Danielle Shkapich and Barbara Heise, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze the recommendations of nursing students nationwide who have experienced a patient death while in nursing school regarding end-of-life (EOL) curricula. Many nursing students are not adequately instructed on how to perceive and react to death. For registered […]
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Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes and Their Needs
Janelle M. Neu and Donna Freeborn, Graduate Nursing Introduction According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than 13,000 young people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (CDC, 2008b). This autoimmune disease destroys the pancreatic cells that create insulin, a necessary hormone for carbohydrate metabolism. This disease affects every aspect of not […]
Caring for Dying Children: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Megan Watts and Debra Mills, Nursing Introduction The death of a child is experienced with great resistance because it is understood as an interruption in the life cycle—often seen as untimely and unfair. Pediatric nurses care for children in high-mortality environments, such as the pediatric intensive care and oncology units and, as a result, are […]
Dual Species Magneto-Optical Trap
Daniel Woodbury and Scott Bergeson, Physics Introduction In the last several decades, laser cooling has become the primary tool for atomic research and, in our lab, has facilitated the study of ultracold plasma. Using a novel laser cooling setup, we created a vacuum chamber and related hardware for a dual species magneto-optical trap (MOT). The […]
Specialty Selection in the Face of an Aging Demographic in Taiwan
Ian Christensen and Faculty Mentor: Michael Barnes, Health Science Introduction As of the end of August, 2013, senior citizens accounted for 11 percent of Taiwan’s population1. According to a report published by Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior earlier this year, Taiwan’s population is predicted to be “hyper-aged”,with 20% of the population 65 or over, by […]
Determining the spatial relationship between iron, tau protein, and amyloid beta within the subiculum as a means to better detect Alzheimer’s disease
Brandon Herrington and Jonathan Wisco, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology Introduction As the 6th leading cause of death in the United States1, and because of the significant deterioration it causes in the quality of life of its victims, Alzheimer’s disease is an area where research to improve its early diagnosis is paramount to establishing […]
Implicit Association of Gender and Politics
Bryonna Bowen and Dr. Jessica Preece, Political Science The gender gap in participation, capability, and interest in politics has been widely researched. However, in this project we examined whether or not people implicitly identify men more strongly than women with politics. Furthermore, I was interested to determine to what extent everyday media exposure, particularly focusing […]
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