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An evaluation of an intervention for HPV risk reduction among college-aged women
Title
An evaluation of an intervention for HPV risk reduction among college-aged women
Author
Sweeney, Jocelyn
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Psychology, Health education
Description
The goal of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a group intervention in reducing risk in relation to human papillomavirus (HPV) among sexually active, college-aged women. Using a randomized design, the current study examined the effectiv...
Association between Health Literacy and Weight Management Behaviors among Individuals with Hypertension: Data from the Newest Vital Sign
Title
Association between Health Literacy and Weight Management Behaviors among Individuals with Hypertension: Data from the Newest Vital Sign
Author
Saad, Aisling
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Health education, Nutrition
Description
Health literacy and healthy weight management behaviors are important public health issues, especially among individuals with hypertension. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between health literacy and healthy weight managem...
Attribution Theory and Apology Discourse in the Context of Medical Errors
Title
Attribution Theory and Apology Discourse in the Context of Medical Errors
Author
Hartsell, Haley
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Communication, Psychology, Health education
Description
Communication scholars have investigated medical error and apology discourse over the last 20 years. However, despite the previous research on this topic, little is known about what factors (i.e., controllability, emotional response, and error sev...
CORRELATES OF PARENT-CHILD CONCORDANCE IN SEXUAL ATTITUDES: DOES PARTICIPATION IN THE PARENTS MATTER! PROGRAM IMPROVE THIS AGREEMENT?
Title
CORRELATES OF PARENT-CHILD CONCORDANCE IN SEXUAL ATTITUDES: DOES PARTICIPATION IN THE PARENTS MATTER! PROGRAM IMPROVE THIS AGREEMENT?
Author
Bridger, Colleen
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Health education, Families--Study and teaching
Description
The sexual health of America's teens is a critical public health issue. Parents are ill-prepared and ill-equipped to fill the sexuality education gap facing today's teens. Understanding the most effective and efficient way to teach parents how to ...
Comparison of the effectiveness of Traditional Nursing Medication Administration with the Color Coding Kids System in a sample of undergraduate nursing students
Title
Comparison of the effectiveness of Traditional Nursing Medication Administration with the Color Coding Kids System in a sample of undergraduate nursing students
Author
Burgess, Colleen
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Nursing, Health education
Description
ABSTRACTThe problem of medication errors in hospitals and the vulnerability of pediatric patients to adverse drug events (ADE) was investigated and well substantiated. The estimated additional cost of inpatient care for ADE's in the hospital setti...
EXPLORING NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE AND COMFORT AS HEART FAILURE EDUCATORS IN A NON-CARDIAC ACUTE CARE ENVIRONMENT PRIOR TO PROVIDING AN ONLINE LEARNING MODULE
Title
EXPLORING NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE AND COMFORT AS HEART FAILURE EDUCATORS IN A NON-CARDIAC ACUTE CARE ENVIRONMENT PRIOR TO PROVIDING AN ONLINE LEARNING MODULE
Author
Ware, Nicole
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Nursing, Health education, Health services administration
Description
ABSTRACT NICOLE PHAY WARE. Exploring nurses’ knowledge and comfort as heart failure educators in a non-cardiac acute care environment prior to providing an online learning module (Under the direction of DR. CHARLENE WHITAKER-BROWN)Heart Failure (H...
Exploring the Effects of Being a Peer Educator on African American Breast Cancer Survivors
Title
Exploring the Effects of Being a Peer Educator on African American Breast Cancer Survivors
Author
Rouse, Melanie
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Health education
Description
ABSTRACTMELANIE J. ROUSE. Exploring the effects of being a peer educator on African American breast cancer survivors. (Under the direction of DRS. A. SUZANNE BOYD and DEE BALDWIN)Efforts to reduce breast cancer-related health disparities amongst A...
Health Literacy: Assessing the Current State of Practice Among Respiratory Therapists
Title
Health Literacy: Assessing the Current State of Practice Among Respiratory Therapists
Author
Clark, Kimberly
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Health education
Description
Nearly half of American adults lack the necessary health literacy skills needed to understand and act appropriately on health information. The purpose of this research was to assess the current state of practice and knowledge of health literacy am...
Implementation of a Warming Protocol to Prevent Unintentional Perioperative Hypothermia in PACU
Title
Implementation of a Warming Protocol to Prevent Unintentional Perioperative Hypothermia in PACU
Author
Johnson, Michelle
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Nursing, Women's studies, Health education
Description
Title- Implementation of a Warming Protocol to Prevent Unintentional Perioperative Hypothermia in PACUCandidate: Michelle Johnson MSN, RNProgram: Doctor of Nursing PracticeSponsoring Chair: Dr. Katherine Shue McGuffinCommittee: Dr. Charlene Whitak...
