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University of Kansas Medical Center: Recent submissions
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Is There an App for That? Developing an Evaluation Rubric for Apps for Use with Adults with Special Needs
(2013-08-01)Background: Societal need for technological support constantly evolves. Many mobile applications (apps) are now easily accessible, especially for the special needs population. Little literature exists discussing the ... -
The Relationship Between RN Job Enjoyment and Intent to Stay: a Unit-Level Analysis
(2013-08-01)Job satisfaction is crucial for RN retention. Yet, little is known about the relationship between RN job enjoyment and intent to stay at the patient care unit level. This study examined the relationship between RN workgroup ... -
Assaults on Nursing Personnel
(2013-08-01)Introduction: Nurses are frequent victims of workplace violence. Little research has been done that examines multiple factors related to assaults against nurses. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the ... -
The Benefits of Psychedelic Drug Application for Clinical Treatment of Mental Illness
(2013-08-01)The use of psychedelic drugs, such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and 4-phosphoryloxy- N,N -dimethyltryptamine (psilocybin), in the clinical treatment of mental health ... -
Ethical Issues of Children as Research Subjects
(2013-08-01)Children in past centuries were often recruited and exploited as research subjects for vaccine testing trials and to study the outcomes of infectious disease. The purpose of this paper is to describe current safeguards for ... -
Let's Talk About Sex
(2013-08-01)In the past sex was usually saved until marriage. This meant that talking about sex was taboo and there were not many unplanned pregnancies outside of marriage. Well, times have changed and people are having sex at a ... -
Medical Marijuana: The Legal and Clinical Facts Regarding Medical Use
(2013-08-01)The Chinese Shen-nung Pen-tshao Ching is the oldest medical text found in the world today. This text mentions the use of marijuana to treat such ailments as digestive disorders and pain from rheumatism. Marijuana also made ... -
Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Pro-Life Choices
(2013-08-01)For the past decade, the issue of pro-life has been a major topic of concern for the medical profession. Different opinions and attitudes have varied widely with regards to approving or disapproving termination of a pregnancy ... -
Intimate Partner Violence Screening: A Nursing Concern?
(2013-08-01)One of the Healthy People 2020 objectives is to “reduce violence by current or former intimate partners” (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2011, p. 16). Several health organizations such as the ... -
Taking the Guess Out of the Gender Game: Ethical Issues in Pre-Conception Sex Selection
(2013-08-01)“It’s a boy” or “It’s a girl”! These two simple sentences are by far the most exciting news a mother and father hear in their careers as parents. It’s a flip of a coin, 50 – 50, boy or girl. What if, that ratio could be ... -
Expanding Donor Criteria: Is it Safe?
(2013-08-01)With technological advances saving lives daily, one obstacle still plagues the medical community - organ shortages. Over 112,000 patients await a new organ in the United States alone and the numbers keep growing (Transplant ... -
Closer Look at Visitation Hour Policies in Intensive Care Units
(2013-08-01)Visitation policies on intensive care units establish the groundwork for balancing the needs of a critical patient and family members as well as the unit staff. The unit's specific policy on visitation hours sets the tone ... -
Editorial
(2013-08-01)Welcome to this Sixth volume of The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. This journal is a compilation of original articles written by senior nursing students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at The ... -
The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. Vol 6, Issue 1. Summer 2013
(2013-08-01)Welcome to this Sixth volume of The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing. This journal is a compilation of original articles written by senior nursing students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at The ... -
2013-2014 Outreach Narrative
(2013-06-24)Outreach Narrative describing the rationale, methodology, and evaluation for planned outreach activities within the NN/LM MidContinental Region from May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014. -
2013-2014 Objectives
(2013-06-24)2013-2014 Program objectives covering the period of May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014 -
2012-2013 Quarter 4 Report
(2013-06-24)Fourth quarterly report for the second year of the third contract, covering the period of February 1, 2013 - April 30, 2013 -
Plains to Peaks Post, 11(4), April 2013
(NN/LM MidContinental Region, 2013-04)In This Issue: Research Lifecycle: Partnering for Success; In the Literacy Trenches: Spotlight on School Libraries; Spotlight on School Libarians – Wyne Cler, MLIS; Welcome New Members; Whooo Says….; Rare ... -
Modeling information systems: A novel approach for educating health informaticians
(2012)Those who educate health informaticians are charged with keeping courses innovative in a quickly changing specialty. This need prompted the development of a course which simulates information systems design. Students learn ...
