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The relationship between the health-promoting practices of advanced practice nurses and their counseling of patients
Among healthcare professionals, there is little research on health promotion and health-promoting practices, particularly advanced practice nurses (APN's) The literature also reveals a paucity of research on the counseling practices of APN's. The purpose of this descriptive, correlational study was …
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The Development of a Self-Analysis Instrument to Aid the Counselor in Prerelease Counseling of Prison Inmates
Problem: Frequently inmates of penal institutions are not equipped to deal with the stress of marital, family or community life upon release. There appears to be, as well, a severe shortage of counseling tools directed specifically toward the soon-to-be-released individual. Procedure: Therefore, a …
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The effect of nutritional assessment and counseling of underweight pregnant women enrolled in nutrition intervention project (NIP)
… study was undertaken to determine the effect of nutritional counseling and assessment of underweight pregnant women enrolled in NIP program of the Virginia State Health Department on pregnancy outcomes, including biological, social and nutritional risk variables. A total sample of 2228 …
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The development and field testing of an instrument to measure middle school counselors' knowledge of stepchildren
… assessed the need for training and education of Virginia middle school counselors regarding their knowledge about counseling stepchildren. This was done by measuring their level of knowledge through the development and use of the instrument, Knowledge and Skills for Counseling Stepchildren: A …
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An experimental study of the relation of language art to college marks
… may be useful in facilitating improved academic counseling of high school seniors. It is concerned with the average of some standard objective test scores obtained by testing a selected sample of high school seniors who were tested in a regular classroom situation; and with the average academic …
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Religiosity and resilience: Cognitive reappraisal and coping self-efficacy mediate the link between religious coping and well-being
Qualitative evidence points to the engagement of religious coping strategies when facing adversity, and evidence also highlights the effectiveness of cognitive reappraisal in reducing the impact of distressing emotions on well-being. It has been suggested that religious practices could facilitate …
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Primary school teachers' expectations of educational psychologists' role-functions
… expectations that primary school teachers have of educational psychologists' role-functions. The study aimed to investigate what services primary school teachers expect school psychologists to render. The second aim was to determine what role-functions teachers feel are most important for …
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Women's Perception of Treatment Choices and Counseling for Early Breast Cancer
… study investigated women’s perceptions of treatment choice and counseling for early breast cancer. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Subjects were women who had mastectomies. Eighty questionnaires were mailed and forty were returned and utilized in the study analysis. Frequencies …
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Required Counseling Provided Within a Counselor Training Program: Its Effect on Self-Awareness and the Impact of Ethical Concerns on the Experience
This study examined the experience of 140 students in a counselor training program that required students to participate in 10 sessions of individual counseling during their training program in order to increase their self-awareness. Students had the option of fulfilling the requirement through …
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Medical Interpreters' Knowledge of Key Terminology and Principles of Genetic Counseling
<p>Individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) face many challenges in obtaining equal access to health care. Professional medical interpreters possess training and skills that allow them to facilitate communication for those with LEP, but they may not have specialty-specific knowledge in …
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An exploration of academic advising care groups at an Iowa private college
1 PDF file (viii, 133 pages)
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Visits to the School Nurse by the At-Risk Student Versus the Non At-Risk Student
The Problem; The purpose of this study was to compare students who were defined as at-risk and those who were not at-risk to determine if there was a significant difference in proportion of visits to the school nurse. Procedure: For each initial health related daily visit to the school nurse by …
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Application of machine learning to the detection and prediction of Parkinson’s disease subtypes
Background: The clinical manifestations of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are characterized by heterogeneity in age at onset, disease duration, rate of progression, and the constellation of motor versus non-motor features. As such, counseling of patients about their prognosis is guarded. Characterization …
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Interpreting and Delivering Microarray Results of `Variants of Unknown Significance': Genetic Counselors' Perspectives
<p>Purpose: Variants of unknown significance (VUS) discovered in microarray testing can be quite challenging to interpret and communicate to parents in the pediatric clinical setting. The purpose of this study was to investigate the current practices in pediatric genetic counseling of presenting …
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Addressing the Unmet Need of Preconception Counseling for HIV Positive Women
Background: Perinatal transmission of HIV, or mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), can occur during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and breastfeeding. Advances in HIV treatment have reduced the risk of MTCT to less than 1% and increased the quality of life of women living with HIV (WLWHIV) and their …
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