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Creating Health Membership in a Health Commons
Get PDFPersons living in the margins may be separated or isolated because of poverty, disability, gender, and ethnicity. Isolation, along with exposure to at-risk environments and barriers to accessing health care, contributes to adverse health outcomes. Nurses must be open to learning essential transcultural skills to work with persons living in the margins to provide culturally appropriate care that addresses health inequities. Students in a Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Augsburg University developed an innovative approach to care for people living in the margins. The Health Commons, a nursing-led drop-in center in Rochester, MN, and grounded in Newman\u27s (1999) Health is Expanding Consciousness Nursing Theory, is a safe space for people experiencing marginalization to develop relationships. The Rochester Health Commons (RHC) provides a place for guests experiencing resource insecurity to meet with nurses, receive basic personal care supplies, and discuss identified health concerns. The RHC engages with the community using transcultural nursing skills, creating nurse and citizen agency, and builds relationships by creating an environment of belonging and fostering health membership. Tracking the number of guests visiting the RHC helped gauge the success of the RHC. An increase in the number of returning guests was a positive measurable outcome because it reflects the connections and trust developing within the RHC. In the RHC nurses actively advocate for social justice and join guests on their healthcare journey through accompaniment. The RHC fosters a sense of belonging within a community and promotes health outcomes that negate ill effects of inequities and isolationism
Somali Culture and Maternal Health: Induction of Labor
No full textSomali women lack awareness of some of the critical lifesaving interventions that are needed during the delivery process. All these aspects are related to their mistrust and the delays in maternal care that are important in ensuring both the safety of the mother and the baby. The lack of awareness is also related to their cultural beliefs about maternal care and the induction of labor and has greatly impacted both the Somali women and the general delivery of maternal health care. This quality improvement project conducts an examination of the different aspects of perceptions among Somali women on maternal care specifically the induction of labor. This project introduces the aspects that are related to the perceptions among Somali women and some of the impacts they have in the delivery of healthcare. This is addressed through the provision of background information on the induction of labor and maternal health, objectives, and the significance of the project. The project also examines literature reviews on the induction of labor and maternal health among Somali women, the application of Madeline Leininger theory of culture care as the theoretical framework to support the importance in integrating patients cultural background in the delivery of healthcare. Furthermore, the methodologies used, findings and the implications of plan for the future will be deliberated
Health Impacts of Global Climate Change With a Focus on Women’s Health
Get PDFBackground: Global climate change has been occurring at an unprecedented rate and is damaging to human health. With women having specific health care needs, this literature review examines the relationship between women’s health (including maternal health) and global climate change through subtopics including global temperature and heat waves, carbon dioxide emissions and air pollution, natural disasters and extreme weather events, malnutrition and food insecurity, water supply and resource scarcity, and changing infectious disease patterns.
Methods: A literature search was conducted across several online databases, predominantly PubMed, for articles related to global climate change and its role in women’s health. The majority of the references are from within the past decade. Discussion: Based on the literature review, global climate change has been found to play a significant role in women’s and maternal health and is disproportionately impacting the physical and psychological health of women. With the cause of global climate change being deemed largely anthropogenic, there have been numerous gender-based solutions proposed for this vulnerable population.
