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Improving Knowledge and Awareness for Providers and Staff on Intimate Partner Violence
Full text linkImproving Knowledge and Awareness for Providers and Staff on Intimate Partner Violence
Blessie Clontz
Abstract Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a national and global health issue where women and men have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner. A health-care provider is likely to be the first professional contact for survivors of IPV or sexual assault. The purpose of this quality improvement (QI initiative was to use a mixed study design to examine the impact of an educational session on provider and staff knowledge and awareness of intimate partner violence at a small primary care practice setting in a southeastern area of the United States. The primary objective was to measure knowledge and awareness of IPV using a modified version of the Physician Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey (PREMIS) pre-and post-educational session on IPV. A secondary objective was to obtain participant perspectives on IPV screening strategies, barriers, and resources through a post-intervention short survey. A convenience sample of 25 staff and providers participated in the study with a 100% response rate. The PREMIS survey results were statistically significant (t=-24.219, p =
Key words: DNP Project, intimate partner violence, PREMI
Lincoln as a Wartime President
Full text linkThe paper explores the leadership of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, with a particular focus on his relationships with Generals George B. McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant. The study analyzes how Lincoln\u27s strategic decisions shaped the course of the war, and how his interactions with McClellan and Grant impacted the outcome of the conflict. Through an analysis of primary sources, including letters and official documents, the paper demonstrates how Lincoln\u27s wartime leadership helped to preserve the Union and ultimately end slavery in the United States. By examining the challenges and triumphs of Lincoln\u27s presidency, this study offers insights into the role of leadership during times of crisis and the enduring legacy of one of America\u27s greatest presidents
Liderazgo ignaciano y el Panorama de Liderazgo Contemporáneo: Un Ejercicio de Compromiso Contracultural
No full textEste artículo fue escrito como un diálogo entre dos miembros del profesorado y académicos que trabajan en una institución Jesuita. Este diálogo surgió a partir de su interés compartido en el liderazgo, especialmente un interés en el liderazgo ignaciano. Thomas Kelly trabaja en nuestra institución como teólogo y antiguo director de aprendizaje y servicio académico, y Moss Breen trabaja en la universidad como directora de un programa EdD de liderazgo interdisciplinar. Su formación y ámbitos de trabajo difieren, pero su interés en el liderazgo ignaciano es común a ambos. Kelly inicia la conversación y Moss Breen le responde.
De acuerdo con el espíritu de los primeros jesuitas, que intercambiaban cartas en las que sopesaban las cuestiones importantes que informaban la formación de la Sociedad de Jesús, los autores, Jennifer Moss Breen y Tom Kelly, han elegido seguir una vía de exploración similar. Esto refleja el diálogo actual y orgánico que mantienen y captura el flujo de su conversación durante los ocho meses en los que intercambiaron correspondencia sobre este tema
Companions to Combatants:
Full text linkThis thesis uses the narrative of Charles Sumner\u27s Caning to examine the shift in national public perceptions of patriotism and the disconnect in the late Antebellum period between North and South. Using the metrics of presidential action, national and state newspaper stories, and social thought, this paper traces the 50 years between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, looking specifically at the development of localist politics in the end of the period
Cultivating Health, Not Wealth in the United States\u27 Healthcare System: Comprehensive Revisions for the Orphan Drug Act of 1983
Full text linkThis thesis explores the way in which the Orphan Drug Act of 1983, originally instituted in response to a lack of treatments for rare diseases in the United States of America, has failed to achieve its initial objectives in the 40 years since its implementation. In evaluating various successful examples of government subsidization programs designed to intervene in private industry, this thesis composes the criterion required for funding-based legislation which maximize market outcomes while minimizing tax-payer burden. An analysis of the synthetic organic chemistry industry – and a case study into the production of a particular orphan treatment for a rare form of T-cell lymphoma – outlines the ways in which the ODA has resulted in declines in the developments in the field of medicinal chemistry, struggles which are not experienced in areas like the budding work of environmental chemistry. Additionally, a cultural and ethical review of the ODA’s societal impact reveals the detrimental effects on patients due to severe price gouging and lack of innovation in pharmaceutical products, outgrowths of the loopholes pharmaceutical companies utilize to maximize profitability through the legislation. Ultimately, this thesis suggests that 1) “orphan” must be defined more stringently, 2) market exclusivity must be granted on the basis of molecule (not the entire disease), and 3) in the event that a treatment turn profitable, the company receiving funds should be reevaluated for funds mishandling
