...Nursing practice 711.1.1-04, 06, 1.2-07, 2.2-09 (2006) | | |Help on this Page | |Directions | | | |SUBDOMAIN 711.1 - USING INFORMATION GATHERING TO IMPROVE NURSING PRACTICE | |SUBDOMAIN 711.2 - NURSING & OTHER RELEVANT THEORIES | | | |Competency 711.1.1: Internet Searches - The graduate can conduct Internet and database searches and critique and evaluate | |articles/materials acquired from these searches. | |Competency 711.1.2: Incorporate Data Into Practice - The graduate can use articles/materials acquired from Internet and database| |searches to improve nursing practice. ...
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...Thai Nguyen Professor Francis ENC 1102 July 16, 2016 Changing Planet, Changing Health: The Mosquito'S Bite An Annotated Bibliography Epstein, Paul R., Ferber Dan, and Sachs Jeffrey. "The Mosquito’s Bite." Changing Planet, Changing Health: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Our Health and What We Can Do about It. U of California, 2011. 29-61. Web. 17 July 2016. Each year, about five percent of the total human population are at risk from malaria (that's equal to one out of every twenty people on the planet). Mosquitos are the well-known carrier of this disease. Malaria is a complex single-celled microbe called a protozoan, it has the ability to dodge the immune system more effectively than most bacteria or viruses. This is one reason why it is harder to formulate an effective vaccine to battle against malaria. Adelman, Zach1. "Let's Kill The Mosquito." MIT Technology Review 119.3 (2016): 11. Applied Science & Technology Source. Web. 17 July 2016. A recent development of a technology called the "gene drive" had presented the possibility of eradicating an entire species of mosquito. This gene destroys the female mosquito chromosomes which prevent female mosquitoes from flying or it would determine whether a mosquito becomes a male....
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...A Reflection on my Development of Non-verbal Communication and Empathy In this annotated bibliography, I summarized and critiqued three peer-reviewed articles. I also reflected on how these articles changed my view on how foundational registered nursing skills, such as non-verbal communication and empathy, develop. Chan, Z. Y. (2013). A qualitative study on non-verbal sensitivity in nursing students. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, 1941-1950. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04324.x The author found that non-verbal skills, such as appropriate touch, facial expression, body positioning, and voice, improved patient outcomes (Chan, 2013). Chan (2013) used a qualitative research design with 16 nursing students from Hong Kong to determine how the...
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...Annotated Bibliography Johnson, Penelope D., Equal Monastic Profession: Religious women in Medieval France. Chicago, IL, USA: University of Chicago Press. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com This book studies Judicious and richly informed, Equal in Monastic profession now restores professed women to the central place they once occupied. This book will appeal to any reader who wants to know about women gender, social change and religion. Women have been and still are an integral part of monastic life, but monastic scholars have tended to see them either as aberrant or as subsidiary to the main theme of male religious life. Schultz, D. (2010). Ethics Regulation Across Professions. Public Integrity, 12(2), 161-172. doi:10.2753/PIN1099-9922120204 Gifting, a private act of friendship and charity among individuals that has deep cross-cultural roots, is increasingly seen as a morally problematic practice in many professions. Gifting done within the context of employment is now the subject of regulation in many professions as part of a broader effort to promote independence, impartiality, and objectivity. Based upon a survey of more than twenty professional associations and fields of employment, this commentary examines the historical roots of gifting, why it poses an ethical problem, and how many organizations across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors are adopting policies to address this practice. Overall, three conclusions are reached. First, because gifting creates...
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...roles each sex is given. These are stereotypical things. For example, things like women cook and males work. In todays economy men and women are not equal. Gender inequality and gender roles are one of our countries biggest issues. Gender is how people are seen by society. This is imprinted in the brain at a young age and is formed and molded through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and late adulthood. Each stage comes with different ideas about gender and power. Childhood is the point in life where the environment most influences the formation of gender schemas and stereotypes. Gender schemas are an important part of understanding how a person sees the opposite sex. Gender Schemas are “the generalizations that children develop about the differences between boys and girls” (Stevenson 3). On the other hand there is stereotyping. Stereotyping is also process that begins during childhood. Young children know that male stereotypes are high in power whereas female stereotypes convey fear and helplessness. Children are influenced by information about gender from family, peers, and the media (Stevenson 3). This justifies the argument that men and women aren’t treated equal. Gender Roles are evident, but may not be consciously recognized during the early years of life. “In order for a developing child to comprehend information related to another’s sex the child must have some concept that males and females are different” (Stevenson 8). “Each child is expected to learn how to act according...
