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Young Nurse Clinician Programs: Geriatric, Pediatric, And Community Health, Mary Berg, S. Lehmann, Paula Mobily
Young Nurse Clinician Programs: Geriatric, Pediatric, And Community Health, Mary Berg, S. Lehmann, Paula Mobily
Paula Mobily
In most nursing programs, limited options exist beyond the required nursing curricula for students to continue career growth in a nursing specialty area at the undergraduate level. The authors describe the Young Nurse Clinician Programs, an innovative approach that provides individualized educational opportunities to select nursing students to promote leadership and foster interest in geriatric, pediatric, and community health nursing.
Geriatric Mental Health: Staff Stress On An Alzheimer's Unit, Paula Mobily, Meridean Maas, Kathleen Buckwalter, Lisa Skemp Kelley
Geriatric Mental Health: Staff Stress On An Alzheimer's Unit, Paula Mobily, Meridean Maas, Kathleen Buckwalter, Lisa Skemp Kelley
Paula Mobily
Nurses who work with patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are especially vulnerable to the effects of stress and burnout. Many are poorly trained to cope with the emotional and behavioral problems of these residents and are repeatedly frustrated by their inability to manage these recurrent problems. Specialized care units (SCUs) reduced stress in the areas of staff knowledge, abilities, and resources. The SCU was designed specifically to provide the special environmental structures, support, and service systems required for the care of persons with AD that would enhance functioning and decrease associated behavioral problems. Support groups can assist nurses to recognize …
Practice Concepts. Unit-Based Acute Confusion Resource Nurse: An Educational Program To Train Staff Nurses, C. Rapp, L. Onega, Toni Tripp-Reimer, N. Morrow-Howell, Paula Mobily, B. Wakefield, M. Kundrat, J. Akins, K. Wadle, J. Mentes, Kennith Culp, J. Meyer, J. Waterman
Practice Concepts. Unit-Based Acute Confusion Resource Nurse: An Educational Program To Train Staff Nurses, C. Rapp, L. Onega, Toni Tripp-Reimer, N. Morrow-Howell, Paula Mobily, B. Wakefield, M. Kundrat, J. Akins, K. Wadle, J. Mentes, Kennith Culp, J. Meyer, J. Waterman
Paula Mobily
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Strength Training And Falls Among Older Adults: A Community-Based Tr Intervention, K. Mobily, Paula Mobily, R. Raimondi, K. Walter, L. Rubenstein
Strength Training And Falls Among Older Adults: A Community-Based Tr Intervention, K. Mobily, Paula Mobily, R. Raimondi, K. Walter, L. Rubenstein
Paula Mobily
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a community-based strength training program for older adults in decreasing falls. Subjects who completed a strength training program and an age and gender matched comparison group of older adults who did not participate in the strength training program were questioned about falls during the preceding year. Functional fitness measures for coordination, balance, and strength significantly improved in strength training subjects after completion of a six week program. Furthermore, after controlling for gender effects, the findings revealed that the strength training group reported significantly fewer falls in the preceding year …
Training Of Acute Confusion Resource Nurses: Knowledge, Perceived Confidence, And Role, C. Rapp, L. Onega, Toni Tripp-Reimer, Paula Mobily, B. Wakefield, M. Kundrat, J. Akins, K. Wadle, J. Mentes, Kennith Culp, J. Meyer, J. Waterman
Training Of Acute Confusion Resource Nurses: Knowledge, Perceived Confidence, And Role, C. Rapp, L. Onega, Toni Tripp-Reimer, Paula Mobily, B. Wakefield, M. Kundrat, J. Akins, K. Wadle, J. Mentes, Kennith Culp, J. Meyer, J. Waterman
Paula Mobily
Most nurses function as generalists; however, some function in "expert" roles based on informal training as Resource Nurses. Training usually focuses on assessment and management of a specific problem, with the goal of creating a readily available "expert" for every unit. The primary activity of the Resource Nurse is to provide expert care, education, and consultation for patients, families, and staff. The Iowa-Veterans Affairs Nursing Research Consortium (IVANRC) addressed the need to manage acutely confused/delirious clients by training staff nurse volunteers (N = 129) from all units of the four Iowa Veterans Affairs facilities to act as unit-based acute confusion …
Unit-Based Acute Confusion Resource Nurse: An Educational Program To Train Staff Nurses, C. Rapp, L. Onega, Toni Tripp-Reimer, Paula Mobily, B. Wakefield, M. Kundrat, J. Akins, K. Wadle, J. Mentes, Kennith Culp, J. Meyer, J. Waterman
Unit-Based Acute Confusion Resource Nurse: An Educational Program To Train Staff Nurses, C. Rapp, L. Onega, Toni Tripp-Reimer, Paula Mobily, B. Wakefield, M. Kundrat, J. Akins, K. Wadle, J. Mentes, Kennith Culp, J. Meyer, J. Waterman
Paula Mobily
Despite the high prevalence of acute confusion among elders and the importance of its early detection, there are few reports of systematic efforts to increase staff competence. This article describes the development and evaluation of an 8-hour educational program designed to prepare staff nurses to perform in a new role, the unit-based acute confusion Resource Nurse (ACRN). Pre- and posttest scores were obtained for the 80 registered nurses who participated in the program. Paired t tests showed that knowledge and confidence significantly increased for participants as a result of their participation in the educational program. This program can serve as …
An Examination Of Role Strain For University Nurse Faculty And Its Relation To Socialization Experiences And Personal Characteristics, Paula Mobily
Paula Mobily
The purpose of this study is to describe the degree of perceived role strain and the major sources of role strain in nurse faculty employed in major universities; and to explore the relationship between selected socialization experiences and personal characteristics and the degree of role strain experienced. The sample (N = 102) was comprised of full-time tenure track nurse faculty employed in major universities that offered National League for Nursing-accredited undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing, and were located in institutions classified as Research Universities I by the Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education (1987). The majority of …
Geriatric Mental Health: Chronic Pain And Depression, Keela Herr, Paula Mobily
Geriatric Mental Health: Chronic Pain And Depression, Keela Herr, Paula Mobily
Paula Mobily
Psychological factors, including depression, are often involved in the development and continuation of chronic pain problems. Increased understanding of the role of depression in the etiology and maintenance of chronic pain can improve assessment and intervention for the elderly with chronic pain complaints. It is often impossible to determine whether the stress of living with chronic pain has caused the elder to become depressed or whether a depressive disorder is the cause of the pain experience. It is important to remember that the elderly's depression and chronic pain may be unrelated. Nurses must consider the possibility of both pain and …