摘要:

The issues of truth telling and confidentiality, although less dramatic than foregoing life‐sustaining treatments, are among the most important for any professionally moral relationship between a dying patient and nurse. The ethical dilemmas for the nurse caught in the middle are described. The interdependence of truth telling and keeping confidences is discussed. Guidelines for open communication and empathic listening are suggeste

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1989.tb00811.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

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Fear of “reality shock” seems to be a common occurrence among students. One particular group of BSN students attempted to lessen this shock by developing different variations in their clinical experience. The most successful and well‐liked alternative was a module consisting of two students and three patients. Each student involved expressed his or her feelings of the experience. It proved to be beneficial for both the students and the instr

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1989.tb00812.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

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The nursing pin is a 1,000‐year old symbol of service to others. The earliest ancestor of the pin dates back to the Maltese Cross, adopted by crusaders and worn on their habits as a symbol of service to Christianity. Over the centuries, variations of the crusader's symbol were gradually modified and became family coats of arms, often symbolizing service to a ruler. By the Renaissance, guilds had adopted coats of arms symbolizing masterful service to the community. The most recent ancestor of the pin is the hospital badge of 100 years ago. It was given by the hospital school of nursing to the students to identify them as nurses who were educated to serve the health needs of society. This symbol of service involves many professional rights and responsibilitie

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1989.tb00813.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Laughter and tears are natural resources that are often neglected in managing personal and professional stress. Facilitating patients' and families' laughter and tears is an important skill in providing emotional support, which is central to the caring role of nursing. Social stigmas, the medical model, and stressful hospital environments can distract nurses from employing these resources and other catharses in managing stress and supporting patients and families. Nurses can learn to integrate laughter and tears practically and appropriately into nursing care, thereby increasing work satisfaction and facilitating emotional healing.

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1989.tb00814.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Changes in the health care delivery system in the United States have affected the practice of nursing. Disruption in the status quo has led to confusion as to the functions and role of nurses among health professionals, the public, and the nurses themselves. As demand for nursing services has increased, more and more nurses are leaving practice and fewer individuals are choosing nursing as a career. Others have proposed causes and solutions to this most recent shortage, which are primarily directed at changing the structure of the delivery system or the reward system for practice. The authors suggest that individual nurses have a role in the solution.

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1989.tb00815.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

DRGs have forced hospitals to run in a more business‐like manner. This article looks at how a survey group of nurses perceives the impact of DRGs on patient car

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1989.tb00816.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY