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The Effects of Communications & Teamwork on the Acceptance and Perceived Use of eICU Technology
No full textAn eICU is an electronic intensive care unit (ICU). An eICU team consists of an intensive care attending physician in collaboration with advanced practice providers and ICU nurses using remotely based telemedicine to support the healthcare team at the bedside. The eICU team functions as a sophisticated patient monitoring system and uses computerized data analysis to assist in the early identification of patient complications and to communicate these issues to the bedside healthcare team, where early interventions can be employed. The purpose of this project was to conduct a systematic review to examine whether communication and teamwork have any effect on the acceptance and perceived use of eICU technology. The articles reviewed for this study demonstrate the importance of teamwork and communication in successful implementation of an eICU. eICUs are a considerable financial investment. These papers also demonstrated that equally important to investment in technology is investment in the development of staff in the areas of teamwork and communication necessary to foster successful uptake of eICU technology
Investigating Factors that Alter Public Support for Countering Violent Extremism Intervention Programs for At-Risk Youth
Full text linkCountering violent extremism (CVE) intervention programs are often designed as non-punitive approaches to reduce the likelihood of youth joining terrorist groups through offering social, family, mental health, and/or practical supports. Since public support is crucial for determining whether a CVE intervention program is implemented or successful, we conducted two online vignette-based experiments to examine how factors such as political orientation, the youth’s ethnicity, and the public’s perspective-taking with at-risk youth can alter their support. Across both studies (U.S. online sample N = 153, U.K. online sample N = 760), participants generally reported less support for a CVE intervention program aimed at at-risk youth than a similar gang intervention program, although in the U.K., conservatives supported both programs the same relatively lower amount (compared to liberals). This effect was partially explained by participants reporting less perspective-taking with an at-risk youth considering joining a terrorist group than considering joining a gang, which in turn led to lower public support of the program. This suggests that CVE intervention programs face barriers, even among the more liberal-leaning members of the public, and that helping people to take the perspective of at-risk youth may be one pathway for increasing public support
The Effects of Listening to Music on the Anxiety of Nursing Students
Full text linkThe purpose of this project is to examine the effects of listening to music on the anxiety of nursing students with the goal of lowering levels of anxiety. Anxiety is how the body is able to respond to stress. Many people experience anxiety on a daily basis. A mild level of anxiety before an exam or a job interview may be unpleasant but motivates the person to perform. When anxiety reaches higher levels, it may hinder academic performance and interrupt activities of daily living. Nursing students are not immune to anxiety. Once students are admitted to a nursing program, they begin classes with heavy course material, exams, preparation for clinical, and pressure to maintain grades at or above a certain grade to advance to the next level. In addition, the personal demands of nursing students such as family responsibilities, a job and/or sports increase anxiety. Approximately 43% of nursing students have some level of anxiety. There are many different nonpharmacological methods of lowering anxiety. The use of listening to music is one type of complementary and alternative therapy that has helped people with lowering their anxiety. This project surveyed student nurses at Rhode Island College about their symptoms of anxiety before and after listening to music in a quantitative fashion. The goal was to determine if listening to music lowers anxiety of undergraduate nursing students
Melody, not Beat Perception, Predicts Rhythmic Error Detection
Full text linkThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among beat perception, error detection, and musical experience. We presented monophonic rhythms using a piano timbre along with two measures of beat perception (Harvard Beat Finding and Interval Test [BFIT] and Goldsmiths Beat Alignment Test) and a measure of melodic error detection. College musicians’ (N = 43) ability to detect rhythm errors was not significantly correlated to their ability to perceive beat alignment (Goldsmiths test) or tempo change (BFIT). Age was related to performance on only one of the measures, the BFIT test. A regression model yielded pitch error detection as the only significant predictor of rhythmic error detection. We suggest that college musicians already possess a requisite ability for beat processing that allows them to perform error detection. The lack of relationship between beat perception and rhythmic error detection is explained by this requisite ability in the population, and we promote future research for pitch and rhythm processing as it relates to rhythm perception or performance
À conversa com o cineasta Flora Gomes, March 31, 2022
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Understanding the effects of N-terminal acetylation on the oligomeric state of Tau
Full text linkProtein production, purification, and analysis done in order to find the effects of N-terminal acetylation on microtubule associated protein tau
A Comparison of Measures to Determine Severity of Disease in Adults With Psoriasis: A Systematic Review
