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Gloria Maité Hernández. Savoring God: Comparative Theopoetics. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021, 248 pages.
No full textThe African-American Experience in United States Emergency Departments
Get PDFThe research presented addresses the following question: Are African American patients more likely to have a negative experience and outcome than White patients in United States emergency departments? This research was completed using the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey dataset from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This collection of data, most recently gathered in 2019, contains over 900 variables documented about patient visits in 24-hour emergency departments around the United States. A select number of variables were isolated and analyzed within the context of race to identify if Black patients fared worse than White patients in terms of key characteristics of visit outcomes such as appropriate allocation of diagnostics services, procedures, and medications. The study demonstrated that Black patients consistently receive fewer diagnostic tests and ordered treatment procedures than their White counterparts
Pre-Health Professional and Graduate Students in Patient Care Support Roles: A Measure of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Rates in a COVID-19 World
Get PDFBurnout and compassion fatigue rates are on the rise for nearly all healthcare professions and specialties, leading to serious harm for both patient and provider. Perpetuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry has been left in disarray as the world returns to “normal”. Currently, Butler University is educating and training undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of healthcare settings that are soon subjected to high rates of burnout and compassion fatigue. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of burnout and compassion fatigue rates in pre-health professional and health professional students in the context of completing preparatory clinical hours amid a pandemic. Specifically, this study analyzes students\u27 intended career paths, completed patient care hours, and specialties worked in as a framework for the subjective experiences of burnout and compassion fatigue. Linear regression analysis identified potential risk factors including an increased risk of personal and work-related burnout for females, high compassion satisfaction in those intending to become a physician with the opposite seen in pharmacists, and low levels of burnout in those who have worked in non-pharmacy related patient care roles. The implications of these findings suggest that certain student profiles could benefit from preventative burnout and compassion fatigue programs through means of subjective assessments, educational trainings, and intentional support systems in an effort to equip students with the necessary tools to combat burnout and compassion fatigue before entering their desired professions
Applying various industry best practices to prevent occupational exposure to hazardous drugs in healthcare
Get PDFHazardous drugs (HDs) have many therapeutic applications in healthcare, but with their benefits come drawbacks. Much has been documented over the past several decades about the adverse effects of HDs, particularly for those with indirect, occupational exposure. This exposure comes primarily from inadvertent dermal contact with drug material and residue, and is observed in individuals who handle HDs directly, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who compound and prepare the drugs. However, individuals have the potential for exposure when interacting with HDs at all stages of the drug’s “life cycle,” including preparation, administration, transport, and waste management. Among various regulatory measures put in place to ensure protection against occupational HD exposure is the relatively recent implementation of USP’s chapter \u3c800\u3e Hazardous Drugs - Handling in Healthcare Settings. Other industries beyond healthcare have their own pertinent hazards and mitigation strategies to prevent the adverse effects of occupational exposure. Exposure hazards like radiation, and other hazardous chemicals such as pesticides, have necessitated the construction of their own unique ecosystems for occupational exposure prevention. Healthcare and pharmacy may benefit from considering the parallels between these fields in order to assess and improve the effectiveness of existing protective measures
Hermione
Get PDFEuripides\u27 infamous anti-Spartan play, Andromache , is led by the ominous threat of the villainous Hermione of Sparta, daughter to Helen of Troy and King Menelaus. Withstanding the political climate, a fascination began with Hermione as the archetype of a princess, but, her character\u27s ferocity led to further research into the psychological effects of long-term isolation, coupled with further insights into ancient Greek cultural phenomena, such as the Eleusinian Mysteries and the rituals of ancient wedding celebrations. This thesis seeks to not just provide further understanding of the complex world of ancient Greece, but also expand on the socio-cultural significance of Greek mythology and its characters
Feminism\u27s Forgotten Frontier: Why Menstrual Liberation is Necessary for Addressing Western Society’s Somatophobia
Get PDFThis honors thesis proposes a solution to the shame and stigmatization of menstruation in Western Society. I begin this conversation by describing the social position of the menstruating body in society, through the lens of somatophobia, described by Elizabeth Spelman’s article “Woman as Body: Ancient and Contemporary Views”. In response to the article, I propose two theoretical frameworks to address somoatophobic discourse. The first framework, embodied subjectivity, proposes a new way of viewing the body in society based on Hortense Spillers’ “Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe: An American Grammar Book” definitions of subjecthood. My second framework, menstrual liberation, rests upon the pillars of self-definition, liberation, and socialist ideology, presented by the Combahee River Collective Statement, and centers conversations about the body in society around menstruation. After defining these terms, I explain their potential through the lens of Menstruators’ Sense of Self, Menstrual Healthcare, and Mensuration in the Corporate World. In these sections, I provide readers with real-world embodiments of menstrual liberation
Utilizing EdTPA as a Student Teaching tool to ensure future teaching success
Get PDFEducative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) is an educator preparatory program that students complete at the end of their pre-professional experience. This assessment is often met with fear and apprehension for pre-service teachers leading up to its completion. With edTPA being completed during the student teaching experience, it can become a large burden on the student. This thesis will outline how changing your perspective of the edTPA process from an extensive assessment into using edTPA to make student teaching a more meaningful experience that expands your impact on your school and community. With that, the research question asks: How can student teachers use EdTPA to enhance their student teaching experience and use the framework offered to set themselves up for future teaching success? This research is based on my personal and professional experience completing edTPA and how I was able to use edTPA to enhance my lesson plans and improve my teaching ability throughout my student teaching placement. This will be an analysis on how edTPA is set up, how the sections within the framework connect to day-to-day teaching, and ultimately how edTPA can facilitate improvements in teaching throughout the student teaching process and beyond
Music and Academics: The Ultimate Mashup?
Get PDFMusic surrounds us. It is a significant part of our daily lives. People listen to music in a variety of settings and for multiple reasons. Students often listen to music while studying, in hopes of increasing productivity. Others listen to music as a way to relax before an exam. Yet...is there proof that music is beneficial for academic performance? Research shows that music and academics is a good mashup. Study after study reveals that music has several benefits for students. It reduces anxiety, improves focus and concentration, and enhances cognition. These all result in improved academic performance. So, students who would like to positively impact their performance in school should mix music with academics
