Communication Board Research Articles

Evaluating the effects of a high-tech call system on patient-staff communication.

Evaluating the effects of a high-tech call system on patient-staff communication.

Cyber Workplace Bullying: An Empirical Study

Previous research on cyber workplace incivility (CWPI) is dependent and severely limited by psychological and social-psychological perspectives. This research builds on the previous studies by applying the Labor Process Theory with its core characteristics of power, control, and exploitation of labor so that further exploration of workplace incivility issues could be carried out. This research also uses Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory to explain the devastating long term negative impact of cyber workplace incivility on employees. The researchers also look at the role of technology due to increased connectivity, such as email, social media, mobile communication, blogs, and internet message boards at the workplace. This article contributes by looking at individual and institutional antecedents of CWPI and provides empirical support using a survey study.

Business Communication Strategies: Analysis of Internal Communication Processes

The purpose of this research is to investigate the current situation of internal communication in the maintenance department in the cement industry. In most organizations, employees and managers have struggled with the thought of attempting to solve weak and bad communication between the two parties which mostly cause issues to an organization, whether in performance or cost wise. This research was carried out at the maintenance department in Cement Company. A quantitative method was used to gather relevant information regarding a study of internal communication in maintenance department in cement industry. The research findings were supported that current management at Cement industry implementing team meetings effectively. The current management at Cement industry is creating and using online- printed communications tools, organizing regular events. The research findings were supported that current management at Cement industry using online tools for internal communication. In terms of notice board communication, the researcher was not able to find any link between company’s’ standard as a fact of internal communication method and respondent’s perception as research findings. At this point the researcher was able to point out the gap between this study and the fact of internal communication at maintenance department in Cement industry. According to the findings the researcher was able to find out the gap between site visit communication between perception and the fact. Concerns of face-to-face communication method, also, was not found in the standard of internal communication at cement industry. Accordingly, the researcher was able to point out the gap between face-to-face communication method as a fact and respondents’ perception according to the research findings. The current management at Cement industry is establishing a regular, transparent communication with all employees covering the entire organization. The research findings were supported that current management at Cement industry implementing network communication effectively.

Design and implementation of security system for smart home based on IOT technology

Abstract In the world today, home security is becoming necessary nowadays as the possibilities of intrusion are increasing day by day. This design adopts the idea of “Internet of Things close to life and easy to use” as a design concept, and builds a smart home system based on the internet of things. The modules included in this design include a getaway board module, a node module, and an APP module. The main functions realized are: the PC can display the temperature and humidity data collected by the node board through the browser and control the switch state of the LED Light of the control node board through the browser, and can also display the temperature and humidity data collected by the node board through an APP and control the switch state of the LED Light of the gusset plate. The communication between the PC and the node board and communication between an APP and the node board need to transfer through the gateway board, so the gateway board is the communication bridge of the whole system. In order to realize the role of the gateway board communication bridge, the design of the gateway board uses NPC’s LPC1769 as the master MCU. The system builds an Ethernet service controller by the LPC1769 embedded Ethernet module and DP83848 chip. Built a gateway system with the wifi module, NB-IOT module and W25Q128 memory chip. The software is based on the uC/OS-II real-time operating system, equipped with uIP protocol tasks and other task modules, and built into a webserver function.

Virtual Data Room as a Storage of Confidential Corporate Documents

The document considers the key concepts of virtual data rooms and their use in the business environment and everyday life. Virtual data rooms can be used as a corporate document storage, a communication board, a secure document exchange, a mergers or acquisitions, a fundraising, an initial public offering, a strategic partnership, an audits, an increase in venture capital and an intellectual property management.Next main competitors are considered for analyses: iDeals Virtual Data Room, Citrix ShareFile, Merrill DataSite, Box Virtual Data Room, CapLinked, Intralinks Dealspace, Brainloop Secure Dataroom, Ansadara.A comparative analysis has been conducted to identify the key advantages and disadvantages of virtual data rooms. Based on the analysis of competitors, the key requirements for the architectural solution have been identified, which should take into account the basic needs of the existing business. This is scalability, failure stability and peak system load.Scalability is considered in terms of the possibility of spreading the system in the future to different countries and regions. With regard to fault tolerance, the ability of the computer system to cope with errors during execution or to continue work, despite deviations during operation or at peak load of the system, is taken into account.The result is a general virtual data room architecture that meets the above software needs. The architecture is presented in terms of logical, process and physical representation, which allows to cover the needs of the system from several sides and provide an opportunity to get acquainted with it from different points of view. The logical representation reflects the functionality provided to the end user by the system.The presentation of the process concerns the dynamic aspects of the system, explains the system processes and ways of their communication, and focuses on the behavior of the system in the execution process. In terms of physical representation, it illustrates the system from the programmer’s point of view and relates to software management.Manuscript received 12.06.2020

