Papers by Mary Ellen Ciptak
This is a summary paper of the community health project taken place with participants of Jubilee ... more This is a summary paper of the community health project taken place with participants of Jubilee Soup Kitchen in the lower Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The community profile of the Hill District and the community’s strengths and challenges emerge from the windshield survey, personal communications and research. Identified problems specific to the aggregate, proposed implementation plans, summary of practicum education and interventions follows.
Social Learning Theory and Pender’s Health Promotion Model provide the framework for the cognitive behavioral interventions for depression.
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Nursing Teaching Plans, 2012
The aims and purposes of nursing teaching plans are to impart creative, salient, innovative and f... more The aims and purposes of nursing teaching plans are to impart creative, salient, innovative and forward looking subject matter. The love of the subject is contagious within the classroom or real world setting. Taking a different path than most students do (such as diet, hypertension, smoking) is rewarding through the challenge.
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The purpose of this analysis is to review and critique current US dual diagnosis theories and to ... more The purpose of this analysis is to review and critique current US dual diagnosis theories and to apply a new methodology to dual diagnosis in the practical setting of everyday nursing care. Although the term or concept of dual diagnosis has been around since 1985, it is only recently that new models of understanding this diagnosis have developed, not being a disorder of its own.
The DSM V changes diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders, placing them on a spectrum similar to the current autistic and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The net has been cast wider and nurses will encounter more patients with substance use disorders. The general nursing discipline will have limited to the new diagnostic criteria.
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Chronic, noncommunicable disease (NCD) is a global crisis. NCDs cause 63% of global deaths, and ... more Chronic, noncommunicable disease (NCD) is a global crisis. NCDs cause 63% of global deaths, and are largely preventable.
Some statistics from Beaglehole et al.,
• Low and middle income countries have 80% of deaths.
• By 2015 ~ 2.3 billion adults will be overweight.
• 700 million will be obese.
• Diabetes increased 70% in last 10 years.
• By 2020, estimated 10% of all deaths will be from smoking.
• Elimination of risk factors can prevent 75% of all heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, with a cancer decrease of 40%.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is out of the University of Washington, Seattle WA. It’s focus is on major world health problems and disease. They ask the questions, ”Is society addressing these issues? How best to commit health resourses to maximize health improvement?”
The Millennium Development Goals are built on the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s government development assistance for health (DAH) and government health expenditure (GHE). Their goals to achieve by 2015 are to:
• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• Achieve universal primary education
• Promote gender equality
• Reduce child mortality
• Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other communicable and non communicable diseases
• Ensure environmental sustainability
• Develop global partnership for development.
Well, I think this is a fairly tall order for two year’s from now, don’t you? Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, in a little under 800 days?
I prefer to put my money on grassroots education. A study in 2012 by Decola,, Benton, Peterson & Matebeni showed some enlightening facts to perhaps anyone but to we nurses. It was a representative survey of 1600 nurses in 8 countries. Ninty-five percent of nurses said they wanted to use their time and knowledge towards prevention and education of NCDs. Work load pressures prevented 98% from devoting more time.
As I see it, work and environmental issues need to be addressed so that first line healthcare providers can maximize their potential.
A theory? Pender’s health promotion model (Pender, N. 2006) is a very good choice. But choices in today’s world are complex—no one walks anymore, there is very little physical activity outside blue-collar labour work. Mother’s don’t have the time to cook home made meals as often. Stress is up but stress relief activities are way down.
Computers and gaming abound. Kids stare at a screen and not at who’s up next for bat. The bodies we have, that were designed for running, building, climbing and forging are virtually useless for today’s workforce. As I see it, nurses of the world at the grassroots level, one soul at a time, making our impact, will have just as much chance (perhaps better) in having an effect as the Millennium goals.
Decola, P., Benton, D., Peterson, C. & Matebeni, D. (2012) International Nursing Review 59, 321–330. Nurses' potential to lead in non-communicable disease global crisis
Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Horton, R., Adams, C., Alleyne, G., Asaria, P., et al Watt, J. (2011). Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis. The Lancet, 377(9775)1438-1447
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"The purpose of this paper is to examine the Veterans Healthcare Administration’s Human Resource ... more "The purpose of this paper is to examine the Veterans Healthcare Administration’s Human Resource and Nursing Department. The Veterans Healthcare Administration is a behemoth—convoluted and sluggish, while stimulating and inspiring.
As in any vast organization—competencies, expertise, governance, originality and a shared culture are some of the characteristics its human economy. These features are the essence of the organization; how it manages human capital carries it’s worth.
Nursing is the single most important element in a hospital, both in what nursing costs an organization and what she brings to it.
Therefore, understanding not only staffing shortages, but also how it educates, promotes, and encourages, provides a picture of the nursing dynamics. The organization’s management of voluntary and involuntary turnover, policy’s and procedures, and a detailed analysis of the human resource department’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats provide understanding of how it fairs in the marketplace.
The Veterans Healthcare Administration offers great possibilities to advanced practice nurses, and to the medical research and training community in general. However, great fissures in the system prevent taking advantage of all it has to offer. Recommendations are made on how to improve current strategy and practices."
