abstract：:A thematic analysis of 30 narrative accounts of bereavement revealed nine themes that included five core themes in bereavement--being stopped, hurting, missing, holding, and seeking; three meta-themes about bereavement--change, expectations, and inexpressibility; and a contextual theme--personal history. The themes we...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Carter SL

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sucking patterns of 42 healthy full-term and 44 preterm infants whose gestational age at birth was 30.9 +/- 2.1 weeks were compared using the Kron Nutritive Sucking Apparatus for a 5-minute period. The measured pressures were used to calculate six characteristics of the sucking response: maximum pressure generated...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Medoff-Cooper B,Weininger S,Zukowsky K

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of several measures of social support on three health behavior practices during pregnancy--abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, and caffeine--were explored. Both specificity of support and the distinction between perceived and received support were examined. The sample consisted of 529 pregnant women who c...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Aaronson LS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A literature review regarding commonly recommended bedside measures to test nasogastric and nasointestinal feeding tube placement is presented in this article. Among the methods discussed are: aspiration of recognizable gastrointestinal contents, auscultation of insufflated air, measurement of pH of gastrointestinal s...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Metheny N

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability and validity of a recently developed Meaning of Illness Questionnaire (MIQ) is described. Questionnaire content was based on the work of Lazarus and Folkman (1984b). Three hundred twenty chronically ill subjects completed the 33-item MIQ and two open-ended questions. Subjects also completed the 45-item...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Browne GB,Byrne C,Roberts J,Streiner D,Fitch M,Corey P,Arpin K

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to examine relationships between role models and role perceptions of new graduate nurses. The sample consisted of the 25 senior nursing students in a generic baccalaureate nursing program who were administered questionnaires 1 month prior to graduation and 3 months after beginning employment. ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Green GJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative field research explored and described the process of recovery for chemically dependent nurses. Data collection methods included participant observation in a chemically dependent nurses' self-help group for one year and in-depth interviews with 20 chemically dependent nurses who were in the process of ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Hutchinson SA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The processes family members of heart transplant recipients use to manage the unpredictability evoked by the need for and receipt of heart transplantation were explored. Twenty family members were theoretically sampled using the grounded theory approach. Three separate family support groups, each of 12 weeks duration,...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Mishel MH,Murdaugh CL

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ) was developed in 1981 to measure situational and perceived social support. This article presents the history of its development and the latest psychometric evaluation of the tool. Nurturance subscale items were rewritten to reflect a broader context of behaviors toward persons...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Weinert C

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nationwide telephone survey was carried out on 34 nurses employed as researchers in clinical settings (CNRs). CNRs reported current involvement in over 200 projects with a range from 1 to 29 projects. Projects were categorized into the following types: clinical practice, nursing administration, evaluation, education...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Knafl KA,Bevis ME,Kirchhoff KT

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A longitudinal study of 91 expectant fathers was done during early, middle, and late pregnancy to determine (a) which fathers were most likely to experience symptoms and (b) the relationship of the symptoms to emotional state. Men who were working-class, black, or who reported that pregnancy was not planned experience...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Strickland OL

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A causal model based on Lazarus' (1966) cognitively oriented theory of psychological stress and coping was tested in a functionally disabled population to determine the effects of social support variables, threat appraisal, and coping responses on coping effectiveness. Social support variables (perceived availability ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： McNett SC

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three models are proposed to predict the effect of antepartum stress on the family. These models consider external and internal family environments and individual characteristics as they influence an individual family member's health status, dyadic relationships within the family, and the family's functioning as a uni...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Mercer RT,May KA,Ferketich S,DeJoseph J

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pattern of newborn handling by 36 cesarean-delivered women and 36 vaginally delivered women was studied during their infants' first postpartum bedside visit. The research hypothesis predicted that the initial pattern of handling newborn infants would be different for the two groups of mothers. However, the pattern...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Tulman LJ

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case mix of patient caseloads of nurse practitioners (NPs), faculty attending physicians (F/MDs), and resident housestaff in an inner-city teaching hospital was examined. Social and demographic variables as well as diagnoses, medications, risks, and functional status were used to define complexity. Charts of 111 p...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Diers D,Hamman A,Molde S

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective comparative chart audit was conducted to identify patient characteristics associated with falls in the acute care setting, to examine the extent to which the significant characteristics explained if falls occurred, and to test the ability of variables believed to be risk factors to predict falls. Patie...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Janken JK,Reynolds BA,Swiech K

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multivariate study investigated developmental progress in very low birth weight infants (VLBW less than or equal to 1,500 grams) during the first year of life. The subjects were 41 VLBW infants (M birth weight = 1,203 grams) who were free from congenital anomalies and appropriate for gestational age. Eighteen infant...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Schraeder BD

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indicators of both father and infant social competence were explored as predictors of four types of paternal interaction behavior: touch-affection/comfort, talk-affection/comfort, touch-stimulate, and talk-stimulate. Data collected from 114 father-newborn pairs 2 to 4 days after birth included perceived competence as ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Jones LC,Lenz ER

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A semantic differential instrument that measures adult women's attitudes toward menopause was constructed and validated. A volunteer sample of 504 women, 18 years or older, completed the pilot instrument of 45 bipolar adjective scales. A principal components factor analysis revealed 20 scales that loaded on one domina...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Bowles C

