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Fall 2011
Get PDFThe fall issue of the library newsletter, 2011.
Inside this Issue:
Our Staff..................................................2 Carla Weiss, Reference Librarian by Debra Thomson
In Their Own Words...................................3 Amos Jallah, Jr. Seth Bonenfant Kerstyn Desjardin
The E-Column: Open Access Week, October 24-30 Adams Library & Blackboard Get Together by Kieran Ayton and Brian Baker New Resources By Carla Weiss
In the Archives and Special Collections..........4 A Gift by Marlene Lopes Phaedra Grande, RIC Alum & Librarian in the Making by Marlene Lopes
Book Reviews.............................................5 When the Emperor Was Divine review by Judith Stokes Mayflower review by Debra Thomson
Library Events and Exhibits...........................6 Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Debra Thomson Haiku in the Library Library Lecture Series: Gale Goodwin Gomez Presents: What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Language Documentation in a Remote Amazonian Village Russell Potter Reads from his new book, Pyg
Friends of Adams Library...............................7 Friends Annual Holiday Sale by Debra Thomso
On the Essence of Education
Get PDFThis is a contribution to the project of redefining the educational theory as a discipline, not merely as a field for application of other disciplines. If educational theory is a discipline, it should provide a unique lens to view the entire social world. Educational theory would then not only contemplate the world of schooling, or even the expanded world of educational experiences outside of schools. It would also offer an insight on the educational aspects of the economy, of politics, of communication, of culture, etc. Zooming out away from schooling allows zooming in on educatio
Certified Nursing Assistants\u27 Knowledge, Confidence, and Effectiveness in Providing End-of-Life Care
Get PDFThe objective of this research was to explore the knowledge, confidence and effectiveness level of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) working with persons at end-of-life (EOL). This study was a descriptive, one-dimensional study that was conducted at a long term care (LTC) facility in Rhode Island. Participants answered demographic and confidence questionnaires and completed a short exam. The participants regularly provided care for persons at EOL, but received no additional training in that specialty. The 20 participants were fro,m diverse backgrounds and cultures. The study was conducted over two months and results indicated perceived confidence and effectiveness levels higher than knowledge scores. Over fifty percent of the participants received a score of less than 70% on the knowledge exam. There were multiple findings that implied a need for further research. The number of individuals receiving EOL care in nursing homes has escalated over the past decade. To provide quality care to the terminally ill, including general comfort, pain relief, spiritual, and emotional support, it must be provided by qualified nursing assistants. It is the premise of the researcher that nursing assistants who provide the majority of care to patients at EOL require specialized training to meet both nursing assistant and patient needs. The findings from this study support this premise and have implications for research and practice in end-of-life care
Development and Implementation of a Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse Exam Review Program
Get PDFRhode Island Hospital (RIH) is currently striving to attain Magnet® status; specialty certification of registered nurse (RN) staff plays an important role in achieving that goal. Unit based nursing leadership and RN staff identified neuroscience certification as both important and desirable. One of the barriers identified by the staff RNs was the lack of a study support program to assist in preparation for the certification exam. A certified neuroscience registered nurse (CNRN) exam review program motivates and supports the RN staff to seek certification and successfully sit for the exam. The primary purpose of this program was to increase the number of CNRNs on the neuroscience units at RIH, with a secondary goal of CNRN staff participation throughout the initiative. The development of a formalized process allowed the program to be repeated biannually and helped to establish a unit culture where certification is the standard to which to aspire
Iowa: Aerial Photograph
No full textThis aerial photograph shows patterns made by roads and farm land in the Iowan landscape during the winter.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1597/thumbnail.jp
New Shoreham House on Block Island
No full textNew Shoreham is the town located on Block Island. New Shoreham was named for Shoreham, Kent, in England. The town has a total area of 109.5 square miles of which, 9.7 square miles of it is land and 99.8 square miles is water. The New Shoreham House is a hotel located directly across from the ferry dock on Water Street in the Old Harbor District of the island. Historic hotels in this area were salvaged from neglect when the Old Harbor District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1322/thumbnail.jp
San Francisco: Ghiradelli Fountain
No full textGhiradelli Square was originally the headquarters for the Ghiradelli Choolate Company, which purchased the entire city block in 1893. In the 1960s the square went up for sale and the purchasers readapted it to house a restaurant and shops making it the first major adaptive re-use project in the United States. In 1982 Ghiradelli Square was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The fountain was made by Ruth Asawa, a California native and American artist.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1613/thumbnail.jp
Columbia: Walkways, Park
No full textColumbia is a planned community in Maryland. It was opened in 1967 and designed as a group of ten self contained villages. The concept was James Rouse’s way of making the city feel like a small town. Each village has walking and biking paths in addition to shopping centers and recreational centers. This photograph shows one of the villages paths and public land.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1531/thumbnail.jp
Mobile Home in Individual Site, Glocester, RI
No full textMobile home site in Glocester, RI. During this time, rural towns in Rhode Island such as Glocester, Charlestown, Narragansett, and West Greenwich reported a rapid growth in population. With increases in the popuation averaging around 40% people turned to alternative forms of housing such as mobile homes.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1251/thumbnail.jp
Triple-deckers; one in back of garden
No full textClustered apartment housing in Central Falls was necessary to accommodate a rapidly growing population at the turn of the twentieth century. The population boom was due to a booming textile industry.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1183/thumbnail.jp