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Offering a Beacon in the Darkness
An interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingIn her twelve years as a nursing home director, Professor Marilyn Rantz says that she has never once met an individual who wanted to be in the facility. Most view the idea of entering a nursing home as a dreadful specter that they would be happy to avoid. As a professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing, Rantz has developed a collaborative project designed to change that attitude from dread into anticipation and even excitement.
Audio and Video Tagged with nursing
Introduction to TigerPlace
From an interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingThe history of how TigerPlace came to into being.
Introduction to TigerPlace (continued)
From an interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingStaffed by nurses and a nurse practitioner, the Tiger Care Center conducts a complete medical assessment upon admission, working to manage chronic illnesses so that residents can stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
Example Living Quarters
From an interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingCome on a virtual tour of one of the apartments at TigerPlace.
Studio Apartment
From an interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingCome see a studio apartment at TigerPlace.
Exercise Facility
From an interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingThat the building is licensed as an intermediate care facility is important because it satisfies regulations associated with most insurance plans (including Medicare); thus residents will not be forced to move when their needs increase.
Example Alcove Apartment
From an interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingSocial programming at TigerPlace (e.g., poker night, the "happy feet" group, landscaping, and other volunteer-run activities)
Examples of Sensors in an Apartment
From an interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingSee how sensors operate in one resident's apartment.
The Research Team - I
From an interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingThe TigerPlace project is a collaboration across multiple departments of the MU campus. Listen to different team members introduce themselves and explain their involvement in the project.
The Research Team - II
From an interview with Marilyn Rantz, Professor, Sinclair School of NursingContinuation of the research team introductions.
From literary research to real-world problems
From an interview with Bea Gallimore, Associate Professor of FrenchGallimore has merged her academic research with social activism. While her background in linguistic theory is useful in understanding certain linguistic phenomena, she acknowledges that “if I go speak about the semiotics of the language of the genocide, that’s something that academicians would understand, but it may not be useful for someone outside of the association.” Realizing this limitation, she founded Step Up! American Association for Rwandan Women, an organization that recognizes the reality that “the needs of the Rwandan women are enormous. Not only are there concerns for practical things such as jobs, food, and school supplies, but the mental health needs have largely remained unaddressed. Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety remain as an aftermath of the intense horror of the genocide.” Step Up has developed a number of projects to help redress these problems.
Training nurses to focus on mental health issues (Koller)
From an interview with Jim Koller and Karen Weston, Department of Educational, School, and Counseling PsychologyThrough the Center, nurses are being trained to focus on mental health. “If we keep focused on looking at the whole person, continue to be as proactive as we can, we will be better off,” Koller says.