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"Veteran's Administration health care compensation and pension continue to lead as its greatest t... more "Veteran's Administration health care compensation and pension continue to lead as its greatest total expenditures, with medical care in a close second over the past 10 years. As the veteran numbers continue to decline, medical expenditures due to complex injuries has grown, particularly in vocational rehabilitation. The projected veteran population will decrease from 23 million in 2010, to slightly greater than 14 million in 2040. The total number of service-connected veterans has increased substantially over the past 2 decades; particularly those who have a 70-100% service-connected disability.
In 2012, inpatient admissions totaled 564,000 and outpatients totaled 45.6 million. The numbers grew to 692,000 and 79.0 million respectively in 2011. The challenge for VHA in the coming years with healthcare reform will be to maintain its progress and quality of care while battling unknowns in its budget and allocation."
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Teaching Documents by Mary Ellen Ciptak
This presentation was created for the homeless and low income population of a soup kitchen in urb... more This presentation was created for the homeless and low income population of a soup kitchen in urban Pittsburgh, PA.
I wanted to expose the African American population to a traditionally discouraged practice of psychotherapy.
A large part of the presentation is audience participation; I elicit examples of each distortion, making the subject germane. It can be a lot of fun!
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The guide can be used to help inmate caregivers, volunteers and even HIV/AIDS-infected inmates th... more The guide can be used to help inmate caregivers, volunteers and even HIV/AIDS-infected inmates themselves understand the diseases in simple terms. It provides information on basic definitions, how best to help inmates understand their disease, cope with the realities of it and care for those dying of AIDS. The booklet is divided into the following chapters: (1) HIV and the Immune System (disease progression, transmission and HIV testing); (2) Nutrition; (3) Communication Skills (becoming a good listener, counseling basics, and cultural differences and similarities); (4) Coping With Fears (common coping patterns and emotional responses to terminal illness); (5) Confronting Dementia; (6) How To Prevent Caregivers, Volunteers From Burning Out; (7) How To Make Sick Inmates Comfortable (environmental comfort measures, universal precautions, general hygiene); (8) Tips for Starting a Peer Education Program for Inmates; (9) Discharge Planning (disability benefits, legal issues and confidentiality); and (10) Resources.
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Social Learning Theory and Pender’s Health Promotion Model provide the framework for the cognitive behavioral interventions for depression.
The DSM V changes diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders, placing them on a spectrum similar to the current autistic and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The net has been cast wider and nurses will encounter more patients with substance use disorders. The general nursing discipline will have limited to the new diagnostic criteria.
""
Some statistics from Beaglehole et al.,
• Low and middle income countries have 80% of deaths.
• By 2015 ~ 2.3 billion adults will be overweight.
• 700 million will be obese.
• Diabetes increased 70% in last 10 years.
• By 2020, estimated 10% of all deaths will be from smoking.
• Elimination of risk factors can prevent 75% of all heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, with a cancer decrease of 40%.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is out of the University of Washington, Seattle WA. It’s focus is on major world health problems and disease. They ask the questions, ”Is society addressing these issues? How best to commit health resourses to maximize health improvement?”
The Millennium Development Goals are built on the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s government development assistance for health (DAH) and government health expenditure (GHE). Their goals to achieve by 2015 are to:
• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• Achieve universal primary education
• Promote gender equality
• Reduce child mortality
• Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other communicable and non communicable diseases
• Ensure environmental sustainability
• Develop global partnership for development.
Well, I think this is a fairly tall order for two year’s from now, don’t you? Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, in a little under 800 days?
I prefer to put my money on grassroots education. A study in 2012 by Decola,, Benton, Peterson & Matebeni showed some enlightening facts to perhaps anyone but to we nurses. It was a representative survey of 1600 nurses in 8 countries. Ninty-five percent of nurses said they wanted to use their time and knowledge towards prevention and education of NCDs. Work load pressures prevented 98% from devoting more time.
As I see it, work and environmental issues need to be addressed so that first line healthcare providers can maximize their potential.
A theory? Pender’s health promotion model (Pender, N. 2006) is a very good choice. But choices in today’s world are complex—no one walks anymore, there is very little physical activity outside blue-collar labour work. Mother’s don’t have the time to cook home made meals as often. Stress is up but stress relief activities are way down.
Computers and gaming abound. Kids stare at a screen and not at who’s up next for bat. The bodies we have, that were designed for running, building, climbing and forging are virtually useless for today’s workforce. As I see it, nurses of the world at the grassroots level, one soul at a time, making our impact, will have just as much chance (perhaps better) in having an effect as the Millennium goals.
Decola, P., Benton, D., Peterson, C. & Matebeni, D. (2012) International Nursing Review 59, 321–330. Nurses' potential to lead in non-communicable disease global crisis
Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Horton, R., Adams, C., Alleyne, G., Asaria, P., et al Watt, J. (2011). Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis. The Lancet, 377(9775)1438-1447
As in any vast organization—competencies, expertise, governance, originality and a shared culture are some of the characteristics its human economy. These features are the essence of the organization; how it manages human capital carries it’s worth.
