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Testing for Bias in the Impact of AmeriCorps Service on Volunteer Participants: Evidence of Success in Achieving a Neutrality Program Objective

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, Issue 6 2002
Christopher A. Simon
During its nine years of existence, AmeriCorps has had a tremendous impact on its volunteers and the communities it serves. Despite concerns expressed by the Republican congressional leadership, the Corporation for National and Community Service,the federally funded administrative organization that directs AmeriCorps programs at the national level,has made clear its intention to operate in a nonpartisan, politically neutral manner. A study of AmeriCorps programs in four western states finds the corporation is accomplishing its "neutrality" objective and is rebuilding a sense of civic,mindedness in a manner that lacks gender or racial bias,a critical element in reestablishing a strong choral society,all the while properly respecting diversity. [source]

The Expanded Criteria Donor Policy: An Evaluation of Program Objectives and Indirect Ramifications

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, Issue 7 2006
J. D. Schold
The expanded criteria donor (ECD) policy was formalized in 2002, which defined higher-risk deceased donor kidneys recovered for transplantation. There has not been a comprehensive examination of the impact of policy on the allocation of ECD kidneys, waiting times for transplant, center listing patterns or human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching. We examined transplant candidates from 1998 to 2004 utilizing a national database. We constructed models to assess alterations in recipient characteristics of ECD kidneys and trends in waiting time and cold ischemia time (CIT) associated with policy. We also evaluated the impact of the proportion of center candidate listings for ECD kidneys on waiting times. Elderly recipients were more likely to receive ECDs following policy (odds ratio = 1.36, p < 0.01). There was no association of decreased CIT or pretransplant dialysis time while increasing HLA mismatching with policy inception. Over one quarter of centers listed <20% of candidates for ECDs, while an additional quarter of centers listed >90%. Only centers with selective listing for ECDs offered reduced waiting times to ECD recipients. The ECD policy demonstrates potential to achieve certain ascribed goals; however, the full impact of the program, reaching all transplant candidates, may only be achieved once ECD listing patterns are recommended and adopted accordingly. [source]

Clinical evaluation tools for dual track adult and gerontology nurse practitioner students

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, Issue 12 2009
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Program, Director, FAANP Advanced Senior Lecturer, Valerie T. Cotter MSN
Abstract Purpose: To describe the development of a dual track offering for the Adult Health and Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) Programs at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and share clinical evaluation tools used with nurse practitioner students in this curriculum. Data sources: Selected research and clinical articles. Conclusions: A variety of evaluation approaches are utilized in the AGNP student clinical performance evaluation. These incorporate the extended clinical practicum sequence for the dual track curriculum in addition to each individual program's objectives. Formative and summative evaluations include reflective logs, clinical documentation of patient encounters, preceptor evaluation, and faculty site visits. Self-evaluative skills of the student and quality faculty feedback are two additional integral components that facilitate learning outcomes in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains. Implications for practice: The summary of evaluation tools presented here is an example of how the AGNP Programs at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing effectively measure student progress in a curriculum model for dual track enrollment. [source]

Going the Extra Mile: Beyond Health Teaching to Political Involvement

NURSING FORUM, Issue 4 2008
Susan J. Wold PhD
TOPIC.,Addressing community health problems through political involvement. PURPOSE AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION.,This article describes how a group of RN,BSN students completing an assigned community-assessment and health-teaching project in a small, rural, southern county exceeded course requirements to address a significant community health problem. Specifically, after documenting a high rate of dental caries among local children and consulting with state officials and other experts, these students involved themselves in local politics in an effort to persuade county officials to implement community water fluoridation. CONCLUSIONS.,These RN,BSN students successfully demonstrated their ability to move beyond a focus on individuals to embrace the concept of community as client. In the process, they honed their skills in advocacy, communication, and political involvement, and achieved all of their BSN program's objectives. [source]