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Salmela-Aro, Katariina – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2010
This chapter examines development through different life transitions, such as educational transitions and transition to parenthood during adolescence to adulthood in the context of the life-span model of personal goals. According to the life-span model of motivation, four key mechanisms--channeling, choice, co-regulation, and compensation--play a…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Goal Orientation, Well Being, Early Parenthood
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Stewart, Sarah; Davis, Deborah – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Pressures in terms of the availability of quality, real-life clinical experiences for students have resulted in increased interest in the use of simulation in a variety of healthcare disciplines. "Te wahi whanau: The birth place" is a Virtual Birth Centre (VBC) that was created in "Second Life" in 2009 as part of the Second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obstetrics, Sustainability, Nursing Education
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McKenna, Lisa G.; Wray, Natalie; McCall, Louise – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2009
Clinical placements are integral to health professional preparatory courses. These placements allow for the application of classroom-based learning into real patient care situations. In doing so, they provide opportunities for applying theoretical knowledge into practice contexts, skills development and socialisation into the chosen profession.…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Experiential Learning, Career Development, Intention
Velez, Olivia – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Midwives in Ghana provide the majority of rural primary and maternal healthcare services, but have limited access to data for decision making and knowledge work. Few mobile health (mHealth) applications have been designed for midwives. The study purpose was to design and test an mHealth application (mClinic) that can improve data access and reduce…
Descriptors: Family Planning, Participant Observation, Self Efficacy, Testing
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Zetka, James R., Jr. – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2008
After struggling as a surgical specialty, obstetrics and gynecology initiated its "women's physician" program in the 1970s. This program officially defined the mostly male obstetricians and gynecologists at that time as women's primary care physicians. Using archival data, this article explains this development as a response to the specialty's…
Descriptors: Females, Physicians, Labor, Obstetrics
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Xu, Xiao; Siefert, Kristine A.; Jacobson, Peter D.; Lori, Jody R.; Gueorguieva, Iana; Ransom, Scott B. – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: It has long been a concern that professional liability problems disproportionately affect the delivery of obstetrical services to women living in rural areas. Michigan, a state with a large number of rural communities, is considered to be at risk for a medical liability crisis. Purpose: This study examined whether higher malpractice…
Descriptors: Negligence, Physicians, Family Practice (Medicine), Rural Urban Differences
Sevindik, Tuncay – Online Submission, 2010
The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of smart classrooms on the academic achievement of the nursing students. The sample of the research included 66 Health College students in Elazig. The sampling group was randomly chosen from second year students of Nursing and Midwife Education. The research was carried out with experimental…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Health Education
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Baker, Ed; Schmitz, David; Epperly, Ted; Nukui, Ayaka; Miller, Carissa Moffat – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Context: Scope of practice is an important factor in both training and recruiting rural family physicians. Purpose: To assess rural Idaho family physicians' scope of practice and to examine variations in scope of practice across variables such as gender, age and employment status. Methods: A survey instrument was developed based on a literature…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Age, Employment Level, Physicians
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Chapman, Lynn; Giles, David – Studies in Continuing Education, 2009
This paper reports on an exploration into the professional practice of a lecturer using the appreciative inquiry (AI) approach. This facilitated inquiry intentionally sought to apply the AI approach to the practice of an individual, an application that is different to its predominant usage with groups. The context for this research was the…
Descriptors: Obstetrics, Medical Education, College Faculty, Inquiry
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Velasquez, Mary M.; Ingersoll, Karen S.; Sobell, Mark B.; Floyd, R. Louise; Sobell, Linda Carter; von Sternberg, Kirk – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2010
Project CHOICES developed an integrated behavioral intervention for prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure in women at high risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Settings included primary care, university-hospital based obstetrical/gynecology practices, an urban jail, substance abuse treatment settings, and a media-recruited sample in three large…
Descriptors: Family Planning, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Behavior Modification
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Hall, Jennifer; Mitchell, Mary – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2008
This paper presents a study which explored creative pieces made by student midwives during an educational session on spirituality in relation to midwifery. Background: Exploration of methods of teaching relating to midwifery has been limited, specifically relating to effective learning about spirituality. There is a current expectation in the UK…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Holistic Approach, Intimacy, Obstetrics
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Freeth, Della; Ayida, Gubby; Berridge, Emma Jane; Mackintosh, Nicola; Norris, Beverley; Sadler, Chris; Strachan, Alasdair – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2009
Introduction: We describe an example of simulation-based interprofessional continuing education, the multidisciplinary obstetric simulated emergency scenarios (MOSES) course, which was designed to enhance nontechnical skills among obstetric teams and, hence, improve patient safety. Participants' perceptions of MOSES courses, their learning, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Safety, Continuing Education, Team Training
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Palmgren, Tove; Peltonen, Jari; Linder, Tove; Rautakorpi, Sanna; Nietosvaara, Yrjana – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
The aim of this study was to examine sensory changes of the hand in brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI). Ninety-five patients (43 females, 52 males) comprising two age groups, 6 to 8 years (mean age 7y 6mo) and 12 to 14 years (mean age 13y 2mo), were included. Sixty-four had upper (cervical [C] 5-6), 19 upper and middle (C5-7), and 12 had total…
Descriptors: Injuries, Surgery, Patients, Birth
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MacDowell, Martin; Glasser, Michael; Fitts, Michael; Fratzke, Mel; Peters, Karen – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: Past research has documented rural physician and health care professional shortages. Purpose: Rural hospital chief executive officers' (CEOs') reported shortages of health professionals and perceptions about recruiting and retention are compared in Illinois and Arkansas. Methods: A survey, previously developed and sent to 28 CEOs in…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Physicians, Nurses, Surgery
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Phillips, Diane J.; Hayes, Barbara – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2006
The disciplines of nursing and midwifery both uphold a powerful oral tradition that can impact upon student learning. Students enrolled in a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery are supervised and assessed by midwives during their placements in midwifery practice settings by a program of "preceptorship" support and where conversations are…
Descriptors: Obstetrics, Foreign Countries, Nurses, Nursing
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