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Ethical Issues: Caring for the Caregiver
(Center for Health Ethics, 2004-03)
One of the important details we tend to overlook when taking care of patients with debilitating or life-threatening disease is the welfare of those family members taking care of the patient at home. The burden of providing informal care to patients...
Budgeting charity : a historical perspective on the Kansas Orphans' Home
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
through 1963 from the Kansas Orphans' Home. I supplement official records with personal interviews from former residents and staff, and discuss actions and motives for each of the parties involved. I found conflict between the State and local...
Designing 4-H toolkits for increasing engagement with diverse youth audiences
(Cambio Center, 2018)
Based on experience from culturally relevant programs around the country, the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program (UC 4-H YDP), administered by Cooperative Extension, developed and piloted three new programs that emphasized...
The transitional experience of home-schooled students entering public education : how can public schools better serve the home-schooled student's transition to public education?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation studied the transitional experience of home-schooled students in central/south central rural Missouri whose families decided to place them into the public school setting. Since the public school environment is markedly different...
Managing for white-tailed deer in Missouri : establishing a wildlife management cooperative (2012)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2012)
Wildlife species such as bobwhite quail, mourning doves, cottontail rabbits, wild turkey and white-tailed deer provide recreational and hunting opportunities for Missouri citizens. Missouri's wildlife resources are dependent on the management...
Drinking water well management : environmental risk assessment guide--fact sheet 3 (2001)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2001)
Keeping your well water free of harmful contaminants is a top priority for your health and for the environment. This guide helps you examine how you manage your well and how activities on or near your property may affect well water quality....
Designated hospice rooms in nursing homes : a new model of end-of-life care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
An aging population, the prediction that approximately 40% of elderly Americans will die in a nursing home by the year 2020, and a paucity of nursing homes designed to meet the needs of dying residents is creating the perfect storm. In an effort...
Site assessment : protecting water quality around your home : environmental risk assessment guide--fact sheet 1 (2001)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2001)
? This guide will help you become familiar with your homesite and how you manage it so you can identify risks to water resources....
Professional practice models in long-term care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This qualitative descriptive study explored the data from twenty-nine nursing homes in Missouri in which opportunity for resident care improvement was identified; to determine...
Managing for white-tailed deer in Missouri : setting and accomplishing management goals (2012)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2012)
Implementing management techniques that enhance deer habitat or improve deer population demographics can be very rewarding. However, the time frame for achieving results often varies, depending on the expectations of the landowner or wildlife...
Movement, habitat use, and spawning characteristics of flathead and blue catfish on the lower Missouri River and tributaries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
of large-river catfish use resources at multiple spatial scales, from the reach to the watershed, to meet life requisites. Diurnal home range and resource selection was investigated during the summer/fall restricted-movement period; an ecologically relevant...
Resource selection and space use of the critically endangered Tuamotu Kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
I investigated the ecological requirements of the critically endangered Tuamotu Kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri), with the intent to provide management recommendations that could help prevent its extinction. The species is confined to the lowland...
TigerPlace, a State-Academic-Private Project to Revolutionize Traditional Long Term Care
(Taylor & Francis, 2008)
The Aging in Place Project at the University of Missouri (MU) required legislation in 1999 and 2001 to be fully realized. An innovative home health agency was initiated by the Sinclair School of Nursing specifically to help older adults age in place...
The relationship between staff nurses' perceptions of nurse manager caring behaviors and patient experience: A correlational study
(2020)
and tasks, which does not include the fundamental element of caring. There is a gap in the literature regarding the relationship between nurse manager caring behaviors and patient outcomes, specifically the patient experience. Patient experience scores have...
Group Medical Visits for the Management of Chronic Pain
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
Improvements of possible practical significance were seen for various clinical measures in studies of group treatment sessions for patients with back pain, arthritis, and rheumatic disease. However, studies on group treatment ...
Home ownership made easier (2001)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2001)
Development of an integrated forest management decision support system: integrating the LANDIS model and ArcGIS
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
universal method to develop a Forest Management Decision Support System (FMDSS) by integrating the LANDIS 4.0 model with the ESRI ArcGIS platform. FMDSS was developed with Visual Basic, ESRI ArcObjects libraries and Microsoft Access database. FMDSS...
Wood fuel for heating (2012)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2012)
Increasing energy costs have resulted in resurgence in the use of wood as a fuel for home heating. But heating with wood is not for everyone. Here are a few questions you should ask yourself before investing in a wood-burning unit: Does it make...
Hydrologic Analysis of Rain Garden Performance
(2016)
Urban flooding became a significant issue for many cities worldwide due to rapid urbanization and increased impervious areas over the past two decades ([1]). Rain gardens are considered to be an economically-friendly ...