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Scientific knowledge in the field of clinical genetics is increasing rapidly. To address the need for genetic information at the community level, the Michigan Department of Public Health coordinates a statewide program that provides genetic and newborn screening services. Services including genetic diagnosis, counseling, and outreach education are provided in five geographic regions by major genetic centers. Nurses in a variety of primary pediatric care settings also work with families affected by genetic disorders and birth defects; they serve as an important part of the team providing comprehensive genetic health care to children and their parents. For those families, the nurse must utilize a knowledge of genetics to provide appropriate family-centered assessment.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869209078255

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

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In 1974, the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act required reporting of child abuse in all states. Although nurses have since this time been designated as mandated reporters of abuse, only recently have nurses begun to hold positions where they are directly responsible for abuse reporting.This study investigated whether the gender of the victim, the gender of the abusing parent, or the family's socioeconomic level influences the potential reporting of child abuse by nurses. Participants were shown three vignettes of children being admitted to an emergency room with symptoms of possible abuse. When asked if they would or would not report the incident as child abuse, participants indicated they were significantly less apt to report abuse when the victim was female rather than male, and when the family was perceived as being from a middle rather than a low or high socioeconomic background. The implication of this finding is that female children from middle-class backgrounds may be left less protected than others as nurses become more actively involved in child abuse reporting.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869209078256

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

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The Acquaintance-Attachment Assessment Strategy for Maternal Behaviors (AASMB) is a strategy for assessing maternal attachment in the clinical area. The strategy is based on an eclectic conceptual framework and reflects the progressional nature of the attachment process. A review of the literature summarizes the phases of the attachment process—acquaintance, attachment, and bonding—and the maternal behaviors associated with each phase. The acquaintance and attachment phases are found during the first year of the infant's life and are of interest to the nurse who is assessing the maternal-infant relationship. These phases form the basis for constructing the Opportunity and Proximity-Seeking subscales of the AASMB. The AASMB can be easily utilized by nurses in clinical settings to assess mother-infant dyads for which early maternal-infant separation during the first year is common, such as occurs with premature or ill infants.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869209078257

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

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A child's play is recognized as a useful tool for nurses in the diagnostic process of making judgments about a hospitalized child's compliance with medical procedures, adjustment to the hospital environment, degree of pain, and level of psychosocial functioning. However, the knowledge base that is required to effectively help a pediatric patient“play”in a therapeutic mode appears to be extremely limited for most nurses and is rarely addressed in a substantive manner in nursing education. Educational programs must be willing to incorporate a“developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and family-centered approach”using clincal experiences and professional role models in their nursing curricula. The end product should be nurses who are competent in a much wider range of medical technological and psychosocial issues than has been necessary in the past. In short, nurses must learn to play.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869209078258

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

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Osteoporosis is the most common of all skeletal disorders. The most commonly accepted definition of osteoporosis is a decrease in the amount of calcified bone tissue to the point that fractures occur with minimal trauma. Researchers have shown that peak bone mass at skeletal maturity may be the single most important factor in the development of osteoporosis. At present, no satisfactory way to replace lost bone exists, and the ideal treatment for osteoporosis is prevention, which must begin early in life. The most promising approach in the primary prevention of osteoporosis is to help each person achieve as high a peak skeletal mass and bone density as genetically possible prior to skeletal maturity. Furthermore, identifying those adolescents and young adults at risk is of clinical value for prediction and counseling purposes. Recommendations for achieving the maximal bone mass prior to skeletal maturity, as well as methods of assessing and minimizing the risk factors for osteoporosis, will be discussed.

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869209078259

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

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Reviewed by Kimberly Madison, MSN, RN Wayne State UniversityEssentials of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization: D. Polit&B. Hungler J. B. Lippincott Company Philadelphia, 1993

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869209078260

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0146-0862    

DOI:10.3109/01460869209078254

出版商:Taylor&Francis    

年代:1992

数据来源: Taylor