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A Proposed Guidance Program For The Bangkok Sanitarium And Hospital School Of Nursing, Salinee Svetalekha

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

One of the great needs of young people is guidance. It is not easy for the student who enters a school of nursing to make the necessary adjustments within the profession and environment without problems. Students at the Bangkok Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing in Thailand are no exception, and a large number withdraw from the program before graduation. Students at this institution represent many different nationalities, cultures, customs, and religions, and much guidance is needed.

It was the purpose of this study to prepare a plan for a guidance program for the Bangkok Sanitarium and Hospital School of …

The Incidence Of Methods Of Postoperative Bladder Evacuation, Joan Marie Zabady

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purposes of this descriptive survey were to (1) find out if the incidence of bladder infection could be reduced by decreasing the number of postoperative catheterizations, (2) find out what the incidence of current methods of postoperative bladder evacuation were, (3) find out if and what changes had occurred in the incidence of the methods of bladder evacuation since the publication of previous studies, and (4) discover the current relationships of the methods of bladder evacuation to various factors such as age, sex, marital status, admission status, type of operation, and type and length of anesthesia.

Need for the …

A Study Of The Utilization Of Nursing Personnel On A Selected Hospital Unit, Lucille Mcdow

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was concerned with utilization of nursing personnel on a selected hospital unit. The purposes of the study were to: (1) show if the department was overstaffed or understaffed, (2) Indicate if there were too many students for the size of the department, (3) show how adjustments could he made within the department to equalize the nursing care provided to patients, and (4) see if it were possible to predict the proper number of personnel needed for optimum service.

The study was conducted on the seventeen-bed pediatric unit of a selected hospital. The descriptive survey was the method used …

Effects Of Alternate Hot-And-Cold Treatment Following Hysterectomy, Teresa Eileen Holland

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to find out if the giving of alternate hot-and-cold treatments to the chest following abdominal hysterectomy would result in measurable benefits in improved patient comfort and rate of recovery. The White Memorial Hospital was selected as the control area and the Loma Linda Sanitarium and Hospital was selected as the experimental area.

Literature was reviewed to determine the value of wet heat and cold on the circulatory and respiratory system and whether or not their effects would be useful postoperatively.

Studies were further searched to find individual differences in the perception of pain. The influence of …

"The Effects Of Radioactive Fallout And Disarmament", Linus Carl Pauling

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

There is a slight lapse of about 5 seconds where re-recorded overlap didn't quite cover. Recorded on a Berlout 33 stereo recorded using both tracks in one direction.

Some Reactions Of Phenothiazine And Certain Benzophenothiazines, John Charles Gilmer

Doctoral Dissertations

Summary

The consideration of the medical importance of phenothiazine derivatives and the known cancer chemotherapeutic value of the nitrogen mustards made the synthesis of some nitrogen mustard derivatives of the phenothiazines of particular interest. In the course of this research the N-{2-[bis-(2-chloroethyl)amino]ethyl} derivatives of phenothiazine, 7H-benzo[c]phenothiazine, 7H-dibenzo[c, h] phenothiazine, and 14H-dibenzo[a, h] phenothiazine were synthesized for anticancer evaluation. Also submitted to the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center for testing were the N-(2-chloroethyl) monofunctional nitrogen mustard derivatives of the first three phenothiazines mentioned above.

An Investigation Of Factors Relating To Turnover Among Nursing Personnel Of A Selected Hospital, Thelma I. Ogren

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that contributed to the turnover among nursing personnel of a selected hospital in a large metropolitan city. It was felt that such a study would assist in the reduction of turnover among the nursing personnel.

Other similar studies revealed that reasons for turnover among hospital nursing personnel were due to low salaries, hours of work, work loads, communications, improper placement, poor supervision, and a lack of promotional opportunities. It was also found that the younger age group had a larger turnover rate than the older age group, that hospitals with schools …

Application Of Knowledge Of Medications By Senior Students In A Selected School Of Nursing, Patricia H. Okimi

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The problem arose from the need to study the present method of pharmacology instruction in a selected school of nursing. "How much knowledge of medications do selected senior students have, and how do they apply their knowledge in the administration of medications?"