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...ADHD is not a new condition, but appears to have been around for centuries. In 1798 hyperactivity was described by Sir Alexander Crichton as “mental restlessness” (Hartmann, 2003). Although opponents suggest that stimulant medication has not been shown to be safe for treating ADHD these medications have been used for nearly a century. Stimulant medications were first reported to be used to treat ADHD in 1937 (Hartmann, 2003). The confusion may be fueled by the frequent changes in the diagnostic labeling of the disorder. ADHD has been termed to be “minimal brain damage”, “minimal brain dysfunction”, ”learning/behavioral disabilities”, a “hyperactivity”. It first appeared in the DSM-II in 1968 as ”Hyperkinetic Reaction of Childhood” (Hartmann, 2003). The DSM III referred to the condition as “ADD with or without hyperactivity” (Hartmann, 2003). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a neurobehavioral developmental condition effecting both children and adults marked by the presence of inattention and/or increased activity (VanCleave & Leslie, 2008). Delays in impulse control are also present. The condition appears to impact brain areas involved in problem solving, planning, and comprehension. The condition is thought to impact 3-5% of school age children (Greenhill, Posner, Vaughan, & Kratochvil, 2008). This condition was previously thought to be a psychiatric condition limited to childhood, but neurological evidence has been found for the condition being present in adults...
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...LaVonica Newell Ms. Robinson English 105-20 14 April 2014 Annotated Bibliography Bouma, Donald H. “Children Who Grew Up in Fatherless Households Complete Fewer Years of Schooling Than Others.” Family Planning Prospective 20.3 (1988): 148-149. JStor. Web. 12 April 2014. Children who grow up in a fatherless home have a tendency to lose education. It surveys four groups: white men, white women, black men, and black women. White men lose education and then black men however white women lose more education than black women. Indicating the cause of this is because of the lack of financial resources. Being in a single parent home the parent will have to work hard to take care of the more important things. Some will not be the only child so it makes it harder for the parent. The child will have to use resources that are available that sometimes is not enough. Breivik, Kyree.; Olweus, Dan.; Endressen, Inger. “Does the Quality of Parent-Child Relationships Mediate the Increased Risk for Antisocial Behavior and Substance Use Among Adolescents in Single-Mother and Single-Father Families?” Journal of Divorce & Remarriage. 50.6 (2009): 400-426. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 April 2014. Children in a single parent are at a risk of antisocial behavior. There are several perspectives that have been launched including, economic, parental absence, stress, family process, selection, and parental adjustment. A child will be anti-social because they do not want to express their emotions...
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...National League for Nursing Evaluation and Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION ELAC Members: Marilyn H. Oermann (Chair) Karen Saewert (Chair-elect) Pamela Rutar Suzanne Yarbrough Sub-committee Members: Reba Childress Dawne-Marie Dunbar Sally Erdel Barbara Haas Evelyn Hayes Debra Hurd Sheila Kyle Gayle Preheim, Chair Linda Siktberg Gale R. Woolley, Chair A comprehensive literature review was completed, reflecting best practices in assessment, evaluation, and grading in nursing. This annotated bibliography of the literature is organized into four areas: assessment and evaluation in (a) the classroom, (b) the online environment, (c) clinical practice, and (d) learning and simulation laboratories. There is a fifth section that provides references on the assessment of psychomotor learning and performance; that section is not annotated. This work was completed by members of ELAC and its subcommittees as noted above. 1 CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT Ahmad, N. (2002). Evaluation of teaching: Through eyes of students. Plano: Institutional Research Office, Collin County Community College District. This article reviews the student evaluations instruments used to evaluate learning and faculty in the classroom. The purpose of this article was to search for come standardized instruments of student evaluations. Instruments used are: Individual Developmental and Educational Assessment (IDEA), Student Assessment of...
