Lisa M. Ewert and Dr. Renea Beckstrand, BYU College of Nursing When a patient is on a ventilator, it’s the critical care nurse’s role to recognize and respond to any factors that cause the patient distress. Anytime a patient is ill, the illness causes both physiological and emotional stress. However, an acute illness that is […]
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Structure and Dimensions of Maternal Perceptions of Japanese and American Child Temperament
Kenichi Shimokawa and Dr. David Shwalb, Psychology The study of temperament has an important part in furthering our understanding about human development. Although the word “temperament” is defined in various ways by researchers, two leading theorists defined it as “constitutionally based individual differences in emotional, motor, and attentional reactivity and self-regulation” (Rothbart & Bates, 1997, […]
The Relationship between Parental Perceptions of Child Behavior and Peer Contacts in Russia
Carianne Bacon and Dr. David A. Nelson, Marriage, Family and Human Development Over the past decade, one prominent area of child development research has focused on the relationship between parental perceptions, styles, and practices and children’s social adjustment. Parenting has consistently been shown to influence children’s peer group experiences. In turn, peer relations impact children’s […]
A Study of the Perceptions of Youth Violence in America by America’s Youth
John M. Collins and Dr. Macleans A. Geo-JaJa, Educational Leadership and Foundations The 1980s saw an increase in youth violence, teenage alcohol, and drug abuse. The media is continually bombarding homes with news stories on teenage gang wars, drive by shootings, and school violence. The Department of Justice (DOJ) in its 2001 Report stated that […]
Child Perceptions of Clinical Trials
Jaclyn F. Wood and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing The purpose of this research project was to talk to children who participated in a clinical trial and obtain their perceptions surrounding their own involvement in the clinical trial. In a previous ORCA funded project I analyzed interviews with the parents to find out their perceptions. In […]
An Investigation of the Perceptions of Women Three to Nine Months after a Childbirth Experience
Ethel Tovar and Dr. Lynn C. Callister, Nursing A woman’s childbirth experience is unique and can have a lasting impact, initially affecting neonatal care and impacting perspectives on the childbirth experience . This experience can be perceived as an overwhelming event for primiparous mothers, which can lead to a sense of vulnerability. For this reason, […]
How Background and Text Colors Affect Consumers Perceptions of Trust in an eCommerce Environment
Greg Moody and Dr. Paul Benjamin Lowry, Information Systems Department Abstract: As e-business grows, it becomes imperative that businesses create usable, aesthetically pleasing websites to increase user satisfaction and transactions. Several disciplines have researched the effects of color on people, but only limited research has examined the effects of color use in websites. This paper […]
In Harmony: History and Perceptions of Mormonism In Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 1829–Present
Stanley J. Thayne and Dr. J. Spencer Fluhman; Church History and Doctrine Since Mormonism’s exodus from New York and Pennsylvania, due to what Joseph Smith described as a “spirit of persecution” in the area, popular perceptions among many locals have been anything but positive. “It is a fact, of which we are not particularly proud, […]
Women and Their Nurses’ Perceptions of the Birthing Experience and Factors that Influence Change in Birth Preference
Jennifer L. Hamilton and Professor Troy Carlton, College of Nursing Nurses provide essential care and support during labor and the lack of such support has been equated with decreased patient satisfaction. Satisfaction of laboring women has been found to be important because women most commonly will make future health care decisions for their families. The intent […]
Perceptions of Childbirth among Women in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Stephen Wilkinson and Dr. Lynn Callister, Department of Nursing The topic of my research evolved out of a desire to do a field study in Ghana through Brigham Young University’s Kennedy Center for International Studies. As I researched health care issues in the Ashanti Region, I discovered that many of the medical challenges that people […]
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