Browsing NUR Faculty Scholarship by Title
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Capturing patient encounters during health care provider training using Personal Digital Assistants
(Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2007)Contemporary allied health education requires students experience both a depth and breadth of clinical encounters to prepare them to provide an increasingly broadening and evolving scope of practice. The Physician Assistant ... -
Case study of hip fracture in an older person
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2003-10)To discuss proximal femoral (hip) fractures as the leading cause of hospitalization for injuries among older persons, using a case example that illustrates not only the orthopedic injury but also how an older person's ... -
A case study on expanding the concept of caring from individuals to communities
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 1999-12)Caring has been described as the essence of nursing and some theorists assert that caring occurs only on the interpersonal level. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate caring beyond the individual to communities. ... -
Certified nurse-midwives in rural Kansas hospitals: A survey of senior hospital administrators
(Elsevier, 2021-03-04)Introduction: Little is known about the nurse-midwifery workforce in rural Kansas hospitals, despite Kansas facing a shortage of primary care physicians providing maternity care rurally. This study investigated the current ... -
Change in sexual activity after a cardiac event: the role of medications, comorbidity, and psychosocial factors
(Elsevier B.V., 2015-08)Aim: The aim of this study was to examine change in sexual activity before and after cardiac diagnosis in men and women by medication class. Background: Decline in sexual activity after cardiac diagnosis frequently ... -
Changes in myocardial infarction-specific sexual counseling by cardiac nurses
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011-11)It is largely unknown if changes in the practice of sexual counseling of myocardial infarction (MI) patients by cardiac nurses have occurred over time. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine changes in the ... -
Characteristics of participants in water exercise programs compared to patients seen in a rheumatic disease clinic
(American College of Rheumatology, 1993-09-20)PURPOSE. To determine if community-based water exercise programs are serving people with significant levels of disability and pain. METHODS. Eighty-seven participants in water exercise classes and 174 patients from a ... -
Childbirth education outcomes: an integrative review of the literature
(Journal of Perinatal Education, 2002)The purpose of this literature review was to identify and describe recent empirical studies of childbirth education outcomes and to identify areas for further study. The search produced 63 studies; only 12 met the inclusion ... -
Children's health insurance program and pediatric nurses
(W.B. Saunders, 2010-04)Over the past decade, health coverage for millions of low-income children and their families has been impacted by publicly funded programs such as the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid. There are more than ... -
Comparison of two cytotoxic food sensitivity tests
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Contemporary women's perceptions of childbirth education
(Journal of Perinatal Education, 2008)The purpose of this grounded theory study was to describe and understand contemporary childbearing women's perceptions of the role of childbirth education in preparing for birth. Participants were interviewed three times: ... -
The CopenHeartSF trial-comprehensive sexual rehabilitation programme for male patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator or ischaemic heart disease and impaired sexual function: protocol of a randomised clinical trial
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2013)Introduction Sexuality is an important part of people’s physical and mental health. Patients with heart disease often suffer from sexual dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction has a negative impact on quality of life and well-being ... -
The cost of not breastfeeding: a commentary
(Sage Publications, 1997-06)Breastfeeding, a valuable natural resource, promotes health, helps prevent infant and childhood disease, and saves health care costs. Additional annual national health care costs, incurred for treatment of four medical ... -
Cost-effectiveness of clustered unit vs. unclustered nurse floating
(Jannetti Publications, 1997-11)This study evaluated costs and staffing balance outcomes comparing unrestricted unit floating (UUF) with cluster [by related patient population or technical requirements] unit floating (CUF) practices. Researchers used a ... -
Cultural practices and medical beliefs in pre-revolutionary Russia compared to modern textbook advice: did Russian women breastfeed the "wrong" way?
(MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2012-12)Background and Aims: Historical accounts of infant feeding practices can inform our understanding of current-day practices and the ways in which cultural traditions are incorporated into infant care. Pre-revolutionary ... -
Curriculum evaluation. Who, when, why, how?
(National League for Nursing, 2004-01)The faculty of a large, Midwestern, public university implemented a community-based baccalaureate curriculum to prepare students for the changing health care environment. Evaluation was planned as the curriculum was ... -
Database trial impact on graduate nursing comprehensive exams
(Medical Library Association, 2015-10)While the authors were doing a test period of databases, the question of whether or not databases affect outcomes of graduate nursing comprehensive examinations came up. This study explored that question through using ... -
Decreased sexual function in partners after patients' first-time myocardial infarction
(SAGE, 2018-08)Background: A myocardial infarction event affects not only patients but also partners, although how it affects the partners' sexual function is not studied. Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe and compare how ... -
Dental caries are associated with anemia in pediatric patients: A systematic literature review
(Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2021-03-01)BACKGROUND: Dental caries (cavities) and anemia are among the most common chronic diseases seen by health professionals and experienced globally. However, the quality, and current evidence linking pediatric dental caries ... -
Depression is not more common in rheumatoid arthritis: a 10-year longitudinal study of 6,153 patients with rheumatic disease
(Journal of Rheumatology Publishing, 1993-12)To determine if depression scores and depressive symptoms are higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than among those with other rheumatic disorders; and to describe norms for the Arthritis Impact Measurement ...