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The Intersection of Internet Gaming Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children and Adolescents: A Review of Literature
Get PDFThe literature review aims to explore the relationship between Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. The paper is based on a literature search using PubMed, ResearchGate, MDPI, and Google Scholar. This review included examinations of IGD and ADHD among children and adolescents separately and bi-directionally. Considering current trends and data indicate a consistent increase in correlations between IGD and ADHD among children and adolescents, particularly in impulsivity and behavioral disturbance symptoms. While these results have implications for all professionals working with children and adolescents, special attention is given to clinical mental health professionals. The review concludes by highlighting the need for continued research into developing a universally accepted, valid, and reliable measure for diagnosing IGD and further studies to ascertain potential bi-directionality with ADHD among children and adolescents
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Healthcare Disparities: Understanding the Impact of Implicit Bias
Get PDFIntroduction: Disparities in healthcare have long been a challenge for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other interdisciplinary team members. More recently, population health-focused efforts have been implemented to manage everincreasing rates of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, as well as lack of transportation, limited access to care, and poverty (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services [NCDHHS], 2019). Racism, sexism, ageism, sizeism, etc., are present in the healthcare setting and manifests in implicit bias during care delivery. This can manifest as beliefs, behaviors/practices, and emotions of the provider (Paradies et al., 2014). Research is limited related to the impact of the use of training targeted at advanced practice nurses recognizing implicit bias, its impact on clinical decision-making, and its relationship to disparities in healthcare. This Quality Improvement Project evaluates if advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students in the project setting demonstrate an increased understanding of implicit bias, its effect on healthcare disparities, and its impact on clinical decision-making after participating in targeted anti-bias education and training.
Methods: The Project utilized a virtual video platform with participant access being an independent study process. The project utilized is a quantitative 10-question Likert-scale survey upon completion of the Education Module. There were 68 APRN students who received the Education Module link with a Qualtrics survey. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics.
Results: Data analysis of responses indicated participants agreement/strong agreement related to gains in understanding of microaggressions, identifying areas for practice 4 improvement, recognizing a need for more APRN training related to implicit bias and healthcare disparities, and improved understanding of the impact on patient-providertrust.
Conclusions: It appears targeted education about implicit bias and healthcare disparities related to clinical decision-making can improve APRNS’s understanding and potentially impact provider practice. Most participants indicated improved knowledge in these areas. Areas where there were lower scores involved questions related to personal insight and reflection. Due to the small size of the study, results are not generalizable to the APRN population. Further research is needed into the area for future knowledge and practice change
Integrating a Community Mental Health Resource Tool in a Rural Emergency Department Setting
Get PDFProviding effective discharge education to patients who are treated in the emergency department setting remains a very important component of a patient’s visit to an emergency department. Literature confirms although there are various governmental regulatory agencies that set forth regulations and guidelines, there remains a need to continually evaluate and critique the discharge education process to best meet the evolving needs of the patients, stakeholders, and community. Universally understood standards include appropriate reading levels and usability of the discharge education being provided. Discharge education can be very simple to complex creating higher demands on nursing staff to ensure they understand the information and they are presenting it to their patients. Having educational materials to provide to patients is a part of the patient discharge education process, along with assuring nursing staff are adequately aware and informed of the educational education or resources being provided is critical. The purpose of this DNP project was to implement a community mental health resource tool in a rural emergency department setting. Prior to this implementation, the nursing staff was provided information and training on the mental health resource tool which contained information pertinent to accessing local mental health resources. Dr. Nola J. Pender’s Theory of Health Promotion Model was the theoretical underpinning for this project. Survey data collection revealed that this quality improvement approach was successful, with significant positive results regarding increased awareness, confidence, ease of use, and high levels of use of the tool during the project time frame
Meet Rachel Gaura: Gardner-Webb’s Newest Tucker Scholar
Get PDFGardner-Webb University’s 2022 Tucker Scholar, Rachel Gaura of Chapin, S.C., is known for her willingness to serve her church, school and community with a caring spirit and humble nature. The teacher who nominated her for the Tucker Heart, Soul Mind and Strength Scholarship described how Gaura was the perfect representative of GWU’s most prestigious award.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3580/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb Joins National Observance of Black History Month
Get PDFThe National Theme for Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance, which celebrates the stories of how African Americans have mobilized for freedom and justice through the years. Gardner-Webb University’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion Lawrence Brinson has planned events to recognize and honor the contributions of African Americans to society both in the United States and worldwide.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3590/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb and the Town of Boiling Springs Welcome Music and More for Webbstock ’23
Get PDFGardner-Webb University and the Town of Boiling Springs are hosting five bands at Webbstock ’23 on Saturday, April 22, from 1 to 10 p.m. Main Street will be closed to traffic during the festival. In addition to live music, the event features a kids zone on the lawn in front of GWU’s Noel Hall, local artisans, street vendors, and performances by local groups. The best news—there’s no cost to attend.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3596/thumbnail.jp
GWU Library Dean and Archivist Leads Preservation of 1967 Mural in Dover Center
Get PDFA 33-foot mural depicting the history of textiles—familiar to generations of Gardner-Webb students—was recently removed from the Hoyt Bailey Dining Room in Gardner-Webb University’s Dover Campus Center. The mural has been stored in an environmentally-controlled space in Dover Library and will be reinstalled later in the University’s new Welcome and Admissions Center.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3606/thumbnail.jp
Gardner-Webb Officials Announce Speaker for 2023 Commencement Ceremony
Get PDFBusiness executive and former N.C. Secretary of Commerce, Sharon Decker, will be the guest speaker for the Spring 2023 Commencement program at Gardner-Webb University. The traditional ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in Spangler Stadium.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3620/thumbnail.jp
High-Achieving High School Students Invited to Gardner-Webb Honors Experience on July 16-21
Get PDFThe Honors Experience at Gardner-Webb University, offered July 16-21, introduces academically gifted and talented students in grades nine through 11 to life on the GWU campus. The students stay in dorms, eat in the Caf and attend classes and chapel programs. Students who are accepted into the program are automatically qualified to compete for Gardner-Webb’s Ignite Excellence Scholarship.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3634/thumbnail.jp
Kendal Vest Crowned Miss Gardner-Webb 2023 on March 26
Get PDFKendal Vest, an exercise science major from Shady Spring, W.Va., was crowned Miss Gardner-Webb 2023 on March 26. Nursing major Grace Fort, of Monroe, Ga., was first runner-up, and Alyssa Wilkie, of Bostic, N.C., also a nursing major, was second runner-up.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/3636/thumbnail.jp