Building the Business Case for Clinical Nurse Leader Integration into a Hospital Staffing Model

The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is a newer role in the nursing profession. This generalist Registered Nurse (RN) role was designed to help address fragmented healthcare delivery and care coordination, emphasize and facilitate evidence-based practice, and improve patient quality outcomes at the microsystem level (AACN, 2011). This paper describes a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project that took place from January through December 2017 focused on making the business case to incorporate CNLs into a hospital staffing model. The CNLs focused on reducing hospital acquired infections (HAIs). The CNLs’ work reduced HAIs by 48% in 2017 as compared to 2016 thereby saving the hospital nearly $385,000 in unreimbursed clinical care. Based on this project’s outcomes, four full-time CNL positions were approved for 2018

Composition of the hot plasma near geosynchronous altitude

Although there were no direct measurements of the composition of the hot (keV) plasma at geosynchronous altitudes, the combination of other observations leads to the conclusion that, at least during geomagnetically disturbed periods, there are significant fluxes of ions heavier than protons in this region. Ion composition measurements below 8000 km altitude show upward streaming fluxes of both O(+) and H(+) ions in the L-region of the geosynchronous orbit. These observations are consistent with the conclusion that at least a portion of the total ion fluxes observed at geosynchronous altitude to be highly peaked near the magnetic field lines are heavier than protons and originate in the ionosphere

The Importance of Academic Deans\u27 Interpersonal/Negotiating Skills as Leaders

Four academic deans investigated when and how they used interpersonal/negotiating skills to function effectively in their positions. For two full weeks, the deans coded their on-the-job interactions during scheduled meetings, informal meetings, spontaneous encounters/meetings, telephone calls, and select email. Analyses revealed that the interpersonal/negotiating skills used, from most to least prevalent, were: working closely with others, being responsive to key persons, negotiating key players\u27 roles, and keeping key persons in the organisation informed. Across these engagements, the deans interacted with 35 different categories of stakeholders inside and outside their institutions for 32 different purposes. Given the nature and range of interactions, the deans concluded that practicing and prospective deans should likely have access to professional development opportunities explicitly focused on working closely with others. Future research would need to confirm, however, whether interpersonal/negotiating skills are essential for deans\u27 job survival and, if so, whether such skills can authentically be developed

Analysis of satellite data on energetic particles of ionospheric origin

The morphology was studied of precipitating O(+) and H(+) ions in the energy range 0.7 equal to or less than E equal to or less than 12 keV during the storm-time period from December 16-18, 1971, which encompassed two principal magnetic storms. The results are described with emphasis on the temporal variations of parameters characterizing the intensity, average energy, and spatial location of the zones of precipitation of the two ionic species. One of the principal results was the finding that the intensity of the precipitating O(+) ions was well correlated with the geomagnetic indices which measure the strength of magnetospheric substorm activity and the strength of the storm-time ring current. Since the O(+) ions are almost certainly of ionospheric origin the correlations indicate that a previously unknown strong coupling mechanism existed between the magnetosphere and the ionosphere during the storm period

Analysis of satellite data on energetic particles of ionospheric origin

The principal result of this program has been the completion of a detailed statistical study of the properties of precipitating O(+) and H(+) ions during two principal magnetic storms. The results of the analysis of selected data of ion mass spectrometer experiment on satellites are given with emphasis on the morphology of the O(+) ions of ionospheric origin with energies in the 0.7 les than or equal to E less than or equal to 12 keV range that were discovered with this experiment

The synthesis of waterjet cutting with ‘hot-glass’ for the creation of murrini

This paper outlines experimental work relating to the creation of murrini using a combination of waterjet cutting and ‘hot-glass’ techniques. Murrini are traditionally created in the hot-shop from canes of coloured glass arranged to create patterns that are revealed when cut through in cross section (akin to Brighton Rock). The paper introduces the work of Professor Cutler in her role as facilitator for artist Scott Chaseling; as well as Doolan’s independent creative experimental work and cutting on behalf of artist Owen Johnson

Allyce Plummer Johnson and Shelley Lew Smith in a Joint Voice Recital

This is the program for the joint senior recital of mezzo-soprano Allyce Plummer Johnson and soprano Shelly Lew Smith. Ms. Johnson was accompanied on the piano by Rebecca Moore, and Ms. Smith was accompanied on the piano by Janet Franks. This recital took place on April 15, 1996, in the McBeth Recital Hall in the Mabee Fine Arts Center

Emerging Characteristics of Education Deans’ Collaborative Leadership

Ever increasing opportunities-and demands-for partnerships between P-12 and higher education have created the impetus for deans of education to become collaborative leaders. Deans serve a critical institutional role in charting the direction of a school or college (Rosser, Johnsrud, & Heck, 2003), and there is ample research on the general roles and responsibilities and leadership behaviors of education deans that focus on the biographical, structural, and contextual factors affecting their work (e.g., Bowen, 1995; Bright & Richards, 2001; Bruess, McClean, & Sun, 2003; Clifford & Guthrie, 1988; Gardner, 1992; Gmelch, 2002; Gmelch, Wolverton, Hopkins, Merz, & Anderson, 1999; Howey & Zimpher, 1990; Huffman-Joley, 1992; Jackson, 2000; Martin, 1993; Morsink, 1987; Riggs & Huffman, 1989; Thiessen & Howey, 1998; Zimpher, 1995). However, there is scant research on the collaborative methods and approaches that education deans are finding essential to do their job

The effects of gender, source of evaluation and sport on perceived leadership abilities of student-athletes on Olympic sports at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This study examined the effects of gender, source of evaluation and sport on perceived leadership ability. The participants include varsity student-athletes and coaching staffs. The survey instrument is the Janssen Peak Performance Team Leadership Evaluation© consisting of 24 questions with a 5-point Likert scale which will serve be used for 360-degree feedback, the three sources of evaluation being the leader, teammates and coaches. The results found the following significant. Coach evaluations for male leaders on team sports scored higher than those on individual sports. Self evaluations for male leaders on individual sports were higher than the coach evaluations had for them. Coach evaluations for male leaders on team sports scored higher than those of the female leaders. More specifically, the evaluations of the male coaches of female leaders were higher than the evaluations of their female coaches. Finally, there was a significant relationship between leadership by example and vocal leadership