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A History Of The Concept Of Creativity In Western Nursing: A Cultural Feminist Perspective, Karen K. Fritz Dnsc, Ms, Ba, Rn

Dissertations

Using historical methodology, this study examined the concept of creativity in Western nursing from a cultural feminist perspective. An exploration of the concept was accomplished by means of a review emanating from the English literature of Western nursing and its allied disciplines of education and psychology. Two distinct views of creativity were delineated--the classical and the contemporary. The classical understanding required the completion of a major product or attainment in order for creativity to be ascribed. In contrast, the contemporary view was that of a novel, unrestrained thought process. It required no creative work or attainment for its ascription. The …

A Model Of Patient Satisfaction And Behavioral Intention In Managed Care, Diane Sturdy Greeneich Dnsc, Ms, Rn

Dissertations

Determination of patient outcomes associated with new and return business is a primary objective of the managed care marketplace. Identification of variables which contribute to both positive and negative patient experience in managed care systems is crucial to their effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to test the functional relationships between the variables of nurse practitioner attributes and behaviors, patient perceptions of the managed care system, and outcomes of patient satisfaction and intention to return to and recommend the managed care system. Functional relationships were measured with the Patient Satisfaction Semantic Differential (Greeneich and Long, 1992), and the Service …

Care Of Aging Parents: The Experiences Of Middle-Aged Filipino Women, Carmen B. Toledo Galang Dnsc, Msn, Rn

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine and analyze parent care as experienced by middle-aged Filipino women, particularly those who have resided in the United States for over 20 years. There is little information known about this topic; therefore, a grounded theory study design was utilized. Open-ended, semi-structured interviews of 29 Filipino women were conducted in English and/or Tagalog, and at times a combination of both languages. Data were transcribed verbatim from the audio-recorded interviews and analyzed using a constant comparative method of analytic induction. Field notes were kept and patterns of observation were analyzed according to their significance. …

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 1995

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Development And Testing Of An Explanatory Model Of Registered Nurse Empowerment, Marilyn D. Klakovich Dnsc, Msn, Rn, Cnaa

Dissertations

Recent innovations in patient care delivery and nursing governance require an empowered workforce. However, little is known about what combination of organizational, leadership, and personal characteristics maximize the prediction of registered nurse empowerment. The purpose of this study was to develop and test an explanatory model of registered nurse empowerment. The predictor variables included personal characteristics of registered nurses (age, experience, organizational tenure, education, and position level of clinical and/or management responsibility), perceptions of organizational culture, and connective leadership. The study was conducted in a tertiary-care hospital in Southern California. A total of 113 registered nurses completed the Organizational Culture …

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 1995

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Lived Experience Of Nurses Caring For The Dying, David M. Byrne

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The study reported in this thesis describes and analyses the lived experience of caring for the dying amongst nine (9) nurses in a hospice setting. The research was established within the context of published literature on the subject of caring for the dying from nursing. A qualitative, phenomenological approach was chosen as the most appropriate for this study, in order to describe and interpret the understanding and shared meanings nurses have in the care of the dying. The major mode of data collection in this study was by in depth interview of nine (9) nurses, which was supplemented by the …

Illness Impact And Adjustment To Parkinson's Disease: Before And After Treatment With Tolcapone, Mickie D. Welsh Dnsc, Rn

Dissertations

There is evidence that adjustment to chronic illnesses such as Parkinson's disease (PD) may be affected by psychological factors especially how patients appraise and cope with the stress of their illness. There has been limited research available examining the role of illness impact or appraisal in adjustment to chronic illness. No studies were found dealing with the interrelationship of illness impact, adjustment and pharmacological treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the quality of life (as conceptualized by impact of illness and adjustment) was improved by treatment with tolcapone in persons with Parkinson's disease. This study was …

Caring Communication: Strategies And Skills For Health Professionals, Tony Hussey, Michael Finn, Yvonne Hauck

Research outputs pre 2011

Over the last 15 years, the teaching of professional interpersonal communication skills has become well established within the curriculum for most health professionals. Recognition is thereby given to the significance of interpersonal communication skills in professional practice. One of the challenges in teaching and learning in this area of skill is the recognition and analysis of examples of both good and bad practice. This package provides a number of such examples.

