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Analysis and observation of the concept of community health
The concept of community health has varying meanings for those in different professional disciplines and for community residents. The aim of this study was to analyze this concept using Rodger's Evolutionary Method of ... -
A quantification model for home health care nursing visits
Home care managers are faced with an unprecedented challenge to provide quality care at reduced costs at the same time that their case mix is becoming more complex. Since the major expense in home care is nursing labor, ... -
The relationships of nurses' critical thinking ability and patients' self-disclosure to accuracy in nursing assessment of depression in elderly medical patients
This study investigated the relationships of nurses' critical thinking ability and patients' self-disclosure to accuracy in nursing assessment of depression in elderly medical patients. The sample consisted of 120 female ... -
The process of recovering in women who have been depressed
Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression and one woman in four is likely to suffer from a serious depressive episode at some time in her life (Wood, 1989). Literature abounds on the treatment of depression ... -
The lived experience of homeless women with preschool children
The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experience of being a homeless woman with preschool children living in a temporary shelter. Six focus groups were conducted, in which 29 women from two shelters participated. ... -
An investigation of the relationship of power and empathy in nurse executives
Changes in the health care delivery system have presented new challenges for the nursing profession. Nurse executives are faced with the responsibility for managing people, resources, and change within an environment that ... -
An investigation of the relationship between lightwaves and cardiac rate
Man and his environment interact continually through changing energy patterns. One of the energy patterns with which man interacts is light, or more specifically, the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. This ... -
The lived experience of choosing among life goals: A phenomenological study
The purpose of this phenomenological investigation was to uncover the meaning of the lived experience of choosing among life goals. Seven married female administrators between the ages of 27-37 who were in middle management ... -
Self-efficacy for childbirth: A qualitative study of pregnant women planning homebirth
The purpose of this research was to identify recurring themes in the lives of pregnant women with self-efficacy for childbirth, and to propose relationships between these recurring themes and the development of self-efficacy ... -
The current status of physical assessment skills in baccalaureate and associate degree nursing schools and its congruence with hospital expectations
Before this study, no definition of the status of physical assessment skills content existed in the two entry-level curricula in nursing and in the hospitals' expectations of the nurses they employed. This study is a ... -
Psychophysiological recovery after acute myocardial infarction
This research describes the physiological and cognitive/affective responses of twenty-one physiologically stable adult males within five days of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The relationships between physiological ... -
Self-transcendence: A phenomenological perspective of the mother's experience of having a child with a disability
Having a child with a disability is experienced as the loss of the illusion or “perfect” child and has a powerful and continued impact upon the mother. This interpretative phenomenological research guided by Patricia ... -
Effects of conflict types and power style use among health professionals in interdisciplinary team collaboration
This research examined the effects of perceived conflict and power style use on interdisciplinary collaboration outcomes in an academic health sciences education project. Fifty-one nurse practitioner students, physician ... -
The impact of job satisfaction, stress and career needs on Navy nurses intent to stay on active duty
The nursing profession is experiencing a shortage of registered nurses that is only expected to escalate. The Navy Nurse Corps (NC) takes the shortage seriously and would like to prevent a shortage from occurring in the ... -
The relationship between patients' perceived quality of life, expectations of nursing care, and level of satisfaction with nursing care
The objective of this research was to identify the relationship between preadmission patient characteristics and patient satisfaction with nursing care. The two characteristics studied were perceived quality of life and ... -
Optimism and emotional well-being in women with breast cancer: The role of mediators
Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in women, with an estimated incidence of 182,800 new cases in the United States in 2000, is associated with psychological difficulties and diminished emotional well-being. The role ... -
Adult daughters' relationships with their institutionalized mothers
A qualitative research design using grounded theory methodology was used to study adult daughters' relationships during the transitional period following their mothers' institutionalization in a nursing home. The central ... -
Chronically ill children's mothers' perceptions of environmental variables
Environments play a critical role in supporting families, ameliorating isolation, promoting group values, and providing resources (Garbarino, 1976). For families with a chronically ill child the role of the environment is ... -
Moderating effects of cognitive adaptability on expressive writing outcomes among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus
This study explored the effects of expressive writing on psychological well-being, health status, and adherence among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It further explored the moderating effects ... -
The effect of nurses' use of a focused protocol to decrease distractions during medication administration
Medication administration errors (MAE) are often the result of system problems that lead to patient injury, increased hospital costs and nurses being blamed for the incident. Contributing factors include distractions, lack ...
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