For this study, the normative survey approach was used as the method of research. Eleven senior students of nursing engaged in the administration of medications, as team leaders, were observed and questioned on two different occasions during one quarter of their school year. The tool of research used to collect data was an observation code sheet developed for …

Determinants Of Nursing Activities Of Graduate Nurses, Grace D. Scheresky

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to find out if nurses who were responsible for planning patient care functioned primarily on the basis of hospital routines and physicians' orders or on the basis of known patient needs.

The interview technique was use to obtain data about determinants of nursing activities of twenty-five head nurses and team leaders in three hospitals. The interview questions were focused on the nursing activities involved in planning the care of three patients selected by the nurses.

Data were collected and analyzed to answer questions about (1) the way in which nurses perceived patients' nursing problems, …

A Comparison Of Rectal And Axillary Temperatures On One Hundred Selected Newborn Infants, Marlene Van Puymbrouck

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted on one hundred full-term normal newborn infants to compare body temperatures as obtained by axilla and rectal measures and to find out which measure recorded the highest temperature. Three time periods of axillary measurement and three time periods of the three depths of rectal measure were considered. The three time periods were (1) one and one-half, (2) three, and (3) five minutes. The three depths of rectal insertion were (1) insertion of the bulb end of the thermometer just beyond the sphincter, (2) 2.5 cm., and (3) 5 cm. into the rectum.

The research was carried …

Nursing Care Given To Hemiplegic Patients, Margaret Eugenia Messer

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Statement of the Problem: The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether nursing care currently being given to hemiplegic patients in the area of body mechanics was adequate; to develop a standard from current literature in the field of medicine, physical therapy, and nursing by which nursing care given to hemiplegic patients could be evaluated; and to learn if better prepared nursing personnel were giving better nursing care.

Method: The descriptive survey was the method used in this study. The data were gathered by making actual observations of nursing care given to hemiplegic patients in the area of body …

Laotian Health Statistics, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.

The Post-Basic Preparation Received By Administrative, Supervisory And Head Nurses In Six Hospitals, Margaret Josephine Patry

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

It was the purpose of this survey to find out what post-basic preparation the administrative, supervisory and head nurses had received for their positions in six Seventh-day Adventist hospitals. The descriptive survey was chosen as the method of approach in the study. An information card was devised to gather the data. A total of 190 or 81 percent of the 235 anticipated responses were returned. The recommended preparation for nurses in nursing service positions, as set forth by the American Nurses' Association in the Functions, Standards and Qualifications for Practice, was selected as the criteria by which this preparation was …

A Study Of Team Leader Activity On A Selected Medical Unit In A General Hospital, Margaret Elaine Schulhof

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to observe and analyze the activities of the nursing team leader on a selected medical unit of the Loma Linda Sanitarium and Hospital and to measure the percentage of time spent in each recognized function.

To accomplish this, the descriptive survey method was used. Six team leaders were "shadowed" by an. observer for a total of ten days. Record of all team leader activity was made on a specially prepared form which provided for classification of activity under Leino's six functions for the team leader. These are:

1. To Identify the Patient's Nursing problems
2. To …

A Study To Determine Whether A Relationship Exists Between High Urea Nitrogen Retention And A High Arterial Diastolic Blood Pressure, Esther June Wood

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Statement of the Problem:

The problem in this study was to determine if a relationship exists between high urea nitrogen retention and a high arterial diastolic blood pressure or diseases that are usually associated with a high arterial diastolic blood pressure.

Method of Study:

The descriptive survey method was used. Data for this study were obtained by reviewing charts of all patients whose NPN was 150 mg. percent or over or whose BUN was 100 mg. percent or over. During the specified two year period the White Memorial Clinical Laboratory records revealed thirty-five patients as falling into this category.

