Dallin Baldwin and Faculty Mentor: Don Cook, Department of Music The purpose of my research was to better understand the choral accompaniment techniques of English organists. Most of the choral music that is performed in the United States today is accompanied by the piano. Yet there are great choral masterpieces that are neglected because there […]
Archives for May 2018
Fading the Lines: A Photographic Essay on Bajan Religious Tolerance
Ashley Gordon and Dr. Jerry Garns, Design Department Introduction During the summer of 2017, I traveled to the island of Barbados to better understand and accurately document two of the island’s diminishing religions: The Apostolic Spiritual Baptists and the Rastafari. I wanted to photograph the Bajan people in such a way as to display and […]
A Standardized Hand-off Tool for Undergraduate Nursing Students
Abigail Sutton and Stacie Hunsaker, Nursing Department Introduction In establishing patient safety, communication is one of the most important components to consider. In order to coordinate a patient’s care properly, the multiple and diverse healthcare providers must operate smoothly as a team through well-constructed communication techniques. TeamSTEPPS is a government designed program to educated healthcare […]
Effect of Formal Simulation Training on Perceptions of Students
Joni Lybbert and Stacie Hunsaker, Nursing Department Introduction High-fidelity simulation refers to the use of computerized manikins to simulate real-life situations. High-fidelity simulation is now a crucial part of nursing programs everywhere helping students gain necessary critical-thinking skills. The College of Nursing (CON) at Brigham Young University (BYU) includes simulation in their curriculum to assist […]
Parents of Children with Special Healthcare Needs: Relationships with Healthcare Providers
Janet Jackson and Dr. Janelle Macintosh, Nursing Department Introduction The purpose of this project was to explore the significance and influence of relationships between healthcare providers (HCP) and parents of children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) regarding healthcare plans. In exploring previous research conducted in this area, we found many examples of the stress related […]
Organizational Learning on Hospital Units: Instrument Development Cognitive Interviews and Content Validity Stages
Hannah Hoyt and Dr. Bret Lyman, Nursing Department Introduction Approximately 400,000 deaths occur each year due to preventable errors in hospitals.1 Organizational learning2 is the process through which organizations progress toward achieving their desired outcomes. Hospital units can use principles of organizational learning to reduce errors and achieve excellent performance outcomes.3 Unit managers have limited […]
Can Pokémon Go “Protect the World from Devastation”?
Hannah Schmidtlein and Dr. Neil Peterson, Nursing Department The purposes of this project were to assess how Pokémon Go impacts physical activity levels in players and whether it produces short- or long-term health benefits. This project was an observational study. Subjects were required to meet three requirements to be eligible: (1) they started playing Pokémon […]
Helping Consumers Make Better Decisions: Transitioning from Text-to Video-Based Privacy Policies
Jacob Fredericksen and Dr. Mark Keith, Information Systems Electronic transactions such as purchases, account registrations, and app downloads frequently require consumers to disclose personal information, financial information, and/or online social network information. Providers who participate in such transactions (e.g., mobile application vendors) may disclose how they intend to use consumers’ information by displaying some form […]
Red Vienna Sourcebook
Blake Taylor and Dr. Rob McFarland, German and Russian Department Under the guidance of my ORCA mentor, Professor Rob McFarland, I teamed up this semester with an international working group that is producing the Red Vienna Sourcebook, a reference work that will help North American scholars to supplement their knowledge of German-speaking Europe in the […]
Improving Privacy and Security of Mobile Devices in Uganda
Deana Mugimu and Dr. Anthony Vance, Information Systems Mobile security illiteracy isn’t an issue for only the people of Uganda, it’s an issue all around the world, even in developed countries. Smartphones are becoming more technologically advanced, cheaper, and more people from all age ranges around the world are using them. Business information, social media […]
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