Full text linkPlaque psoriasis is an autoimmune disease of the immune system affecting many adults worldwide. Due to the inflammatory nature of the disease, adults with psoriasis are at higher risk for thromboembolic events including heart attack and stroke. Treatment options are offered based on the severity of disease and may have implications for reducing cardiovascular disease. Selecting a clinically validated tool to measure the performance of a treatment or therapy has implications for research and clinical practice and therefore it is important to understand the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of measures used to describe the severity of illness in patients affected by psoriasis. Systematic reviews are research reviews that combine the evidence of multiple studies related to a specific clinical problem to inform clinical practice (Whittemore & Knafl, 2005). This systematic review of the literature examined the clinically validated tools used in large randomized controlled trials within the past ten years. The results of this study found that authors of major studies evaluating the effectiveness of treatment on adults with psoriasis used a combination of clinically validated tools to determine the severity of disease. The instruments chosen include the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), the Static Physicians Global Assessment (sPGA), and Body Surface Area (BSA)
Improving Nurse Preceptor Confidence Level in Strategies to Promote Clinical Judgment in the Graduate Nurse: A Program Development Project
No full textNewly graduated nurses require support in their first year of employment to develop confidence and competency in their new role. Inadequate support during this fragile transition period can result in several negative effects including job dissatisfaction, safety errors, and exiting the profession (Powers et al., 2019). Nurse preceptors impact the outcome of orientation for a new nurse. To be successful, preceptors require a structured education program to develop the skills necessary to guide the transition from student nurse to a confident, competent, new nurse (Haggerty et al., 2012). The need for the development of such a program was identified through informal feedback from members of the Hospital Wide Professional Practice Council, new nurses at end of orientation, and active nurse preceptors throughout the hospital. The theoretical framework used to guide the development of the education intervention for the nurse preceptors was Kolb’s experiential learning theory. The Tanner Clinical Judgment model was used as the basis of the education provided to the preceptors (Tanner, 2006). The Logic Model through the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (2004) was utilized as the framework for the development and implementation of this educational program. The effectiveness of the preceptor education program will be evaluated on an ongoing basis using a modified National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) 2009 Confidence Survey. The purpose of this program development project is to improve nurse preceptor confidence in strategies to promote clinical judgment in the new graduate nurse
Understanding the Unseen: Invisible Disabilities in the Workplace
Full text linkApproximately 61 million (or 1 in 4) adults in the United States have a disability. Despite this prevalence, many people cannot name a coworker who is disabled, possibly due to the number of people who have invisible disabilities. This lack of understanding of both causes and prevalence can cause both the disabled and their supervisors or managers to be unaware of how to address a disabled person’s needs. In this article, the authors shed light on how to improve the professional environment for disabled archivists, staff, and patrons. People without disabilities or those with unrealized disabilities can all benefit when universal design is considered. The best way to achieve inclusivity is to encourage all employees to model the behavior you want to see in others and to normalize disabilities and accommodations. In an environment where accommodations for everyone are normalized, many of the micro- or macro-aggressions may be eliminated from the workplace, as it can help remove the stigma surrounding disability. Everyone wants to work in a supportive environment where they feel respected
Using Graph Theory for Design and Safety in Railroad Systems
Full text linkTrains, a method of transportation for people and/or goods, are different than other methods of transportation, such as boats or trucks. Trains can only travel in a railroad system, specifically upon tracks. If something is prevent ing the train from moving on the tracks, then that whole line of railroad is shut down. If boats and trucks cannot travel on a particular route, there are alternative routes that can be taken. The design of the railroad system may appear to be created by chance, in that no trains crash into each other or into stations, but there is an application to graph theory which can help determine safety and efficiency in the railroad system. Additionally, there are types of graphs and information that are used specifically for railroad systems in graph theory, which will be discussed briefly. In this paper, there is an introduction to graph theory, its properties, and a basic application of graph theory to the railroad system. Additionally, three train lines in the London Underground are transformed into graphs, each of which are then analyzed, in respect to one of three design and safety problems of railroad systems (the blocking problem, the yard location problem, and the train schedule problem). Overall, it was found that graph theory is effective in developing railroad systems and that the three design and safety problems of railroad systems can be analyzed by using graph theory