ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1992.tb00904.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

While comfort is a concept frequently addressed in the nursing literature, few have adequately addressed this concept as a central patient objective. At present, our literature focuses more on comfort as a nursing action than on comfort as an individualized patient goal. Comfort may be more likely to be the driving force for patients obtaining healthcare services than health itself. This patient need, coupled with nursing interventions to assist them in identifying and implementing constructive ways of promoting their own comfort needs, will help to achieve an optimal state of health.

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1992.tb00905.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The extremely small number of men choosing the nursing profession as a career, coupled with the continuing shortage of nurses, prompted an investigation of male high school students' opinions about nursing. Kohler and Edwards' Career Questionnaire was administered to 126 male high school students representing grades 9–12 from three area public schools. Findings show that although the maJority of subJects have a positive perception of nurses and nursing, the vast maJority are not planning on entering the profession. Analysis of subjects' beliefs about nurses' financial status offers a possible explanatio

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1992.tb00906.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The concept of triage is central to the allocation of healthcare resources. As demands for health care increase, medical technologies and providers become more expensive and more scarce. Triage decisions occur at all levels in the distribution of resources. It is essential to explore the concept of triage and some of the underlying ethical principles for triage decision‐making from the perspective of the discipline of nursing. Examining how definitions of triage apply to practice will enable nurses to participate in reform strategies for the healthcare syste

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1992.tb00907.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This is the second part of a two‐part article that presents findings from a staff nurse survey one year after the implementation of primary nursing on four medical and surgical pilot units in a tertiary teaching hospital. The introduction of primary nursing was one phase of a project to develop theory‐based nursing practice within the institution. The researchers hoped that obtaining the staff nurse perspective on the change to primary nursing would provide evaluative information and suggestions to provide additional support in the project. Role theory (Hardy, 1978) provides the theoretical framework for this study. While the previous article discussed issues related to the change process, this article focuses on evaluation of role transiti

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1992.tb00908.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Research suggests that high degrees of uncertainty and absolute certainty can be very stressful for nursing's clients. Yet, research also suggests that a moderate degree of unexpectedness, unpredictability, and uncertainty may actually produce positive effects–pleasure, hope, information pattern search, and a sense of well‐being. The author discusses the research related to psychological certainty and uncertainty, provides suggestions for assessing clients' degree of certainty and uncertainty, and delineates interventions for dealing with detrimental levels of certainty and uncertainty. Precautions for instituting interventions are also stres

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1992.tb00909.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0029-6473    

DOI:10.1111/j.1744-6198.1992.tb00910.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY