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A Recovery-Oriented Alternative To Hospital Emergency Departments For Persons In Emotional Distress: “The Living Room”., Mona Shattell Phd, Rn, Faan, Barbara Harris, Josie Beavers, Karen Tomlinson, Lauren Prasek, Suja Geevarghese, Courtney Emery, Michelle Heyland

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

Enclosed Versus Open Nursing Stations In Adult Acute Care Psychiatric Settings: Does The Design Affect The Therapeutic Milieu?, Kelly Southard, Ashley Jarrell, Mona Shattell, Tom Mccoy, Robin Bartlett, Chris Judge

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

Active Living In The Trucking Sector: Environmental Barriers And Health Promotion Strategies, Yorghos Apostolopoulos, Mona Shattell, Sevil Sönmez, Robert Strack, Lauren Haldman, Victoria Jones

Mona Shattell

Background: As one of the most underserved segments of the U.S. labor force, truck drivers have been associated with a series of morbid conditions intimately linked to their occupational milieux, their mostly unhealthful nutritional intake and sedentary lifestyles, and their resulting excess weight-gain. Methods: This paper reports data from a baseline assessment of 25 trucking work settings located around interstate highways I-40 and I-85 in North Carolina. It examines how the environmental attributes of these work settings influence the physical and recreational activity behaviors of truckers, compares findings with those from other occupational environments, and brings to the fore a …

Occupational Stressors And The Mental Health Of Truckers. Issues In Mental Health Nursing, Mona Shattell, Yorghos Apostolopoulos, Sevil Sönmez, Mary Griffin

Mona Shattell

Trucking has been classified as one of the highest-risk occupations in the United States.

Occupational stress is even greater for long-haul truckers who are away from home, family, friends, and other support networks for several days or weeks at a time. Occupational stressors and the mental health of truckers was studied using data collected as part of a large multisite ethnoepidemiological study of trucker networks. Findings from the current study show that truckers face many occupational stressors including constant time pressures, social isolation, disrespectful treatment from others, driving hazards such as weather changes, traffic, and road conditions, and violence or …

Authors’ And Editors’ Perspectives On Peer Review Quality In Three Scholarly Nursing Journals, Mona Shattell, Peggy Chinn, Sandra Thomas, W. Richard Cowling

Mona Shattell

Purpose: This study examined the quality of peer review in three scholarly nursing journals from the perspectives of authors and editors. Specifically, the study examined the extent to which manuscript reviews provided constructive guidance for authors to further develop their work for publication, and for editors to make informed and sound decisions on the disposition of manuscripts.

Methods: Corresponding authors who had submitted manuscripts to the study journals in 2005-2007 were invited via email to complete an online survey about the quality of the peer review process; 320 authors responded. In addition, one-third of the reviews of manuscripts submitted in …

Advice To New Graduates: Get (At Least) One Year Of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Experience Before Working In Medical-Surgical Settings, Mona Shattell

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

Factors Contributing To Depression In Latina Women Of Mexican Origin Residing In The United States: Implications For Nurses, Mona Shattell, Katherine Smith, Ann Quinlan-Colwell, Jose Villalba

Mona Shattell

Background: Latinas experience more depression and are less likely to receive mental health support. Latinas of Mexican origin living in the United States (US) are the focus of this review since almost two-thirds of the US Latina/o population is of Mexican descent.

Objective: This paper synthesizes the research on depression in adult Latinas of Mexican origin residing in the US.

Study Design: The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medline (PubMed), and PsycINFO databases for the years 2000 through 2008 were searched using the keywords Latina, Latino, Hispanic, Mexican-American, Mexican immigrant, women, and depression. The identified articles …

Visual Tracking Strategies To Move Scholarship Forward, T. Robin Bartlett, Mona Shattell, Eileen Rossen

Mona Shattell

Moving from the doctoral student role to the faculty member role is a challenging transition. Strategies that motivate and help to keep scholarship moving forward can be invaluable in helping to make the transition successful. The authors discuss 2 visual tracking strategies to promote the forward movement of scholarship. A white (dry erase) board and a publication trajectory table to track manuscript and research ideas through grant proposal and manuscript submission to publication are described.

Relationship Skills Building With Older Adults, Cheryl Mcneill, Mona Shattell, Eileen Rossen, T. Robin Bartlett

Mona Shattell

Relationship skills building is the focus of an innovative clinical experience with older adults for junior level nursing students in a psychiatric mental health course. The clinical experience is designed to help students apply, integrate, and validate previously learned therapeutic communication skills and experience discovery of self and others. This article describes a clinical experience that introduces students to older adults, who will make up the majority of health care recipients in the students’ future careers, and helps students explore the nurse’s role in mental health care for older adults.

Not only did students engaged in the clinical experience learn …

From The Guest Editor: Issues Affecting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Transgender Persons, Mona Shattell

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.

“She Took The Time To Make Sure She Understood:” Mental Health Patients’ Experiences Of Being Understood, Mona Shattell, Sara Mcallister, Beverly Hogan, Sandra Thomas

Mona Shattell

The foundation of psychiatric/mental health nursing is the relationship between nurse and patient. Caring for persons with mental illness within the context of this relationship requires knowledge of the individual. To gain this knowledge, understanding the patient’s perceptions and concerns is essential. Research suggests that this understanding does not always occur. The study reported here examined what it means to individuals with mental illness to be understood. In-depth phenomenological interviews revealed three predominant themes: “I was important,” “It really made us connect,” and “They got on my level.” Nurses can use these findings to improve the care of those with …

Problematic Interviewee Behaviors In Qualitative Research, Melinda Collins, Mona Shattell, Sandra Thomas

Mona Shattell

The interview is a staple of many qualitative approaches. Although textbooks offer extensive guidance to researchers about conducting interviews, less guidance is available about problematic interviewee behaviors, such as flattery or statements indicative of social desirability response bias. In this study, a secondary analysis of 22 phenomenological interview transcripts, we sought to examine problematic interviewee behaviors. More than 300 pages of typed text were subjected to line-by-line scrutiny, yielding only six potential instances of the phenomenon. Each could be interpreted several ways. What appeared to be flattery could also be perceived as simple gratitude or appreciation. We concluded that problematic …

Using An Interpretive Research Group To Teach Communication And Understanding In Undergraduate Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Students, Mona Shattell, Beverly Hogan

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.