Patient and nurse content preferences for a communication board to facilitate dialogue in the intensive care unit

ObjectivesThe main aim of this study was to identify patient and nurse content preferences for a communication board to facilitate effective communication (dialogue) in the critical care unit. Research designA qualitative research design focusing on explorative and descriptive components was used to address the aim of the research study. The study employed two participant groups. Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with critically ill patients (N = 10) and critical care nurses (N = 30). SettingThe study was conducted in four different private hospitals of the same hospital group in Gauteng, South Africa. FindingsFour distinct themes were identified in the research regarding the vocabulary items that participants would like to have included. ConclusionThe findings suggest that patients perceive a communication board to be valuable in enhancing communication in the critical care unit; that cultural and linguistic diversity should be considered; and that patients and nurses have varying opinions on topics of priority during communication.

Effectiveness of High-Tech Communication Board on Patients Response and Level of Satisfaction among Mechanical Ventilated Patients

Communication is a crucial component and fundamental segment of nursing in all zones that renders it exercise to practice every one of its intercessions, including prevention, treatment, recovery, instruction and wellbeing advancement. Communication is a basic part of successful consideration in clinic setting, particularly in ICU where patients can encounter adjusted Communication capacities because of their basic sickness. Patient's results are impacted by the patient's capacities to impart successfully and take an interest in their consideration. Hence the present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of high-tech communication board on patient response and level of satisfaction among mechanically ventilated patients in an intensive care unit. True experimental - Post-test only design was employed with 60 patients in which 30 were allotted to the experimental and 30 to the control group. Demographic variables data were collected by using a structured questionnaire followed by assessing the response of the patients using patient response scale after using High-tech communication board. Patient's satisfaction was assessed after usage of High-tech communication board using a satisfaction scale. The findings of the study revealed that most of the patients had a good response in the experimental group than the patients in the control group in which the comparison between the two groups showed a significant difference between the mean scores. Based on findings, comparative studies can be conducted with other High-Tech Communication Board in different settings with large samples.

A distributed and interconnected network of sensors for environmental radiological monitoring

The W-MON project aims to improve and automatize the control of the presence of radioactive material in conventional waste containers at CERN using a distributed network of interconnected low-power radiation sensors. The key development is the integration of a lightweight but sensitive radiation sensor in a powerful network that allows continuous data recording, transfer and storage in a database for alarm triggering and subsequent data analysis. The Chiyoda D-shuttle personal dosimeter was used as proof-of-concept. Extensive tests performed with the commercial version of the D-shuttle showed that its robustness, stability under variable thermal conditions, high sensitivity and hourly dose logging capabilities make it a strong candidate for the project. To comply with the requirements of remote operation and wireless data transmission to a central server, a customized version of the D-shuttle has been developed. Two additional radiation sensors are also currently being considered. The sensors have been coupled to a custom-made communication board allowing for long-range low-power LoRa wireless data transmission. A centralized IoT (Internet of Things) end-to-end data architecture has been developed for real-time monitoring and visualization of the radiation level in waste containers before the final integration into REMUS, the overall CERN Radiation and Environment Monitoring Unified Supervision service.

