17 results match your criteria: "Harrisburg Area Community College[Affiliation]"

Background: Sandplay therapy is a psychotherapeutic technique, based on the psychoanalytic theory of the unconscious. Nearly a century after it was developed, sandplay can now be applied for the initial diagnosis tools for sand players. The goal of the current research is to demonstrate the role of sandplay in identifying internet-addicted adolescents in China.

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Background: COVID-19 epidemic has lasted for nearly 3 years, and revolutionized social life. In the study, in-depth interviews were conducted with Chinese undergraduate students to explore their understanding and experience of meaning in life. Meaning of life is interpreted from four aspects: life goals, life value, life enthusiasm, and life freedom.

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Service-learning experiences have been shown to improve nursing students' clinical and cultural awareness skills. This article discusses the implications of a collaborative service-learning program at a nursing center, particularly in improving nursing students' communication skills, and its potential for successful replication in other community health nursing settings.

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Muscle hypertrophy in cancer patients and survivors via strength training. A meta-analysis and meta-regression.

Crit Rev Oncol Hematol

July 2021

Penn State College of Medicine, University Drive 500, 17033, Hershey, PA, USA; Harrisburg Area Community College, Bldg. YL150, 17401, YORK, PA, USA. Electronic address:

Background: Muscle wasting has a negative effect on treatment toxicity and cancer prognosis. Resistance training appears to be a promising approach to counteract the loss of muscle mass.

Methods: Pubmed, Cochrane Library, SportDiscus and CINAHL.

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The Influence of Life-and-Death Views on the Well-Being of Chinese Tujia Ethnic Adolescents.

Omega (Westport)

November 2022

Key Laboratory of Emotion and Mental Health in Chongqing/Chongqing Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate how a person's view of life and death might influence various aspects of well-being. Similar studies have been conducted with adolescents in different cultures, but not with Chinese Tujia ethnic adolescents. Tujia adolescents ( = 309) completed the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), the Death Attitude Profile (DAP), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Happiness Inventory (HI).

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Introduction: Given the aging population and the benefits of comprehensive geriatric assessment to this subset of patients, an interprofessional education training approach may be advantageous for learners from a number of different health professions.

Methods: Through intercollegiate collaborations involving seven different colleges, an interprofessional simulation using standardized patients was developed and instituted for learners in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, dental hygiene, and dietitian programs. Herein, we describe the design of the simulation experience and examine its impact on students, as assessed primarily via written reflective comments provided via exit slips at the conclusion of the activity.

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The VCU Pressure Ulcer Summit: The Search for a Clearer Understanding and More Precise Clinical Definition of the Unavoidable Pressure Injury.

J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs

August 2017

Oscar M. Alvarez, PhD, CCT, FAPWCA, Center for Curative and Palliative Wound Care, Calvary Hospital, Bronx, New York; and Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla. C. Tod Brindle, MSN, RN, CWOCN, VCU Medical Center Wound Care Team, Richmond, Virginia. Diane Langemo, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of North Dakota College of Nursing, Grand Forks. Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, FNP, APRN-BC, Kennedy, LLC, Tucson, Arizona. Diane L. Krasner, PhD, RN, CWCN, CWS, MAPWCA, FAAN, Harrisburg area Community College-York Campus, York, Pennsylvania. Mary R. Brennan, MBA, RN, CWON, FACCWS, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York. Jeffrey M. Levine, MD, AGSF, CWSP, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.

This article reports the findings of the Unavoidable Pressure Ulcer Committee (of the VCU Pressure Ulcer Summit) that was tasked with addressing key issues associated with pressure injuries that are unavoidable or unpreventable. Our goals were (1) to clarify nomenclature and descriptions surrounding "terminal ulceration," (2) to describe the medical complications and comorbid conditions that can lead to skin failure and/or terminal ulceration, (3) to describe the variable possible causes of unavoidable pressure injuries, and (4) to present clinical cases to exemplify pressure injuries considered to be unavoidable.

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Data mining methods in biomedical research might benefit by combining genetic algorithms with domain-specific knowledge. The objective of this research is to show how the evolution of treatment rules for autism might be guided. The semantic distance between two concepts in the taxonomy is measured by the number of relationships separating the concepts in the taxonomy.

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Palliative wound care management strategies for palliative patients and their circles of care.

Adv Skin Wound Care

March 2015

Kevin Y. Woo, PhD, RN, ACNP, GNC(C), FAPWCA • Assistant Professor • School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University • Kingston, Ontario, Canada • Adjunct Research Professor • MClSc Program, School of Physical Therapy, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University • London, Ontario • Wound Care Consultant • West Park Healthcare Centre • Toronto, Ontario • Clinical Web Editor • Advances in Skin & Wound Care Diane L. Krasner, PhD, RN, CWCN, CWS, MAPWCA, FAAN • Wound and Skin Care Consultant • Harrisburg Area Community College-York Campus • York, Pennsylvania Bruce Kennedy, BSc (Pharm), MBA • Clinical Pharmacy Specialist • Palliative Care, Community, and End-of-Life Program • Fraser Health/Surrey Memorial Hospital • Surrey, British Columbia, Canada David Wardle, BSc • Research Assistant • Queen's University • Kingston, Ontario Olivia Moir • Nursing Student • Queen's University • Kingston, Ontario.

Purpose: To provide information about palliative wound care management strategies for palliative patients and their circles of care.

Target Audience: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care.

Objectives: After participating in this educational activity, the participant should be better able to: 1.

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Test-retest reliability of the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire in Old Order Amish.

Int J Disabil Hum Dev

February 2013

Mood and Anxiety Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Providence Behavioral Health, Lancaster, PA, USA; and Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster Campus, PA, USA.

Background: Research on test-retest reliability of the Season Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ) is sparse, and to date, has not been done with subgroups such as the Old Order Amish.

Methods: We examined the test-retest reliability of the SPAQ in a sample of Old Order Amish. A total of 68 Old Order Amish participants completed the SPAQ twice, with 4 months between administrations.

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Survey of adolescent views of healthy eating during pregnancy.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs

March 2012

Adjunct Nursing Faculty, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster Campus, Lancaster, PA, USA.

Purpose: To obtain baseline data about the food choices of pregnant adolescents, their knowledge about healthy eating, current eating habits, and how they feel they learn best.

Methods: A 22-item survey was distributed to pregnant adolescents (n = 49, ages 15-19) who attended a teen-parenting program or prenatal clinic. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis of data.

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This article addresses the effect of a nursing care center on student learning. Associate degree nursing students spend clinical days at a nursing care center that was created in collaboration with an inner-city clinic serving individuals who are uninsured and underinsured. The nursing students learn cultural sensitivity, teaching strategies, and interdisciplinary skills.

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