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- THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF OLDER NEPALESE WOMEN WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE.
- Creator
- Panday, Somi, Wiese, Lisa Ann Kirk, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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Urinary incontinence (UI) poses a significant challenge for women across different cultures, as their diverse perceptions of UI impact their decision-making and choices, which are influenced by personal beliefs and preferences. Although research on women's experiences with urinary incontinence has shown substantial progress, encompassing various cultural contexts, more studies are still needed to examine cultural factors and employ the framework of transcultural nursing theory. Additionally,...
Show moreUrinary incontinence (UI) poses a significant challenge for women across different cultures, as their diverse perceptions of UI impact their decision-making and choices, which are influenced by personal beliefs and preferences. Although research on women's experiences with urinary incontinence has shown substantial progress, encompassing various cultural contexts, more studies are still needed to examine cultural factors and employ the framework of transcultural nursing theory. Additionally, limited research has explored the experiences of older women with urinary incontinence in Nepal. This descriptive phenomenological study aims to explore the lived experience of older Nepalese women dealing with urinary incontinence. By applying the theory of culture care diversity and universality and employing the Colaizzi process for phenomenological data analysis, this study seeks to interpret the experiences of older Nepalese women living with urinary incontinence. Data collection involved conducting semi-structured interviews with 16 participants aged between 60 and 80 years. Three themes emerged from the data: (1) Interference with daily living, (2) Modification of lifestyle, and (3) Impact on the whole family. The findings underscored the need for effective treatments and support systems to assist women with urinary incontinence in managing their symptoms.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014277
- Subject Headings
- Transcultural nursing, Older women, Urinary incontinence
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSURANCE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY.
- Creator
- Reaves, Régine Placide, Chiang-Hanisko, Lenny, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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Due to recent advances in medical technology, the number of children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) is steadily growing in the United States. CSHCN comprise more than 40% of overall healthcare costs nationwide, even though this group is only comprised of 16% of the U.S. child population. There are significant differences between private and public health plans in terms of cost, adequacy, and parent satisfaction. As an added benefit, some public and private health insurance plans offer...
Show moreDue to recent advances in medical technology, the number of children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) is steadily growing in the United States. CSHCN comprise more than 40% of overall healthcare costs nationwide, even though this group is only comprised of 16% of the U.S. child population. There are significant differences between private and public health plans in terms of cost, adequacy, and parent satisfaction. As an added benefit, some public and private health insurance plans offer nursing care coordination (or nursing case management) services. The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of parents of CSHCN enrolled in public and private insurance with or without a nurse care coordinator assigned. A phenomenological approach was used. One-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 participants. Colaizzi’s (1978) eight steps of data analysis was the selected methodological interpretation. Five themes emerged from this study: Struggle with Self-Preservation, Abandonment and Isolation, Self-Reliance and Advocate, Interdependence, and Lifeline. These study findings highlighted the major differences with parents navigating their child’s health insurance. These differences were dependent on the type of insurance and sources of support available. The experience of parents with a nurse care coordinator differed from parents without a nurse. Parents of CSHCN enrolled in public insurance with a nurse care coordinator considered the nurse to be a primary source of support. These nurses were instrumental in solving problems with the public health plan. On the contrary, parents with CSHCN enrolled in private insurance without a nurse care coordinator carried this additional burden. There were also noticeable differences in parents’ satisfaction with the adequacy and cost of their child’s health insurance. Parents of CSHCN enrolled in private insurance voiced dissatisfaction with higher costs associated with their child’s plan. Meanwhile, parents of CSHCN enrolled in Medicaid expressed that out-of-pocket expenses were covered. Results from this study can be used to make policy changes by insurance companies. Incorporating nursing care coordination not only results in healthcare savings for the health plan but improved health outcomes for its members as well.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2020
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013582
- Subject Headings
- Health insurance, Phenomenology--Research, Parents of children with disabilities
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Lived Experiences of Adolescents with Food Allergies During a Usual Weekday.
- Creator
- Martinez, Laurie Ann, Opalinski, Andra, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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Global research on psychosocial factors related to food allergies and youth have increased significantly over the last decade. A plethora of countries provide literature indicating adolescents with food allergies experience social isolation, depression, anxiety, and fear. Most of the literature however favors parental perspectives with limited studies exploring adolescent subjective perspectives. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of...
