ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

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The Rogers homeodynamic principles and holistic conceptual framework from which they are derived are useful for describing, explaining, and predicting events that have a direct relevance for the professional practice of nursing. Reciprocy and helicy, principles that deal with the mutual interaction between human and environmental fields, and the unidirectionality of their curvilinear progression along the space-time dimension were useful in constructing a theoretical system for explaining the relationship of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and epidermal wound healing. Attachment of the polypeptide EGF to its receptor is viewed as the initial interaction of the human and environmental fields that eventually results in a change in the EGF and the cellular functions of the keratinocytes. At the empirical level, the EGF-keratinocyte interaction is indexed by changes in the keratinocyte migration rate, the mitotic index, and differentiation of cells over the wound. A pilot project to test the concept, using a young Yorkshire-mix pig, is described.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

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A therotica framework, based on role theory, knowledeg of infants' traits, and review of the literature, for studing variables that influence or are infulenced by the maternal role is presented. A design of the study, which is in progress, is delineated

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

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Three existing models for studying child abuse and neglect are evaluated and a theoretical framework with 10 assumptions about parent-child transactions in abusive or neglectful families are presented.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

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The relationship between reported climacteric complaints of 185 healthy middle-class women between 40 and 60 years of age and marital adjustment and stages of childrearing were studied. Women low on marital adjustment had significantly more frequent and severe symptoms than women high on marital adjustment, but no differences in climacteric symptoms were reported for stage of childrearing or for the interaction between marital adjustment and stage of childrearing. Physical and psychosocial factors that may be related to the symptoms should be assessed before intervention strategies for midlife complaints are begun.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

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Thirty mothers of newborn infants were assigned to one of three equal-sized treatment groups to assess the effects on maternal responsiveness of an early intervention designed to familiarize mothers with the capabilities and individual characteristics of their infants. Mothers in one treatment group observed the administration of the Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale to their infants, were given an explanation of each item on the scale, and were told their infants' responses. Mothers in a second group were given the same individualized explanations about the scale items and their infants' responses, but did not observe the events. A third group of mothers, which served as control group, received individual instruction on infant furnishings. Maternal responsiveness was enhanced significantly in the “show-and-tell” group but not in the “tell-only” group. Parallel effects on infant responsiveness were also observed.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

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This study compared changes in selfesteem in three groups of late schoolage children (ages 9 through 12 years): those undergoing surgery (26 subjects), those hospitalized for nonsurgical reasons (25 subjects), and those not hospitalized (28 subjects). The children responded to the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory which is designed to measure self-esteem derived from four sources-self, peer/social, school, and home/family-on two occasions with a one-month interval between responses. The hypothesis was tested using a one-factor analysis of variance, with change scores (final score minus initial score) as criterion measures. The hypothesis was supported; total self-esteem scores of surgical children dropped more than scores of nonsurgical and nonhospitalized children. Differences were found for the subscales of peer/social and school derivatives of self-esteem. Peer/social subscale scores of the surgical children dropped more than those of the other groups, and school subscale scores of surgical and nonsurgical children dropped more than the scores of nonhospitalized children.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

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The focus of this descriptive study was the relationship between critical thinking, educational preparation, and level of moral judgment in 79 practicing nurses. The Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Test was used to measure critical thinking; information on the participating nurses' educational preparation was obtained from a personal information sheet. Moral judgment was measured by Rest's Defining Issues Test. The hypothesis that critical thinking would be positively related to moral judgment was tested by Pearson product moment correlation; the obtained coefficient of .5326 was significant at the .001 level. The hypothesis that there would be a difference between professional and technical nurses' moral judgments was tested through a one-way analysis of variance. The F ratio (F [1,77] = 9.6) was significant beyond the .01 level. Data also supported the hypothesis that critical thinking and educational preparation would predict greater variance in moral judgment than either variable alone, which was tested through multiple regression analysis (F [2,75] = 18.3, p = .01). Critical thinking and education together accounted for 32.9 percent of the variance in moral judgment. Implications of the findings are discussed for nursing research, practice, and education.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

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Based on cognitive theory of moral development, this research investigated the difference between nurses' responses to general, hypothetical moral dilemmas and their responses to real-life nursing dilemmas. The purpose of the research was to: identify recurrent moral dilemmas experienced by staff nurses; develop an instrument (Nursing Dilemma Test [NDT]) to measure nurses' responses to nursing dilemmas and the importance given to moral issues and practical considerations: relate staff nurses' responses to nursing dilemmas in the NDT and responses to hypothetical moral dilemmas in the Defining Issues Test to two subject variables (level of nursing education and length of clinical nursing experience); and compare moral judgments, both hypothetical general and nursing specific, of five subject groups (N = 225): staff nurses with associate degrees (57) and baccalaureate degrees (85) in nursing, nurses with masters degrees in nursing (10), college junior prenurses (36), and graduate level nonnurses (37). Findings verified the significance of formal education and previous involvement with similar dilemmas in enhancing principled thinking and raised questions about the relative strength of practical considerations in the hospital milieu.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID