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Benefit Street, Historic Homes
No full textHistoric houses on northern Benefit Street. Benefit Street runs north to south of the community’s 18th century center at Market Square. in the late 1950s, many of the houses on this street were about to be torn down but were saved, thanks to the Providence Preservation Society and Mrs. Antoinette Downing. Today they stand restored.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1966/thumbnail.jp
Eyeon Ethics: Parents\u27 Access to Minors\u27 Counseling Records: An Example of Evolving Standards
No full textSocial workers encounter ethical challenges when parents ask to examine their child\u27s records because of their curiosity or because of their relevance to legal disputes (e.g., when one parent believes that disclosing the contents of the therapy record may strengthen his case in a bitter child custody dispute). A series of court decisions demonstrate how legal standards have changed, which has a direct bearing on social workers\u27 management of this challenging ethical issue
Music vs. Noise
Get PDFAs my old physics book so aptly put it, “The line that separates music and noise is thin and subjective. To some contemporary composers it is nonexistent.”1 When we hear a car drive by, we would probably not say, “Oh, that sounds beautiful!”, or even think that it is music at all, but some people might find it very musical indeed. The way dissonant/atonal music affects people changes with the individual and with the amount of exposure that individual has had to the music. It takes an acquired taste
The importance of being green: The influence of green behaviors on Americans\u27 political attitudes toward climate change.
Get PDFTwo studies investigated whether performing green behaviors may influence people’s political attitudes regarding climate change. A survey study revealed that self-reported green behaviors indirectly predicted American participants’ political attitudes regarding climate change, and that this relationship was mediated by their green self-perceptions. This relationship was relatively stronger for conservatives than for liberals. An experimental study included two conditions: One which led people to perceive that they often performed green behaviors and another that led them to perceive that they failed to perform green behaviors. Political-orientation was found to moderate the effect of green behavior perceptions on ratings of the importance of climate-related issues and on support for emissions-reducing policies. Liberals reported greater importance and greater policy support when perceiving that they failed to act green, while conservatives did not. Implications for green behavior campaigns and their political spillover effects are discussed
Do Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Receive Recommended Total Daily Calories with Enteral Feedings Using a Rate Based Protocol?
Get PDFWhen a patient is unable to eat or eat enough nutrients due to an illness or surgery, nutrition from another source may be required. Supplemental nutrition may be given in the form of enteral nutrition. The current practice is delivering enteral feedings on a rate based protocol to deliver calculated required calories over a specific length of time. Patients who receive enteral nutrition may have feedings interrupted due to a variety of reasons such as a procedure or diagnostic exam. Interruptions reduce the total daily calories delivered. If a patient does not achieve their total daily calories, it can be detrimental to the patient’s health and may increase length of stay and costs of hospitalization. The purpose of this study was to determine if patients receive their recommended total daily calories of enteral nutrition using a rate based protocol. A retrospective research design was used to obtain data from patients who received enteral feedings while in the Intensive Care Unit. Data were collected on patients who were admitted to the unit between June 1, 2014 and August 31, 2014. 41 patients who received enteral feedings were included in this study. 80% of patients had their enteral feedings interrupted; most frequent reasons included diagnostic testing, residual volumes and procedures. Interruptions of the enteral feedings lasted between one hour and 24 hours in duration with a mean of 2.9 hours. The most frequent duration of interruption was one hour. Patients received a mean of 56.4% of their daily prescribed goal calories and 56.7% of their daily prescribed volume of enteral feedings. This study suggests that patients do not receive their daily prescribed calories using a rate based protocol. Recommendations for further research and advanced nursing practice are discussed
Respiratory Infection and Antimicrobial Prescribing: How Well Are the Guidelines Adhered To?
Get PDFApproximately two million people in the United States (US) are infected annually by organisms that have developed resistance to one or more of the antimicrobials designed to eradicate them. The highest-ranking category of illness for which antibiotics are most commonly overprescribed is respiratory infections (CDC, 2014a). The purpose of this project was to explore current antimicrobial prescribing trends for respiratory infections at an urgent care facility. The ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation (Stevens, 2004) was utilized to serve as a guide in conducting this research study. Utilizing the detailed guidelines and treatment criteria for respiratory infections developed by the American College of Chest Physicians, a determination regarding the appropriateness of treatment was made. In this study, the rate of overprescribing at the study site was found to be approximately 22.66% as compared to the national average of 50% (CDC, 2013). Calculating the current prescribing trends and overprescribing rates is the first step in acknowledging the issue within this particular setting. Much more progress needs to be made to address methods and strategies for resolution including the adaptation of a modified antimicrobial stewardship applicable to ambulatory/urgent care settings Regardless of how the resolution to this worldwide problem will come about, it will not happen without multi-disciplinary cooperation. Advanced practice nurses are in a unique position to be able to act as leaders and educators regarding this issue
Teachers\u27 Self-Directed Informal Learning for Technology Integration in 1:1 Device High Schools
Get PDFPublic schools are implementing 1:1 computing programs in the hopes of
transforming education to provide students with the digital literacy competencies that
will enable them to be successful in our technology driven world. Continuous
professional learning is critical in helping teachers develop the knowledge and skills
for effective educational technology integration. Research has found however, that
formal professional development, commonly implemented as one-time workshops
with outside facilitators, are ineffective due to the multi-dimensional nature of
technology integration. Teacher continuous professional learning outside of the formal
context needs be considered. This survey study explored the self-directed informal
online and offline learning behaviors for technology integration of public high school
teachers in schools during the early stage of 1:1 (ES1:1) device implementation
programs. The findings from this study indicated that teachers are frequently engaged
in informal learning activities for technology integration. Teachers regularly engaged
in socio-constructivist activities through independent exploration, practice, and
routinely asked their colleagues for help or to collaborate. Although searching the
Internet to learn was the most commonly reported online activity, more sophisticated
uses of technology to learn were limited. Teacher learning goals were also found to
predict certain learner behaviors. The findings from this study inform both teachers
and professional developers of the possibilities of informal learning as a legitimate
form of professional lifelong learning
Evolving Ethical Standards in the Digital Age
Get PDFEthical standards in social work have matured significantly since the formal inauguration of the profession in the late 19th century. This article traces the global evolution of ethical standards in social work, focusing especially on current challenges in the digital age. The author discusses changes over time in social workers’ understanding of ethical issues and development of conceptual frameworks and protocols for managing them. Social workers’ increasing use of digital technology poses novel and unprecedented ethical challenges pertaining to privacy, confidentiality, informed consent, professional boundaries, conflicts of interest, documentation, client abandonment, and professionalism, among others. The article outlines emerging ethical standards designed to help social workers manage ethical challenges in the digital age
First Baptist Church from One Financial Plaza Tower
No full textThe First Baptist Church in America has been on College Hill in downtown Providence since 1638. The church was founded by Roger Williams in 1638. The building that stands today on North Main Street was built between 1774 and 1775. John and Joseph Brown were responsible for the design of the church. It is an 80-ft. square building that blends two traditions together: the New England meeting house and the Anglican parish church. The steeple derives from James Gibb’s 1728 Book of Architecture, Plate 30, an alternative design for St. Martin-in-the-Fields of 1726 in Trafalgar Square, London.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1965/thumbnail.jp
Eyeon Ethics: To Google or Not to Google: That Is the Question
No full textEthical standards must keep pace with the times. Most contemporary social workers completed their formal education before the creation of Google and Facebook. The ethics of electronic searches is a compelling example of the need for the profession to monitor the emergence of novel ethical challenges