Improving the Interprofessional Teams’ Knowledge, Confidence, and Self-Efficacy in the Care of Adult Brain Tumor Patients
Title
Improving the Interprofessional Teams’ Knowledge, Confidence, and Self-Efficacy in the Care of Adult Brain Tumor Patients
Author
McDonnell, Margaret
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Nursing, Health education, Continuing education
Description
Purpose:The purpose of this educational project was to determine whether interprofessional team members who participate in a structured educational session demonstrate an increase in knowledge, confidence and self-efficacy in the care of adult bra...
Improving the Interprofessional Teams’ Knowledge, Confidence, and Self-Efficacy in the Care of Adult Brain Tumor Patients
Title
Improving the Interprofessional Teams’ Knowledge, Confidence, and Self-Efficacy in the Care of Adult Brain Tumor Patients
Author
McDonnell, Margaret
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Continuing education, Nursing, Health education
Description
Purpose:The purpose of this educational project was to determine whether interprofessional team members who participate in a structured educational session demonstrate an increase in knowledge, confidence and self-efficacy in the care of adult bra...
Improving the Transfer Process from the Skilled Nursing Facility to the Emergency Department: Adding a Communication Hand-Off Tool
Title
Improving the Transfer Process from the Skilled Nursing Facility to the Emergency Department: Adding a Communication Hand-Off Tool
Author
Williams, Melissa
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Health education
Description
Title: Improving the transfer process from the skilled nursing facility (SNF) to the emergency department (ED): Adding a communication hand-off toolByMelissa V. Williams (Under the direction of faculty chair Dr. Kathleen Jordan)Program: Doctor of ...
Investigation of a Nursing Career Counseling Program in a Community College
Title
Investigation of a Nursing Career Counseling Program in a Community College
Author
Hedgpeth, Ruth
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Education, Nursing, Health education
Description
ABSTRACT Balancing the demands of heavy academics with everyday adult responsibilities often proves overwhelming for nontraditional nursing students in a community college nursing program. Too often, nontraditional students elect to leave school a...
JUST LET HER EAT THE DARN COOKIES: TO WHAT EXTENT WILL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE A PERSONS END-OF-CARE CHOICES
Title
JUST LET HER EAT THE DARN COOKIES: TO WHAT EXTENT WILL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE A PERSONS END-OF-CARE CHOICES
Author
Speer, Mary
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Medicine, Health education, Ethics
Description
ABSTRACTMARY JOAN MIDGLEY SPEER, Just Let Her Eat the Darn Cookies: To what extent will education about the nature and consequences of advanced medical technology influence a person’s end-of-life care choices? (Under the direction of DR. LISA MERR...
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ASTHMA AND USE OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Title
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ASTHMA AND USE OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Author
Hamedani, Abbas
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Health education, Medical sciences, Health services administration
Description
ABSTRACTABBAS G. HAMEDANI. The Association Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asthma and use of additional services for their management in the national survey of children’s health (Under the direction of DR. YVETTE M. HUET)This study was conduc...
The Efficacy of An Educational Intervention on Latinas' Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge
Title
The Efficacy of An Educational Intervention on Latinas' Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge
Author
Harper, Amber
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Nursing, Health education, Medical sciences
Description
Latinas’ lack of knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening (CCS) guidelines has a significant impact on CCS adherence and ultimately impacts their health outcomes related to cervical cancer. Studies have demonstrated that small media, cultural...
The Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Food Label Literacy Among Parents of Children in an Outpatient Pediatric Clinic
Title
The Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Food Label Literacy Among Parents of Children in an Outpatient Pediatric Clinic
Author
Okocha, Ifunanya
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Nursing, Health education, Nutrition
Description
Childhood obesity has been on the rise for decades and its effects have a negative impact on the health, psychology of the people with significant economic cost to the society at large. Many risk factors have been attributed to obesity such as qua...
USE OF HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATION TO TEACH DIFFICULT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY IN THE NURSE
Title
USE OF HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATION TO TEACH DIFFICULT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY IN THE NURSE
Author
Lucisano, Karen
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Health education, Medical sciences
Description
KAREN ELLIS LUCISANO. Use of human patient simulation to teach difficult airway management and improve patient safety in the nurse anesthesia student. (Under the direction of DR. LAURA A. TALBOT)Introduction: The objective of this study was to det...