Conclusion: Global climate change is simply another force working in combination with long-standing social and cultural gender roles to negatively impact the well-being of women. The suggested gender-based solutions are a good start in combating these detrimental health impacts but have yet to be universally implemented worldwide. Despite an increase in research on this topic throughout recent years, more targeted efforts are needed to devise cost effective solutions with an emphasis on the developing world where these special populations are enduring additional health risks
Influence of the Spatial Distribution of Cationic Functional Groups at Nanoparticle Surfaces on Bacterial Viability and Membrane Interactions
Get PDFWhile positively charged nanomaterials induce cytotoxicity in many organisms, much less is known about how the spatial distribution and presentation of molecular surface charge impact nanoparticle–biological interactions. We systematically functionalized diamond nanoparticle surfaces with five different cationic surface molecules having different molecular structures and conformations, including four small ligands and one polymer, and we then probed the molecular-level interaction between these nanoparticles and bacterial cells. Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 was used as a model bacterial cell system to investigate how the molecular length and conformation of cationic surface charges influence their interactions with the Gram-negative bacterial membranes. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrate the covalent modification of the nanoparticle surface with the desired cationic organic monolayers. Surprisingly, bacterial growth-based viability (GBV) and membrane damage assays both show only minimal biological impact by the NPs functionalized with short cationic ligands within the concentration range tested, yet NPs covalently linked to a cationic polymer induce strong cytotoxicity, including reduced cellular viability and significant membrane damage at the same concentration of cationic groups. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of these NP-exposed bacterial cells show that NPs functionalized with cationic polymers induce significant membrane distortion and the production of outer membrane vesicle-like features, while NPs bearing short cationic ligands only exhibit weak membrane association. Our results demonstrate that the spatial distribution of molecular charge plays a key role in controlling the interaction of cationic nanoparticles with bacterial cell membranes and the subsequent biological impact. Nanoparticles functionalized with ligands having different lengths and conformations can have large differences in interactions even while having nearly identical zeta potentials. While the zeta potential is a convenient and commonly used measure of nanoparticle charge, it does not capture essential differences in molecular-level nanoparticle properties that control their biological impact
Joycean Babeling: Scattered Language in \u27Oxen of the Sun\u27
Get PDFThis paper considers James Joyce\u27s Ulysses. It focuses specifically on Joyce\u27s use of language in Oxen of the Sun. I interpret the episode, which figures the conception, gestation, and birth of language alongside a literal birth, as a construction and deconstruction of the English language that suggests its ultimate inefficacy. I framed my close reading of the chapter with theoretical work by Thomas Aquinas, Ferdinand de Saussure, Walter Benjamin, and Jacques Derrida. I argue that Joyce, by acknowledging the limits of language even as he continues to write, reaffirms and reinscribes the role of the Artist. I contend that Joyce premeditates the theoretical trajectory of the twentieth-century deconstruction in his Babelian scattering of language. To develop this argument, I delve into the theoretical work of Thomas Aquinas\u27 Compendium Theologaie and Summa Theologaie, Ferdinand de Saussure\u27s Courses in General Linguistics, Walter Benjamin\u27s on Languages as Such and the Nature of Man, and Jacques Derrida\u27s Differance. The bulk of my paper consists of a formal analysis of central passages in the text, which revolves around one key passage concerning the utterance of the Word. I deal specifically with Benjamin\u27s considerations on naming, Saussurian semiotics, and Derridean differance
The Ongoing Battle of Cultures Between Pixar and Disney Animation Studio: how Business Culture Affected the Success of Both Studios
Get PDFThis report analyzes the reception of both Disney Animation studio\u27s and Pixar studio\u27s last ten animated films, those released from 2003-2013, through a study of their Rotten Tomatoes scores as phases of varied success (a fllm with a score above 50%) and failure (a film with a score below 50%). Through examining this data, I determine the reasoning behind Disney Animation studio\u27s recent series of blockbuster hits (a film with a score between 80% and 100%) and Pixar\u27s recent duds (films receiving scores between 39% and 78%). This report provides a more accurate analysis of the studios\u27 performance as it is devoid of the bias present in the analysis done by reporters and the studio\u27s highest ranking employees. This analysis may enable Pixar to realize there is a problem with their business culture and with their recent film strategy. Additionally, Disney Animation studio may then also be capable of preventing any future unsuccessful films by avoiding the past business culture problems of both studios. In this analysis, I utilize a line graph comparing the Rotten Tomatoes scores of the studios\u27 last ten fllms and the trends present during 2003-2013. I also analyze the business cultures of each studio during this time period. Each studio\u27s culture largely influenced the amount of success of each of their films during this time period which established the different phases. Furthermore, Bob Iger\u27s, Disney\u27s CEO, decision to merge the studios in 2006 led to both studios being run by only two men, John Lasseter and Ed Catmull. This led to Pixar\u27s decline from 20ll-2013 as the studio was neglected by the pair since they were spending a great portion of their time at Disney Animation studio in order to revive the studio