Summary …

Accidents Involving Nursing Service Personnel Reported During A Two-Year Period In A Selected General Hospital, Evelyn Helen Domke

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The study was conducted in an attempt to identify factors in the work situation which seemed to have had bearing on accidents involving nursing service employees, and to analyze and classify these factors for use in accident prevention and safety education activities. An accident was any sudden and unexpected event which resulted in a physical injury.

Literature was reviewed to study the findings of past studies in the area of hospital accidents, and to aid in the classification of the accident data which were applicable to nursing service personnel.

The descriptive survey method of research using the California State compensation …

A Study To Ascertain Factors Which Influence Job Satisfaction Among The Head Nurse And Staff Nurse Groups In A Selected Denominational Hospital, Yvetta Nelson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this survey was to ascertain factors which influence job satisfaction among the head nurse and staff nurse groups in a selected denominational hospital.

For this study the normative survey approach was used as the method of research. The SRA Employee Inventory put out by Science Research Associates, Inc., in connection with the Industrial Relations Center of the University of Chicago was the tool of research used to collect the data. Eighty-two professional nurses participated in the survey.

The data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted in relation to business and industrial norms as established by Science Research Associates, …

Instructions For Contributors, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Regarding Faculty-Student Ratio In The Medical-Surgical Area In Accredited Collegiate Schools Of Nursing, Frances Louise Fickess

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Statement of the Problem: the purpose of this study was to find out the current faculty-student ratio in the medical-surgical area in collegiate school of nursing which were fully accredited by the National League for Nursing and the number of students with which instructors felt comfortable in their clinical instructions.

Method: the descriptive survey method with a questionnaire was used to collect data from the study. Eighty-six instructors returned the questionnaire.

Summary of Findings: most instructors were responsible for teaching more than one class level of students and were teaching in a hospital without segregated service. Forty-eight …

An Evaluation Form For Professional Staff Nurses, Barbara Jean Brauer

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The problem of this study was to develop an evaluation form to measure the differentiation in quality of nursing care given by professional staff nurses. It was hoped that the evaluation form could be used by administrators of nursing service as a basis for giving pay increases based on nursing performance.

A review of nursing literature did not reveal the existence of an evaluation form based on verifiable data of performance upon which an objective evaluation could be made.

The critical incident technique was used to gather the data for the study. The respondents were nursing supervisory personnel employed in …

An Investigation Of The Feasibility Of Establishing A School Of Nursing In Connection With Bella Vista Hospital, M. Eulalia White

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The Bella Vista Hospital has had problems of staffing since it opened. Nurse shortages have been typical of all insular hospitals. There have been no national Seventh-day Adventist nurses available and no school where they could receive nursing education. The question has been raised whether it would be feasible to establish a school of nursing in connection with the hospital. This would give opportunity for Seventh-day Adventist young people who seek nursing education and would help prepare nurses to staff the hospital.

Through a survey of the Seventh-day Adventist church and youth membership in the Inter-American Division, it was found …

A Follow-Up Study Of Paradise Valley School Of Nursing Graduates From 1950-1957, Charlotte D. Ross

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to find out if Paradise Valley School of Nursing is meeting certain specified objectives and to gather information which could help in future curriculum planning to better meet the needs of the students.

The normative-survey was the method used to gather data from graduates of the 1950-1957 classes. This group comprised those graduating from the three-year diploma program. A questionnaire was mailed to 149 graduates of which 124 responded.

The study shows that:

The graduates are residing in 22 states and 4 foreign countries.

Sixty-six per cent are married with over half being married within 3 …

Incidents Which Threaten Patient Safety Classified For Use In Teaching Operating Room Nursing, Elsie Dorothy Vivian Wendth

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The study was conducted in an attempt to identify incidents threatening the safety of patients in the care of operating room personnel and to classify them for use in teaching safety in operating room nursing.

Literature was reviewed to find concepts of safety and to aid in classification of safety hazards which are applicable to hospital patient safety. Need was shown for safe working conditions and for personnel with attitudes of safety as well as skills and knowledge. Safety included freedom from mechanical, thermal, chemical, bacteriological, and psychological injury.

