End of life care: an educational pathway for community nurses.

This article reports on an innovative educational pathway for district and community nurses aimed at enhancing confidence and competence in dealing with end of life care (EoLC). Nurses were aligned with a mentor from a specialist palliative care team and, after completing a training needs analysis, created their own development plan. Participants undertook a range of formal and informal education, and a rise in confidence was identified, specifically in communication skills and symptom management. Such practice-based education may offer a powerful and convenient approach to EoLC education for community staff. Read More: http://rcnpublishing.com/doi/abs/10.7748/phc2014.02.24.1.18.e80

Conscientious Objection and the First Amendment

This comment will examine the possible constitutional consequences of the three other probabilities. 1) that Congress will revive the previous C.O. exemption without amendment; 2) that Congress will amend the statute to narrow the exemption; and, 3) that Congress will eliminate the C.O. exemption altogether. An analysis of earlier statutes is necessary to this end

Inadequacies in the American Diet

Good nutrition for people of all ages for health maintenance as well as restoration of health is an economic, political and humanitarian concern. Unfortunately, millions of people in North America experience some degree of malnutrition as a result of ignorance or poverty or both. This paper discusses inadequacies in the American diet, the causes of those inadequacies, influences on American diets, and ways the diet may be improved. The paper also provides the results of a dietary survey and a survey of economic groups

Experiments in Cultural Food Patterns and Customs

The circumstances under which one eats are largely determined by the culture. Food habits may have existed for centuries, and such a heritage may account for great conser- vatism in accepting change. These patterns reflect the social organization of the people. including their economy, religion, beliefs about the health properties of certain foods. and attitudes toward various members of the family. The emotional reactions to the consumption of certain foods may be so deeply rooted that effecting acceptance of them is almost impossible. Cultural food patterns exist particularly with- in oountrieso Perhaps nowhere in the world can one find so great a variety of foods and methods of preparation as in the United States. The dietary patterns are an amalgamation of the foods native to the region and the habits and customs handed down by generations of foreign born. Taking these facts into consideration, the author felt a need and a desire to undertake a study of cultural foods as an Honors Project. Some goals and purposes are as follow: (1.) To learn characteristic food patterns and habits of cultures by actual kitchen preparation. (2.) To become familiar with cultural foods as an optional course for American Dietetic Association membership. (3.) To collect magazine and newspaper articles pertaining to food habits and patterns. These will be preserved in a scrapbook for future reference. (4.) To become familiar with new foods and flavors. (5.) To gain skill in planning and evaluating meals. Each experiment follows the same basic pattern. The procedure was to research characteristics of each culture, plan and prepare the meal, and evaluate afterwards. Magazine and newspaper articles pertaining to food patterns were collected for the scrapbook. The key to score for evaluation remained the same for each experiment, and the same three persons scored each meal. Four factors: appearance, texture, flavor, and odor were used to judge each meal

Nutrition for Children

Nutrition for Children was conducted among first and second graders of the Cale School District, Cale, Arkansas. Since the school is small, the relation between the teacher and pupil is on an individual basis. This situation produced a flexible environment especially suited for an Honors Project. Reasons and/or goals for the selection of this project included the following: 1. There is a positive relation between good eating habits and good health. 2. A juvenile understanding of the Basic IV Food Groups is necessary to motivate children to eat better. 3. The School Breakfast Program and the School Lunch Program were available as a basic starting point for improving food habits. 4. Special emphasis was needed on nutrition since many pupils were from low income families. 5. Reports from the teachers gave clues that most of the children were eating junk foods instead of their breakfast and lunch. 6. This project gave an opportunity for the Honors Program student to gain practical experience working with children\u27s nutrition. The project was planned as a combination of library research by the student and actual participation in the elementary classroom. Approximately one month was spent in preparation including researching the nutritional and educational needs of the school child. The basic ideas obtained are included in theme form as the body of the project. The actual classroom participation included 8 special activities carried out over a 2 1/2 month period. The Honors student was especially fortunate to have a flexible college schedule that made Friday available for a lengthy project. The classroom activities are each described in detail as a part of the summary. At times when activities were not being presented, the student often observed the eating habits of the children at the School Breakfast Program and the School Lunch Program. Several photographs have also been included showing the class during special activities

Web Development for the Home Builders Associoation Serving Portage and Summit Counties

Gail Lewis White Major: Business and Organizational Communication Project Sponsor: Dr. Sylvia White Number of Project Credits: 3 Abstract This Honors project redesigned the website of the Home Builders Association serving greater Portage and Summit counties (HBA). The goal of the new website was to enhance the social media image and internet presence of the HBA. The project included a competitive analysis of competing websites throughout the construction industry and a thorough analysis of the HBA’s internal and external communications. Under the supervision of Vice President of Operations Carmine Torio, this project has met and surpassed the goals set by both the organization and myself. The primary objectives of the Home Builders Association were to create a website which increases the value of the association by serving as an extension of the organization. These web pages have been created in order to communicate the company’s objectives, promote its upcoming events and ongoing services and stimulate two-way communication with the desired internal and external audiences of potential home builders, contractors, tradesmen and associates

Honors Special Study

The major objectives which motivated the Honors Program student to select a project concerning elementary school children are as follows: 1. To develop an increasing interest in education; 2. To gain practical experience working with school children; 3. To use the Honors Program project as a guide for planning future educational plans. One hour weekly, often more, was spent in the first grade classroom of Cale School District, Cale, Arkansas. During this time, the regular teachers were observed, special assistance was given with the pupils, and an activity was presented. Activities were selected from the general areas of current events, art, music, and literature. Special bulletin boards were constructed for the children\u27s art work. Some of the activities were planned with small groups and at other times with the class as a whole

Wrongful Birth; Preconception Torts; Duty to Inform of Genetic Risks; Becker v. Schwartz

Both pairs of parents sued on their own behalfs for (1) the expenses incurred in the care and treatment of the infants and for (2) the mental distress caused them by the birth of a defective child. They also sought damages on behalf of the children for (3) wrongful life. The Court of Appeals acknowledged the first claim as valid, but dismissed the second and third. It dismissed the claims for damages for emotional distress on the precedent of its 1977 decision in Howard v. Lecher and upon the difficulty of ascertaining the value of mitigated damages prescribed by Restatement (Second) of Torts section 920. It dismissed the wrongful life claims of the infants because the infants had suffered no legally cognizable injury and, even if they had, calculations of damages would be impossible