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The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and all of its consequences has had a significant impact on our society and on the delivery of health care. This article explores the impact that HIV infection and AIDS has had on professional nursing practice. The risk of occupational exposure, the question of obligation to care, the need for reexamination of values, philosophy of nursing, and some of the ethical issues, the need for learning and relearning, and the need for supporting each other as individuals, co-workers, and co-professionals are discussed.

ISSN:0162-220X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1989

数据来源: OVID

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Sexual rehabilitation has been identified by the Oncology Nurses Society, the American Nurses Association, and various other health care organizations as an expected aspect of care for patients. Addressed in this article are the following questions: who involved in the patient's care should be participating in sexual rehabilitation, what are barriers to this involvement, and how might they be overcome?

ISSN:0162-220X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1989

数据来源: OVID

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A survey of smoking behavior was conducted on 1,569 registered nurses in six unrelated acute care hospitals in Los Angeles in 1984–1985. Smoking prevalence, higher than for other health professionals but lower than for women in the United States or in other recently surveyed samples of nurses, was closely linked to the ethnicity and the age distribution of the nurses surveyed. Patterns for black and white nurses, who account for the majority of nurses nationally, were similar to those found in other recent studies of registered nurses. Among Asian nurses, however, prevalence was lower, age of initiation was higher, and the mean number of cigarettes smoked daily was lower than for other nurses. Smoking prevalence for younger nurses was lower than for other nurses, and these nurses were more likely to report themselves as never having smoked. Smoking patterns among nurses remain a significant public health concern.

ISSN:0162-220X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1989

数据来源: OVID

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The purpose of this study was to examine, within a theoretical framework derived from Orem's conceptual model of nursing, whether self-care can be predicted jointly by social support and the selected basic conditioning factors of age, marital and socioeconomic status, living arrangements, and stage and site of cancer. A convenience sample of 112 adult cervical and head/neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy was obtained from radiotherapy outpatient clinics in three hospitals located in Bangkok, Thailand. Multiple regression was used to analyze the data. Socioeconomic status and social support were significant predictors of self-care, whereas stage and site of cancer seemed to predict self-care indirectly through social support. The findings are discussed in terms of the validity of Orem's self-care model. Implications for practice and further study are explored.

ISSN:0162-220X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1989

数据来源: OVID

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The focus of this paper is to describe what it is like to live with cancer from the perspective of families. Recent studies indicate that family members' concerns vary with their roles as family members and patient/nonpatient status. Moreover, concerns vary with stage of illness and time since diagnosis. Not all concerns are shared among all family members. Families influence the adjustment of the person with cancer. Family members cope in different ways, and coping patterns vary with status of the disease and the person's role in the family. Nevertheless, families coping in different ways can achieve similar outcomes.

ISSN:0162-220X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1989

数据来源: OVID

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the physical, psychological, and interactional aspects of lung cancer associated with suffering. A sample of 30 adults with primary pulmonary malignancies was obtained from an oncology clinic and from the practice of a thoracic surgeon. The subjects had been treated with chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiation. A structured interview was conducted with each subject to determine the incidence of suffering associated with lung cancer. A five-point Likert-type scale was used to quantify the subjects' responses. The highest level on the scale, “Very Much” suffering, was reported to be associated with lung cancer by 50% of the sample. Ten percent of the sample reported no suffering. The following were reported to be the sources of greatest suffering: disability, pain, anxiety, changed daily activities, and weakness/fatigue. There were no statistically significant differences beyond the 0.05 level in reported suffering among groups treated with surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. There was a statistically significant difference (p = 0.028) between groups with known metastatic disease and no known metastatic disease in the amount of suffering associated with the psychological aspects.

ISSN:0162-220X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1989

数据来源: OVID

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It has been demonstrated that breast self-examination (BSE) is a reliable method for early detection of breast abnormalities when practiced regularly and correctly. In addition, it has been found that a woman is likely to be more proficient if she has been taught BSE by a physician or nurse. In a hospital-based study, nurses were surveyed regarding both their personal practice and their teaching of BSE to patients. Although the nurses revealed themselves to be highly compliant in terms of performing the procedure themselves, only 40% included BSE in their patient teaching. The nurses' teaching of BSE was found to be unrelated to their age, BSE practice, or personal risk for breast cancer. Nurses agreed that BSE was a valuable tool in the prevention of deaths from breast cancer. They also believed themselves to be susceptible to breast cancer despite good health and low-to-medium risk sources. We suggest that nurses' ambivalent attitudes towards breast cancer and BSE may influence their teaching behavior.

ISSN:0162-220X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1989

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0162-220X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1989

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0162-220X    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1989

数据来源: OVID