Chaney, Betty Crabtree, Patricia Davis, Ashley Eadens, Donna Elliott, Todd Gibson, Mary Harvey, Regina Johnson, Kristy Keltner, Renee Madison, Rebecca Martin, Kimberly Matthews, Donna McDuffee, Stephanie McKinney, Joan Miller, Christie Pedigo, Tim Phelps, Laura Philips, Rosemary Shofner, Gary Spradlin and Lewis Thompson.

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Farming & Hearing Loss: A Photonovel, M. Susan Jones, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety Jan 1998

Farming & Hearing Loss: A Photonovel, M. Susan Jones, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Photonovels: Tools For Community Learning, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety Jan 1998

Photonovels: Tools For Community Learning, The Kentucky Partnership For Farm Family Health And Safety

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1998, Wku Nursing Jan 1998

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1998, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1998 nursing class: Mary Anderson, Beth Beard, Tammy Black, Tara Blankenship, Gina Branstetter, Christi Dale, Jill Davis-Minton, Darlene Decker, Jarred Dennison, Christine Fink, Dawn Garrett, Angela George, Eric Hagan, Laura Hall, Melissa Haynes, Dana Henderson, Kimberly Hobbs, Denise Horn, Natalie Hughes, Jessica Hunter, Michelle Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Marilyn Lucas, Kimberly McGrew, John Miller, Judy Moore, Aleeca Mott, Chastity Murphy, Brijal Patel, Susan Pribble, Daltrey Price, Connie Reagan, Dana Reynolds, Rachel Richardson, Shelley Sadler, Kelly Satterfield, Tasha Sullivan, Laura Sweet, Angela Thompson, Melanie Tooley, Brenda Wallace, Anita Whittinghill, Anita Whittinghill and Hannah Williams.

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Patients' Attitudes Toward The Use Of Nurse Practitioners, Laurie Maxwell Dec 1997

Patients' Attitudes Toward The Use Of Nurse Practitioners, Laurie Maxwell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Since the advent of the role of nurse practitioner in the mid 1960s, nurse practitioners have practiced in traditional settings such as health departments, clinics, and physicians' offices. More recently, nurse practitioners have been utilized in non-traditional settings such as the emergency department. Some studies have been done that support the theory that nurse practitioners can function effectively in this setting; however additional studies are needed on this topic. The purpose of this study was to explore patients' attitudes toward the use of nurse practitioners and to determine what patient variables were related to these attitudes. More specifically, this study …

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Maternal Age: Influence On Length Of Gestation And Birth Weight, Charlotte Bratcher Dec 1997

Maternal Age: Influence On Length Of Gestation And Birth Weight, Charlotte Bratcher

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The findings indicated no significant differences among the age groups in relation to infant birth weight nor in relation to the risk factors of smoking, maternal weight gain, trimester of first entry into prenatal care, or marital status They did indicate a significant difference [F(2,85) = 4.1364, p < .05] between the oldest and the youngest group (CD = 3.37, a = .05) in relation to gestational length. These findings are significant for healthcare providers in rural areas, since much of the previous research had been done in highly urbanized or inner city settings.

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Characteristics And Resource Utilization Of Patients Of A Proprietary Home Health Agency In Rural South Central Kentucky, Linda Sewell Dec 1997

Characteristics And Resource Utilization Of Patients Of A Proprietary Home Health Agency In Rural South Central Kentucky, Linda Sewell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The home health industry's introduction to managed care raises the prospect of reduced access to health care and poor outcomes for a vulnerable segment of our population—the rural elderly. Before effective intervention strategies can be accurately evaluated, a clearer picture of the sociodemographic features and home care service consumption is needed for this understudied group. The study was intended to provide a basis for future research into the evaluation of alternative methods of delivering effective care in terms of outcome and decreased cost for this population. A retrospective descriptive analysis was made of the patient record for the first six …

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Personality Types Of Registered Nurses Employed In A Rural Community Hospital, Tina Snodgrass Dec 1997

Personality Types Of Registered Nurses Employed In A Rural Community Hospital, Tina Snodgrass

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to identify the personality types of registered nurses in a rural community. An extensive literature review revealed that no studies, utilizing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to identify personality types, had been conducted with rural nurses. Jung's Psychological Type Theory was the theoretical framework for the study. The MBTI operationalizes Jung's theory and was utilized to determine the most frequently occurring personality types of the nurses. A descriptive study was conducted at a 68 bed acute care hospital. The sample consisted of 40 experienced registered nurses working in staff positions within the hospital. Sensing, …

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Rural Acceptance Of The Nurse Practitioner, Mary Branstetter Aug 1997

Rural Acceptance Of The Nurse Practitioner, Mary Branstetter

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The rural community has lacked adequate healthcare providers for the past thirty years. Collaboration between physician and family nurse practitioner is an option for meeting the need for delivery of primary healthcare in the rural community. A descriptive design was used to describe the acceptance of the nurse practitioner by patients living in rural southcentral Kentucky who utilize the services of the community hospital. Every fifth inpatient and outpatient discharge was mailed the Kviz Assessment Questionnaire and a demographic survey. The questionnaires (N = 842) were mailed over a four week survey period with reminder postcards mailed to each survey …

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Health Risk Behaviors In Rural Adolescents At Two High Schools Located In One Kentucky County, Melinda Hann Jun 1997

Health Risk Behaviors In Rural Adolescents At Two High Schools Located In One Kentucky County, Melinda Hann

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Many adolescents throughout the United States practice health risk behaviors that place them at risk for serious health problems. Despite the high incidence of reported adolescent health risk behaviors, no reports have been published to document the current risk to rural adolescents in individual counties of Kentucky. The purpose of this retrospective descriptive study was to identify the health risk behaviors of rural adolescents from two high schools in one county in Kentucky and to compare the two schools to determine if the health risk behaviors of these students were the same or different. The study was accomplished through analysis …

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Ua66/14/1 Student Nurse, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Wku Nursing May 1997

Ua66/14/1 Student Nurse, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Nursing.

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1997, Wku Nursing Apr 1997

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1997, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1997 nursing class: Donna Blakely, Donna Brown, Debbie Browning, Roger Burch, Tammy Childress, Pamela Cleveland, Rayner England, Traci Groce, Jennifer Holt, Dana Joiner, Patricia Keen, LaDonna Killebrew, Heather Nason, Mesha Pendley, Katina Reece, Stephanie Reynolds, Stacey Rouse, Teresa Rowlett, Holli Scott, Kristi Staples, Peggy Swann, Kevin Taylor and Heather Woodard.

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Ua66/15/1 Student Nurse, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku Nursing Jan 1997

Ua66/15/1 Student Nurse, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Nursing.

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1997, Wku Nursing Jan 1997

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1997, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1997 nursing class: Michelle Black, Nancy Bouldin, Miriah Buchanan, Dana Carpenter, Peggy Carter, Patricia Chaisson, Noreen Cullen, Stephanie Cunningham, Mitzi Ellis, Nancy English, Billy Foster, Melanie Good, Karen Hampton, Angie Howdyshell, Brad Humm, Brandy Humphrey, Avril Infanti, Judy Jones, Judith Lively, Kim McChesney, Denita McDonald, Anita Meador, Kari Moore, Bentley O'Dell, Libby Oldham, Jennifer Oliver, Stephanie Priddy, Jonathan Ricketts, Cari Rogers, Tanya Geraci-Stahl, James Staples, Rita Tabor, Shahin Thomas, April Tracy, Justina Vibbert, Tracey Wheeler, Cynthia Woodcock, Jean Woods, Kaylene Workman and Stephanie Young.

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