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Rural Elders' Knowledge Of Nurse Practitioners As Health Care Providers, Tim Watson
Rural Elders' Knowledge Of Nurse Practitioners As Health Care Providers, Tim Watson
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The population of America is growing older every year. Thirteen percent of the population is at least 65 years old. Many elders have limited health care choices because fewer physicians are locating their practices in rural areas. Nurse practitioners are now practicing in underserved areas such as rural communities. The purpose of this descriptive exploratory study was to explore baseline knowledge of rural elders concerning the role of nurse practitioners as health care providers. Becker's Health Belief Model was used to guide the research. The research question was as follows: What is rural elders' knowledge of nurse practitioners as health …
Relationship Between Selected Demographic Variables And Self-Esteem In Female Adolescents In The Rural South, Denise Tennison
Relationship Between Selected Demographic Variables And Self-Esteem In Female Adolescents In The Rural South, Denise Tennison
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Self-esteem is recognized as a basic personality- characteristic of positive and productive behavior. The view the adolescent female has of herself is of utmost importance and may have an impact on behavior, achievement, social functioning, and physical and emotional health. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a relationship between sociodemographic variables and self-esteem in adolescent females. Roy's Adaptation Model was used to guide this descriptive correlation investigation. Data were collected from a sample of 3 0 adolescent females from a small rural high school in East Central Mississippi. Participants were surveyed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem …
Meaning Of Antihypertensive Medication Use To African Americans In Rural Mississippi, Connie Britt Wilson
Meaning Of Antihypertensive Medication Use To African Americans In Rural Mississippi, Connie Britt Wilson
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Hypertension is the major health problem of adult African Americans. The purpose of this research was to describe the meaning of antihypertensive medication use to African Americans in rural Mississippi. Leininger's Cultural Care Theory was the theoretical framework guiding this study. This qualitative study sought an answer to the question, what is the meaning of hypertensive medication use to African Americans in rural Mississippi? A convenience sample of 3 male and 3 female African Americans who were age 40 years or older, had been diagnosed with hypertension for 5 years or longer, were cognitively intact, and sought health care at …
A Comparison Of Prenatal Help-Seeking Behavior Between Rural Native Americans And Anglo Women, Lasteffia Jan Todd
A Comparison Of Prenatal Help-Seeking Behavior Between Rural Native Americans And Anglo Women, Lasteffia Jan Todd
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to compare the prenatal help-seeking behaviors of two ethnic groups of rural women in a southeastern state. Three hypotheses guided the study: Ho^, There will be no relationship between selected demographic variables and help-seeking behaviors in Native Americans; HOg, There will be no relationship between selected demographic variables and help-seeking behaviors in Anglo women; and Ho^, There will be no difference in the factors predicting prenatal help- seeking behavior between Native Americans and Anglo women. This study replicated the work of Ide and Gill (1992). Leininger's Transcultural Nursing Theory was used as a …
Knowledge And Acceptance Of The Nurse Practitioner Role By Rural Community Leaders, Jo-Ann M. Vandergriff
Knowledge And Acceptance Of The Nurse Practitioner Role By Rural Community Leaders, Jo-Ann M. Vandergriff
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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between rural community leaders' knowledge of the role of the nurse practitioner and rural community leaders' acceptance of the nurse practitioner as part of the community health care system. King's (1981) conceptual framework for nursing provided the direction and structure for this descriptive correlational study. Fifteen subjects, who held a position of leadership within a rural northeast Mississippi county, participated in the study. Data were collected using the Modified Kviz Knowledge Questionnaire and the Modified Kviz Acceptance Questionnaire and were analyzed using the Pearson product moment correlation. The hypothesis for …
Relationship Of Family Cohesion And Adaptability To Infant Caretaking Role Patterns Of Rural Black Grandmothers And Their Adolescent Daughters, Sonja Kerlen
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This descriptive study e x p l o r e d the r e l a t i o n s h i p between family structure and infant caretaking role patterns in multigenerational rural Black families that included an adolescent mother, her infant, and the grandmother. The variables considered in relation to family structure were family cohesion and adaptability, which were conceptualized by Olson's (1983) Circumplex Model. Smith’s (1983) model of family roles formed the basis for the conceptualization of role sharing behaviors of infant caretaking r e s p o n s i b i l i …