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Telehealth in the Postpartum Period: An Integrative Review
No full textIntroduction: Improving postpartum care by addressing the steep decline in postpartum care utilization is important to maternal and newborn health. This integrative review explores the use of telehealth in the postpartum period and its impact on improving health outcomes and access to care.
Methods: A literature search identified original studies published between 2018 and 2025 in PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and ScienceDirect to learn about the use of telehealth in postpartum care. Reference lists of included articles were screened, and a hand search of three applicable journals was also conducted. The search identified 1187 studies after duplicates were removed, of which 20 met inclusion and exclusion criteria. Findings were organized according to four emerging postpartum topics: postpartum hypertension, breastfeeding and lactation, postpartum depression, and routine postpartum care.
Results: Results across the 20 articles showed international support for different types of telehealth including mobile applications (apps), eHealth, short message service (SMS) text messages, virtual visits, telephone calls, and web-based platforms. Findings indicated reduced racial disparities and increased attendance at postpartum visits. Improvements were noted in remote blood pressure monitoring and treatments, increased rates of exclusive breastfeeding, and an increase in diagnosis and treatment of postpartum depression.
Discussion: Telemedicine enhanced care in the postpartum period, though should not replace routine, in-person, six-week postpartum visits. Using specific mobile apps to improve breastfeeding rates, provides encouragement and support to new mothers regarding their care and their newborn’s improved care in the postpartum period. Adding options of virtual visits for postpartum follow up, especially in postpartum depression care, improves access to care
Restorative Justice in Secondary Schools: Benefits, Challenges, and Academic Impact
No full textThis literature review examines restorative justice practices in secondary education, focusing on academic outcomes and comparison with traditional disciplinary methods. Drawing from research published between 2013-2024, this review analyzes how restorative practices impact student achievement while exploring implementation challenges. The review addresses two questions: the impact of restorative practices on academic outcomes in secondary education, and how these practices compare to traditional methods regarding implementation requirements, sustainability, and student outcomes. After establishing theoretical and historical context, the review systematically examines empirical studies, identifying key implementation factors including professional development, stakeholder engagement, and resource allocation. Findings indicate that while restorative practices can improve school climate and reduce disciplinary incidents, particularly for marginalized students, implementation quality significantly influences outcomes. The relationship between restorative practices and academic achievement is complex, with evidence suggesting well-implemented programs positively impact academic and social-emotional outcomes. This review contributes to knowledge about restorative justice in education while highlighting areas requiring further research, particularly regarding long-term academic impacts and sustainability in diverse secondary school environments
Importance of Inclusion for Special Education
No full textThis literature review aims to inform inclusive education and why it is crucial for all students. Inclusion is based on the students’ academic and social-emotional success from learning with their general education peers from both general education, special education teachers, and support staff. Inclusion in education helps students with disabilities be able to learn in the same classroom as their general education peers. It provides opportunities for staff to collaborate with team members to best support students. Research included in this study looked at how inclusion has evolved in education, the effect of teachers attitudes on inclusion, and recommended supports that staff might need to elevate inclusive education work. Finally this study will consider inclusion the perspective of general education students and if inclusion lowers the overall academic scores of general education students. Inclusion supports students with disabilities’ needs and goals by letting them be included in education. Teachers need more professional development training on how to differentiate instruction and allow time to collaborate with supporting staff. The completed literature review looks at all aspects that are important to include and how to make it work successfully for all involved correctl
A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Online Business Faculty During the Transition to Offering Online Programs
No full textThe purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the experiences of online business faculty at private nonprofit postsecondary institutions as their online programs were launched. The experiences of how business faculty encounter teaching online in new online business degree programs are essential for institutional leaders and faculty seeking to start new online programs at their institutions. The qualitative study used semi-structured interviews to gather the experiences of 10 business faculty at private nonprofit institutions who taught online and experienced their departments implementing a new online degree program. The participants\u27 experiences were analyzed using Kotter’s (2012) theory for leading change. The participants shared experiences of expanding the breadth of the students they served, furthering the mission of their institutions, greater faculty and student flexibility, frustrating barriers during the implementation process, and successful change efforts at their institutions. The results demonstrated that creating an online education leadership position, providing instructional design support, and addressing faculty concerns about course quality positively impacted the participants’ experiences
