Journal of Undergraduate Research

Corinne Jackman and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing The purposes of this research are to 1) discover perceptions children/adolescents with diabetes have about their lives/illness and 2) develop appropriate interventions based on these perceptions. A number of youth diagnosed with type 1 diabetes face difficult challenges concerning their care and causing great stress on their family. […]

Christina Hunter and Dr. Patricia Ravert, Nursing Introduction Identified learning outcomes when using high-fidelity simulators in a nursing lab are 1) improving communication, 2) increasing psychomotor skills, 3) understanding classroom material, 4) developing critical thinking, and 5) facilitating teamwork (Bambini, Washburn, & Perkins, 2009; McGaghie, Issenberg, Petrusa, & Scalese, 2006). Nursing students in each semester […]

Robin Ellis and Dr. Erin Maughan, Nursing Main Text The most recently published United States census indicates that nearly one fourth of the United States population is non-Caucasian (“Race and Ethnic Distribution,” 2001). Unlike the general population, nearly 90% of registered nurses identify themselves as primary Caucasian. Consequently, cultural awareness in health care has become […]

Danielle Nyholm and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing Main Text Parents raising a child with disabilities (CWD) are subject to a unique experience that is often accompanied by many challenges not experienced by a parent raising normally developing children. The experience requires extensive time and money, and the parents endure many stressors resulting in exhaustion (Green, […]

Christina Bohn and Dr. Lynn Clark Callister Main Text The purpose of this project was to (1) disseminate evidence about global initiatives and individual nurses who are making a difference in the health of women and children worldwide, and (2) identify how nurses can become involved in global efforts. This evidence is published in MCN: […]

Nathan Wiley and Dr. Beth Luthy, College of Nursing The health care environment is ideal for the spread of immunization-preventable and communicable diseases (Goldstein, Kincade, Gamble, & Bearman, 2004). Communicable diseases, such as pertussis, are highly contagious and easily transmitted by health care workers (HCWs) to at-risk patients (CDC, 1997; Sandora, Gidengil, & Lee, 2008). […]

Jordyn Whiting and Dr. Shelly Reed, College of Nursing Study abroad programs are a great way to help students become more culturally educated, and the number of students choosing to participate in these programs has more than doubled in the last ten years. In a world of increasing globalization, nurses are more and more likely […]

Cami Schiel and Dr. Leslie Miles, College of Nursing The purpose of this project was to examine how foreign nurses (specifically French nurses) perceived their healthcare system, and those in other countries. This ultimately led to additional insight into where they get their perceptions, positive and negative aspects of different types of healthcare systems, and […]

Ashlee Manwaring and Dr. Janelle Macintosh, College of Nursing I proposed an ORCA with Janelle Macintosh, RN, PhD, last fall, and was awarded the grant in February. Our original idea was to investigate how incarceration affects maternal identify of female inmates. This was closely related to Dr. Macintosh’s original dissertation proposal and completed dissertation. However, […]

Laura Gilpin and Dr. Barbara Heise, College of Nursing Death, particularly the unexpected death of a patient, is an emotionally charged, highstress situation for any nurse. Nursing students encounter scenarios involving death and dying in simulation laboratories, as well as in the clinical setting. It is essential a nurse learns how to process and cope […]