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Provider Perceptions of a Mature School-Based Health Center's Effect on Adolescent Health and Wellness: A Case Study
(2015-06-02)
School-based health centers (SBHCs) have emerged as a model of care that enhances
utilization of health care services for U.S. adolescents. Staffed by interdisciplinary teams,
physicians play a largely supervisory role ...
A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational exploration of perceived stress, quality of life, and family functioning in parents of a child with congenital heart disease: The PinCHeD Study
(2020)
or Latino). The mean education level for mothers and fathers was just under that of a bachelor’s degree (mothers μ = 9.90, SD= 1.720) (fathers μ = 9.61, SD = 1.706). Parent pairs had a mean relationship length of 11.37 years. The children with CHD...
Impact of the Implementation of Accountable Care Organizational Structure on Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
(2016)
In 2010, the United States was spending more per capita on healthcare than other
similar countries but did not have better outcomes and spending was increasing at an
unsustainable rate. That same year, the Patient ...
The Relationship between Social Support and Health Care Utilization among African-American Men Post-acute Myocardial Infarction
(2014-09-30)
African-American men have more health disparities in the form of higher rates of
chronic illness and shorter life expectancies when compared to their Caucasian
counterparts. A health disparity example is the higher ...
Instrument Development and Psychometric Testing of the Capstone-Experience Preceptor Preparedness Scale: The Cap-ExPresS Study
(2022)
Purpose:
Preceptors are relied upon to prepare nursing students during their capstone experience as novice, generalist nurses. There is currently no instrument that measures the preceptor’s level of preparedness. The ...
Physical activity in adolescents with orthopedic limitations: The use of human-animal interaction in the form of dog-walking
(2015)
Nine out of ten adolescents fail to achieve Healthy People 2020 recommended levels of aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity leading to deleterious consequences for individuals and a public health epidemic (US ...
The Political Astuteness of Nurse Practitioners Following a Successful Legislative Journey
(2016-05)
Nebraska became the 20th state to modernize regulations to allow for full practice authority for nurse practitioners. Legislative victories such as those evident in Nebraska are often lead by professional associations and are dependent on the level...
A Retrospective Quantitative Study Exploring the Relationship Between Academic Performance on Pre-requisite Science Courses and Associate Degree Nursing Student Outcomes
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Although multiple studies exist which evaluate the relationship between a student’s
academic persistence, progression, and retention, few studies have evaluated the relationship
between pre-requisite science courses ...
Incorporating a Rapid Geriatric Assessment in Primary Care
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2021)
As patients age, the complexity of their care increases and the likelihood of developing geriatric
syndromes becomes greater. Identification and documentation of geriatric syndromes can be a
helpful first step to ...
Influences on contraceptive use among college women
(2015-05-19)
Background: An unintended pregnancy (UIP) occurs before an ideal time or is completely unwanted. In 2011, the rate of UIP in the United States was 49% of all pregnancies. Unintended pregnancies are expensive to society and ...
Social Support and Smoking among Midwest LGBT Adults
(2014-09-30)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations have smoking rates twice that of their heterosexual counterparts. To design effective outreach, prevention, and treatments for these individuals, a comprehensive ...
The relationship between staff nurses' perceptions of nurse manager caring behaviors and patient experience: A correlational study
(2020)
in that department perceived their manager as caring. However, the study results should be interpreted with caution based on the small sample size. Additionally, the more staff nurses see their nurse manager during their shift, the more they perceived their nurse...
What is the BSN Student's Perception of Why a Nursing Course was Failed?
(2015-05-28)
Nursing student success is important to students, faculty, institutions of higher education, and the healthcare needs in Texas. Despite recent research showing that cognitive indicators can predict student success, the use ...
Development and pilot test of a conscientization intervention for nurses who have experienced moral distress
(2019)
Nurses act as moral agents for patients and use their moral sensitivity to build trusting relationships to act in patients’ best interests. However, nurses also lack power in their place of employment due to inequality in ...
Education and Screening of the Female Athlete Triad in the Adolescent Population
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2020)
The Female Athlete Triad was first identified in 1992, yet the majority of primary care providers
are unaware of the signs and symptoms and proper screening for the syndrome. The purpose of
this study was to implement ...
Self-Efficacy of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Providing Culturally Competent End-of-Life Care to LGBTQ+ Patients
(2022)
sought any association between the level of religiosity of baccalaureate nursing students in an urban, faith-based private college and their self-efficacy to offer culturally competent EOL care in the context of LGBTQ+ patients. The theory of self...
A Narrative Analysis of Spiritual Coping in Individuals with Terminal Heart Failure
(2021)
Approximately 6 million Americans have heart failure with treatment costs estimated at $30.7 billion annually. Those in late stages of the disease experience profound physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering. Spiritual ...
Barriers to and Facilitators of Infertility Medication Adherence: A Mixed Methods Study
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Background. Infertility treatment protocols require women to engage in self
management of their prescribed medication regimens, yet adherence to infertility medication
schedules have been suboptimal. No prior research ...
Mindfulness as a treatment for military women's chronic pelvic pain: A randomized controlled trial (MoCHI)
(2020)
: an on-line only mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) (N=21) or a self-paced healthy lifestyle (HL) (N=19) for eight-weeks. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) compared effects on pain with the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and biomarkers specific...
What college women know, think, and do about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-27)
Background: The development of cervical cancer nearly always begins with a sexuallytransmitted
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Approximately 20 million Americans
between the ages of 15 and 49 are currently infected ...