Nursing is the single most important element in a hospital, both in what nursing costs an organization and what she brings to it.
Therefore, understanding not only staffing shortages, but also how it educates, promotes, and encourages, provides a picture of the nursing dynamics. The organization’s management of voluntary and involuntary turnover, policy’s and procedures, and a detailed analysis of the human resource department’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats provide understanding of how it fairs in the marketplace.
The Veterans Healthcare Administration offers great possibilities to advanced practice nurses, and to the medical research and training community in general. However, great fissures in the system prevent taking advantage of all it has to offer. Recommendations are made on how to improve current strategy and practices."
In 2012, inpatient admissions totaled 564,000 and outpatients totaled 45.6 million. The numbers grew to 692,000 and 79.0 million respectively in 2011. The challenge for VHA in the coming years with healthcare reform will be to maintain its progress and quality of care while battling unknowns in its budget and allocation."
Teaching Documents by Mary Ellen Ciptak
I wanted to expose the African American population to a traditionally discouraged practice of psychotherapy.
A large part of the presentation is audience participation; I elicit examples of each distortion, making the subject germane. It can be a lot of fun!
Social Learning Theory and Pender’s Health Promotion Model provide the framework for the cognitive behavioral interventions for depression.
The DSM V changes diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders, placing them on a spectrum similar to the current autistic and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The net has been cast wider and nurses will encounter more patients with substance use disorders. The general nursing discipline will have limited to the new diagnostic criteria.
""
Some statistics from Beaglehole et al.,
• Low and middle income countries have 80% of deaths.
• By 2015 ~ 2.3 billion adults will be overweight.
• 700 million will be obese.
• Diabetes increased 70% in last 10 years.
• By 2020, estimated 10% of all deaths will be from smoking.
• Elimination of risk factors can prevent 75% of all heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, with a cancer decrease of 40%.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is out of the University of Washington, Seattle WA. It’s focus is on major world health problems and disease. They ask the questions, ”Is society addressing these issues? How best to commit health resourses to maximize health improvement?”
The Millennium Development Goals are built on the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s government development assistance for health (DAH) and government health expenditure (GHE). Their goals to achieve by 2015 are to:
• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• Achieve universal primary education
• Promote gender equality
• Reduce child mortality
• Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other communicable and non communicable diseases
• Ensure environmental sustainability
• Develop global partnership for development.
Well, I think this is a fairly tall order for two year’s from now, don’t you? Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, in a little under 800 days?
I prefer to put my money on grassroots education. A study in 2012 by Decola,, Benton, Peterson & Matebeni showed some enlightening facts to perhaps anyone but to we nurses. It was a representative survey of 1600 nurses in 8 countries. Ninty-five percent of nurses said they wanted to use their time and knowledge towards prevention and education of NCDs. Work load pressures prevented 98% from devoting more time.
As I see it, work and environmental issues need to be addressed so that first line healthcare providers can maximize their potential.
A theory? Pender’s health promotion model (Pender, N. 2006) is a very good choice. But choices in today’s world are complex—no one walks anymore, there is very little physical activity outside blue-collar labour work. Mother’s don’t have the time to cook home made meals as often. Stress is up but stress relief activities are way down.
Computers and gaming abound. Kids stare at a screen and not at who’s up next for bat. The bodies we have, that were designed for running, building, climbing and forging are virtually useless for today’s workforce. As I see it, nurses of the world at the grassroots level, one soul at a time, making our impact, will have just as much chance (perhaps better) in having an effect as the Millennium goals.
Decola, P., Benton, D., Peterson, C. & Matebeni, D. (2012) International Nursing Review 59, 321–330. Nurses' potential to lead in non-communicable disease global crisis
Beaglehole, R., Bonita, R., Horton, R., Adams, C., Alleyne, G., Asaria, P., et al Watt, J. (2011). Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis. The Lancet, 377(9775)1438-1447
As in any vast organization—competencies, expertise, governance, originality and a shared culture are some of the characteristics its human economy. These features are the essence of the organization; how it manages human capital carries it’s worth.
Nursing is the single most important element in a hospital, both in what nursing costs an organization and what she brings to it.
Therefore, understanding not only staffing shortages, but also how it educates, promotes, and encourages, provides a picture of the nursing dynamics. The organization’s management of voluntary and involuntary turnover, policy’s and procedures, and a detailed analysis of the human resource department’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats provide understanding of how it fairs in the marketplace.
The Veterans Healthcare Administration offers great possibilities to advanced practice nurses, and to the medical research and training community in general. However, great fissures in the system prevent taking advantage of all it has to offer. Recommendations are made on how to improve current strategy and practices."
In 2012, inpatient admissions totaled 564,000 and outpatients totaled 45.6 million. The numbers grew to 692,000 and 79.0 million respectively in 2011. The challenge for VHA in the coming years with healthcare reform will be to maintain its progress and quality of care while battling unknowns in its budget and allocation."
I wanted to expose the African American population to a traditionally discouraged practice of psychotherapy.
A large part of the presentation is audience participation; I elicit examples of each distortion, making the subject germane. It can be a lot of fun!