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...The Taboo Of Boobs Introduction: Boobs, boobies, jugs, tits, suckers, knockers, hooters or breasts. Over time breasts have developed many different names and new meanings. Some may look at boobs as nothing more than just the anatomy of a female, while others love them, and some think that they are evil and a mark of death. In every era, from early and middle ages, through the renaissance, and then 19th and twentieth century, breasts have fascinated human beings. Breasts are more than a body part that we need for reproduction, they play a major role in the development of society and our social norms. The controversy of importance is argued by doctors as well as piers. Today most people affiliate breasts with vanity. People have always loved the beauty in breasts, but society has lost the value in them and why they are beautiful. What is so great to look at, when everyone’s got them, and if they don’t, they can buy some at your local doctor’s office. So why do people buy them? And is bigger the better? There really isn’t an answer to that question because they are both very broad topics and constantly changing. We can try and interpret these answers with social norms which vary in different cultures, or we can look at research and biology and try and answer the questions scientifically. Either approach will lead you to controversy because over time there purpose in life has changed significantly. And there are debates all over the...
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...Unethical Financial Penalties Deborah A. Reynolds Chamberlain School of Nursing Life is full of choices. A nurse who has been named nurse of the year twice in her career, has her masters in science, and has her certification in critical care also weighs three hundred pounds. A computer engineer who has designed a patented accounts payable program also goes home nightly and relaxes with a six pack of beer. A cashier at the local Wegmans has the record for scanning more products per hour than anyone else in the organization also smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. An accountant who has never missed a day’s work also races in dirt bike tournaments. An African American father adds salt to everything he eats. A farmer sprays his fields with fertilizer, but never wears a mask. A fifty-year old man working in a factory never sees a doctor also has a strong family history of cancer. Lifestyle choices carry health risks. Who is ultimately responsible for the costs of unhealthy lifestyle choices? Healthcare in America is threatened by rising health care costs and the increasing incidence and financial burden of chronic diseases. As employers, insurance companies, and the government seek to decrease these escalating costs, there is a concentration on individual health behavioral choices and the personal obligation of the individual to adopt healthy lifestyle choices. Within the framework of health care reform, there is a growing initiative by employers to impose financial...
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...How to control complication of type 2 Diabetes Palakkumar Patel Monroe College Abstract This paper is presenting about how to control complication of type 2 diabetes. In the USA 90% of diabetes patients suffering from type 2 diabetes. In every year lots of patients going to die due to type 2 diabetes complication. In previous studies review is presenting about due to type 2 diabetes so many complications are occurring in different part of the body and some study is presenting about due to health education we can reduce the problem in community. By doing heath education, continues health check up and doing some personal health counseling about diet and personal lifestyles.in school health education also effect on child on diet personal life styles. How to control complication of type 2 Diabetes Chapter 1: Introduction Diabetes is a leading cause of adult-onset blindness, kidney failure, and non traumatic limb amputations; significantly higher risk for coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke, and they have a hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity; Diabetes is a the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (1). USA is expending $245 billion annually for health care expenditures and productivity losses and is a leading driver of growing Medicare expenditures for controlling glucose levels, blood pressure (BP), and lipid levels and avoiding tobacco, singularly or in combination, reduce the incidence of costly and disabling micro- and...
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...Contents Page Chapter One - Abstract…………………………………………………….Pages 3 -4 Chapter Two –Introduction and Rationale ………………………..….…Pages 4 - 6 Chapter Three – Search Strategy…………………………………………Pages 6 – 9 Chapter Four – Theme One………………………………………..………Pages 9 -13 Chapter Five – Theme Two…………………………………….…………..Pages 13 - 17 Chapter Six – Theme Three…………………………………………….….Pages 17 - 20 Chapter Seven – Conclusion and Recommendation…..………….……..Pages 20 - 25 Reference List and ……………………………………………………………Pages 26-32 Tables Table One – Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria…………………………..….Page 7 Table Two – Search Strategy…………………………………………….….Page 8 Appendices Appendix One – Kurt Lewin (1951) Force Field Analysis………………....Page 33 Appendix Two – Change Management Driving and Restraining Forces…Page 34 Appendix Three – Change Management Timeline………………………....Page 35 Appendix Four- Kurt Lewin (1951) Theory Model Change…………………Page 36 Appendix Five – Research Articles……………………………………………Page 37-39 Chapter One: Abstract Aims of the literature review An extensive literature review has been explored to discuss the topic of what is the impact a colostomy or ileostomy has on a patient’s quality of live. The findings will be concluded and an appropriate change will be suggested in regards to future practice. Rationale Ileostomy and colostomy procedures are known to be common within the UK according to NHS Choice (2013). It is suggested that over 9,000 ileostomy procedures are conceded each year and approximately...