Toxic Gaslighting: On the Ins and Outs of Pollution

Outdoor images predominate in cultural conceptions of “air pollution,” whilst indoor air quality (IAQ) is typically tenfold more contaminated. Recent nonprofit research revealed that “green label” carpet contains up to 44 hazardous substances. How and why do school administrators not know this? When people speak colloquially about “toxic” schools, they typically refer to social environments whose power dynamics are manipulated by difficult people (bullies, narcissists, gaslighters, etc.). In this article, I borrow the cultural concept of gaslighting to query how and why the literal off-gassing of banal objects like carpet have escaped scientific inquiry. In dialogue with recent innovative air studies in California that blur the boundaries of in/outdoor pollution, this auto-ethnographic paper chronicles a carpet controversy at “Beacon” Elementary, a bilingual school in the Central Valley. Even as outdoor smoke from California wildfires in 2017 pushed PM2.5 levels past red into unprecedented magenta alerts, children were sickened inside school classrooms after new carpets were laid in 2017. By “outing” internal school board communication through repeated public records requests, Beacon mothers discovered how a chemical risk manager on the board manipulated confusion about patterns of pollution to dismiss the mothers’ citizen science of the chemical abuse of their children. When pollution occurs out-of-sight (in locked classrooms) or affects groups rarely studied in exposure (minors), institutions can easily deploy gaslighting techniques of doubt, denial, and disavowal of the chemical abuse of children. Given the slow (Nixon 2011), delayed, incremental, and “gaslighted” nature of modern chemical violence, even those harmed by chronic pollution may misrecognize the symptoms; those that do recognize the symptoms may be perceived or portrayed as delusional in stories worthy of Hollywood noir.

Ethical Considerations When Using a Mobile Eye Tracker in a Patient-Facing Area: Lessons from an Intensive Care Unit Observational Protocol.

This article describes the process of designing, approving, and conducting an investigator-initiated protocol to use an eye-tracking device in a health care setting. Participants wore the device, which resembles eyeglasses, in a front-facing manner in an intensive care unit for the study of personnel gaze patterns, producing a visual record of workflow. While the data of interest for our study was not specifically the health information protected by the privacy rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a wide variety of such data was captured by the eye-tracking device, and the prospective consent of all people who might have been incidentally videotaped was not feasible. The protocol therefore required attention to unique ethical considerations-including consent, privacy and confidentiality, HIPAA compliance, institutional liability, and the use of secondary data. The richness of eye-tracker data suggests various beneficial applications in health care occupational research and quality improvement. Therefore, sharing our study's successful design and execution, including proactive researcher-institutional review board communication, can inform and encourage similarly valuable, ethical, and innovative audiovisual research techniques.

Board governance quality and risk disclosure compliance among financial institutions in Uganda

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the impact of board governance quality (BGQ) and its mechanisms, namely board activity, board independence, board communication and board expertise, on the level of risk disclosure compliance (RDC) among financial institutions (FIs) in Uganda.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts a cross-sectional design where data are collected through a questionnaire survey and audited financial statements of 83 FIs. The authors employ partial least square structural equation modeling (SmartPLS32.7) to test hypotheses.FindingsThe authors find that the level of RDC in Ugandan FIs is low. Further, the study finds the positive relation between BGQ and RDC. Moreover, the authors find that RDC is positively and significantly related with board activity, board independence, board communication and board expertise. Furthermore, the authors find that the level of RDC is positively and significantly related to ownership type, firm size and board size, respectively. Nevertheless, industry type, number of branches and firm age are insignificantly related to RDC.Practical implicationsThe study provides relevant insights into regulators and policy makers with early symptoms of potential problems regarding weak board governance in FIs. Policy makers may also use these findings as a guideline tool for improving existing board governance frameworks in place and development of new disclosure policies. In addition, the study provides an input into the review and amendments of existing corporate governance codes for the regulators.Originality/valueThis study offers the empirical evidence on the nexus between BGQ and RDC of FIs in Uganda. Moreover, the study also offers evidence on how BGQ mechanisms impact RDC. The study also further adds theoretical foundations to the RDC literature.

Effectiveness of Communication Board on Level of Satisfaction Over Communication among Mechanically Venitlated Patients

Mechanical ventilation is widely used to treat patients with critical conditions. This treatment is usually applied for difficulty in breathing. The use of mechanical ventilation devices has unique benefits to the patient. However, it can also cause various problems. Reduction in communication rank as one of the most negative experiences in mechanically ventilated patients. Effective communication with ventilator-based patients is essential. Nursing management of a mechanically ventilated patient is challenging on many levels, requiring a wealth of high technical skills. The Patient Communications Board improves communication, maintains information and creates a comfortable, attractive setting for patient, family and health care workers. The research methodology used for the study is a Quasi experimental approach, post-test only design with a comparison group to assess the effect of the communication board on the level of satisfaction over communication among clients on mechanical ventilator. The sample was selected by purposive sampling technique and included 30 (experimental group-15, control group-15), mechanically ventilated patients in PESIMR hospital, Kuppam. The control group patients were provided with routine communication methods, while the experimental group were communicated with communication board. The level of satisfaction on communication was assessed by a 15items rating scale. Data was analysed using both the descriptive and inferential statistics. There was a significant difference in the level of satisfaction on communication among the patients who were communicated using communication board compared to the routine method of communication. The communication board had significantly improved the communication pattern and increased the satisfaction among the patients who are mechanically ventilated.

