Publications by authors named "Leslie Talbert"

Introduction: Simulation is a common strategy for health care education. Research regarding simulation for nurse practitioner education is sparse. This paper describes the integration of a nine simulation session curriculum into a nurse practitioner program, including motivating factors, process description, and lessons learned.

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  • The 2016 Manatt Report emphasizes the need for academic nursing to collaborate with health centers to shape healthcare and focuses on leadership, current practices, and research.
  • The paper discusses how joint academic appointments between a nursing college and a medical college have successfully integrated clinical expertise into nursing education and provided dedicated time for curriculum development.
  • A structured approach to creating joint appointments is essential to foster a mutually beneficial relationship between nursing and medical education, ultimately supporting the training of future healthcare providers.
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a new long peripheral catheter (LPC) program at a large academic center in an effort to reduce the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and their related complications.

Methods: The pilot participants were hospitalized children, age >2 years, with a need for noncentral intravenous access for 2 to 29 days, or laboratory blood draw >5 times per day. Patients expected to discharge with intravenous access were excluded.

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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to evaluate sexual dimorphism for facial features within Chinese and African American populations and to compare the facial morphology by sex between these 2 populations.

Materials And Methods: Three-dimensional facial images were acquired by using the portable 3dMDface System, which captured 189 subjects from 2 population groups of Chinese (n = 72) and African American (n = 117). Each population was categorized into male and female groups for evaluation.

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Introduction: This study aimed to compare facial morphologies of an adult African-American population to an adult Caucasian-American population using three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging.

Materials And Methods: The images were captured using a stereophotogrammetric system (3dMDface(TM) system). Subjects were aged 19-30 years, with normal body mass index and no gross craniofacial anomalies.

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