Textbook of obstetrics and obstetric nursing

Mode of access: Internet.

Lectures on physiology, hygiene, etc. for hospital and home nursing,

Mode of access: Internet.

A candid appeal to the citizens of the United States, proving that the doctrines advanced and the measures pursued by the abolitionists, relative to the subject of emancipation, are inconsistent with the teachings and directions of the Bible, and that those clergymen engaged in the dissemination of these principles, should be immediately dismissed by their respective congregations, as false teachers.

Mode of access: Internet.

Discourses and dissertations on the scriptural doctrines of atonement and sacrifice : and on the principal arguments advanced, and the mode of reasoning employed, by the opponents of those doctrines, as held by the established church : with an appendix, containing some strictures on Mr. Belsham's account of the Unitarian scheme, in his review of Mr. Wilberforce's treatise, together with remarks on the version of the New Testament lately published by the Unitarians /

Mode of access: Internet.

Discourses and dissertations on the scriptural doctrines of atonement and sacrifice: and on the principal arguments advanced, and the mode of reasoning employed, by the opponents of those doctrines as held by the established church. With an appendix containing some strictures on Mr. Belsham's account of the Unitarian scheme, in his review of Mr. Wilberforce's treatise; together with remarks on the version of the New Testament, lately published by the Unitarians.

Mode of access: Internet.

Discourses and dissertations on the scriptural doctrines of atonement and sacrifice : and on the principal arguments advanced, and the mode of reasoning employed, by the opponents of those doctrines as held by the established church : with an appendix containing some structures on Belsham's account of the unitarian scheme, in his review of Wilberforce's treatise /

Index included in The principles of physiology ... by Andrew Combe.

Facilities and services for long-term chronic illness and convalescent care in the metropolitan St. Louis area; a study of present bed availabilities and future requirements for long-term care in chronic hospitals, chronic care units of general hospitals and skilled nursing homes.

Includes bibliography.

Medicare post-acute care : home health and skilled nursing facility cost growth and proposals for prospective payment : statement of William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and Systems Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division : before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives /

"March 4, 1997."

Academic Integrity and Senior Nursing Undergraduate Clinical Practice

Background: Academic integrity (AI) has been defined as the commitment to the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility with courage in all academic endeavours. The senior years of nursing studies provide an intersection for students to transition to professional roles through student clinical practice. It is essential to understand what predicts senior nursing students’ intention to behave with AI so that efforts can be directed to initiatives focused on strengthening their commitment to behaving with AI. Research Questions: To what extent do students differ on Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) variables? What predicts intention to behave with academic integrity among senior nursing students in clinical practice across three different Canadian Schools of Nursing? Method: The TPB framework, an elicitation (n=30) and two pilot studies (n=59, n=29) resulted in the development of a 38 question (41-item) self-report survey (Miron Academic Integrity Nursing Survey—MAINS: α>0.70) that was administered to Year 3 and 4 students (N=339). Three predictor variables (attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control) were measured with students’ intention to behave with AI in clinical. Age, sex, year of study, program stream, students’ understanding of AI policies, and locations where students accessed AI information were also measured. Results: Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that background, site, and TPB variables explained 32.6% of the variance in intention to behave with academic integrity. The TPB variables explained 26.8% of the variance in intention after controlling for background and site variables. In the final model, only the TPB predictor variables were statistically significant with Attitude having the highest beta value (beta=0.35, p<0.001), followed by Subjective Norm (beta=0.21, p<0.001) and Perceived Behavioural Control (beta=0.12, p<0.02). Conclusion: Student attitude is the strongest predictor to intention to behave with AI in clinical practice and efforts to positively influence students’ attitudes need to be a focus for schools, curricula, and clinical educators. Opportunities for future research should include replicating the current study with students enrolled in other professional programs and intervention studies that examine the effectiveness of specific endeavours to promote AI in practice.

Applications of advanced and dual energy computed tomography in proton therapy

This thesis focuses on advanced reconstruction methods and Dual Energy (DE) Computed Tomography (CT) applications for proton therapy, aiming at improving patient positioning and investigating approaches to deal with metal artifacts. To tackle the first goal, an algorithm for post-processing input DE images has been developed. The outputs are tumor- and bone-canceled images, which help in recognising structures in patient body. We proved that positioning error is substantially reduced using contrast enhanced images, thus suggesting the potential of such application. If positioning plays a key role in the delivery, even more important is the quality of planning CT. For that, modern CT scanners offer possibility to tackle challenging cases, like treatment of tumors close to metal implants. Possible approaches for dealing with artifacts introduced by such rods have been investigated experimentally at Paul Scherrer Institut (Switzerland), simulating several treatment plans on an anthropomorphic phantom. In particular, we examined the cases in which none, manual or Iterative Metal Artifact Reduction (iMAR) algorithm were used to correct the artifacts, using both Filtered Back Projection and Sinogram Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction as image reconstruction techniques. Moreover, direct stopping power calculation from DE images with iMAR has also been considered as alternative approach. Delivered dose measured with Gafchromic EBT3 films was compared with the one calculated in Treatment Planning System. Residual positioning errors, daily machine dependent uncertainties and film quenching have been taken into account in the analyses. Although plans with multiple fields seemed more robust than single field, results showed in general better agreement between prescribed and delivered dose when using iMAR, especially if combined with DE approach. Thus, we proved the potential of these advanced algorithms in improving dosimetry for plans in presence of metal implants.