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Understanding First-Generation Hispanic Student Experiences With Community College Campus Resources
Get PDFCommunity colleges serve as an essential gateway to higher education for Hispanics. Although first-generation Hispanic (FGHC) students continue to enroll in community colleges, there is limited research to explain their experiences using campus resources. This study’s purpose was to contribute to the existing literature on FGHC students and determine if their use of campus resources helped them succeed. This study used the conceptual framework of academic engagement (Tinto, 1996). Nora’s (2003) and Nora et al’s (2006) student engagement theory as lenses to explain how FGHC students can have pre-college characteristics that can affect their social, academic, and overall goals for success in a college setting. This study examined how seven FGHC students were able to use their pre-characteristics to successfully navigate college life. Five themes emerged after coding interview data; background, challenges, college, resources and support, and lack of role models. These themes answered this study’s three research questions. Participant responses showed a disturbing result: Although the seven participants lacked information on college resources or how to use them, they were able to successfully navigate college life and graduate from college. It is important to note that FGHC students are high in population yet lack the knowledge on college resources and how to access them. It was the goal of this study to help shed some light on the need for more culturally appropriate resources for success in college. This study can help college administrators, staff, educators, and students by shedding light on the needs for more cultural resources like bilingual staff to help FGHC navigate college life
Interprofessional Approach To Long Covid Through Telehealth
No full textThis study examines diverse perspectives with which each member of an interprofessional healthcare team approaches a telehealth based, clinical simulation with a standardized patient and collaborates to accomplish the best possible care for their patients. Healthcare professions represented are: Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Social Work, Physical Therapy, Allopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine practitioner and Physician’s Assistant. The clinical case concerned a 40 year old female patient presenting with illness consistent with Long Haul Covid and is seeking treatment for her chronic fatigue, headaches, and overall restlessness. Team members met with the patient for two sessions. Each session consisted of a 20 min patient encounter followed by a 10 min team debrief and then another 20 min patient encounter. The team had time to meet before the first encounter and in between the two encounters to plan an IP approach to treatment. The team also debriefed afterwards regarding challenges and opportunities. Team interactions ultimately highlighted interprofessional interactions to efficiently and effectively care for the patient and her partner. The opportunities and challenges of working as an interprofessional team using a telehealth platform will also be discussed.https://dune.une.edu/cecefall2021/1003/thumbnail.jp
Service Learning: Ghana Cross-Cultural Health Immersion: Medication Label Redesign
No full textVideo presentation detailing the work of an interprofessional team of UNE students and healthcare professionals from Ghana to redesign medication labels, develop instructions for use, and create a label usability evaluation tool. These products are intended for use on future service trips to community health clinics in Ghana in the cities of Sekondi and Takoradi through the UNE Ghana Cross-Cultural Health Immersion program.https://dune.une.edu/cecefall2021/1014/thumbnail.jp
School Employees’ Perceptions Of Organizational Support During A Critical Incident
Get PDFThe purpose of this qualitative case study was to discover the lived experiences and perceived organizational support (POS) of school employees’ during the abrupt transition to remote education instruction resulting from a critical incident such as COVID-19. In direct connection, this study’s problem was to fill a gap in the literature regarding school employees’ lived experiences and POS during the abrupt transition to remote education instruction as the result of a critical incident. Organizational support theory and experiential learning theory were the conceptual framework that guided this study. The researcher used semi-structured, one-on-one interviews with 10 school employees at a private, primary through eighth grade school located in the northeast region of the United States. Interview questions were used to explore participants’ POS, perceptions of well-being, and emotions prior to and during the critical incident. Six themes and three sub-themes emerged and provided insight into the study’s research question. The study’s results indicated that participants perceived experiences of organizational support through (1) work experience descriptors, (2) feelings about well-being at work, (3) POS, (4) changes in well-being due to COVID-19, (5) POS due to COVID-19, and (6) emotions during the critical incident. These results significantly aligned with literature on POS and emotional responses during a critical incident. Findings from this study may be useful for school leaders, administrators, and employees in K-12 school systems
Melatonin, Hops, Valerian, Oh My!