The package consists of 33 vignettes in health care settings. These vignettes variously depict skills or groups of skills, illustrate negative and dysfunctional communication behaviours and, through the print …

"Well-Growness" Of The Newborn And Factors Contributing To Low Birth Weight, Diane Buck Kruse Dnsc

Dissertations

The problem of determining risk factors and antecedents of birth weight is multifactorial. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pre-pregnancy health status, prenatal care, stress, negative life style practices, nutritional status during pregnancy, and placental perfusion on the well-growness of the newborn (birth weight) in five time orderings and to examine the interaction of these variables on each other. The theoretical framework was a physiologic one centering on the effects of the proposed variables on the well-growness outcome. This prospective study used a correlational design with path analytic techniques. A sample of 160 pregnant women …

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall 1994

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 1994, Alice C. Boehret, Nancy E. Powell, Pamela G. Watson, Betty Piersol, Margaret Summers, Mildred Greenlee Durham, Dorothy Ranck Long, Jane Dietrich, Paula J. Levine, Doris E. Bowman, Lorraine Mccall

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

1994-1995 Meeting Dates Calendar

1995 Annual Luncheon - Meeting Notice

Officers and Committee Chairs

Bulletin Publication Committee

1994-1995 Meeting Dates Calendar

The President's Message

Treasurer's Report

News About Our Graduates

Fiftieth Anniversary

Resume of Minutes of Alumni Association Meetings

Department of Nursing 1993-1994

Alumni Office News

Jefferson 2000 Fund

The Women's Center for Health Promotion

Discount Parking for Alumni

Cadet Nurse Corps

Medical Anecdotes of Faith

Ukranian-American Teacher Exchange

Happy Birthday

Committee Reports

In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Graduates

Luncheon Photos

Class News

Jefferson Alumni Identification Card

Relief Fund Application

Scholarship Application

Membership Application

Pins, Transcripts, Class Address Lists, Change …

The Environment: Alive, Whole, Interconnected And Interacting, Dorothy Kleffel Dnsc, Mph, Bsn, Rn

Dissertations

Nurses frequently care for individuals whose conditions are related to destructive environmental influences. Although the environment is a central construct in the nursing paradigm, its definition is client oriented, circumscribed, and does not adequately explain situations emanating from the larger physical, social, cultural, political, or economic spheres of the environment. This research described an expanded, ideal, environmental nursing domain derived from selected upstream scholars whose work has addressed broad environmental dimensions. Using the concept of future search, once this idealized environmental domain is envisioned, the nursing profession can begin to discover the knowledge base that is needed in order to …

Integrating Chronic Illness Into One's Life: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Susan Rush Michael Dnsc, Ms, Rn

Dissertations

Chronic illness is currently the number one health problem facing the United States; however, little is known about the experience of making chronic illness a part of one's life, particularly from the perspective of the chronically ill person. If nurses are to assist people in living with chronic illness, then an understanding of this experience is essential. Therefore, the purpose of this phenomenological inquiry was to explore how chronically ill adults integrate chronic illness into their lives. Seventeen chronically ill adults were interviewed by the researcher, and asked to describe how they integrated chronic illness into their lives. Each interview …

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 1994

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Lived Experiences Of Nurses' Interactions With Ethnically Diverse Clients: A Phenomenological Perspective, Colette R. York Dnsc, Msn, Rn

Dissertations

This study explored the phenomenon of nurses' lived experiences while interacting with clients who were ethnically dissimilar to themselves in a variety of nursing care settings including acute care, ambulatory care and public health. This study is timely, especially in the county in which the study was conducted because of the ongoing influx of legal and illegal immigrants from diverse foreign geographic locales. Van Kaam's method for conducting phenomenological studies was employed for data gathering, categorizing and analyzing. Categories were stated in terms of perceptions and feelings. The most frequently stated perceptual moments included perceiving client ethnicities based on physical …

Patient Perceptions Of Quality: The Influence Of Value And Beneficence, Rebecca H. Waldon

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

The influence of patient values and patient perception of benefits on patient perceptions of quality have not been extensively investigated, even though patient and provider perceptions of quality have been widely studied. Refocusing quality assessment and improvement to include factors that influence patient perceptions of quality is necessary for humanitarian and economic reasons. The health care patient has certain expectations of health care. These expectations are based on the value the patient places on the services. Value is a predictor of patient-perception of quality. The relative worth of patient goals may also be related to patient perceptions of quality. If …

