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Sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait are identified through universal newborn screening, which has been implemented in all hospitals across the United States since the 1970s. Yet, studies report that only 16% of Americans with sickle cell trait know their status. Despite these striking statistics, there appears to be no standardized methods for reporting positive sickle cell trait results of newborn screening to doctors or families of affected persons. This article will demonstrate how current literature supports the gaps in knowledge of trait status and its implications as well as knowledge deficit of inheritance patterns of prospective parents. The article will also elucidate how knowledge deficit in this subject adversely affects primary prevention strategies including genetic counseling. Primary prevention of sickle cell disease is a public health area that can be championed by registered nurses who have the tools and experiences to effectively handle case management and patient education.
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Nurse's Role , Sickle Cell Trait/diagnosis , Sickle Cell Trait/genetics , Anemia, Sickle Cell/ethnology , Anemia, Sickle Cell/genetics , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Neonatal Screening/methods , Parents/education , Prospective Studies , United StatesABSTRACT
Although close associations between tinnitus and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among war veterans has been documented, there is limited research that explores evidence-based, efficacious interventions to treat the condition in this particular population. This article presents a case of three war veterans with PTSD symptoms who received a series of acupuncture treatments for tinnitus with positive outcomes. Even though the article presents cases of only three veterans and was based on self-reports, there were very clear trends on how veterans with tinnitus symptoms responded to acupuncture treatments. Information generated from this case presentation is a good starting place in exploring evidence-based approaches in treating tinnitus symptoms in war veterans with PTSD.
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Acupuncture Therapy , Combat Disorders/therapy , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/complications , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/therapy , Tinnitus/complications , Tinnitus/therapy , Veterans/psychology , Adult , Combat Disorders/physiopathology , Combat Disorders/psychology , Evidence-Based Medicine , Holistic Health , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Patient Satisfaction , Severity of Illness Index , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/physiopathology , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology , Stress, Physiological , Time Factors , Tinnitus/physiopathology , Treatment Outcome , United States , WarfareABSTRACT
As a result of the proliferation of technology, academic dishonesty in colleges and universities is becoming a major global problem of higher education. Unfortunately, it is documented in published research that today's student appears to normalize academic dishonest behaviors. This paper reports on a pilot study that tested an instrument that explored the perceptions of cheating in undergraduate nursing students. The instrument explored scenarios that represented dishonest behaviors in examination situations; dishonest behaviors relevant to classroom assignments; and scenarios that represented dishonest behaviors towards practical laboratory experiences. The participants in this study were quite clear on the definition of academic dishonesty in examination situations but had difficulty identifying academic dishonest behaviors during classroom and laboratory assignments. This paper further discusses these findings from the unique point of view of the characteristics of Generation Yers and the resulting implications for successful strategies that may curtail academic dishonesty.
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Attitude of Health Personnel , Black or African American/ethnology , Deception , Professional Misconduct/psychology , Students, Nursing/psychology , Black or African American/education , Black or African American/statistics & numerical data , Age Factors , Attitude of Health Personnel/ethnology , Codes of Ethics , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Educational Measurement , Female , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Intergenerational Relations , Male , Nursing Methodology Research , Pilot Projects , Plagiarism , Professional Misconduct/ethics , Professional Misconduct/statistics & numerical data , Southeastern United States , Students, Nursing/statistics & numerical data , Surveys and Questionnaires , Universities , Young AdultABSTRACT
Nurse educators are obligated to use creative strategies to educate a post-modern generation of students who possess distinct characteristics, particularly related to teaching and learning. The complexity of today's health care system, related to changing sociological factors and the differences in this generation, gives reason to tap into the strengths of this generation and consider how a postmodern perspective can influence nursing and nursing education. Derrida, to whom deconstruction is attributed, approached postmodern philosophy as a form of textual criticism. Deconstruction denotes a particular practice of reading, criticism, and analytical inquiry, factors that are important to nursing education. This article describes how deconstruction can be used to enhance nursing education of Generation Y students, and its application to reading comprehension and writing skills is explored.