Relative Importance of Attractiveness and Financial Status for Potential Partners
Get PDFEvolutionary psychology has continually investigated what women are interested in when looking for potential partners. In our study, we were interested in whether men\u27s financial status or attractiveness mattered more in women\u27s perception of their attractiveness and likeliness to date. Four dating proflles were created with differing levels of financial status and attractiveness. Our main hypothesis was that the profile with high financial status and low attractiveness would be rated higher in perceived attractiveness and likeliness to date than the profile with low financial status and high attractiveness, suggesting that financial status is preferred over attractiveness. A secondary hypothesis was that, in accordance with past literature, the profile with high financial status and high attractiveness would be rated the highest in perceived attractiveness and likeliness to date, and the profile with low financial status and low attractiveness would be rated the lowest. We believe that financial status is more important than attractiveness when women select dating partners. Our main hypothesis was not supported, as there was not a significant interaction between financial status and attractiveness in the profiles. Our secondary hypothesis was supported; the profile with high financial status and high attractiveness was rated the highest in perceived attractiveness and likeliness to date, and the profile with low financial status and low attractiveness was rated the lowest
From Tragedy to Policy: Representations of Muslims and Islam in U.S. Mainstream Media
Get PDFAs the wodd becomes more globalized, the lines dividing countries and cultures are increasingly blurred. Thc inter-connectedness of the globe brings people thousands of miles away together in a matter of seconds. However, as globalization has increased, other theories of dividing the world have arisen. One of the most prominent theories of dividing up the wodd was published in 1993 in Foreign Affairs by Samuel Fluntington. Huntington attempted to provide readers with a new term that described a long-standing, tnternalzed political myth: The idea of a Clash between Civthzattons is a sort of electric spark that sets people\u27s imagination alight, because it finds fertile soil in which to proliferate (Bottici & Challand, 2010, p. 2). The populariry of this theory can partly be attributed to its timing. The Soviet Union had collapsed just two years before, and the public, as well as policy makers, were having a difficult time making sense of the new unipolar / multipolar world. Huntington provided a frame to help make sense of this world. His book had a large influence on those in political power and the general public, providing a very particular lens for Western society to look through. I argue, similarly to Philip Seib, that, in varying degrees, the U.S. media collectively adopted a framework of the Clash of Civilizatlons in its representation of Muslims and Islam, which in turn supported the aggressive military endeavors in Afghanistan and Iraq
One Color at a Time: A Better Way to Learn
Get PDFChildren learn colors better by learning one color, then branching out to another, and so on. Children are not taught color terms this way; instead, they are asked, what color is this? and have many color terms introduced to them at once. This paper illustrates the gap between knowledge and Practice that exists, and explores the feasibility of changing current methods to the one color method
Non-Surgical vs. Surgical Management of Heart Failure in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
No full textBackground: Recent advancements in medicine have allowed those with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) to live beyond childhood. The rising numbers of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) has been followed by increased Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) numbers in these patients, therefore necessitating research for the management of these patients. This research paper reviews articles analyzing ACHD management, both non-surgically and surgically, in those who develop CHF.
Methods: A literature review was conducted to evaluate the non-surgical versus surgical practices for treatment of heart failure (HF) in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD).
Discussion: Both non-surgical and surgical management strategies for heart failure (HF) in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) come with limitations. Pharmacologic therapies traditionally utilized in HF have limited studies verifying efficacy and harm reduction to the ACHD population such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and -blockers. Planned surgical reconstructions constitute necessary treatments in many types of CHD and require strict follow-up and support of the patient. Heart transplantation constitutes the last options for therapeutic management of ACHD, however challenges regarding placement on the transplant list require superior classification strategies instead of exclusion criteria.
Conclusion: Traditional HF therapy may be inconclusive in helping ACHD patients, but not excluded as therapy. Innovative approaches are necessary to explore new pharmacologic options that may extend the pre-transplant life of the ACHD heart and requires close monitoring and communication between patient and provider