School of Nursing: Recent submissions
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Challenges Associated with Partnering with Sudanese Refugee Women in Addressing Their Health Issues
(2012-07-24)Civil war in Sudan has displaced refugees all over the globe. A community-based collaborative action research project (CBCAR) took place over one year between university researchers and southern Sudanese refugee women. The ... -
Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Adverse Events
(2012-07-24)Purpose: Adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) arouse from sleep repeatedly due to hypoxemia and hyerpcapnea. General anesthesia, analgesics, and sedatives may interfere with these arousals and, thus, increase adverse ... -
Examining Nurse Leader/Manager-Physician Communication Strategies: A Pilot Study
(2012-07-24)A shared goal of all health care providers is to provide safe and quality care (IOM, 1972). In order to provide this there needs to be an understanding of how the communication of that care is delivered (IPEC, 2011). After ... -
Comparison of Personal, Health and Family Characteristics of Children With and Without Autism
(2012-07-24)Today it is reported that one in 88 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with rates continuing to rise. Early diagnosis and intervention are imperative, as well as a systematic way ... -
The Relationship Between Nursing Characteristics and Pain Care Quality
(2012-07-24)The purpose of this study is to examine relationships between unit-level nursing characteristics (e.g. RN education, certification, RN hours per patient day) and hospital characteristics (e.g. Magnet designated, academic ... -
The Relationship Between Sleep and Night Eating on Weight Loss in Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
(2012-07-24)Introduction: Insomnia and night eating is associated with weight gain in individuals with Severe Mental Illness (Palmese, et al., 2011). Poor sleep, night eating, and psychiatric medications may hinder weight loss which, ... -
Is There an App For That? Developing an Evaluation Rubric for Apps for Use with Adults with Special Needs
(2012-07-24)With the rise of mobile technology, there are now thousands of applications (apps) at our fingertips. Many apps could potentially enhance the lives of adults with special needs, but there lacks an evaluation tool and ... -
Exploration of Health Care Needs Among Sudanese Refugee Women
(2012-07-24)Many Sudanese refugees that have resettled in the United States have experienced severe trauma and loss during their migration, as well as physical, social, and psychological struggles in their continued adaptation to ... -
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 ...