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University of Kansas Medical Center: Recent submissions
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Plains to Peaks Post, 10(1), September 2011
(NN/LM MidContinental Region, 2011-09-09)In This Issue: Health Sciences Library Awarded $13.2 million; 2011-2012 Objectives; 2011 Outstanding Public Library/Public Health Partnership Awards; Better Prepared by Being Better Informed; Want some excitement? Why not ... -
Complementary therapy and care to relieve pediatric cancer therapy-related symptoms in Thailand
(2011-09-08)Patients undergoing treatment for cancer, whether it includes chemotherapy and/or radiation, experience many side effects that are linked to the treatment. The specific purposes of this study were to examine (a) what Thai ... -
Family caregiver strain and resident distress in the dementia population of nursing home facilities
(2011-09-08)End-of-life care in the U.S. is increasingly provided in nursing homes (NHs), and over half of all NH residents have some degree of cognitive impairment. Given the prevalence of this cognitive decline, there is a surprising ... -
Exploring barriers to exclusive breastfeeding among adolescent Latina women
(2011-09-08)American adolescent mothers typically have low rates of exclusive breastfeeding. Currently, Hispanics make up the largest ethnic group in the U.S., have high fertility rates, bear their children at younger ages, and also ... -
Building student resources for the Kansas Center for Nursing Scholarship and Leadership
(2011-09-08)The Kansas Center for Nursing Scholarship & Leadership (KCNSL) was recently created with the purpose of advancing nursing scholarship in Kansas through focused mentorship and broad-based collaboration. The Center is ... -
Patient satisfaction for the adults with Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic
(2011-09-08)The Adults with Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic (ADSSC) was established in 2008 to better meet the unique needs of adults with Down syndrome due to many concerns regarding the health care that patients with Down syndrome ... -
Self reported health promotion behaviors of individuals with psychiatric disabilities in a weight loss intervention
(2011-09-08)Introduction: Research shows that individuals with psychiatric disabilities, particularly those with schizophrenia, die on average 25 years earlier than the general population (Marder et al., 2004). Excess mortality is ... -
Women's Self-Help Groups in India: Gender Equity, a Human Right
(2011-08-26)Throughout the world, gender inequality—pervasive and deeply embedded in societal structures and ideologies—continues to inhibit human potential and retard the social and economic development of individuals, families, and ... -
Family Presence During Resuscitation in Adult Patients
(2011-08-26)In the hospital setting, there are few moments that are as intense as the events that take place when trying to save an arresting patient’s life. Yet family presence during resuscitation efforts has become an important and ... -
Patient Autonomy and End-of-Life Care: Cross-Cultural Considerations
(2011-08-26)The purpose of this paper is to describe the influence of culture and religion on end-of-life decision making and advance care planning. Over the last few decades there has been increasing amounts of attention and controversy ... -
Pediatric Advance Directives: A Voice for the Voiceless
(2011-08-26)The purpose of this paper is to examine adolescents’ ability to make competent decisions, and explore the legal and ethical ramifications surrounding the use of Pediatric Advance Directives. Evidence strongly supports that ... -
Questioning the Persistent Vegetative State
(2011-08-26)This paper concerns the topic of the Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) and some of the ethical dilemmas surrounding it. PVS is defined as a “condition in which the patient is wakeful but devoid of conscious content, without ... -
Ethical Considerations of Pharmaceutical Colonialism
(2011-08-26)The complexity of the ethical issue being depicted is one that has transcended generations, bringing light to issues such as human rights, distributive justice, and the worldly effects of globalization. The subject termed ... -
It‟s a Thin Line Between Confidentiality and Disclosing Patient Information
(2011-08-26)The purpose of this paper is to discuss the importance of maintaining confidentiality, as well as, discussing why it is crucial in some situations to disclose or share patient information. Confidentiality is among the eight ... -
To Treat or Not To Treat? Cancer During Pregnancy
(2011-08-25)A diagnosis of cancer is devastating to a mother who is often overjoyed by the prospect of parenthood. Because the diagnosis of cancer during pregnancy is a relatively rare complication, 1 in 1,000 pregnancies, ... -
Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: A life saving procedure or another failing technique?
(2011-08-25)Lacking effective modalities to treat obesity in children puts doctors and nurses at the forefront of the ethical dilemma of saving a child’s life with a risky and poorly researched bariatric surgical procedure. The following ... -
Mandatory Gardasil Vaccination in Adolescents
(2011-08-25)The purpose of this paper is to discuss recent legislative changes about requiring mandatory vaccination of adolescents with Gardasil. This paper will look at the ethical issue of a state mandate requiring an adolescent ... -
The Journal of Undergraduate Nursing Writing, Volume 5, Issue 1, August 2011
(2011-08-25)The articles presented in this volume originated as assignments completed by students as part of their senior level coursework. The original call for papers did not limit their entries to any particular topic. All of the ... -
The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) Budget Book Fiscal Year 2012
(Kansas, Kansas City : University of Kansas Medical Center, 2011-08-17)KUMC's annual budget is available, without restriction, to the public.