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The ability of PAs to solve patients' psychosocial problems. A preliminary report on patient expectations

Elizondo, E.; Blessing, J. D. (Springhouse Corporation, 1990-02)

Patient expectations of physician assistants constitute a relatively unexplored field. A survey was designed to evaluate the expectations that patients have of PAs faced with a patient's psychosocial problems. The survey ...
Acceptance of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in trauma centers

Nyberg, Sue M.; Keuter, Kayla R.; Berg, Gina M.; Helton, Amy M.; Johnston, Angela D. (Haymarket Media, 2010-01)

Census data published by professional organizations indicate an upward trend in the number of physician assistants (PAs) working in many specialty fields, including the subspecialty of trauma surgery. As the role of ...
Be alert to sleep disorders. Diagnosis and management of common problems of sleep

Quigley, Timothy F.; Hale, LaDonna S. (Haymarket Media, 2001-06)
Benefits and harms of widespread PSA test use still unclear

Quigley, Timothy F. (Haymarket Media, 2009-10)
Case of the month. Chronic hepatitis

Griffin, Audrey (Haymarket Media, 2006-11)
Developing CD-ROM applications for allied health science students at remote sites

Muma, Richard D.; Mayta, M. D. (Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 1998)
Examining attitudes of specialist physicians regarding physician assistant referrals

Enns, Sue M.; Wynn, Tor; Muma, Richard D.; Lary, Marvis J. (Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2003-12)

Referral of a patient from a primary care provider to a referral specialist physician for consultation is an important link in the continuum of patient care. Although the relationship between the physician assistant (PA) ...
Examining referral practices of primary care physician assistants

Enns, Sue M.; Muma, Richard D.; Lary, Marvis J. (Haymarket Media, 2000-05)

Various barriers to specialty referrals that are initiated by physician assistants (PAs) have been reported to limit a PA's ability to care for patients effectively when they have a medical problem that requires specialty ...
Fall risk associated with inpatient medications

Lamis, Rebecca L.; Kramer, Joan S.; Hale, LaDonna S.; Zackula, Rosalee E.; Berg, Gina M. (AMER SOC HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS, 2012-11-01)

Purpose. The association between fall risk and inpatient medications was evaluated. Methods. A retrospective, case-control study was performed to compare the medication use of patients sustaining at least one fall ...
Increasing PAs' awareness and understanding of self-help groups. An educational model

Sanders, L. E.; Dicker, M. T.; Meissen, Gregory J. (Springhouse Corporation, 1995-08)

A model for inclusion of information about self-help groups into a PA training program is provided based on the results of a study of 26 PA students enrolled in a patient-counseling class. Interactions with self-help groups ...
Managing violence in the emergency department (and other settings)

Day, David (Haymarket Media, 1999-09)
Midlevel providers in a Level I trauma service: experience at Wesley Medical Center

Nyberg, Sue M.; Waswick, William; Wynn, Tor; Keuter, Kayla R. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007-07)

Changes in the health care system have led to reduced availability of surgical residents to function as house officers in teaching hospitals. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the level of satisfaction ...
Online vs. classroom instruction: student satisfaction and learning outcomes in an undergraduate Allied Health pharmacology course

Hale, LaDonna S.; Mirakian, Emily A.; Day, David (Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2009)

Online instruction is frequently utilized in allied health education yet only a small number of controlled comparative studies specifically in healthcare education have been published.
Pressure ulcers in the trauma population: Are reimbursement penalties appropriate?

Berg, Gina M.; Spence, Mandy; Patton, Simon; Acuna, David; Harrison, Paul B. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012-03)

Trauma patients possess a unique set of risk factors for tissue damage and subsequent pressure ulcer (PU) formation which may, in fact, occur before admission to the hospital. Discussion regarding the utility of ...
Quick recertification series. Toxoplasmosis

Brown, Gina (Haymarket Media, 2011-05)
Relational control patterns in physician-patient clinical encounters: continuing the conversation

Cecil, Denise Wigginton (Routledge, 1998)

The purpose of this study is to continue the application of the relational communication approach for describing physician-patient control patterns and provide initial exploration into the implication of these control ...
A simple, weight-based, extended-interval gentamicin dosage protocol for neonates

Hale, LaDonna S.; Durham, Christopher R. (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2005-08)
Simulated patients in an electronic patient record

Muma, Richard D.; Niebuhr, Bruce R. (Association of American Medical Colleges, 1997-01)
What health care providers know (and need to know) about palliative care

Fox, Charles R. (Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2007)

Health care education has been widely criticized for not providing training in end-of-life care. Despite calls from various scientific and professional organizations for formal educational improvement, most education in ...
White on Black: can White parents teach Black adoptive children how to understand and cope with racism?

Smith, Darron T.; Juarez, Brenda G.; Jacobson, Cardell K. (Sage publications, 2011-04)

In this article, the authors examine White parents’ endeavors toward the racial enculturation and inculcation of their transracially adopted Black children. Drawing on in-depth interviews, the authors identify and analyze ...