Obsessions Of My Affections

Artist Statement I am an ardent artist. I am always creating, even in my sleep. The ideas, images, and visions awake me from my dreams. I have been creating in various media since I was a very small child. The materials beckoned that child to play, as a grown up I can’t resist it. I am driven to play, explore, and experience with my all emotions and senses. My work has revolved around the exploration of objects or obsessions of my affections. They give an insight to how I feel about love and being in love. They depict objects I want to have around me and can’t seem to live without. Many of the works are presented literally while others are a symbolic representation of my inner thoughts and desires

To Father, in His Last Summer

you do not know, even as you sit here choking down the soupy eggs and toast which your thickened lazy throat will soon reject,..

Second Movement

once she knew of them, her death was sealed in a small copper box pinned to the edge of twilight where the skulls clunked forever reminding, it was hemmed in the seam of a golden robe — the cloak of some nameless child moving always moving closer to them..

Educating Occupational Therapists in the Use of Theory and Evidence to Enhance Supervision Practice

This paper describes the implementation of a unique learning experience aimed at enhancing the quality of supervision practice in occupational therapy at the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service. The package was designed by experienced occupational therapy educators based on adult, blended, and flipped learning approaches with content developed following administration of a standardized tool and semi-structured interviews. The learning package focused particularly on the logistics of supervision and the use of occupational therapy theory and evidence with supervision. The training for supervising therapists included a workshop and pre and post workshop learning activities. This collaborative research approach to designing and implementing a learning package as well as the specific content of the ongoing education opportunities could also be transferred to other services

Barbers and Beauticians Who Care: Continuing the Journey to Reduce Health Disparities

Barbers and Beauticians Who Care is a signature event that focuses on the health of African American adults who reside on the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio. The program was initiated in 2016 through a grant from the Ohio Office of Minority Health in collaboration between Al Edmondson, president of Making a Difference Inc. and the College of Nursing at Ohio State. Although the event has been sustained over the past three years through the support of the College of Nursing, we are seeking additional funding to expand and continue our event. Barbers and Beauticians Who Care is part of a larger program, Making a Difference: Ask a Buckeye Nurse, sponsored by the College of Nursing. Ask a Buckeye Nurse is a model for community engagement that: informs student and faculty scholarship experiences in the study of health equity; addresses the challenges to health and wellness in the Near East Side by reducing health inequities and health disparities; and empowers the community to engage in activities that promote mental health and wellness. The purpose of the program is to reduce health disparities by focusing on preventative health screening in six barber and beauty shops located on the Near East Side. The owners of the shops look forward to working with us each year in April, which coincides with Minority Health Month. It is a way that the proprietors can provide a valuable community service to their patrons. We have built trust and rapport with the residents and business owners in the community. Faculty, undergraduate BSN students, and graduate student volunteers from the Ohio State College of Nursing as well as RNs from Ohio State Wexner Medical Center East provide the free service. Services include screening for high blood pressure, high blood sugar, BMI, and stress. Patrons of the barber and beauty shops are offered the free screenings before or after they get a haircut or other services in the shops. Patrons are offered "give-a-ways" such as water bottles and stress rulers, as well as health education materials on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stress management. This past year, our program was featured on Channels 4 and 10 as an example of community outreach and engagement. Through our program, we have noticed that our screening finds many people with blood pressure and blood sugar levels above normal. We provide information for referrals as needed to the Total Health and Wellness Clinic at Ohio State East or the individual's health care provider.AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Elizabeth Fitzgerald, associate professor of clinical nursing, Ohio State College of Nursing, [email protected] (Corresponding Author); Deborah Dawson, cllinical instructor of practice, Ohio State College of NursingBarbers and Beauticians Who Care is a signature event that focuses on the health of African-American adults who reside in the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio. The program was initiated in 2016 through a grant from the Ohio Office of Minority Health in collaboration between Al Edmondson, president of Making a Difference Inc., and the College of Nursing at Ohio State. Although the event has been sustained the past three years through the support of the College of Nursing, we are seeking additional funding to expand and continue our event. Barbers and Beauticians Who Care is part of a larger program, Making a Difference: Ask a Buckeye Nurse

A patient portal push toward acceptance and utilization of the technology

Certified electronic health record technology (c-EHRT) has the capacity to enhance person-centered care through online engagement between providers and patients. A driver to portal use is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Meaningful Use (MU) benchmarks. Currently, many health care centers and providers fall short in attracting patients to register and utilize online patient portals thus influencing optimal utilization of the EHR. Barriers cited in the literature include lack of stakeholder interest, multiple government policy and mandates, and lack of resources to implement standards for health information technology (HIT) standards in daily professional workflow. This program evaluation focused on a 90-day “Portal Push” marketing and re-education initiative at a federally qualified health center (FQHC). The theoretical foundation for this program evaluation was the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).1 Goals for this program evaluation included: enhanced marketing and re-education of stakeholders towards portal utilization; assessment of portal MU benchmark attestation numbers pre/post the marketing and education initiative; and evaluation of patients, providers, and clinical staff on portal use as related to “ease of use”, “usefulness”, and “organizational support” through quantitative surveys. Results found enhanced marketing and re-education efforts increase portal registration numbers and use as well as provider CMS MU benchmark attestation. Data reflected an increase in portal user registration and an increase in provider CMS MU benchmark attestation post the Portal Push initiative. Patient, provider/staff survey results indicate a positive relationship between portal use and “ease of use”, portal use and “usefulness”, and portal use and “organizational support”. Results reflect portal marketing efforts by health centers, individualized education of patients, providers, and staff, and continued organizational support with c-EHRT are key drivers in portal acceptance and utilization. Experience Framework This article is associated with the Innovation & Technology lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework. (http://bit.ly/ExperienceFramework) Access other PXJ articles related to this lens. Access other resources related to this len

Development and preliminary testing of the psychosocial adjustment to hereditary diseases scale

Background: The presence of Lynch syndrome (LS) can bring a lifetime of uncertainty to an entire family as members adjust to living with a high lifetime cancer risk. The research base on how individuals and families adjust to genetic-linked diseases following predictive genetic testing has increased our understanding of short-term impacts but gaps continue to exist in knowledge of important factors that facilitate or impede long-term adjustment. The failure of existing scales to detect psychosocial adjustment challenges in this population has led researchers to question the adequate sensitivity of these instruments. Furthermore, we have limited insight into the role of the family in promoting adjustment. Methods: The purpose of this study was to develop and initially validate the Psychosocial Adjustment to Hereditary Diseases (PAHD) scale. This scale consists of two subscales, the Burden of Knowing (BK) and Family Connectedness (FC). Items for the two subscales were generated from a qualitative data base and tested in a sample of 243 participants from families with LS. Results: The Multitrait/Multi-Item Analysis Program-Revised (MAP-R) was used to evaluate the psychometric properties of the PAHD. The findings support the convergent and discriminant validity of the subscales. Construct validity was confirmed by factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha supported a strong internal consistency for BK (0.83) and FC (0.84). Conclusion: Preliminary testing suggests that the PAHD is a psychometrically sound scale capable of assessing psychosocial adjustment. We conclude that the PAHD may be a valuable monitoring tool to identify individuals and families who may require therapeutic interventions