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Nurses Play Key Role In Improving Quality Of Patient Care
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:00:00 -0800
Quality has become a major focus within health care, especially in the areas of regulatory quality, quality assurance, quality improvement and patient safety. As this focus increases, nurses' involvement in quality improvement activities is likely to expand in coming years. In the December 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Leslie W. Hall, Shirley M. Moore, and Jane H.
Blogs Comment On Future Of Abortion Rights Under Obama Administration, 'Virginity Pledge' Study, Other Topics
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:00:00 -0800
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries.  ~ "True Common Ground for the 111th Congress," Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check: The increased number of abortion-rights supporters in the House and Senate of the 111th Congress is "encouraging to the pro-choice community," Steiger writes.
Nursing Shortage Expected To Grow Annually Through 2016, According To U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:00:00 -0800
A "long-standing" shortage of registered nurses in the U.S. is "expected to worsen" over the next seven years, the AP/Denver Post reports. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 233,000 additional jobs for registered nurses will open each year through 2016, in addition to about 2.5 million existing positions.

Journal of Research in Nursing current issue

Editorial
Bishop, V. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Systematic review of the uptake and design of action research in published nursing research, 2000-2005
Munn-Giddings, C., McVicar, A., Smith, L. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000
Action research (AR) is promoted for health care development. A systematic review was undertaken to gain insight into the uptake and designs of practice-based AR. Empirical research papers from 2000 to 2005 were extracted from CINAHL, MEDLINE and British Nursing Index, and two specialist AR journals. The initial search identified 335 papers: 38% were AR (20% were phenomenology; 32% ethnography; 10% randomised-controlled trials). Further filtering produced 62 AR papers for detailed analysis. Eighty-seven per cent of AR studies involved 'organisational/professional development', or 'educational' settings; only 13% were directly 'clinical'. Practitioners were the main participants in 90% of studies. Seventy-two per cent of all participant groups were rated 'active' in the research process, yet 70% of first (lead) authors were from an academic institution. Patients/carers were generally passive in the research process and absent from the authorship. Ninety per cent of studies used two or more methods, predominantly qualitative. Forty-four per cent of articles identified external funding sources, relatively high for nursing research. Participatory AR has a strong identity in practice-based research, with a diversity of methods. The focus reflects that of nursing research generally. A high level of participation by practitioners is evident but with little equity in authorship. Service user/carer involvement should be given more prominence by researchers.
Review: Systematic review of the uptake and design of action research in published nursing research, 2000--2005
Traynor, M. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0000


Evidence-Based Nursing current issue

[Purpose and procedure] Purpose and procedure
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0000

[EBN notebook] To our future--welcome students!
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0000

[EBN notebook] To lower or not to lower? Making sense of the latest research on intensive glycaemic control and cardiovascular outcomes
Sherifali, D., Punthakee, Z. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0000


Research in Nursing & Health

Gender comparisons of perceived benefits of and barriers to physical activity in middle school youth
Lorraine B. Robbins, Alla Sikorskii, Lauren M. Hamel, Tsu-Yin Wu, JoEllen Wilbur Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:41:00 -0000
Perceived benefits of and barriers to physical activity (PA) reported by 206 middle school boys and girls in a survey were compared. Only "take care of myself, stay in shape, and be healthier" emerged as a greater benefit for girls than boys. Among students not on a sports team, boys reported fewer barriers than girls. Among those selecting an active pursuit, boys perceived more barriers than girls. When controlling for sports team participation and perceived benefits and barriers, boys reported more minutes of vigorous PA than girls. As boys and girls reported relatively similar benefits of and barriers to PA, nurse counseling with both groups can focus on the same information. Effort is particularly needed to increase PA among girls. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health
Communication technology and knowledge synthesis
Claudia C. Bartz Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:31:00 -0000
No Abstract.
Trajectories of fatigue in family caregivers of patients undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer
Barbara A. Swore Fletcher, Karen L. Schumacher, Marylin Dodd, Steven M. Paul, Bruce A. Cooper, Kathryn Lee, Claudia West, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Patrick S. Swift, William Wara, Christine Miaskowski Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:18:00 -0000
Predictors of and trajectories for evening and morning fatigue were evaluated in family caregivers of oncology patients using hierarchical linear modeling. Evening fatigue trajectory fit a quadratic model. Predictors included baseline sleep disturbances in family caregivers and baseline evening fatigue in patients. Morning fatigue trajectory fit a linear model. Predictors were baseline trait anxiety, levels of perceived family support, and baseline morning fatigue in patients. Findings suggest considerable inter-individual variability in the trajectories of evening and morning fatigue. Evaluating family caregivers for sleep disturbance, anxiety, and poor family support, as well as high levels of patient fatigue, could identify those family caregivers at highest risk for sustained fatigue trajectories. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health

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