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The NCLEX-RN and nurse educators
(Slack, 1992-04)The involvement of nurse educators with recent NCLEX-RN changes was studied. One hundred and twenty administrators from associate (ADN) and baccalaureate (BSN) degree programs across the country responded to a questionnaire ... -
Number of cardiac and noncardiac comorbidities predict sexual concerns
(European Society of Cardiology, 2013-08)Purpose: Cardiac patients frequently report sexual concerns after an acute or chronic cardiac problem. While sexual problems have been generally reported, our study examined demographic variables, co-morbid conditions, and ... -
Nurses' perceptions of evidence-based nursing practice
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2008-04)This paper is a report of a study to investigate Registered Nurses' perceptions, attitudes and knowledge/skills associated with evidence-based practice. -
Overcoming barriers to investigating mother-infant interactions in the first two hours of life
(Sage Publications, 2011-08)As a result of the unexpected delays experienced in a study designed to investigate mother-infant interactions and infant cry patterns in the first 2 hours following delivery, the study was assessed to identify the barriers ... -
Pain, disability, and pain/disability relationships in seven rheumatic disorders: a study of 1,522 patients
(Journal of Rheumatology Publishing, 1991-10)We studied the pain, Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire functional disability, pain/disability ratio, and psychological scores in 1,522 patients with rheumatic disease with 7 distinct disorders. Individual differences ... -
Patient and partner sexual concerns during the first year after an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a secondary analysis of the P+P Randomized Clinical Trial
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-03-18)Background: Sexual concerns and changes in sexual activity are common among patients and their intimate partners after an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Aims: Our aims were to (i) describe patient and partner ... -
Perceptions of intimate relationships in partners before and after a patient's myocardial infarction
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014-08)Aims and objectives. To describe and explore how partners rate their intimate relationship before and after the patients' first myocardial infarction. A further aim was to investigate the association between partners' ... -
Perspectives of nurses and patients on the need for sexual counseling of MI patients
(John Wiley & Sons, 1998-03)The concept of sexual integrity was used to analyze nurses' and patients' perceptions of the need to provide sexual counseling for patients in the acute care setting who have had a myocardial infarction. A qualitative ... -
Polysymptomatic distress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: understanding disproportionate response and its spectrum
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014-10)Objective. Fibromyalgia (FM) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can cause consternation because symptoms are seen to be out of proportion to physician and laboratory assessments, and composite RA activity scores such as the 28 ... -
Poster sessions bring research to the OR
(Elsevier, 1988-05)Placing posters that report valid nursing research results to staff members in a convenient area in the surgical suite could be the first step toward elevating nursing practice in your operating room. Plan to start small, ... -
Predicting breastfeeding duration using the LATCH breastfeeding assessment tool
(Sage Publications, 2001-02)The authors tested the validity of the LATCH breastfeeding assessment tool, controlling for intervening variables in 133 dyads. LATCH scores, mother's evaluation of an index feed, and intended duration of breastfeeding ... -
Predicting breastfeeding problems. These tools may--or may not--help assess high-risk mother-baby couples
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The prevalence and meaning of fatigue in rheumatic disease
(Journal of Rheumatology Publishing, 1996-08)To determine the prevalence of fatigue in rheumatic disease; to characterize the strength of associations between demographic and clinical features and fatigue; to identify predictors of fatigue, and to determine the ... -
Preventing musculoskeletal disorders in factory workers evaluating a new eight minute stretching program
(SAGE, 2018-07)A preshift stretching program was implemented to evaluate its effectiveness in preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD). Workers in a Midwestern factory were assessed for WMSDs before and after the new 8-min ... -
Prevention of dental caries by grape seed extract supplementation: a systematic review
(SAGE Publications, 2019-11-24)Background: Dental caries are the most prominent chronic disease of children and adults worldwide, and facilitating evidence-based, preventative care for their prevention is critical. Caries are traditionally and successfully ... -
The prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Progress in sexual counseling by cardiac nurses, 1994 to 2009
(Mosby, 2011-05)To examine trends in the practice of sexual counseling by cardiac nurses. -
Psycho-educational interventions in the treatment of arthritis
(Bailliere Tindall, 1995-11)Patient education has a long history as an integral part of clinical practice; however, controlled clinical trials of psycho-educational interventions for the rheumatic disorders emerged in significant numbers over the ... -
A pubococcygeal exercise program for simple urinary stress incontinence: applicability to the female client with multiple sclerosis
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1988-06)Five women with multiple sclerosis (MS) and simple urinary stress incontinence were informally evaluated and taught a program of pubococcygeal exercises to determine if inadvertent loss of urine during activities which ... -
Randomized trial of geragogy-based medication instruction in the emergency department
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1998-07)Medication adherence by older adults who are discharged from the emergency department (ED) is an essential attribute of effective treatment. Researchers have demonstrated that delivery of well-structured instructions ...