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Concepts Of Illness Among The Swahili Of Lamu, Kenya, Rebecca Gearhart, Munib Abdulrehman

Rebecca Gearhart

Authoring Simulations For High Stakes Student Evaluation, Janet Willhaus, Gail Burleson, Janice Palaganas, Pamela Jeffries

Janet Willhaus

Although simulation methods have primarily been used for teaching in nursing education, there is a growing interest in the use of simulation for student and program evaluation. Developing simulation scenarios for high stakes evaluation differs from traditional teaching/learning scenario authorship in a number of ways. This manuscript describes the process used to write, pilot test, and revise scenarios used in the National League for Nursing High Stakes Testing feasibility study. Observations and reported differences in scenario development and facilitation may provide insight to others regarding the best use of summative simulation scenarios.

Linda Strong Appointed President Of Connecticut Association Of Public Health Nurses, Linda L. Strong

Linda L. Strong

No abstract provided.

A Comunicação Da Equipe De Enfermagem Com O Paciente Em Cuidados Paliativos; The Communication Of The Nursing Team With Patients In Palliative Care, Everton Fernando Alves

Everton Fernando Alves

The article consists of a contextualized reflection on the communication in palliative care with the purpose of explaining strategies used for effective communication among the nursing, terminally ill and his family. In that sense, it was observed that for the nurse to assist the terminally ill is a difficult task, which raises sensation of sadness, frustration, impotence and even failure in the rendered attendance. This way, many professionals use denial, escaping, and the apparent coldness as defense mechanisms to cope with situation. Throughout this discussion are exposed some aspects that enable developing empathic communication skills, perceived as a task that …

Contributor, Terry Capuano, Beverly Snyder

Terry A Capuano MBA, MSN, RN, FACHE, NE-BC

No abstract provided.

2012 Año Europeo Del Envejecimiento Activo Y La Solidaridad Intergeneracional Una Mirada Multidimensional A Un Fenómeno Global, Diego A. Bernardini

Diego Bernardini MD, PhD

No abstract provided.

Harm Reduction: Compassionate Care For Persons With Addiction, Robin Bartlett, Laura Brown, Mona Shattell, Thelma Wright, Lynne Lawallen

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

Culturally Competent Practice In A Pre-Licensure Baccalaureate Nursing Program In The United States: A Mixed-Methods Study, Mona Shattell, Liz Stevens, Nego Crosson, Ashlee Zackeru, Sharon Starr, Jie Hu, Clifford Gonzales

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

Beauvais Honored By The Connecticut Nurses Association, Audrey M. Beauvais

Audrey M. Beauvais

No abstract provided.

Power Distance, Cultural Communication And Medication/Medical Errors: The Avoidance Of An Ethical Dilema, Luanne Linnard-Palmer

Luanne Linnard-Palmer

Commercial Medical Transportation - The Better Alternative To Air Ambulance, Jime Carlo

Jime Carlo

From a patient's perspective, when there are at least a few days to make arrangements, commercial travel is a viable [and often superior] and cost effective alternative to air ambulance transport. When all the necessary pre-planning, clearances and pre-arranging are done by a third party, and there is a medical escort to navigate the logistics of travel and provide in-flight medical care, the entire transport experience is usually more positive for patients choosing commercial medical transport over a traditional air ambulance.

The Changing Pattern Of Neonatal Mortality In A Regionalized System Of Perinatal Care: A Current Update., H. Hein, Maria Lofgren

Maria A Lofgren

OBJECTIVE: Our earlier studies about the changing pattern of neonatal mortality were based on data from 1978-1979 and 1982-1983. In this report, we provide a modern update of the causes of neonatal deaths to help focus prevention measures. STUDY DESIGN: We reviewed neonatal deaths for the years 1995 and 1996 and assigned a clinical cause of death. Deaths were reviewed and analyzed by place of birth and death, according to level of care. We provided an estimate of the change in causes of death between 1982-1983 and 1995-1996 and calculated an idealized neonatal mortality rate for each level of care …

Development Of A Resource Manual For Returning Neonates To Community Hospitals., Maria Lofgren

Maria A Lofgren

To facilitate the transfer of an infant from a tertiary NICU to a community Level II hospital for convalescing follow-up care, the tertiary staff must know the referral center's capabilities. This will help to establish a trusting relationship between hospitals, will enable the tertiary staff to send infants back to the referral center in a timely manner, will enable them to reassure the patient's parents concerning the transfer, and will facilitate communication between the hospitals and the patient's family. This article describes the development of a referring hospital resource manual designed to facilitate the transfer process.

Neonatal Transport And Stabilization: Part Ii, Maria Lofgren

Maria A Lofgren

No abstract provided.

The Significance Of The Neutrophil In The Diagnosis Of Neonatal Sepsis: Using A Metaphor, Maria Lofgren

Maria A Lofgren

No abstract provided.

