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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Type of practice"”.
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Pharmacists' Preparedness For Acute Medical Emergencies
… emergencies occur within pharmacies, and the types of emergencies encountered. It also measured self and collective efficacy of pharmacists in responding to medical emergencies within their pharmacy to determine if differences in self-efficacy or collective efficacy exist. Methods: This study …
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The Effects of Concerted Cultivation on Academic Achievement
… Lareau (2003) argues that parents' child-rearing practices have a profound effect on academic and later occupational success for children, even holding constant such important factors as gender, race and school effects. She says that social class impacts these child-rearing practices and that …
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A Rural vs. Urban Analysis of Procedures Provided to Medicaid Recipients by Pediatric, General, and Public Health Dentists in the Commonwealth of Virginia: Fiscal Years 1994-1995
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report the distribution of procedures provided to Virginia Medicaid children by three types of dental providers in rural and urban areas. Methods: Medicaid claims filed for dental patients younger than 21 were obtained and analyzed for fiscal years 1994 and …
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A survey study of entry transition practices used by teachers of infants and toddlers.
This study identified transition practices used by teachers and/or primary caregivers of infants and toddlers when entering child care programs across Dallas , TX . Participants completed the Program Entry Transition Practices Survey regarding their use of transition practices in fall 2003 and …
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Effects of Practice Type and Task Difficulty on Visuospatial Performance
<p>The importance of visuospatial skills for every day survival is highly evident. Practice is a mechanism by which visuospatial skills can be enhanced. The current study examined how general practice, different types of practice, and levels of task difficulty affect visuospatial performance. …
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No Quick Fix, Analysis of Organisation; An exploration of a mismatch between business management and the individual
Business management includes a quick fix type of practice that promotes programatic shortcuts applied to individuals in an attempt to produce immediate business results. These quick fixes are adopted and abandoned with changes to time, industry, or culture. Despite the promise of the quick fix, the …
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Occupational Therapists' Perception of Their Role in Working With Clients Experiencing Visual Deficits: A Phenomenological Study
… between the described role for OT in the professional literature and the Kentucky Practice Act, it is necessary to consider occupational therapy's role and to evaluate what type of practice is occurring related to visual deficits in the local environment. The purpose of this study was to …
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How can I improve my teaching of Wellbeing in my Senior Infant class?
The purpose of this self-study action research project is to establish how I can improve my teaching of Wellbeing in my Senior Infant classroom. Wellbeing is an area that is evolving in the education sector, for instance, by 2023, all primary schools must have a Wellbeing Promotion Process …
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Exploring Routine Sight Testing And The Management Of Eye Disease By Primary Care Optometrists In England, UK
… has reported that inequalities exist in uptake of NHS sight tests in relation to socio-economic status, and that community optometric services have potential to improve system efficiency. The current research found inequalities in sight test outcome related to socio-economic status and the type …
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Certified Nurse Midwives' Barriers Toward Sexual Health Screening Practices
… and sexual heath are important components of general health screenings. Reports of sexual health screening practices are limited to physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners. No research exists to describe sexual health screening practices of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs), a group of …
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Systems engineering in practice : the application of systems engineering principles to the development of a hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission
… industry has evolved around the design of components. The organization is established around components and people have a very component centric perspective on problem solving. This has led to local optimization of individual components, while the larger system spirals out of control. …
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“Are we all playing an elaborate game?” A Bourdieusian analysis of children’s participation in decision making in youth justice
There has been a lack of empirical research on children’s involvement in the design and delivery of youth offending services. This PhD investigates the extent and nature of children’s participation in planning, decision making and assessment in youth justice. It seeks to reveal the ‘logic’ and …
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Older adults and computer technology : the role of conventional manuals, multimedia, and the effects of practice
With the continuing absorption of computers into everyday life, it becomes important to determine the most effective methods for teaching older adults to use computers as well as the extent to which their ease of learning is affected by individual differences in ability and aptitude. In this study …
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Registered Dietitians: Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Bachelor’s Degree In Nutrition And Dietetics
<p>The profession of dietetics is transitioning to the master’s degree (MS) as the entry-level requirement for registered dietitians’ (RDs) to practice. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the attitudes and perceptions of registered dietitians with bachelor’s degrees (BS, RD’s) …
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Community Pharmacists' Attitudes Toward An Expanded Class Of Nonprescription Drugs
… discussion about creating a third class of drugs which would not require a prescription, but require a pharmacist's consultation upon purchase. Very recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a hearing which repositioned a third class as an expanded nonprescription drug class …
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What matters in Making and Cloth(ing)-led Facilitation in healthcare? Towards a practice framework for enhancing participation and collaboration.
Facilitation is an established profession that holds its origins in systemic and rapid organisation change and technological advancement occurring since the 1980s. It is a practice that accompanies strategic planning, performance management and public consultation initiatives and is used in …
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Video chaos : multilinear narrative structuration in new media video practice
The presentation of the thesis comprises the Dissertation component (66%) along with the Practice Component and the Practice Report (33%). In this Video Chaos dissertation, through an examination of current video practices, I note an emerging trend towards disseminating audio-visual content …
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A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Patient and Provider Perspectives of Chronic Illness Management Following Kidney Transplantation
… long-term, complex care, and multiple handoffs among providers—has been shown to result in suboptimal care and higher costs. In order to move forward in improving long-term outcomes, it is necessary to fully assess current practice patterns with appropriate measures. With a full and …
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A qualitative study identifying the key components of independent midwifery practice in mainland UK.
… Midwives provide relational continuity of care whilst promoting women’s autonomy. They report associated high levels of physiological birth and positive outcomes for women and babies and low levels of interventions (Milan 2004). Since the publication of the Changing Childbirth Report …
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Single-handed general practice in urban areas of Scotland
Background: Single-handed practice, a traditional model of general practice, has been an important facet of primary care provision since before the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948, but has increasingly been challenged by the growth of large practices. Now less than 10 % of GPs …
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