Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a technique that trained, healthcare professionals use with animals to meet the goal-directed behaviors of their patients during treatment. The goal of this survey study was to document the perceptions of 42 undergraduate students’ beliefs of AAT in CSD.

This project looked at the correlation between religious beliefs and stigma towards mental illness. An educational intervention to lessen stigma was unsuccessful due to the failure to secure the participation of any places of worship. This paper looks at the public prejudices encountered by the mentally ill in seeking treatment.

Antibiotic resistance is an emerging crisis in the healthcare world. Studies have found that sugars, proteins and protein-lipid complexes in breastmilk have antimicrobial properties. These properties in breastmilk can help solve the antibacterial resistance crisis. This research project involved studying antibiotic resistance and how breastmilk can help solve this crisis.

A convenience sample of prelicensure baccalaureate nursing students at one four year multiple campus Carnegie Research university were surveyed using a voluntary 10-question multiple style survey designed to evaluate common perceptions and levels of understanding for a chest tube drainage system, a device beginning with the Trocar and needle placed in the thoracic cavity to remove air and fluid all the way to the drainage system that collects the fluid/air removed, among current prelicensure baccalaureate nursing students at a four year university of all levels. The questionnaire explored basic knowledge and level of comfort and understanding of chest tube drainage systems. The data was collected using a free online survey service provided by the university.

The study’s purpose was to determine muscle excitation patterns of the lower extremity during a single leg rotational squat in individuals with and without previous hamstrings injury. The results suggest that individuals with a previous injury perceive a physical deficit, but muscle excitation patterns are similar to their healthy counterpart.