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...Vincent Coughlin PATHE 200 Final Project Spring/15 RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN MEDICINE THESIS STATEMENT: Patients with multiple religious beliefs are treated everyday by emergency care workers which creates a void in respect towards the patient and their beliefs if the proper training and knowledge are lacking. INTRODUCTION When the subject of religion and spirituality come up in conversation in the governmental arena most people will argue that they are both on separate planes and should remain that way. But when people were asked if there is a place for religion in the medical field, the majority of those asked will say that they would prefer their physicians inquire about their individual faith and beliefs. In fact, polls indicate that the U.S. Population is highly religious; that most people believe in Heaven and hell. The same people also believe in the healing power of prayer and the capacity of faith to aid in the recovery from disease (N.E.J.O.M. 342). Religion and Spirituality have become an intricate part of patient care in the last 20 plus years. Religion is understood as a set of beliefs, rituals and practices usually embodied within an institution or an organization. Religion is more generalized and all-inclusive. Spirituality is more defined and specific to each individuals Religion. Spirituality is thought of as a search for what is sacred in life, one’s deepest values, along with a relationship with God...
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...W O M E N ’ S C O M M I S S I O N for refugee women & children w U N TA P P E D P OT E N T I A L : Adolescents affected by armed conflict A review of programs and policies U N TA P P E D P OT E N T I A L : Adolescents affected by armed conflict A review of programs and policies Wo m e n ’s C o m m i s s i o n f o r R e f u g e e Wo m e n & C h i l d r e n N e w Yo r k W O M E N ’ S C O M M I S S I O N for refugee women & children Copyright © January 2000 by Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 1-58030-000-6 Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children 122 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10168-1289 tel. 212.551.3111 or 3088 fax. 212.551.3180 e-mail: wcrwc@intrescom.org www.intrescom.org/wcrwc.html w cover photographs © Rachel K. Jones, Marc Sommers, Sarah Samson, Holly Myers, Anne-Sophie Rosette, International Rescue Committee M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children seeks to improve the lives of refugee women and children through a vigorous program of public education and advocacy, and by acting as a technical resource. The Commission, founded in 1989 under the auspices of the International Rescue Committee, is the only organization in the United States dedicated solely to speaking out on behalf of women and children uprooted by armed conflict or persecution. Acknowledgments The Women’s Commission expresses its sincere...
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...Research on Educational Impact of Games A Literature Review Institute for Games for Learning NYU Education/Assessment Group CUNY Education/Assessment Group White Paper # 02/2009 Version 0.1 June 25, 2009 Florrie Ng Helen Zeng Jan L. Plass Gaming Literature Coding In response to researchers’ calls for more systematic investigations of the use of games for learning, we conducted an extensive literature review on this topic. By surveying prior research, we examined the themes that emerged, the methodology employed, and the findings yielded, the ultimate goal being to identify knowledge gaps in the literature. To this end, we reviewed the relevant research conducted in the last 15 years by following the procedures outlined below. (a) Using the widely used social science database PsycINFO, we searched for articles which focused on both games and learning. The keywords chosen were “gam*” and either “learn*”, “teach*”, or “educat*” (the wildcard * can stand for any of a defined subset of all possible characters; for example “gam*” includes “game,” “games,” “gaming,” etc.). This generated about 4000 peer-reviewed articles from the earliest date (i.e., before 1960) to the end of 2008. (b) Given that studies conducted a decade ago tended to be less rigorous methodologically or yield obsolete results, we decided to focus our attention on more recent research. Once we narrowed down the time period to the years of 1995 to 2008, about 2400 peer-reviewed articles were left in the...
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