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J D Kelley

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PubMed1994

Socializing culturally diverse students: a historically black university's nursing education program.

A convenience sample (N = 83) of RN and non-RN students enrolled at a historically Black university in North Carolina responded to a self-report culturally-relevant socialization questionnaire. The University has a long-standing commitment to the development and socialization of culturally diverse students. As such, the educational plan in both the lower division (general college studies) and the upper division nursing major is culturally sensitive. With the assumption that the process of socialization can be assessed during the course of professional development, the authors designed a culturally relevant socialization model. Using variables from the model, a 19-item questionnaire was administered to determine its efficacy in assessing the level of socialization engendered by the nursing program via the Likert scale. While the results were mixed, the non-RN students reported more socialization than the RNs, and all students perceived themselves as culturally diverse.

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PubMed1975

Proposed standard methods for ink identification.

Two methods are presented for the identification of ink, both of which are currently being used by laboratories involved in ink analysis. Both methods incorporate physical and chemical procedures. The differences are primarily in chemical methods involving spot tests and thin layer chromatographic (TLC) techniques. Furthermore, one method utilizes spectrophotometric scanning of the TLC plate whereas the other method utilizes solution spectrophotometry. It is recommended that both methods be evaluated by several laboratories.

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Electromyographic and cinematographic analysis of elbow function in tennis players with lateral epicondylitis.

Lateral epicondylitis occurs frequently in tennis players and appears to be caused by tears in the extensor aponeurosis. The purpose of this study was to compare the electromyographic activities of 5 muscles in players with lateral epicondylitis with those of injury-free players during the single-handed backhand tennis stroke. Finewire electrodes were placed into the extensor digitorum communis, extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis, pronator teres, and flexor carpi radialis muscles in competitive tennis players; 8 players had lateral epicondylitis and 14 had normal upper extremities. The backhand stroke then was recorded on high-speed film and synchronized with the electromyographic signal. The injured players had significantly greater activity for the wrist extensors and pronator teres muscles during ball impact and early follow-through. This activity increase may have been caused by the abnormal mechanics evident on film, including a "leading elbow," wrist extension and an open racquet face near the time of ball impact, and ball contact in the lower half of the strings. These mechanics not only result in a lower level of play but also leave the wrist extensors and the pronator teres muscles vulnerable to injury. This is the first study that documents increased activity in muscles that have been previously injured.

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African American caregivers: perceptions of the caregiving situation and factors influencing the delay of the institutionalization of elders with dementia.

This study of 34 caregiver-patient dyads targeted the caregivers' perceptions about caregiving situations. Specific open-ended interview questions ascertained caregivers' perceptions specifically about community services and the factors which influence health care institutionalization. Issues raised include supportive services, caregiving assistants and non-obtainable health care services. Several delay factors were discovered including caregiving assistance from family members or networks of friends and outside social support systems. A qualitative method effectively captured revealing testimony about the caregiver-elder patient relationship.

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