{"title":"Promoting adjustment among women with breast cancer and their partners: a program of research.","authors":"C N Hoskins","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A three-phase program of research consisted of: (1) data collection at eight data points across one year on predictors and outcomes of adjustment among 128 women diagnosed with breast cancer and 121 partners; (2) development of phase-specific interventions: standardized education by videotape (SE), and telephone counseling (TC); and (3) a pilot study among 12 patient-partner pairs. Four phases were identified: diagnostic, post-surgical, adjuvant therapy, and ongoing recovery. Needs were categorized as those related to: (1) physical well-being, (2) emotional well-being; (3) support; and (4) the healthcare system. In the pilot study, each group consisted of 4 patient-partner pairs, randomly assigned to one of four groups. At each of the four phases, all groups received the currently accepted disease management (DM). Group 1: DM * Group 2: DM+SE * Group 3: DM+TC * Group 4: DM+SE+TC. Measures of outcomes validated in the longitudinal study were administered. The feasibility of a confirmatory randomized clinical trial was demonstrated. Preliminary evidence indicates the importance of research-based, phase-specific educational and counseling interventions that have a positive effect on adjustment among both patients and their families.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"32 2","pages":"19-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25218146","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}
D Morrison-Beedy, T Aronowitz, J Dyne, L Mkandawire, C Murphy, J Martin
{"title":"The nurse clinician as research participant recruiter: experience from a longitudinal intervention study.","authors":"D Morrison-Beedy, T Aronowitz, J Dyne, L Mkandawire, C Murphy, J Martin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the most critical phases involved in carrying out a research project is participant recruitment. Recruitment into clinical trials and health programs is a primary public health challenge, particularly among adolescents. Special skills and abilities are needed to successfully recruit participants from this developmental age group. This paper describes the similarities found between the recruitment process developed for a randomized controlled trial with adolescents and the steps of the nursing process, and demonstrates that knowledge of the nursing process can assist in successfully recruiting individuals for a research study. Even without research training, clinical nurses can play a significant role in research studies because of their skills and experiences with the nursing process. Thus, nurse scientists and clinicians can work together successfully to conduct research studies and health projects that involve challenging recruitment efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"32 2","pages":"9-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24928868","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":"Tracing the development of critical thinking in baccalaureate nursing students.","authors":"N L'Eplattenier","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A repeated measures design was used to trace 83 baccalaureate students' critical thinking (CT) ability as they progressed in a nursing program. CT was assessed with the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal at four strategic junctures in the curriculum; program entry, mid junior year, beginning of senior year, and program exit. Sixty students (Group One) had been in the program when the study began and were not pretested. Group Two (N = 23) was tested at all four junctures. The sample was racially and culturally diverse, predominantly female, and a majority had prior college. Over time, scores tended not to improve, and they were below published norms. Findings are discussed from the perspectives of what constitutes CT in nursing and its measurement, the cultural context of its assessment, and the nature of nursing education and its influence on CT.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"32 2","pages":"27-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25219922","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":"Identification of risk factors and effective intervention strategies corresponding to the major causes of childhood death from injury.","authors":"J M Rubsam","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the dawn of a new millennium, unintentional injuries continue to be the leading cause of death in children greater than one year of age in the United States. This review outlines major risk factors that play a role in predicting injury, major causes of injury, and types of interventions successful in reducing childhood injury. This article describes community and national level intervention strategies that have been successful in reducing childhood injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"32 2","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25219921","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":"A review and synthesis of the literature: the use of presence in the nursing care of families.","authors":"D S Minicucci","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the current emphasis on cost-consciousness in health care, nurses must re-examine resources that may already exist yet are underutilized in the provision of care for patients. Two such resources, the nurse's use of her or his presence as a therapeutic process in stimulating patients' healing and the contributions of patients' families to care delivery, are frequently overlooked. This paper critically reviews the literature regarding presence with a focus on the relevance of this caring behavior to family-centered nursing. Conceptual and practice knowledge gaps are identified and implications for future research are indicated.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"29 3-4","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20949200","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":"Pulmonary rehabilitation: is it cost effective?","authors":"Y K Scherer, L E Schmieder","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the study was to evaluate number of hospitalizations, length of stay, exercise routine, and patient satisfaction following attendance at a pulmonary rehabilitative program. A retrospective chart review and survey conducted on 72 subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease showed a significant decrease in number of hospitalizations and length of stay following attendance at the program. In addition, 72% of the subjects continued to carry out an exercise routine and 99% indicated that the rehabilitation program had met their expectations. This study suggests that the pulmonary rehabilitative program was cost-effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"29 3-4","pages":"16-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20949201","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":"Shared meanings for military nurse veterans: follow up survey of nurse veterans from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm.","authors":"M P Stanton-Bandiero","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study is an extension of a qualitative study involving military nurses in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm. Common themes and shared meanings identified in the previous qualitative study were investigated using a broad sample of military nurses who had served at various times and different branches of the service. The present investigation used a survey to gather data, and results tended to validate results of the earlier study that the experiences of military nurses in times of war tend to transcend many factors including time and branch of service.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"29 3-4","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20949325","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}
N Campbell-Heider, B Krainovich-Miller, K B King, L Sedhom, V Malinski
{"title":"Empowering staff nurses to participate in the American Nurses Association's call for quality indicators research.","authors":"N Campbell-Heider, B Krainovich-Miller, K B King, L Sedhom, V Malinski","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The American Nurses Association (ANA) advocates establishment of a national database, which can collect, aggregate, and analyze patient data to link nursing activities to 10 quality of care outcomes. These outcomes, developed through extensive research, can highlight the essential nature of nursing, demonstrate institutional compliance with external standards, and justify registered nurse staffing patterns. Staff nurses collect and record the data that provide the foundation for the quality nursing indicators research initiative. This paper focuses on the important and unique role that staff nurses can play in advancing this agenda.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"29 3-4","pages":"21-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20949202","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 inefficient mix: a comparative analysis of nurse and physician anesthesia providers across New York State.","authors":"M D Fallacaro","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study describes the rural and urban distribution of anesthesia providers across New York state and contrasts these findings with national distributions. It also documents the existence of an inefficient anesthesia provider mix that favors physicians over nurse anesthetists and has a major impact on the cost of anesthesia delivery in New York.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"29 2","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20828926","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 relationship of mentoring to job satisfaction of critical care nurses.","authors":"M M Ecklund","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mentoring offers a potential buoy in the sea of change in healthcare. Mentoring as a relationship between a novice and an expert can help promote stability in nursing. Studies have revealed that mentorship enhances the professional growth of nursing leaders and educators, but little is found in literature describing mentors for nurses engaged in clinical practice. Seventy-six members of a critical care nursing specialty organization's clinical practice network, spanning regions across the United States, were surveyed by mail. The relationship between mentoring and job satisfaction, as measured by the Index of Work Satisfaction, was examined. Scores were higher in the mentored group as compared to the group without a mentor, but the relationship was not statistically significant. Subjects did identify positive characteristics of a mentor.</p>","PeriodicalId":76678,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association","volume":"29 2","pages":"13-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20828928","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}