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Theoretical Frameworks Used to Conceptualize the Intersection of Deafness, Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities, and Language in the Literature: A Scoping Review
Get PDFThe prevalence rate for emotional/behavioral disabilities (EBD) among d/Deaf and hard of hearing (d/DHH) students has consistently been reported as statistically elevated in the literature, but the exact reason for this high prevalence has not been determined. Factors such as diagnostic shadowing, language proficiency, and difficulties in interfamilial communication have been identified; however, recent research suggests that language deprivation may also be a contributing factor. The intersection of language deprivation and EBD among d/DHH students has been studied by numerous researchers, but, to date, no one has explored how these topics are conceptualized together in the literature. As such, I performed a scoping review of the literature base (N = 56) to examine the theoretical frameworks used to understand the intersection of these topics, finding that d/Deafness is often pathologized (i.e., medical model), and behaviors of d/DHH students are interpreted as mental health conditions (i.e., psychodynamic perspective) due to language deprivation experienced in early childhood
Exploring the Well-being of Acute Care Pediatric Nurses Who Care for Chronically or Critically Ill Patients
No full textThis dissertation comprises three manuscripts intended for publication, each exploring acute care pediatric nurses’ well-being while caring for chronically or critically ill patients. The first manuscript presents a literature review on current research regarding the well-being of acute care pediatric nurses who care for chronically or critically ill pediatric patients. The review highlights that the frequent medical interventions required to treat chronically or critically ill children may have the ability to influence pediatric nurses’ well-being by causing increased stress, burnout, and exhaustion. This review concludes with the importance of acute care pediatric nurse well-being and the implications for nurses, patients, patient and family satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and organizational performance.
The second manuscript offers a concept analysis of well-being in acute care pediatric nurses who care for chronically or critically ill children. Utilizing the concept analysis method by Walker and Avant, this analysis goes step-by-step in detailing attributes, antecedents, consequences, empirical referents, and model cases. This analysis concludes with highlighting that promoting acute care pediatric nurse well-being has many benefits, including reduced organizational turnover and medication errors, and improved patient outcomes.
The third manuscript reports on an exploratory descriptive qualitative study investigating acute care pediatric nurses’ experiences while caring for chronically or critically ill patients. Guided by the Factors Affecting Clinician Well-Being and Resilience Conceptual Model, the study utilized this framework as it was developed to improve clinician well-being, alleviate fatigue, moral distress, and suffering, which may derive from provider burnout. Themes such as multidimensional health, work-life balance, and work environment were all found as contributing to acute care pediatric nurse well-being
Unreadable, Unfindable, and Incomplete: Evaluating PREA Information in State Correctional Handbooks
Get PDFThe Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was enacted in 2003 to prevent sexual abuse in correctional settings through a zero-tolerance framework. While all states formally acknowledge PREA, the accessibility, clarity, and completeness of the information provided to incarcerated individuals remain uncertain. This mixed-methods study evaluates PREA-related content in 62 state correctional handbooks from 49 states, assessing three core dimensions: readability, findability, and substantive content. Grounded in compliance theory and institutional betrayal, the analysis focuses on how correctional institutions communicate PREA protections, prevention strategies, and reporting procedures. Results reveal that most PREA content exceeds the literacy levels of the intended audience, is inconsistently organized, and frequently omits critical guidance. Reporting mechanisms often prioritize staff-based disclosure, lack procedural transparency, and emphasize the danger of false reporting over survivor support. The findings suggest a pattern of symbolic compliance, where handbooks reflect the appearance of adherence without providing meaningful access to protections. Recommendations are offered for creating more accessible, consistent, and legally meaningful PREA messaging that better aligns with the needs and literacy levels of incarcerated populations
Cultivating Empathy in STEM: A Conceptual Framework for Multicultural Empathic Design in STEM Education
Get PDFExamining the Mechanism of Spore Sacs Undergoing Sk-3-based Spore Killing after Deletion of Neurospora crassa DNA Intervals i382 and i400
Get PDFNeurospora crassa is a well-known model organism for studying eukaryotic genetics, particularly non-Mendelian inheritance mechanisms such as meiotic drive. In N. crassa, meiotic drive can be observed in fungal spore killing, where Spore killer-3 (Sk-3) is a selfish genetic element transmitted to offspring through spore killing. Sk-3 is thought to contain two principal components: a killer (poison) gene and a resistance (antidote) gene. While the resistance gene (rsk) has been identified, the killer gene remains unknown. Building on previous research that identified a 1.3 kb DNA interval (i350) essential for Sk-3-based spore killing, I analyzed two subintervals, i382 and i400, to narrow down the functional components of the Sk-3 locus. Deletion of i382 does not disrupt spore killing and deletion of interval i400 partially disrupts spore killing but does not eliminate it. Future work should retest the i400 strains in spore killing assays, to determine if the partial spore killing phenotype can be detected in all crosses when larger numbers of rosettes are examined. The findings presented here help narrow down the search for the unknown poison gene involved in spore killing, which is a critical step towards understanding processes that allow for the evolution of Sk-3-type selfish genetic elements
Problem-Based Learning in Speech-Language Pathology Programs: A Scoping Review
Get PDFPurpose: Problem-based learning (PBL) promotes student-centered, active learning and has been applied in many health disciplines, including speech-language pathology (SLP). There is some SLP literature outlining how PBL has been applied and its components, however, how PBL is applied across SLP programs worldwide is yet to be explored. We therefore sought to answer the question, how do SLP programs apply PBL and what are the associated student outcomes?
Methods: Five databases were searched, as well as searching the grey literature for relevant articles. Covidence was used to de-duplicate, collate, and review articles. SLP program, study, PBL application, and student outcome data was extracted and synthesized.
Results: Thirty articles were included. PBL was applied in undergraduate and graduate SLP programs, typically using a hybrid model with most articles published in the United States, China, and Australia. Key components of PBL included group learning, a realistic clinical case, and a facilitator. Positive aspects (e.g., motivation, communication and reasoning skills, retention of information), as well as negative aspects of PBL were identified (e.g., time needed for preparation, student stress).
Conclusions: PBL is applied in various ways in SLP training, with a variety of strengths, challenges, and delivery methods identified in the literature. Overall, PBL has established utility in SLP programs, and research is warranted to further investigate PBL components such as outcomes, modes of delivery, case development, and facilitator training
Explaining Police Officer Intentions to Leave their Career Field
Get PDFResearch examining police officer retention has generally relied upon general work environment predictors to explain intentions to leave a police career. Recent research has applied theory explaining departures as a multistep process, where job satisfaction and stress mediate the relationship between work conditions and leaving the profession. These prior inquiries have been methodologically limited in the number of predictors and agencies included. The current inquiry uses a survey of eight police agencies to test the conceptual framework that job satisfaction and stress mediate the relationship between workplace environment and intentions to leave policing. Findings indicate that many commonly theorized predictors of job satisfaction and stress do not directly influence intentions to seek another career (i.e. role clarity, job danger, autonomy, relations with coworkers, and value congruence with shift), but do display an indirect relationship via job satisfaction and stress. Most predictors that do hold a direct relationship with intentions to leave were partially mediated by job satisfaction and stress
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