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As part of GOAL21: Gaming Opportunities in Academic Libraries, a grant awarded to MidAmerica University, the game "For $ale: The Game of Property and Prosperity" was played in a Principles of...

This study investigated the use of biological concept cartoons in discussions as a strategy to actively engage low performing (LP) seventh grade students to stimulate the formation of more...

Older adults with dementia present a higher risk for falls than their healthy counterparts due to disease-related cognitive and physical changes and deconditioning from low mobility during...

This study explores a mobile restaurant venture. A proposal for a SD Soup Truck by the SD Soup Shoppe is presented after a background on the original restaurant is provided, along with an in-depth...

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 134 nursing personnel to explore attitudes and experience in adopting electronic health record, evaluate preliminary psychometric properties of Electronic...

With 108,335 people on kidney replacement therapy in the United States, the need for kidney transplantation has increased. In 1998 there were 40,825 on the national waiting list for a kidney...

In this study a design-based research approach was applied in the creation of a data-rich problem (DRP) task intended to improve student achievement in cellular respiration at the ecosystem level; an...

The objective of this study was to evaluate sleep disturbances, review treatment methods, and develop a plan of treatment options utilizing sleep hygiene methods. A review of literature included sleep...

Note: The co-author of this thesis is Cassia Chevillon. See the attached thesis cover page. This prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the impact of multifaceted...

This present study used survey data from 12 leaders volunteering for the Sports for Exceptional Athletes Non-Profit Organization, located in San Diego, CA. This study was performed in an effort to...

This thesis argues that it is only through a reordering and redirecting of its love towards the highest good, which is God, and with the help of the Church as a guide to do so, that humanity can once...

Anxiety is high in parents with children undergoing a posterior spinal fusion. The research found demonstrates that it is important to have the proper educational materials, and to address the...

Care of the trauma patient historically has had a strong focus on clinical management during the resuscitative and critical phases of care. This is a review of a Level I center creating a Trauma Care...

Horizontal violence among nurses is cited as one of leading causes of the dissatisfaction among nurses and consequently creates a crippling effect on the nursing shortage and turnover. To increase...

Central line-associated bloodstream infections are one of the leading causes of health care associated infections. To decrease and prevent morbidity, mortality, and costs of care, it is the objective...

This action learning project analyzes the two and a half year lifespan of a small gift shop located in an upscale shopping and tourist district near San Diego, Ca. The study details why Coastal...

Given the projected increasing shortage of well-prepared nurses, particularly at the baccalaureate level, the climate of limited resources for adequate RN training, and high attrition rates among NNs...

Evolution, by means of natural selection, is a core concept central to understanding biology. A hurdle to effective natural selection instruction is the wide range of alternative conceptions held by...

Research reveals that developing a meaningful multileveled understanding of molecular genetics is challenging for students. An unexplored approach to fostering this scientific understanding is the use...

With the baby boomer generation getting older and having to care for their parents, it has become apparent that end of life discussions are becoming more frequent. Many elderly persons have identified...

Today, more children in the United States are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined. Research is currently being conducted...

Concepts in evolution are introduced at the middle school level, but are taught in more depth at the high school level. Students come in with prior conceptions of evolution that influence student...

Challenges exist among hospital staff in performing high quality cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) according to the 2010 international guidelines. Effective and uninterrupted chest compressions...

As nursing has developed as a profession, the role of nurse-physician communication and how it relates to patient outcomes has been a focus of research. While poor patient outcomes have been...

Higher education science researchers have postulated that understanding variation is a threshold concept in biology. Variation is evident in all living organisms yet is often overlooked as important...