Within the next twenty years, there is a large increase anticipated in the segment of the population ages sixty five and older and a subsequent increase in demand on residential care facilities. With this expectation, ...

documentation system in the EMR was found to be clear and accurately used by most LPTs. Specific needs for improvement were identified. The computerized adaptive testing of FS score discriminated between patient groups in clinically logical ways both at intake...

results indicate that within the range of clinical application, predictive rectal thermometers in healthy dogs approximated core body temperature very well. At this time there is no other method of temperature measurement in routine use in veterinary...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to explore relations between emotion dysregulation, masculine norms, abuse perpetration and interpersonal functioning ...

[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 ...

Contemporary research in veterinary medical education indicates alarming rates of depression and anxiety among veterinary students. Yet, the focus of this scholarship is primarily on mental illness as effects of a social ...

Like other schools with similar populations of poor and minority children throughout the nation, the author's school did not produce satisfactory scores on the state's high-stakes testing scheme. The project used an action ...

, continuity, access, and parent/child teaching. The multi-faceted nursing system was implemented across three professional groups (physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists) within one ER, three hospital units, and six outpatient clinic sites. One...

. The quantitative study was recruited by nursing students who were in the last years of nursing program and passed at least one nursing clinical practice course. The qualitative study, there were nursing students and nurse educators. The inclusion criteria were...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined the perceptions of graduates of the University of Central Missouri's Professional Development School regarding the preparation ...

This study explored divorcing mothers' perceptions of the legal system and divorce in order to develop a grounded theory based on their experiences of this complex process. Divorce in the U.S. often places a disproportionate ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] College student problematic alcohol use is a public health issue that affects students, college campuses, and broader society. Within this subgroup, ...

issues in daily clinical practice was also examined. Finally, another aim of this study was to understand how medical students interacted with their peers during online asynchronous ethical case discussions. ANOVA results did not show any significant...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This qualitative descriptive study explored whether failure to rescue (FTR) was present in long term care (LTC) and resulted in a description of the ...

health services among rural, working adults. A socioecological approach, based on Fisher's (2005) Resources and Supports for Self-Management Model, guided the study. The Patient Activation Measure (PAM-10) was used to identify individuals with low patient...

The purpose of this study was to serve as a program evaluation and investigate how first and second year teachers felt their teacher preparation program prepared them according to state standards for teacher education ...

or exacerbated by stress. However, research into mindfulness has been limited by a lack of construct specificity, indicating the need for an operationalized definition of mindfulness for use in a Western clinical context. Mindfulness and self-regulation, a term...

This study sought to explore how personal medical crises are narrated in Glamour, a popular women's magazine. The study employed Kenneth Burke's dramatism, specifically his pentad and the concepts of guilt and redemption ...

Introduction: Healing Centered Yoga (HCY) is a multidisciplinary practice and program offered as an adjunct clinical intervention for individuals experiencing complex, acute, and/or treatment-resistant trauma and related stress. Research...

The purpose of this study was to examine differences between residents' perceptions of their learning after participation in a simulation, and residents' perceptions of their learning after participation in a simulation ...