Show moreGlobal research on psychosocial factors related to food allergies and youth have increased significantly over the last decade. A plethora of countries provide literature indicating adolescents with food allergies experience social isolation, depression, anxiety, and fear. Most of the literature however favors parental perspectives with limited studies exploring adolescent subjective perspectives. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of adolescents living with food allergies; the goal was to bring awareness to the ascribed meaning of food allergies from the perspective of adolescents and the impact of living with food allergies from day-to-day. Watson’s caring science and Erikson’s psychosocial theory were guiding frameworks for the study with story theory used to guide individual semi-structured interviews (n=14) (11-14 years). Analysis of data entailed various steps congruent with Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Four superordinate themes emerged from the data: (1) Living with Restraints: A Way of Life, (2) Managing Exposure, (3) Experiencing Stigma, and (4) Experiencing Lack of Knowledge. Results indicated adolescents living with food allergies have unique experiences that contribute to psychosocial upheavals and that traditional biological management may be too simplistic for promoting whole adolescent well-being and healthy development. Study findings may contribute to evidence-based interventions that nurture care for the whole adolescent.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2020
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013566
- Subject Headings
- Adolescents, Food allergy, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Lived Experiences of Saudi-born Parents Who Have Delayed Vaccines for Their Children Prior to School Age.
- Creator
- Albalawi, Hayam M., Opalinski, Andra S., Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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Parents are historically the decision makers related to vaccinations with infants and children. Over the past few years, healthcare providers have been facing a growing number of parents who are questioning the safety and the need for routine vaccinations. Studies conducted in Saudi Arabia revealed that not all Saudi-born parents support childhood vaccination and eventually delay their children vaccination. Understanding the cultural influences on parents in Saudi Arabia about the adherence...
Show moreParents are historically the decision makers related to vaccinations with infants and children. Over the past few years, healthcare providers have been facing a growing number of parents who are questioning the safety and the need for routine vaccinations. Studies conducted in Saudi Arabia revealed that not all Saudi-born parents support childhood vaccination and eventually delay their children vaccination. Understanding the cultural influences on parents in Saudi Arabia about the adherence to childhood vaccination program is crucial for health and safety of the whole society. The purpose of this study was to explore experiences of Saudi-born parents who have delayed vaccinations for their children prior to school age. Through a Heideggerian hermeneutic interpretive phenomenological method and the lens of caring theory, this research sought to uncover the essence of Saudi-born parents’ lived experiences where they were allowed to speak and provide their perspectives in their own words. Leininger’s Culture Care Diversity and Universality Theory was used as the theoretical framework guiding this study. Leininger’s Sunrise Enabler-Model provided a framework for assessing the sociocultural aspects of Saudi-born parents that may have influence the vaccine delays for their children. The nine participants provided a rich and thick description of the phenomenon in this study from which three essential themes emerged. The three essential themes were: 1) struggling with barriers, 2) seeking vaccine information (Formal and Informal) and their influence on participants’ decision, and 3) hesitating to vaccinate. Study findings explored cultural factors such as knowledge, access to healthcare centers, work responsibilities, and social media that influenced vaccinating children prior to school in Saudi Arabia. Greater understanding of delays in child vaccination by Saudiborn parents equips nurses in addressing cultural perspectives to reduce communicable diseases amongst children.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013811
- Subject Headings
- Vaccination of children, Saudi Arabians, Parents
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The lived world experience of the Registered Nurse, First Assistant (RNFA).
- Creator
- Smith, Jennifer R., Florida Atlantic University, Locsin, Rozzano
- Abstract/Description
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With the current trends in health care, new avenues must be explored in order to contain cost, yet provide for quality care. The Registered Nurse, First Assistant (RNFA) provides a cost effective alternative to another surgeon as surgical assistant. Using Max van Manen's phenomenological method, four RNFAs participated in semistructured audio-taped interviews, in order to explore their lived world experience. Six essences of being an RNFA emerged from the data: being a nurse/nursing; a way of...
