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PSU/ KNEA Mission, Vision and, Values Statement
Get PDFThis is a statement of the PSU/ KNEA of their Mission, Vision and Values Statement, last updated 2023 for Pittsburg State University
IMPROVING ADVANCE DIRECTIVE DOCUMENTATION IN A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC IN THE MIDWEST
Get PDFAn Abstract of the Scholarly Project by
Teresa Gayle Hagedorn
Advance care planning (ACP) is a continuous communication process linking patients, family members, caregivers, and healthcare providers. Personal values, life goals, and preferences regarding future medical care are significant to every person as we will inevitably reach the end of life. Advance directives (ADs) promote patient autonomy and provide legal documentation of a patient’s wishes for future care. According to the National Institute of Health (2018), only 1 in 3 adults in the United States have a documented AD in their electronic medical records (EMR). This quality improvement project aimed to determine if ACP discussions initiated in a primary care clinic in the Midwest would increase the percentage of documented ADs in the EMR. The patients of one provider in a rural clinic were randomly chosen to receive an intervention discussing ADs, and patients were given time to ask questions. The intervention period was over six months. The data from 200 random charts were examined to determine if the intervention increased the percentage of patients’ charts with ADs. The intervention results did not show a significant increase in the rate of charted ADs. However, the opportunity for the provider to initiate the topic and provide evidence-based AD education cannot be discounted entirely
DENSITY AND NEST SUCCESS OF SHRUB-DEPENDENT BIRDS ON FORMERLY STRIP-MINED LANDS
Get PDFAs bird populations continue to decline across North America, it is important to understand the benefits that disturbed habitats can have for breeding birds. One of the major land disturbances and causes of habitat loss in the United States is surface mining, which often results in altered vegetative communities. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the relationships between bird populations, habitat, previous and current land use, and densities of invasive plant species on formerly strip-mined land. Due to the proliferation of invasive shrub species in post-mined landscapes, we sought to determine the effects of post-mined habitat features on three shrub-nesting bird species: Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii), Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), and Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea). In addition to assessing their densities, we estimated each species’ reproductive success to understand future population trends. We conducted point count surveys, and searched for and monitored nests of these shrubland birds at 84 sites varying in land use and mining history. Overall, we detected 7,999 individuals from 87 bird species. Forested mined lands had the most diverse bird communities. We found that habitat type (i.e., forest, grassland, or rangeland) best described patterns in each focal species’ density, with densities differing by habitat type for all three shrub-dependent species. We located 178 nests, the majority of which belonged to Bell’s Vireos and Northern Cardinals. Logistic exposure models predicted daily nest survival for Bell’s Vireos as a function of habitat type between post-mined grasslands and rangelands, while Northern Cardinals daily nest survival was a function of nest age. If demographic rates were consistent across the study region, Bell’s Vireo reproductive rates were not high enough to maintain their populations. Particularly as woody invasion continues, invasive shrub populations grow, and land cover changes occur in the Midwest, both species’ breeding success may be negatively impacted, resulting in their population declines. This information will be useful for creating a more informed management plan for non-game birds and exotic plant species on reclaimed mined lands
Books by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg Poster
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To Make a Prairie: Founding Transformative Language Arts
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Making a Living Doing What You Love: Community Writing Workshops
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An Open Letter to the Wetlands
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Valentine for Bob
No full textA Poem on the Spot created by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Kansas Poet Laureate 2009-2013