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, […]
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The Use of Antimicrobial Textiles in Heath Care
Mary Kent and Dr. Catherine Burnham, School of Family Life Antimicrobial textiles are on the cutting edge of fiber nanotechnology and are a new concept in the textile industry. Antimicrobial textiles are fabrics covered in a unique silver finish that helps to prevent infection. Research has repeatedly shown their effectiveness to prohibit growth of microorganisms, […]
Developing an Instrument to Assess Immunization Requirements Among Utah Health Care Workers in the Outpatient Setting
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). […]
Planning for a Study Abroad Experience to Maximize Learning: A Student Perspective
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 […]
Healing All Around the World: French Nurses’ Perspective of the French Healthcare System
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 […]
How Incarceration Affects Maternal Identify of Female Inmates
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, […]
Adults with Type 1 Diabetes; Lifetime perspectives
Laura Boone and Dr. Donna Freeborn, College of Nursing The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the stressors experienced throughout childhood and adolescence of adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Identification of stressors can be a helpful tool in improving the child and family’s quality of life and current treatment methodologies. T1D is […]
Student Perception of How Simulation Applies to Clinical Experience
Brooke Alleger and Dr. Debra Wing, College of Nursing For students in the nursing program at Brigham Young University, lab time in the Nursing Learning Center in the basement of the Spencer W. Kimball Tower is a regular part of the classroom experience. In this lab, nursing skills such as assessments, starting IVs, inserting catheters […]
Hope Rises in the Leprosy Colonies of India: Examining the Mission and Success of Rising Star Outreach
Kelsey Elayne Holloway Murdoch and Dr. Francesca Lawson, Department of Humanities I began my quest to graduate with University Honors during my freshman year at Brigham Young University. I was encouraged by friends, family, and professors, and I loved the challenge of the Honors Courses and the cultural exploration stimulated by the Great Works requirements. […]
Languages Without Borders: Creating an Enhanced Teacher’s Guide for Romanian 101
Sarah Holden and Dr. Michael Bush, Center for Language Studies Importance of the project Brigham Young University’s Romanian orphanage internship has been a popular and well-attended program since its inception, attracting mainly students majoring in childhood development, nursing, psychology, and health sciences. The volunteer work these interns perform during their semester abroad is of utmost […]