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1 | VandenBerge, Keely | A mentorship model for educationally underrepresented high school students interested in the nursing profession | Evidence demonstrates that when workforce diversity does not reflect the population receiving care, patients' care and outcomes can be negatively affected (Sullivan Commission, 2004). One of the many approaches to addressing this complex issue is the use of mentorship programs to increase diversity ... | 2020 | ||
2 | Stucki, Kristen | Barries to Women's Access to Perinatal Mental Health Care in Rural Utah | Medicaid insures the majority of childbearing women visiting public health departments in rural Utah. A majority of these women live below the state and federal poverty thresholds, and few have more than a high school education. It is important that health resources be tailored to meet the unique ne... | 2019 | ||
3 | Kooyman, Makaelyn | Alarm fatigue: An alarming situation | As the healthcare system of the United States continues to advance technologically, it seems that one cannot enter an intensive care unit (ICU) without being inundated with alarms from various monitors and pumps. Alarm fatigue, defined as the lack of response to an alarm due to sensory overload and... | Patient monitoring - nursing; monitor alarms (medicine); nurses - attitudes; medical instruments and apparatus; alarm reaction | 2014-12 | |
4 | Ortega-Flores, Laura Sofia | Contraception Knowledge and Attitudes Among Hispanic Women | Purpose: Unintended pregnancies are among the most troubling public health concerns and a major reproductive health issue in women's health (Yazdkhasti, Pourreza, Pirak & Abdi, 2015). Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended, with the highest rates among Blacks, Hispanics, ... | 2019 | ||
5 | Hopkins, Stephanie | Lost in Translation: Perceptions of Patient Centered Care Among Iraqi Muslim Women | Iraqi Muslim women encounter many barriers to receiving patient-centered care in the U.S. health system. When expectations between the patient and provider differ and a disconnect or misunderstanding occurs, Iraqi women can be at risk for unintended poor quality care. Health providers have incentive... | 2019 | ||
6 | Topham, Emily | Caregiver inclusion in ideal discharge teaching: implications for transitions from hospital to home | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore 1) quantitative patient-caregiver ratings of discharge readiness using the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS), and 2) perceptions of caregivers regarding their discharge preparation and whether and how discharge preparation impacted post-d... | 2021 | ||
7 | Rodriguez, Mayra | Hospital Acquired Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic stem Cell Transplantation | Purpose The purpose of this thesis was to investigate hospital acquired bloodstream infections, in pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), using a subset of data from an ongoing study. The goal of the larger study was to track changes in central line-associated ... | 2020 |