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This case report reviews the evidence for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) options for insomnia. Fourth-year pharmacy students conducted a comprehensive literature search to determine which CAMs have evidence for efficacy and safety in insomnia.https://dune.une.edu/pharm_studpost/1000/thumbnail.jp
Compassion Fatigue Among Help Me Grow Care Coordinators: A Case Study
Get PDFThe purpose of this exploratory sequential mixed methods case study was to explore the perceptions of the prevalence and impact of compassion fatigue among Help Me Grow (HMG) care coordinators throughout the United States. Guided by the compassion fatigue and professional quality of life theories as the conceptual framework, the prevalence of compassion fatigue was explored quantitatively through the Professional Quality of Life questionnaire (ProQOL) and the impact of compassion fatigue was explored qualitatively through semi-structured, open-ended interviews. The ProQOL questionnaire results indicated that no participants were experiencing compassion fatigue. Seven key themes emerged from the qualitative interviews, including (a) developing relationships and establishing trust with families, (b) love of being a care coordinator, (c) empathy and compassion required, (d) communication skills required, (e) physical and emotional symptom, (f) struggle to establish boundaries, and (g) self-care and external support as coping strategies. Findings of this study revealed that although all study participants reported low levels or risk of compassion fatigue according to the ProQOL questionnaire results, participants seem to be experiencing the impacts of compassion fatigue based on the narratives shared during the interviews
The Lived Experience Of New Physical Therapy Graduates Working In The Early Intervention Setting: Perceptions Of Preparation
Get PDFUnderstanding the experiences of new physical therapists transitioning to the early intervention workforce will provide a richer exploration of the preparation of physical therapists, which can guide educators to ensure adequate preparation. Since passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1994, an increasing number of children qualify for service creating a growing need for physical therapists to provide service in the early intervention program. In this qualitative, interpretive phenomenological analysis, the researcher explored the lived experience of new physical therapy graduates. The preparation and adequacy of entry-level physical therapist education to work in the early intervention setting following graduation using a Discrepancy Evaluation Model was studied. A thorough review of the literature found significant variability in pediatric content taught in entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapist (DPT) programs. Additionally, limited research exists related to the lived experience of physical therapists working in the early intervention setting, specifically new graduates embarking on a career in this setting. The study was guided by the research question of how recent physical therapy graduates with less than two years of practice describe their lived experience of transitioning from a student to a therapist working in early intervention. The researcher used semi-structured, individual interviews with eight physical therapists working in the early intervention setting that graduated within 24 months. Findings suggest that, despite gaps in the participants’ preparation to work in the early intervention setting and numerous job challenges, therapists chose to enter and remain in this specific practice setting because they find purpose and validation in their relationships with children and families. The most meaningful pre-professional preparation strategy was full-time pediatric clinical education experiences. Mentorship and post-professional continuing education were necessary during the transition into the early intervention workforce. Recommendations for future research include exploring the unique provider-patient relationships in early intervention, the impact of mentorship in this setting, cross-disciplinary competencies necessary for comprehensive personnel development in the DPT curriculum, and exemplar pedagogy
Resignation
Get PDFI have struggled with anxiety and depression for most of my life. At first, I didn\u27t understand it. Then, I was embarrassed by it. I chose to hide my struggle. It became my own silent battle. A battle I was slowly losing. In March of 2020, the world shut down. A dark, suffocating cloud began to settle over all of us. Life as we knew it, completely changed. At first, I thought I was handling the drastic life changes. I thought I was simply adapting. Then it happened, I lost control. My body physically prevented me from sleeping. It was like I was at war with myself. Every attempt at sleep ended with a jolt of adrenaline and my heart racing. I felt completely helpless. I was stuck in fight or flight with no end in sight.
I am beyond thankful for my friends and family. I have an incredible support system, but I realized I needed more. I returned to therapy and I found a great doctor who helped guide me through other options to assist me with my anxiety. I took a deep dive into understanding the root of my anxiety, my triggers, and creating tools for managing it. This poem is about my experience with anxiety. It\u27s about the internal battle and the struggle to ask for help. The aftermath of my experience ended up being transformational. I now put my mental health first. This allows me to have the capacity to care for others without getting burnt out. It\u27s not easy and I work on it daily, but it is a commitment I made to myself. Remember, we are all dealing with our own internal battles. Be kind, be respectful and be empathetic
Aching for Sacred Spaces
Get PDFThis image was made in early 2021, inside a local cafe that was operating takeout-only. It is a space that is very dear to me, one in which I spent countless hours (pre-pandemic) studying and reading, rejuvenating and relaxing with friends.
Recently, as I browsed books while waiting for a latte to-go, this scene caught my eye. The warm light pouring in through a large window fell over my favorite table, marked as unavailable by the chairs perched upon it. It would remain, understandably, unavailable for months to come. I was reminded, as I so often am these days, of what all of us have lost: normalcy, stability, the million little things that make life bearable. That is the aftermath of this pandemic. It is an aftermath that will soon become a memory, but it remains devastating nevertheless.
I chose 35mm film over digital for this image because it evokes the deep, aching nostalgia that I felt when I discovered the scene. This image is a time capsule, a reminder to myself never to take for granted those beautiful moments in-between. As such, film, with all its fickle idiosyncrasies, was the perfect medium
The Benefits And Challenges Of Telehealth
No full textPresentation discussing the following: Based on the Interprofessional Pain Clinic experience of working on Zoom, what are the implications of the platform moving forward?https://dune.une.edu/cecespring2021/1008/thumbnail.jp