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The Laramie Project
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Always... Patsy Cline
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The Trojan Women
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Diabetes Self-Management Education for Older Adults in Primary Care
Full text linkType 2 Diabetes (T2DM) is a chronic disease that impacts 27.2 million seniors 65 and older. Evidence-based care for T2DM includes a combination of medication and disease-management behaviors. Access to education to teach patients healthy behaviors to manage their disease is limited and even less accessible to geriatric patients with aging learning needs. The scholarly project addresses this gap in patient education by implementing evidence-based diabetes self-management education for geriatric patients to increase patient knowledge and confidence in implementing self-management behaviors. The scholarly project aims to assess health behaviors in patients aged 65 and older with established type 2 diabetes and compare a change in participants\u27 knowledge and health behaviors after implementing diabetes self-management education (DSME). The project implements DSME for a geriatric patient population in a primary care office in a suburban setting. The Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ) is a 16-question survey designed to assess behaviors associated with glycemic control. The DSMQ is implemented pre- and post-education to evaluate and compare patient knowledge and behaviors at baseline and after education. The final study results are limited due to sample size and time constraints. Overall, there was no mean interval difference in the DSMQ survey before and after education. From these results, clinical practice incorporating DSME can help educate geriatric patients through multiple sessions to help improve learning outcomes and support consistent behavioral changes to improve disease management
An Educational Intervention: Knowledge Acquisition of Perimenopausal Mental Health Symptoms and Treatment Options for Women Aged 35 Years Plus
Full text linkPerimenopause is a span of four to six years preceding menopause when estrogen levels decline. Up to 40% of women experience depression during the perimenopause transition. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can be an effective treatment for depressive symptoms during perimenopause, but many healthcare practitioners prescribe antidepressants instead of HRT for the management of mood-related symptoms. Perimenopausal depression is associated with the progression of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. The general population, including women and healthcare providers, lacks the education and awareness surrounding perimenopause symptoms and treatment. This project educated women between ages 35 to 55 on the symptoms of perimenopause and the effects of declining estrogen levels and mental health. The author hosted educational information sessions consisting of a pre-test and post-test to establish effectiveness. The information sessions covered the etiology of perimenopause, symptoms, and both lifestyle and medical treatment options. The effectiveness of the education intervention was measured by test score percentages to determine that the intervention demonstrated overall improvement. Women can be empowered to make the right healthcare choices for themselves when they are educated on perimenopause and treatment options
Proposed Final Scholarly Project: Pediatric Provider Attitudes and Clinical Practices for Physical Activity Interventions in the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Full text linkAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental health conditions diagnosed in children and adolescents. First line treatments of psychopharmacology and psychotherapy can be ineffective, come with intolerable side effects, or not be available to all youth. Physical activity is among the most effective adjunctive interventions. However, many mental health providers report insufficient education or training on physical activity interventions as a barrier to implementing them into clinical practice. Using the transtheoretical model of behavior change principle of consciousness-raising, the proposed scholarly project aims to impact provider attitudes and knowledge about the use of evidence-based guidelines for physical activity in patients with ADHD using an educational intervention. A pre-intervention-post-intervention model will be used to assess the impact of an educational intervention on attitudes towards physical activity interventions, current use in clinical practice, possible barriers limiting clinical practice, and stages of change. Projected outcomes include low to moderate measures of pre-intervention favorability, knowledge, and clinical implementation and moderate to high post-intervention measures of favorability, knowledge, and clinical implementation
Synthesis of a Diacylglycerol Analog Near IR Dye
No full textNeutral lipids in mammalian cells are found in lipid storage droplets. Perilipin 5 is a lipid storage droplet protein, expressed predominantly in tissues with high oxidative metabolic activity, including the heart, muscle, and liver. Perilipin 5 plays a critical role in metabolic processes such as lipolysis, fatty acid storage, lipid droplet formation, and transport of lipids to mitochondria, therefore it is essential in maintaining metabolic homeostasis. AlphaFold predicts the structure of Perilipin 5 to have a conserved hydrophobic pocket of unknown function. Prior work has predicted that this pocket binds to diacylglycerol, suggesting a role in lipid metabolism. To better understand the structure-function relationship of this pocket, we designed a fluorescent diacylglycerol analog to use as a probe. The analog was synthesized through a click coupling reaction between 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DOPE) and the N-hydroxysuccinamide ester of IRDye 680RD from LiCor Biotechnology. The synthesis was confirmed via thin-layer chromatography (TLC) under neutral, and acidic mobile phase conditions. To test these probes’ usefulness, we separated plasma lipoproteins by agarose gel electrophoresis, stained them with the probe, and visualized them. Discrete bands corresponding to each major class of lipoproteins were seen, indicating that this probe could be used to stain particles of bulk lipids. Treatment of samples with detergent (Tween 20, 10%) or Candida reugosa lipase (1 Unit, 10 minutes) altered banding patterns indicating that the structures had been disrupted. These data indicates that we have successfully synthesized a near-IR lipid probe which can be used to further study these systems
Development of Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Utilizing Erector Spinae Plane Blockade for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Full text linkIn the United States, the aging population and high rates of cardiovascular disease leads to increased cardiothoracic surgeries. Analgesia for cardiac surgeries often involves high-dose opioids. However, with an ever-increasing opioid epidemic and adverse effects on the postoperative healing process, recent literature seeks to decrease opioid consumption by utilizing alternative methods of analgesia. The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists recommends the use of regional anesthesia techniques to reduce the incidence of undertreated postoperative pain that can occur from opioid-sparing methods of analgesia. This project aims to create an evidence-based analgesia guideline for adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Interventions will include an erector spinae plane block and an opioid-sparing postoperative guideline; evidence shows that erector spinae plane blocks decrease postoperative opioid consumption and improve postoperative outcomes, specifically decreased postoperative mechanical ventilation time. The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Guideline Model for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals will guide this process
Dames at Sea
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The Laramie Project (2025)
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