Show moreWith the current trends in health care, new avenues must be explored in order to contain cost, yet provide for quality care. The Registered Nurse, First Assistant (RNFA) provides a cost effective alternative to another surgeon as surgical assistant. Using Max van Manen's phenomenological method, four RNFAs participated in semistructured audio-taped interviews, in order to explore their lived world experience. Six essences of being an RNFA emerged from the data: being a nurse/nursing; a way of being with others/presence; a way of doing for others; constancy/continualness; experience/knowing; and, a sense of self-completeness. These were interwoven against the lifeworld existentials of relationality, spatiality, temporality, and corporeality. The findings revealed that the RNFA offers uniqueness as nursing and uniqueness as experience.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1994
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15100
- Subject Headings
- Nursing--Practice, Operating room nursing, Surgical nursing
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE LONESOME AND ENTRAPPED EXISTENCE OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH’S ANTIHERO: THOMAS RIPLEY.
- Creator
- Leyva, Enma, Adams, Robert Don, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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While literary critics acknowledge the amoral and criminal behavior of Thomas Ripley, the antihero in Patricia Highsmith’s Ripliad series, many critics fail to recognize Highsmith’s parables in connection to ethical responsibility to the Other and guilt because of falling into complete despair. By examining Ripley’s character through an ethical lens, I contend that Ripley’s inability to connect with others disallows him from engaging in moral behavior that would establish basic responsibility...
Show moreWhile literary critics acknowledge the amoral and criminal behavior of Thomas Ripley, the antihero in Patricia Highsmith’s Ripliad series, many critics fail to recognize Highsmith’s parables in connection to ethical responsibility to the Other and guilt because of falling into complete despair. By examining Ripley’s character through an ethical lens, I contend that Ripley’s inability to connect with others disallows him from engaging in moral behavior that would establish basic responsibility for others. This results in a repetitive cycle of criminality that leads to inner turmoil and a sickness of the spirit. This thesis analyzes the parables in Highsmith’s novels by applying Emmanuel Levinas’s ethics in relation with Soren Kierkegaard’s conception of human existence. Ripley lives a lonely existence because he is unaware of his ethical dilemma, covets wealth at all costs, and fails to recognize that his division from society is at the root of his infinite despair.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013695
- Subject Headings
- Antiheroes in literature, Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995. Talented Mr. Ripley
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE LOOSE-LINE AESTHETIC: VISUAL STYLES AND CONTEMPORARY FUSION.
- Creator
- Henry, Alex, Bargsten, Joey, Florida Atlantic University, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Loose-line is a visual style where dramatic lines are created with quick, swift strokes, often randomly overlapping each other. Loose-lines can be used to depict a subject and emphasize its actions. They capture the viewer's attention and provide them with an understanding of the narrative depicted through its implication or suggestion of action. In this thesis I will examine, the loose-line technique and its components. I will show how loose-line has been used as a foundational technique for...
Show moreLoose-line is a visual style where dramatic lines are created with quick, swift strokes, often randomly overlapping each other. Loose-lines can be used to depict a subject and emphasize its actions. They capture the viewer's attention and provide them with an understanding of the narrative depicted through its implication or suggestion of action. In this thesis I will examine, the loose-line technique and its components. I will show how loose-line has been used as a foundational technique for pre-visualizing painting, sculpture, and architecture throughout art history, and especially with regard to its role in the development of cinema and animation. And finally, I will apply the loose-line technique to contemporary visual compositions and reveal how merging rough sketches with 3D renders contributes to an innovative aesthetic style.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014180
- Subject Headings
- Aesthetics, Art
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Lord is to be praised for the triumphs of his power. : A sermon, preached at Greenwich, in Connecticut, on the 18th of December 1777. : Being a general thanksgiving through the United American States.
- Creator
- Avery, David 1746-1818
- Abstract/Description
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By David Avery, V.D.M. Chaplain to Col. Sherburne's regiment. ; [One line from Psalms].
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb6f10
- Subject Headings
- American Revolution (1775-1783), Bible -- Exodus, XV, 11 -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, Connecticut -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Greenwich (Conn. : Town) -- History -- 18th century -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Sermons, American -- 18th century, Thanksgiving Day addresses -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800
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- E-book
- Title
- The Lost Sheep.
- Creator
- Perlmutter, Arnold, Wohl, Herman, Thomashefksy, B.