How Fast Is Too Fast? A Practice Change In Umbilical Arterial Catheter Blood Sampling Using The Iowa Model For Evidence-Based Practice., Myrna Gordon, Lisa Bartruff, Sara Gordon, Maria Lofgren, John Widness

Maria A Lofgren

A multidisciplinary team at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital utilized the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Quality Care as a basis for changing practice related to the rate of drawing and flushing umbilical artery catheters in very low birth-weight infants. Research indicates that rapid withdrawal of blood or flushing of catheters that are placed in the aorta can affect cerebral blood flow velocity, volume, and oxygenation. Alteration of cerebral blood flow in premature infants has been correlated with the incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia, which can be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in …

Innovative University Partnership Meets Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program Need Amid Faculty Shortage, Rebecca Siewert, L. Rasmussen, Maria Lofgren, Patricia Clinton

Maria A Lofgren

This nation is facing a significant nursing faculty shortage not only at the undergraduate but also at the graduate level. As nursing faculty, we must be innovative in considering ways of consolidating resources in this time of demand for advanced practice nurses. With the apparent need for qualified neonatal nurse practitioners in Iowa, the University of Iowa understood the importance of starting a neonatal nurse practitioners program. The University of Iowa College of Nursing and the University of Missouri-Kansas City formed a partnership to educate neonatal nurse practitioners. Although this partnership concentrates on a specific subspecialty population, it can serve …

Multiple Dimensions Of The Symptom Experience In Patients With Advanced Cancer And Their Impact On Quality Of Life, Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Many people with advanced cancer experience multiple severe symptoms as their disease progresses such as pain, sleep problems, fatigue, and depression. These symptoms can be a result of the cancer itself, cancer treatment or an interaction of the two. The studies reported in this dissertation uses the patients' own responses to survey questions to describe the multiple dimensions of the symptom experience; the factors that predict the total number of symptoms; as well as the optimal cutpoint between a low and a high number of symptoms and the between group differences in patient outcomes (i.e., depression, anxiety, quality-of-life).

Wna Research Council: Best Project Poster... 2004 Convention, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, J. Griffie, D. Radsek

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.

A Review Of The Literature On Multiple Symptoms, Their Predictors, And Associated Outcomes In Patients With Advanced Cancer, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, B. Aouizerat, T. Jahan, C. Miaskowski

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

OBJECTIVE: The findings from several studies suggest that palliative care patients with advanced cancer experience multiple symptoms, and that these symptoms may be related to demographic and clinical factors as well as to patient outcomes. However, no systematic review has summarized the findings from studies that assessed multiple symptoms, predictors, and outcomes in these patients. The purposes of this review, focused on palliative care patients with advanced cancer, are to: 1) describe the relationships among multiple symptoms; 2) describe the predictors of multiple symptoms; and 3) describe the relationships between multiple symptoms and patient outcomes. METHOD: Comprehensive literature searches were …

Relationships Among Specific Viral Pathogens, Virus-Induced Interleukin-8, And Respiratory Symptoms In Infancy, J. Gern, M. Martin, K. Anklam, K. Shen, K. Roberg, K. Carlson-Dakes, K. Adler, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, R. Hamilton, P. Shult, C. Kirk, D. Da Silva, S. Sund, M. Kosorok, R. Lemanske

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.

Electronic Documentation Systems: The Impact On Pain Documentation, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, S. Shapiro

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.

Clinical Education Adapts To Changing Times, P. Jarzemsky, S. Kruger, Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.

Methodologic Issues In The Measurement Of Cytokines To Elucidate The Biological Basis For Cancer Symptoms, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, B. Aouizerat, C. Miaskowski

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.

Building Organizational Capacity For Evidence-Based Practice, S. Shapiro, N. Donaldson, J. Stotts, Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.

Documentation On Withdrawal Of Life Support In Adult Patients In The Intensive Care Unit [Corrected] [Published Erratum Appears In Am J Crit Care 2004 Sep;13(5):370], K. Kirchhoff, P. Anumandla, K. Foth, S. Lues, Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

BACKGROUND: Patients' charts have been a source of data for retrospective studies of the quality of end-of-life care. In the intensive care unit, most patients die after withdrawal of life support. Chart reviews of this process could be used not only to assess the quality of documentation but also to provide information for quality improvement and research. OBJECTIVE: To assess the documentation of end-of-life care of patients and their families by care providers in the intensive care unit. METHOD: Charts of 50 adult patients who died in the intensive care unit at a large midwestern hospital after initiation of withdrawal …

Nursing Attitudes Regarding Suicidal Patients Before And After Staff Education In Preparation For Hospital-Wide Suicide Assessments, Edward Norris, Ralph Primelo, Gail Stern, Karen Burke, Joanna Bokovoy, Michael Kaufmann, Terry Capuano

Edward R Norris MD, FAPA, FAPM

No abstract provided.

“Nursing Cultural Awareness When Caring For Hispanic Patients And Families”, Erika Metzler Sawin

Erika Metzler Sawin

No abstract provided.

Teaching Care Of A Stroke Patient To International Students Through Simulated Inter-Professional Care And Electronic Documentation, Kitsum Li, Margaret Fink, Barbara Mccamish, Adrienne Opet

Kitsum Li

Teaching Care Of A Stroke Patient To International Students Through Simulated Inter-Professional Care And Electronic Documentation, Kitsum Li, Margaret Fink, Barbara Mccamish, Adrienne Opet

Margaret Fink