The Voices of Graduates: Informing Faculty Practices to Establish Best Practices for Readying NCLEX-RN Applicants

Changes in the National Council of State Boards of Nursing along with other factors influence graduates’ successful completion of a nursing program and the licensing examination. Literature is scarce in the area of examining stu-dent perceptions of preparing for and taking the NCLEX-RN examination. Our study sought to fill this gap in knowledge by conducting a focus group and interviews with individuals who passed the NCLEX-RN on their first at-tempt and those who did not. This was a descriptive qualitative study which used semi-structured interviews and a focus group to examine graduates’ perceptions related to preparing for and taking the NCLEX-RN. Four themes emerged from the data: messages from faculty, preparation strategies, exam readiness, and the disconnection between pretest and intra-test experiences. Findings point towards the importance of implementing a variety of strate-gies to ensure that graduates successfully pass the NCLEX-RN

A Discussion of the Trematode Genus Schistorchis (Family Lepocreadiidae) with Descriptions of Two New Species from Hawaii

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Taking It All Off: A Content Analysis Study of ESPN's Body Issue, 2009-2013

This thesis explores relationships between gender, nudity, and provocativeness in the photographs in The Body Issue of ESPN The Magazine, released yearly from 2009 to 2013. The Body Issue was launched to boost revenue through increased advertising and readership. The Body Issue contains photographs of male and female professional athletes in varying states of nudity, to pay homage to the daily sacrifices athletes make to keep their bodies in incredible shape for maximum performance. The method of research used in this thesis was a content analysis study. The goal of my research was to be able to objectively analyze various aspects of the photographs across the five-­‐year period. I designed the content analysis study to code the 141 total photographs for 19 variables clearly defined in a coding sheet. The purpose of the coding process was to be able to quantify the photographs so that trends and patterns among variables could be determined. Although 19 variables were coded for each photograph, my research was primarily focused on examining the relationships between gender and race, gender and exposure/nudity rating, and gender and provocative level. Overall, I hypothesized that over the five-­‐year period, the exposure rating and provocative level would gradually increase for both genders to be a majority of fully nude ratings and high provocative levels, yet there would be a difference in when these shifts occurred between genders. Through my content analysis study, I found that there was a shift to full nudity for both genders after 2009. Regarding provocative level, females shifted almost immediately to a majority of high provocative level after 2009, while males shifted to a majority of medium provocative level throughout the five-­‐year period. These findings reflect societally constructed gender stereotypes that are sustained through the media.Bachelor of Art

GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL REFORM AND U.S. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT CAPACITY

This paper focuses on U.S. agriculture response to policy reform. A growing body of empirical literature describes the potential aggregate gains for the U.S. markets if global agricultural tariffs and subsidies can be further reduced (USDA, 2001; World Bank, GEP 2002; Tokarick, 2003). These gains are based on an aggregation of expected responses at the micro-level, by firms and households, to changing market conditions. Some of them will be "gainers" whose current economic activities and assets will benefit from the new opportunities presented by policy reform. Some will be "losers" who are adversely affected by the reduction or loss of subsidies or import protection.Agricultural and Food Policy,

Aquatic Vegetation, Largemouth Bass and Water Quality Responses to Low-Dose Fluridone Two Years Post Treatment

Whole-lake techniques are increasingly being used to selectively remove exotic plants, including Eurasian watermilfoil ( Myriophyllum spicatum L.). Fluridone (1-methyl-3-phenyl- 5-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4(1 H )-pyridinone), a systemic whole-lake herbicide, is selective for Eurasian watermilfoil within a narrow low concentration range. Because fluridone applications have the potential for large effects on plant assemblages and lake food webs, they should be evaluated at the whole-lake scale. We examined effects of low-dose (5 to 8 ppb) fluridone applications by comparing submersed plant assemblages, water quality and largemouth bass ( Micropterus salmoides ) growth rates and diets between three reference lakes and three treatment lakes one- and two-years post treatment. In the treatment lakes, fluridone reduced Eurasian watermilfoil cover without reducing native plant cover, although the duration of Eurasian watermilfoil reduction varied among treatment lakes. (PDF has 11 pages.

SB27-09/10: Athletic Fee Increase

SB27-09/10: Athletic Fee Increase. This resolution passed 15Y-5N-1A on a roll call vote during the April 14, 2010 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)

Lux et Lex: Volume 9, Number 1

This issue of Lux et Lex, a publication of the Chester Fritz Library at the University of North Dakota, was published in Spring 2003