Dr. Sarah Kofler
No full textAccess Career Counseling, Mentoring, and Wellness Programs to Thrive Academically, Personally, and Professionallyhttps://spark.bethel.edu/edd-show-images-2021/1010/thumbnail.jp
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Minnesota\u27s PSEO Students: A Qualitative Exploration
No full textIn my dissertation, Understanding the Lived Experiences of Minnesota\u27s PSEO Students: A Qualitative Exploration, I explored students’ experiences of the transition from high school to college via Minnesota’s PSEO program. As a Bethel University faculty member with 19 years of prior experience as a high school English teacher, I have watched the number of PSEO students increase year after year from both sides of the secondary/post-secondary divide. This subtle undoing of the traditional high school to college progression significantly impacts not only the economic outlook for public high schools and colleges, but it also significantly impacts the educational experiences and outcomes of the students themselves. In this phenomenological study, I sought to inductively construct a more nuanced understanding of the lived experiences of high school students who transitioned to college by way of PSEO. Through a combination of purposeful selection and snowball sampling, I identified eight veterans of the PSEO program, interviewed them, compiled the interview data, and discerned four key thematic ideas: Readiness and Opportunity, Social and Psychological Ripples, Transactional vs. Transformational Educational Experiences, and Unexpected Insights. While the participants in the study shared both positive and negative experiences associated with PSEO, they all endorsed the program and reported that their participation in the program benefited them psychologically and academically. Within the broader scope of concurrent enrollment in Minnesota, the study results suggested that PSEO programming in colleges and universities could be broadened to serve increasing numbers of students who feel underserved and disaffected by high school curriculum and have matured beyond the rigid adherence to rules and structure necessary in public high schools. Additionally, the study results highlight the peculiar gray space occupied by PSEO students and may provide insight into how to better address their unique educational needs. Finally, the study results suggest that although younger than traditional college freshmen, PSEO students can flourish socially and academically in the constructivist environment of the college setting.https://spark.bethel.edu/edd-showcase-2021/1014/thumbnail.jp
Locke-ing and Un-Locke-ing the Declaration of Independence: An Introduction to Jefferson\u27s Philosophy of Revolution
No full textThis presentation celebrates Constitution Day, on September 17th, and is an Edgren Scholar team project which is aiming to be published in time for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.https://spark.bethel.edu/primetime-presentations/1022/thumbnail.jp
Safe and Effective Team Communication: Utilizing Virtual Simulation to Apply IPASS and ISBARR
No full textResearch problem: Recognizing failure in communication and teamwork as leading causes of sentinel events in patient care, the Department of Health and Human Services (2023) recommends utilizing standard scripts such as ISBARR and the newly developed IPASS for effective team communication. Study Design: Due to limited opportunity for interdisciplinary communication in the clinical setting, course faculty designed an alternative clinical experience using virtual simulation (VSIM). Students complete a medical-surgical VSIM independently and then participate in a faculty-guided small group experience to discuss rationale. They collaboratively prepare an ISBARR communication between the nurse and provider for a patient need that occurs during the VSIM. Students are then assigned to individually complete a video presentation of an IPASS handoff to the oncoming nurse to emphasize how different communication tools are used appropriately. Conclusion: Written student feedback was overwhelmingly positive about the ability to differentiate between and efficiently use ISBARR and IPASS. 98% of students met benchmark on the graded individual video IPASS handoff, which demonstrated competency in utilizing this tool for handoff (AACN, 2024)
Vibrational anharmonic effects in β-propiolactones
No full textRecent research in our group has focused on the development of Vibrational Raman Optical Activity, with application to derivatives of β-propiolactone (oxetan-2-one). β-propiolactones are reactive, electrophilic, and biologically active. Beta-lactones possess a characteristic four-membered ring with susceptibility to nucleophilic attack at the second and fourth carbons. Stereoselective synthesis can be achieved by the use of natural, stereospecific enzymes. VROA holds the promise of being able to decipher the stereochemistry of related compounds. To aid in the interpretation of VROA spectra, accurate computation of vibrational frequencies in necessary. To this end, we report a density functional theory (DFT) and coupled-cluster (CC) study of the anharmonic effects in molecular vibrations of small β-Lactone derived compounds. The anharmonic effects have been determined for a variety of electron collection methods and one-electron basis sets using the new versatile tool PYVPT2, which automates and carries out second-order vibrational perturbation theory to obtain anharmonic vibrational frequencies
Recent Artwork by Bethel\u27s Art + Design Professors
No full textEach artist in the Art + Design Department are makers as well as teachers. This slide deck shows recent work from each of the professors and instructors in our department