The descriptive method of research using the critical incident technique was …

A Comparative Study Of Graduates Of The Four And The Three Year Programs Of A Selected School Of Nursing, Valrie I. Rudge

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purposes of this study were (1) to ascertain if the three year program in nursing at the Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing was preparing students for professional activities as well as did the four year program, and (2) to obtain information for use in curriculum planning.

The descriptive-survey method of research was used. Comparisons were made between the responses to the questionnaire received from 85 per cent of the graduates of the four year program from 1953-1955, or Group A, and 78 per cent of the graduates from the three year program from 1955-1957, or Group B. …

A Comparison Of The Members Of A Children's Health Club With Non-Members By Use Of A Standardized Health Test And Behavior Inventory, Barbara Mcdonald

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Many methods of health education are being used today to help children and young people grow into healthy useful citizens. A health club is one such method which may be used to provide activities and health knowledge which may influence attitude and behavior.

The purpose of this study was to compare children who had been members of a health club with other children who were not members to see if there was any difference between the two groups in health knowledge, attitudes, and behavior as measured by a Health Achievement Test and a Health Behavior Inventory.

Twenty-two members of the …

The Enrollment Needed In The Southern Missionary College Division Of Nursing To Meet The Demands Of The Denominational Institutions Of The Southern Union, Glenda Rolfe

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to estimate how many students should be enrolled annually in the schools of nursing operated within the Southern Union of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in order to meet the anticipated nursing needs of denominationally-owned hospitals within the Southern Union by 1963.

Questionnaires were sent to hospital administrators, nursing service directors, and graduates of the Florida Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing, to find out the number of hospital beds within the denominational institutions over a period of ten years; the number of Seventh-day Adventist nurses employed in denominational institutions during this same period; and …

East Texas Tuberculosis Hospital Scrapbook, University Of Texas Health Science Center At Tyler

Health Science Center Records

A wood bound scrapbook that documents the happenings and lives of patients, volunteers, and workers who lived and worked in the East Texas Tuberculosis Hospital. Contains photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, and flyers.

Positions Held During The First Year Following Graduation By Graduates From College Programs In Nursing, Geneva Bowman

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to find out what levels of responsibilities recent graduates of four Seventh-day Adventist basic college programs in nursing assumed during the first year following graduation; to find if these recent graduates felt adequately prepared for their positions; and to find out why they accepted their positions.

The descriptive survey method was selected for the research. The questionnaire, chosen as the means of obtaining data, was sent to the 106 nurses who graduated in 1956 of whom 82 percent responded. Data received was analyzed and tabulated by individual schools and collectively. However, conclusions were based …

Utilization Of Men Nurses As A Factor In Attracting Men Into The Profession, Arne Melvin Dahlsten

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Statement of Problem:

Would more men enter and remain in nursing, if the Seventh-day Adventist denomination would recognize the professional skills of qualified men nurses and utilize them on the same basis on which they utilize the professional skills of a qualitied women nurses?

Method:

The normative-survey method was employed in this study, to collect the necessary data. Two groups of men were used in the survey; men nurses who graduated from Seventh-day Adventist schools of nursing between the periods 1950 to 1955, and college men representing the two lower division classes.

Summary of Findings:

From eighty-six men graduates, forty-five …

A Problem Situation Unit In In-Service Education For Graduate Nurses, Bessie E. Irvine

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to develop a problem situation unit that could be used for stimulating graduate nurses to assume their responsibility regarding the use of pain and anxiety relieving drugs, namely narcotics, tranquilizers, and barbiturates.

The general use of these drugs presents a danger to public health when they are used indiscriminately. Therefore, nurses should be informed as to their responsibility to the doctor, the patient, and to themselves in regard to the use of these drugs.

This study was developed by presenting briefly the following:

1. Principles and history of group discussion and problem situation unit teaching; …

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