MS ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY CAPSTONE PROJECT
Full text linkThis project is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Science in Environmental Biology at Regis University. Chapter 1 is a literature review on the human-induced threats to the Kemp\u27s ridley sea turtle. Chapter 2 is a grant proposal to assess TED effectiveness in reducing Kemp\u27s ridley bycatch in the Southeast Region. Chapter 3 is a journal manuscript identifying the anthropogenic threats to Avifauna in the Denver metropolitan area using wildlife rehabilitation data. Lastly, Chapter 4 is a stakeholder analysis that identifies economically feasible alternatives to palm oil expansion in Sumatra, Indonesia
MS ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY CAPSTONE PROJECT
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Home Healthcare Nurse Knowledge of Palliative Care and Hospice: A Quality Improvement Project
Full text linkThis DNP project\u27s objective was to educate home healthcare (HHC) nurses about palliative care/hospice (PC/H) benefits so they can recommend a referral if they believe it would enhance the patient\u27s and family\u27s quality of life. The purpose of the study was to determine if providing additional education to HHC nurses improves their perceptions of palliative care and hospice knowledge. The HHC nurses at one organization were provided with an information sheet, a consent form, demographic inquiries, and a pre-survey and instructed to review an evidence-based educational module. Upon completion of the module, participants were requested to complete a post-survey. After 30 days, a subsequent post-survey was distributed to the participants.The data indicate that the participants acquired knowledge after the initial post-survey and demonstrated retention of the information after 30 days following the second post-survey. The statistical analysis of the mean Likert Scale score indicated significant findings (t=-5.914, p.
THE POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD: CRITIQUING U.S. CULTURE THROUGH RELATIONAL CULTURAL THEORY AND THE SAINTS.
Full text linkIn this thesis I critique the American socioeconomic system and culture through a multidisciplinary lens. Using the works of philosopher Karl Marx, economist Robin Kimmerer, and forensic psychologist Christopher Williams, I argue that there are three interconnected characteristics of our socioeconomic system that disincentivize us from creating growth-fostering relationships. These characteristics are the encouragement of overconsumption, the prevalence of hyperindividualism, and that people are valued for what they produce, not who they are. To counteract these characteristics, we must fight to create a Culture of Encounter, which is a culture with a radical dedication to seeing, hearing, and loving individual people without condition, expectation, or a specific goal. The works of St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Therese of Lisieux, combined with the tenets of Relational Cultural Theory provide an argument for why creating a Culture of Encounter is necessary. Finally, I provide a concrete four step plan that helps people implement a Culture of Encounter into their everyday lives
Why Bad Things Happen to Good People: Polytheism as a Response to Questions of Human Suffering
Full text linkThis thesis argues that there are some interpretations of Christian traditions which are not adequate in response to questions of human experience, particularly suffering, which results in a crisis of faith. Questions of purpose or greater meaning of suffering people face are often answered by their relationship to the divine. Through the process of critiquing the American Prosperity Gospel, Karl Barth’s Universal Predestination of Grace, and biblical narratives, I argue that there are some authoritarian monotheistic conceptions of divinity which do not adequately respond to questions of human suffering. As a way of providing an imaginative approach to divinity, I then explore a polytheistic understanding of divinity based on the ancient Greek pantheon. Through the examination of myths, I offer that a polytheistic understanding of divinity might be helpful for people who find monotheistic divinity limiting to respond to questions of faith. I explore the possibility of a divinity which exemplifies human behavior and displays a range of human experiences. Recognizing that a divinity could be fallible also relieves the pressure of measuring up to heavenly standards which could be liberating for some people. This is an exploratory thesis which looks to question commonly held beliefs and push for adequate answers when some understandings of the oppressive, restricted monotheistic divinity does not allow for inclusive or creative answers to suffering