Design of Electronic Information Board Communication System Wired and Wireless Based

Design of Electronic Information Board Communication System Wired and Wireless Based

Designing appropriate English learning materials for Nautical Department at Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran Semarang

This research is aimed to find out the target and learning needs of Nautical students at PIP Semarang and designing the appropriate material for Nautical students at PIP Semarang. This is a Research and Development project. The steps of doing this research are (1) need analysis (2) make syllabus (3) designing materials (4) expert consultation (5) try out material (6) evaluation. The subject of this research is the third-semester students of Nautical department at PIP Semarang. The instruments used are questionnaires for need analysis, interview guide and observation sheets. The data were analyzed by using descriptive quantitative and qualitative. The results of the research recommend three units namely (1) Initial Call (2) Message Marker and (3) On Board Communication Phrases which are developed with communicative approach. The research gives contribution to the teaching and learning English at Nautical Department of Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran Semarang.

Incorporating Communication Boards in Simulation.

Incorporating Communication Boards in Simulation.

CommBo: Modernizing Augmentative and Alternative Communication

• Development of speech-generating Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tool. • Emphasis on support for those with low-income or internet connectivity concerns. • Interface adapts to user ability and preference and offers intelligent suggestions. • Usability evaluated by three target users versus traditional methods using NASA TLX. • Extended study with non-target users including function and design considerations. For every 100,000 people, there are 536 individuals with speech impairments who can benefit from the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices (Creer et al., 2016). Existing AAC devices can suffer from the shortcomings of being difficult to adjust to the user’s specific needs or simply being expensive to own and maintain. We aim to reduce the impact of these problems with CommBo: a web-based, speech-generating picture communication board meant to alleviate some major difficulties commonly experienced by AAC users. CommBo offers customizability beyond that of a physical picture board and leverages machine learning to provide intelligent suggestions. It supports heightened communication that can be brought to a multitude of computing devices, including those that are low-cost or have limited internet access. CommBo is designed for those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and patients suffering from any trauma that impacts the person’s ability to communicate effectively, e.g., stroke-induced aphasia. Across two studies, target and non-target participants evaluated CommBo in terms of functionality and usability, and results showed significant benefits of the system.

Improvement in Employee Influenza Vaccination by Making It Visible, Accessible and Easy

<h3>Background</h3> Attaining high healthcare worker influenza vaccination rates remain an opportunity at some hospitals. Our 136-bed community hospital, part of a large hospital care network, has had the highest employee influenza vaccination declination rate in the system. In 2019, our corporate network instituted a new policy that made it mandatory that staff must make a declaration to accept or decline the vaccine or face unpaid leave. Decliners would be required to wear a mask during flu season. Concerns of a severe flu season, high declination rates, and a new policy necessitated our hospital leadership to address these issues using a different approach. <h3>Methods</h3> Several barriers to compliance were identified, including low visibility and availability of flu vaccine stations, low participation in a peer-to-peer vaccination process, and significant paperwork and delays in vaccine receipt from the pharmacy. For the 2019-20 season, visible influenza vaccine stations were placed by the cafeteria and lobby. Flyers containing schedule of influenza vaccination stations and vaccine information were posted by all time clocks, the employee website and communication boards. Nurses on light duty rounded on all departments and units to administer peer to peer vaccines. Pharmacy removed the paperwork requirement and set aside a bundle specifically for the peer-to-peer program. <h3>Results</h3> The received and declination rate for the 2018-2019 season was 73.4% and 24.7%; for the 2019-2020, it was 79.8% and 17.6%, a 28.7% drop. Declination rate not the highest in the system. <h3>Conclusions</h3> Improving visibility, accessibility, and ease to receive flu vaccine for healthcare workers had a significant effect in decreasing the influenza vaccine declination rate.

