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The Meaning of Evidence-Based Management to Brazilian Senior Nurse Leaders
Purpose: The study objective was to understand the meaning of evidencebased management for senior nurse leaders in accredited, public hospitals in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Design and Method: A phenomenological approach was used to analyze interviews conducted with 10 senior nurse leaders between August 2011 and March 2012. The analytic method was developed by the Brazilian phenomenologis…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 265-272
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- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Older Patients Experiences of Heart Failure—An Integrative Literature Review
Purpose: Several literature reviews have been published summarizing objective knowledge about older patients with heart failure (HF). Although of vital importance to the treatment and diagnosis of HF, these reviews fail to explicate and summarize older patients’ subjective and lived experience of the condition, which restrains us from providing a complete picture of the illness trajectory. Th…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 247-255
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Successful Aging Among Assisted Living Community Older Adults
Purpose: This study investigated the suitability of using the Successful Aging Inventory (SAI) in an effort to describe successful aging among older adults currently living in assisted living communities (ALCs) and to further assess some of the characteristics of successful aging in this group. Design: This study used a cross-sectional descriptive quantitative research design. Recruitment garne…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 238-246
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Development of a Proactive Care Program (U-CARE) to Preserve Physical Functio…
Purpose: Care for older patients in primary care is currently reactive, fragmented, and time consuming. An innovative structured and proactive primary care program (U-CARE) has been developed to preserve physical functioning and enhance quality of life of frail older people. This study describes in detail the development process of the U-CARE program to allow its replication. Methods: The frame…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 230-237
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Effects of Motivational Interviewing Intervention on Blackouts Among College …
Purpose: Alcohol and illicit drug abuse is a serious public health issue facing college students. This study examined the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) as an intervention on the rate of blackouts among freshmen who engaged in high-risk drinking and illicit drug use. Design: A sample of 188 volunteer freshmen from a university were administered the Daily Drinking Questionnaire, the Ru…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 221-229
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Emotional Work and Diversity in Clinical Placements of Nursing Students
Purpose: To learn how students experience clinical placements in a setting of diversity and how they cope with the emotional challenges involved. Design: This study is based on inductive, qualitative research undertaken with Israeli nursing students. Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 students: 10 Arabs (5 men and 5 women), 9 Jews (2 men and 7 women), and 1 Circassian. The inter…
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- Volume 45, Number 2
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 192-201
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 2 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Psychosocial Health of Infertile Ghanaian Women and Their Infertility Beliefs
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe infertile women’s psychosocial health problems and their infertility-related beliefs and examine the relationships between their beliefs about infertility and psychosocial health problems. Design: The study was a descriptive correlational cross-sectional survey. Women (N = 203) who were receiving treatment for fertility problems in two public…
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- Volume 45, Number 2
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 132-140
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- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 2 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
A Systematic Review of the Interventions for Nipple Trauma in Breastfeeding M…
Purpose: To identify the most effective interventions to treat nipple trauma in breastfeeding mothers. Design and Methods: Systematic literature review using the PICO strategy. The search was conducted on the electronic information systemsMedline- PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), World Health Organization Li…
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- Volume 45, Number 2
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 116-125
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 2 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
The Effectiveness of Visual Art on Environment in Nursing Home
Purpose: This Taiwan study investigated the effect of a visual art–based friendly environment on nursing home residents satisfaction with their living environment. Design: A pre-experimental design was used. Thirty-three residents in a nursing home were recruited in a one-group pre- and post-test study. Methods: The four-floor living environment was integrated using visual art, reminiscence, …
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- Volume 45, Number 2
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 107-115
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 2 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Living With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide an insider’s account of what it is like to live with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic cardiovascular illness that carries the risk for sudden cardiac death. This study aims to reveal how HCM impacts the family and guides the decision whether or not to pursue genetic testing, how the physical limitations associated with HCM alter bei…
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- Volume 45, Number 4
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 371-379
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 4 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
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