- Date Issued
- 1913
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00002700
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Mad Palace.
- Creator
- Pratt, Theodore, 1901-1969
- Date Issued
- 1962
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00011590
- Subject Headings
- Pratt, Theodore -- 1901-1969
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The magic of hypercube: from parallel computing to multimedia.
- Creator
- Furht, Borko
- Date Issued
- 2009-07
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/332893
- Subject Headings
- Computer science --Research., Digital video.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Main Owl.
- Date Issued
- 2003
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/2867347
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University-- Office of the President--Mr. Frank T. Brogan Photograph Collection, University Archives
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- Title
- The Maintenance Department using the northern part of building T-3 as a workshop and storage area, circa 1970.
- Date Issued
- 1970
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/3358504
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- Students
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- Title
- The Maison of Madame Laporusse.
- Creator
- Pratt, Theodore, 1901-1969
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00011686
- Subject Headings
- Pratt, Theodore -- 1901-1969
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Majestic Owls, the First Graduation Class of 1965 at Florida Atlantic University.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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First graduating class of Florida Atlantic University, the Majestic Owls. Some of the almost 30 students to be the first graduates of the institution.
- Date Issued
- 1965
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/faua0000857
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- Students, Florida Atlantic University -- Photographs, Florida Atlantic University -- Archives, Florida Atlantic University -- Commencement
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- Title
- The manned submersible as an effective sampling and imaging platform.
- Creator
- Liberatore, D., Askew, T. M., Tusting, Robert F., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1997
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183699
- Subject Headings
- Submersibles, Underwater imaging systems, Sampling
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Manteño of the Cloud Forest: Settlement Patterns and Spatial Analysis of Manteño Stone Architecture in the Las Tusas River Valley in Manabí, Ecuador.
- Creator
- Garzón-Oechsle, Andrés E., Brown, Clifford T., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The present study identifies settlement patterns of the Manteño culture within the cloud forest of southern Manabí by surveying, recording and analyzing the stone architecture found within the drainage basin of the Las Tusas River, Ecuador. The statistical methods used were: Triangulated Irregular Networks or TIN (for topography interpretations), K-means (to determine natural groups for structures based on their dimensions, shape, and wall thickness), Ripley’s K (to determine spatial nature...
Show moreThe present study identifies settlement patterns of the Manteño culture within the cloud forest of southern Manabí by surveying, recording and analyzing the stone architecture found within the drainage basin of the Las Tusas River, Ecuador. The statistical methods used were: Triangulated Irregular Networks or TIN (for topography interpretations), K-means (to determine natural groups for structures based on their dimensions, shape, and wall thickness), Ripley’s K (to determine spatial nature of these groups) and Kernel Density (to visualize their spatial organization). The cloud forest ecotone of southern Manabí was an anthropogenic landscape during the late Integration period. The alluvial valleys of the upper Rio Blanco drainage basin do not represent a hinterland or a periphery occupation but a series of Manteño nucleated settlements raised on terraces and interconnected by strings of linear settlements and dispersed settlements throughout the rugged terrain of this landscape.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013001
- Subject Headings
- Manabí (Ecuador), Archaeology--Ecuador--Antiquities, Land settlement patterns, Spatial analysis (Statistics), Manteño
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Manufacture of Munitions.
- Creator
- Addison, Christopher Viscount
- Abstract/Description
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This item is part of the Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements (PRISM) digital collection, a collaborative initiative between Florida Atlantic University and University of Central Florida in the Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM).
- Date Issued
- 1916
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00002550
- Subject Headings
- Great Britain
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The manufacturers' child labor program.
- Creator
- Kenyon, Dorothy
- Date Issued
- 1927
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/369300
- Subject Headings
- Child labor --United States., Children --Legal status, laws, etc. --United States.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The many faces of gene expression profiling: transcriptome analyses applied towardselucidating marine organismal interactions and metabolism.
- Creator
- Lopez, Jose V., Mouzon, B., McCarthy, Peter J., Kerr, Russell G.
- Date Issued
- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007286
- Subject Headings
- Gene expression, Transcriptome, Molecular biotechnology, Marine ecology, Marine organisms
- Format
- Document (PDF)