Atuação fonoaudiológica a pacientes em cuidados paliativos: uma revisão integrativa

O fonoaudiólogo pode contribuir ativamente dentro da equipe multiprofissional de Cuidados Paliativos por meio da avaliação, prevenção e reabilitação, favorecendo assim a segurança e eficiência da deglutição, comunicação, minimizando aspectos que interferem na qualidade de vida do sujeito em paliação. Objetivou-se com este estudo analisar a produção científica sobre a atuação fonoaudiológica a pacientes em cuidados paliativos e discutir as estratégias da atuação fonoaudiológica a pacientes em cuidados paliativos. Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória e descritiva, consolidada em revisão integrativa de literatura que objetivou em analisar a produção científica sobre a atuação fonoaudiológica a pacientes em cuidados paliativos. Feitas as associações dos descritores nas bases de dados, foram encontrados 25 artigos e selecionados 06. Após análise dos referidos artigos foram criadas duas categorias: distúrbios fonoaudiológicos em pacientes em Cuidados Paliativos; estratégias de intervenção Fonoaudiológica frente a pacientes em Cuidados Paliativos. A fonoaudiologia pode intervir, buscando o conforto e qualidade de vida do paciente em cuidados paliativos e, também, propiciar uma maior possibilidade de interação entre o paciente, familiares, cuidadores informais e profissionais de saúde através da comunicação. Como estratégias que facilitam a comunicação, o fonoaudiólogo pode atentar a terapia direta com o paciente, o treino de facilitadores de comunicação com a família e cuidadores e a utilização de meios alternativos como forma de comunicação, como por exemplo: gestos e comunicação não verbais, pranchas de comunicação, sistemas computadorizados e próteses. Conclui-se a fonoaudiologia mostra-se importante como integrante da equipe multidisciplinar nos cuidados aos pacientes em cuidados paliativos, uma vez que podem identificar distúrbios que esses pacientes podem desenvolver durante o tratamento e que podem acarretar a inserção deste indivíduo em uma situação crítica de terminalidade.

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION BOARD ON THE SATISFACTION LEVEL REGARDING COMMUNICATION PATTERN AMONG MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS

The research statement was titled as “A Study to assess the effectiveness of Communication Board on the Satisfaction level regarding Communication Pattern among Mechanically Ventilated Patients.” The data was collected from 60 mechanically ventilated patients (30 in experimental group and 30 in control group) admitted in selected hospital, Amritsar, Punjab using Purposive sampling technique. Two groups were selected for the study, one experimental and one control group. The experimental group was provided with the communication board as an intervention to meet their communication needs (4-5 times during morning time) by researcher, until they are extubated. The control group was not provided with communication board, they relied on standard care and on the experience of nurses. Modified likert scale was used to assess the post-interventional satisfaction level regarding communication pattern after extubation, in both experimental and control group. Study findings revealed that, according to post-interventional satisfaction level regarding communication pattern, majority (80%) of mechanically ventilated patients in experimental group were satisfied regarding communication pattern, followed by (20%) dissatisfied, whereas in control group majority (88.9%) of mechanically ventilated patients were dissatisfied regarding communication pattern, followed by (11.1%) satisfied. According to comparison of post-interventional satisfaction level regarding communication pattern among mechanically ventilated in control and experimental group, a significant difference was found with t value 7.69 at p&lt;0.05 level of significance.

Examining Social Communication Effects of a Picture Communication Board in a Child With Autism

Purpose Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems have been shown to increase requesting and protesting among minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there is a lack of research on using AAC to address social communication in ASD. Additionally, most previous research on AAC involves expensive, difficult-to-access technology. Enhanced milieu teaching and joint attention, symbolic play, engagement, and regulation interventions have been combined to successfully improve social communication in ASD. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of introducing a low-technology, picture-based communication board using enhanced milieu teaching with joint attention, symbolic play, engagement, and regulation on social communication. Method An A-B-A-B single-subject design was implemented with a minimally verbal boy with ASD aged 3;4 (years;months). Three baseline sessions were followed by six intervention sessions and then repeated. Outcome measures included frequency of communicative acts, percentage of communication acts using AAC, and percentage of communication acts that were social. Visual analysis in combination with Tau-U effect sizes was used to evaluate the effects of intervention. Results Clear and immediate effects on frequency of communication (Tau-U = 0.97) and adoption of the AAC system (Tau-U = 1.00) were observed. The intervention did not clearly impact social communication (Tau-U = 0.17). Conclusions This study extends previous research indicating that AAC can quickly increase communication frequency to low-technology, accessible systems. The intervention dosage may have been insufficient to affect social communication, and further research should consider whether picture communication boards can positively influence social communication in young children with ASD.