{"title":"The differences between meta-analysis and meta-study: part I.","authors":"Barbara Chamberlain","doi":"10.1097/01.NUR.0000289746.93113.8d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUR.0000289746.93113.8d","url":null,"abstract":"A s mentioned in the previous issue, the prefix meta comes from the Greek meaning to Btranscend,^ among other things. Meta-study, the focus of this article, has its roots in the social sciences and developed during a time when scientists were looking for an approach to analyze complex concepts from a variety of different perspectives. Meta-dataYanalysis refers to the strategy used to reanalyze the data in the aggregate. Both concepts are relatively new to the qualitative research environment. The process for developing meta-studies is time intensive because the researchers revisit previously completed work about a specific phenomenon and summarize the studies to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon. Thus, a new study that transcends the primary research evolves. The purpose of this article, the second of 2 parts, is to provide an overview of the process of conducting a meta-study and meta-dataYanalysis.","PeriodicalId":145249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nurse specialist CNS","volume":" ","pages":"229-30"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2007-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/01.NUR.0000289746.93113.8d","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41011652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An evidence-based understanding of entrepreneurship in nursing.","authors":"Maria R Shirey","doi":"10.1097/01.NUR.0000289748.00737.ef","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUR.0000289748.00737.ef","url":null,"abstract":"There are approximately 25 million small businesses and 10.5 million self-employed individuals in the United States.1 Of these self-employed Americans, women entrepreneurs represent the fastest growing economic trend in the United States.2 According to the Center for Women's Business Research, w","PeriodicalId":145249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nurse specialist CNS","volume":" ","pages":"234-40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2007-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/01.NUR.0000289748.00737.ef","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41011650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Employee health fair data: evidence for planning health promotion programs.","authors":"Christine A Wynd, Claudia Cihlar, Christine Heifner Graor, Julie Imani, Myrna McDougal","doi":"10.1097/01.NUR.0000289751.85489.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUR.0000289751.85489.46","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objectives: </strong>This study describes actual and perceived health status as well as health habits and needs of hospital employees. The Transtheoretical Model \"stages of change\" provided the study framework. SETTING, SAMPLE, AND METHODS: Employees (N = 1,295) from a large Midwestern hospital participated in 3 annual health fairs and completed questionnaires and received physical measurements of height, weight, blood pressure, and blood lipid levels.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>During the 3-year period, 56% of individuals met body mass indices indicating overweight and obese status, 74% of the employees reported feeling overweight and desired to lose an average of 32 lb per individual, 51% of employees wanted to increase their daily physical activity levels, and 75% of participants stated they were already preparing for or taking action to change unhealthy behaviors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications for practice: </strong>As a result of the health fair data, hospital-based clinical nurse specialists are currently piloting interventions geared specifically toward enhancing weight control and increasing exercise in hospital employees.</p>","PeriodicalId":145249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nurse specialist CNS","volume":" ","pages":"255-63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2007-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/01.NUR.0000289751.85489.46","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41011657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advanced practice role characteristics of the community/public health nurse specialist.","authors":"Julie Fisher Robertson, Karen Brandt Baldwin","doi":"10.1097/01.NUR.0000289750.77866.aa","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUR.0000289750.77866.aa","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the advanced practice role of nurses with master's degrees in community/public health nursing using their experiences and perspectives. The purposive sample consisted of 10 nurses who had master's degrees in community/public health nursing and were working in a variety of community health settings. Data were collected using audiotaped interviews and 1-day observations of study participants in their workplaces. An editing analysis technique was used to analyze the data. Findings indicated that role characteristics included advocacy and policy setting at the organizational, community, and state levels; a leadership style centered on empowerment; a broad sphere of influence; and high-level skills in large-scale program planning, project management, and building partnerships. Results provide important descriptive data about significant aspects of the advanced practice role of nurses with master's degrees in community/public health nursing.</p>","PeriodicalId":145249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nurse specialist CNS","volume":" ","pages":"250-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2007-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/01.NUR.0000289750.77866.aa","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41011653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can we improve the quality of dying in hospitals?","authors":"A. Clark","doi":"10.1097/00002800-200207000-00005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00002800-200207000-00005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":145249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nurse specialist CNS","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126624068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of beauty, color, light, and nature in the healing process.","authors":"J. Young-Mason","doi":"10.1097/00002800-200207000-00013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/00002800-200207000-00013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":145249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical nurse specialist CNS","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114276714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}