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Student Center Lounge
No full textLounge with various seats and tableshttps://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1352/thumbnail.jp
Student Center Card Front
No full textFrontside of a card with the newer west entrance as the picturehttps://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1401/thumbnail.jp
Bonar, Harlan, collection, 2011-2015
Get PDFThis collection contains artwork, papers, and a recording of an interview of Kansas City-based artist Harlan Bonar.
Harlan Bonar was born in 1952 in Warrensburg, Missouri. His family settled nearby in the small town of Knob Noster, where Bonar would live for most of his life. He graduated from Knob Noster High School in 1970 and was stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War between 1972 and 1976.
After the war, Bonar returned to Missouri and began to paint. He was self-taught and eventually became known for the unique style and vivid imagery in his paintings, referred to sometimes as “outsider art.” Subject matter for his paintings ranged from biblical themes to Civil War battles.
Bonar passed away in April 2021. He is buried in the Knob Noster cemetery.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/1439/thumbnail.jp
Horace Mann Art
No full textHorace Mann Hall Renovation A painted postcard of Horace Mann by Howard & Helmer, architects p.a.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1161/thumbnail.jp
Horace Mann Outside Renovation
No full textHorace Mann with cars lined up on the street. Orange construction blocks off the lawn and walkway in front of the building.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1167/thumbnail.jp
Riding Bikes
No full textTwo students on bikes next to a teacher who reads of a paper. Back labeled: Jim Chroust & Horace Mann Studentshttps://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1177/thumbnail.jp
Christmas Program
No full textKids in costume stand on the stage for the Christmas program. Front row: Stevie Champion, Peter Thomas, Douglas Laury, Patti Baker, Roberta Gelso, Janet Penny, Kathy Priest*, Suzi Kirby, Jack Morgan, Roxy McMillan. Back Row: Sue Aaly, Linda Holshouser, Joe Neas, Sharon Little, Glen Aber, Jenelle Moor, Dennis Smith, David Armstrong, Sue Kennedy, Billy Scott, Brenda North.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1189/thumbnail.jp
Student Center Construction
No full textConstruction on the North (street) side of the Student Center. Construction workers work on the frame as concrete is poured.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1316/thumbnail.jp
PROMOTING SAFETY THROUGH ADVOCACY AND PRACTICE: NURSE INPUT AND BELIEFS REGARDING HOSPITAL FALL PREVENTION POLICIES IN THE INPATIENT SETTING
Get PDFThroughout the evolving healthcare system, many issues in the hospital setting pose significant risk to patient safety and outcomes. Falls occur at detrimental rates that inevitably impact both the patient and the nurse. Of the several reasons one would choose to join the profession, nurses often seek the satisfaction of knowing the care they have provided impacted a patient, physically and spiritually. The healthcare system has allotted for variables in patient safety to promote safe outcomes and the reduction of fall risk, such as evidence-based practices and tools like cameras and assessments. However, the lack of nursing involvement in these processes often leaves them a step behind the pattern they wish to follow. Collecting baseline data regarding nursing staff knowledge of policies and procedures allows both the researcher and nursing leadership team to drive change in many areas of practice beyond fall prevention and risk reduction alone. The purpose of the study is to highlight current nursing staff understanding regarding hospital fall prevention policies, implement an increased frequency of current assessments, and review whether these changes made an impact on staff’s beliefs about their involvement in practice. Recreating this in other areas of patient safety concerns may potentially impact nursing practice at the organizational level and lead to better patient outcomes
REGISTERED NURSE EDUCATION ON PREVENTION OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA IN AN URBAN MIDWESTERN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Get PDFVentilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a preventable health condition causing increased hospital stays, over 35,000 deaths each year, and one of the costliest healthcare associated infections. VAP occurs when a patient develops pneumonia after being intubated and mechanically ventilated. Preventative measures are commonly in place amongst facilities, despite these measures VAPs still are occurring. Poor compliance with preventative measures have been observed in regards to oral care. Staff nurses in an intensive care unit (ICU) at a midwestern urban hospital were provided education on VAPs and preventative measures, with a focus on proper oral care. Staff nurses were given a survey before the educational intervention and seven months after to assess perceptions of importance as well as barriers to providing oral care. Data was collected from the ICU seven months before and after the educational intervention including oral care kit usage, ventilator days, and VAP occurrence. Education was found to increase compliance with oral care the month directly following the educational intervention. No significant change was found after the following months. Education did not impact VAP occurrence. Nurses had high perceived importance and confidence of performing oral care both before and after the educational intervention. Two main barriers to oral care compliance were time constraints due to patient acuity, which was significantly increased, and understaffing. These barriers to proper VAP preventative measures need to be addressed as findings indicate that nurses know and perceive preventative measures to be important but do not have the time to properly implement them