Effects Of Family Stress, Family Social Support, And Family Balance On Maternal Adaptation In Post Birth Families, Constance H. Blake Hansen Dnsc, Mn, Rn

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to describe the effects of perinatal family stress, family social support, and family balance on post birth maternal adaptation. The birth of a new infant is a transitional event that causes stress to the individuals within the family and the family as a unit. The childbearing woman has been identified as the core of the expanding family. Her adaptive level is critical to the integration of the new infant into the family unit. Stress and support are important variables in maternal adaptation, yet the specific relationship of these variables as they relate to the …

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 1994

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 1994

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Factors Associated With Women's Decisions To Obtain Routine Cervical Cancer Screening In A Prepaid Health Care System, Vicki Debaca Dnsc

Dissertations

The focus of this research study was to explore the factors affecting women's decisions to participate in preventive cervical cancer screening using a conceptual model proposed by Cummings, Becker, and Maile (1980). This descriptive-comparative study investigated the effect between the components of this model (age, education level, race, general barriers, psychological barriers, evaluation of health care, threat of illness, knowledge, social network) and the outcome variable of intent to participate in cervical cancer screening examinations. This study also examined whether there were differences in the predictor variables between two groups of women: those that have had a recent Pap examination …

Mental Health Nurses Attitudes To Hiv And Aids: A Short Report, David Arthur, T Mccann, K. Usher, A Williams

School of Nursing & Midwifery

No abstract provided.

Yale Nurse: Yale School Of Nursing Newsletter, December 1993, Yale University School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters and Magazines

This issue contains a nursing perspective on the 1994 Health Care Reform initiative and a feature section on cultural diversity in nursing.

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Mid-Atlantic Ethics Commitee Newsletter, Fall 1993

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 1993, Alice C. Boehret, Alice Drumm, Vivian Moyer, Joyce Shaffer, Nancy Powell, Betty Piersol, Margaret Summers, Lorraine Mccall, Doris E. Bowman, Paula J. Levine

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

Annual Meeting Calendar

Inside Front & Back Cover 1994 Annual Luncheon-Meeting Notice.

Inside Front & Back Cover 1993-1994 Meeting Dates

Officers and Committee Chairs

Bulletin Publication Committee

The President's Message

Treasurer's Report

News About and From Our Graduates

Seize the Day

Psychology and Nursing

Fiftieth Anniversary

Resume of Minutes of Alumni Association Meetings

Tribute to Mabel C. Prevost

The Decade Fund Nursing Scholarship

Happy Birthday

Alumni Office News

Jefferson Alumni Identification Card

Committee Reports

Bulletin

Social

Relief Fund

Scholarship

Finance

In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Graduates

Luncheon Photos

Class News

Relief Fund Application

Scholarship Application

Membership Application

Pins, Transcripts, Class …

Yale Nurse: Yale School Of Nursing Newsletter, August 1993, Yale University School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters and Magazines

Cultural Diversity in Nursing is present in a BSN curriculum and increased education in Uganda, and Nurse/Missionary activity in Zambia. Please contact the Medical Historical Library if you need a higher resolution version.

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 1993

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

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From Untrained Nurses Toward Professional Preparation In Montana, 1912-1987, A. Gretchen Mcneely Dnsc, Msn, Rnc

Dissertations

Since the American Nurses' Association (ANA) published its first position paper in 1965 and in 1978 reaffirmed its position on the educational preparation for nursing practice at the ANA National Biennium, the Montana Nurses' Association (MNA) has maintained a consistent position that a minimum of the baccalaureate degree in nursing should be required for licensure as a professional nurse. As of the closure of the 1987 session, the MNA had not yet been able to secure legislation for this requirement. The influence of the Montana Nurses' Association on the legislative process regarding the regulatory efforts of the profession from 1912 …

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Spring 1993

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Yale Nurse: Yale School Of Nursing Newsletter, April 1993, Yale University School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters and Magazines

This issue focuses on cultural diversity in nursing practice and three international programs in Latvia, England, and India.

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