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The theory of reasoned action was used as the conceptual framework for analyzing the relationships among attitudes, subjective norms, and intentions to exercise regularly, maintain/attain recommended weight, and avoid highly stressful life situations. The sample (N = 377) consisted of adults between the ages of 18 and...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Pender NJ,Pender AR

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected literature is reviewed to illustrate current conceptual and methodological issues in nurse practitioner research. Concepts of style of practice, acceptance, satisfaction, and outcome are discussed. Methodological issues are linking process to outcome, complexity measures, use of existing data, and the effect ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Molde S,Diers D

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Collaborative Practice Scales, two distinct self-report measures that assess the degree to which the interactions of nurses (Scale 1) and physicians (Scale 2) enable synergistic influence of patient care. Ninety-five nurses and 94 physicians co...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Weiss SJ,Davis HP

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the process of maternal role attainment in three age groups (15 to 19 years, 20 to 29 years, and 30 to 42 years) over the first year of motherhood found that the role attainment behaviors of feelings of love for the baby, gratification in the maternal role, observed maternal behavior, and self-reported ways...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Mercer RT

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the influence of socialization and exposure to a stressful milieu on perimenstrual symptoms, related disability, and menstrual attitudes. Women (N = 179) aged 18 to 35 were interviewed using the Index of Sex Role Orientation, Schedule of Recent Events, Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, and Men...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Woods NF

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the priorities reflected in the decisions reported by 775 senior baccalaureate nursing students in 16 Midwestern colleges and universities when presented a case depicting an ethical dilemma in nursing practice. In small groups of five each, the students arrived at a course of action to take in deal...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Swider SM,McElmurry BJ,Yarling RR

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women are entering the labor force at unprecedented rates, many combining employment with their roles as wives and mothers. The purpose of this study was to determine if the complement of women's roles was associated with negative mental health effects. It was hypothesized that multiple roles would have negative effec...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Woods NF

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the range of coping behaviors identified by the authors of 39 published case studies of hospitalized children age 20 months to 10 years and the pattern of coping revealed when the behaviors described in the published studies were analyzed according to the category system based on the Lazarus stress...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Caty S,Ellerton ML,Ritchie JA

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in level, timing, and coupling of circadian excretion of catecholamine metabolites, adrenal cortical hormones, sodium, potassium, creatinine, and vital signs in acute-care surgical patients were measured. Data were examined to determine if a relationship exists between the degree of circadian alteration an...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Farr L,Keene A,Samson D,Michael A

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenteral attitudes and adjustment to epilepsy were assessed for 50 parents of children aged 6 to 14 with epilepsy. Fishbein's Expectancy-Value Model of Attitude was used to assess parental attitudes. Parental adjustment was measured both by a self-report instrument and by an independent psychosocial assessment condu...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Austin JK,McBride AB,Davis HW

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p6labor-preparation analogue study was conducted to examine the efficacy of videotaped information and modeling as pain-reducing techniques for women during labor and delivery. Sixty nulliparous college female undergraduates were randomly assigned to four treatment conditions: (a) videotaped modeling; (b) videotaped i...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Manderino MA,Bzdek VM

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a stratified random sample of 239 Seattle residents, a telephone survey was conducted to investigate the relationships between consumer values and consumer intentions to use Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) services. Applying marketing theories, this study indicated that 27.3% of the respondents intended to use F...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Smith DW,Shamansky SL

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using stratified random sampling, 130 patients from three hospital units were assigned to three treatment groups to test the relationship between the frequency of changing intravenous (IV) tubing and percutaneous sites and the incidence of phlebitis. Measures of pain, skin temperature, and erythema were collected ever...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Nichols EG,Barstow RE,Cooper D

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of preference for structure and a self-directed learning (SDL) project on the SDL readiness of junior-class baccalaureate nursing students. The sample was divided into a control group consisting of two sections (N = 50) who did not conduct an SDL project, and an exp...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Wiley K

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exposition examines testing of Rogers's theoretical constructs in the unitary man model, reflecting upon one published research article. It addresses two critical points of importance: (1) adequacy and appropriateness of the logic used to derive the research hypotheses; and (2) appropriateness of the research met...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Kim HS

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explored the decision making process of physicians and parents in choosing between hospital and home care for children in the terminal phase of cancer. Data were gathered from hospital records of the children and from interviews with their parents. Discriminant function analysis of hospital record data sugg...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Edwardson SR

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the establishment of a data base for use when assessing body temperature in patients receiving aerosol therapy by face mask. Thirty subjects participated in two different treatment situations. Baseline temperature recordings were taken while subjects had heated aerosol administered through a st...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Yonkman CA

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, it was predicted that over a two-year period chronically ill psychiatric outpatients treated in a nursing social support program would experience a lower rehospitalization rate; more days out of hospital; less treatment drop-out; a greater decrease in symptoms; fewer medication increases; a greater incr...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Slavinsky AT,Krauss JB

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A national survey of a stratified random sample (n = 240) of accredited hospitals with critical care units (CCU) was conducted in order to describe the current practice of restrictions imposed upon myocardial infarction (MI) patients. A cross-sectional correlational survey with a two-stage mailing was used. The first-...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Kirchhoff KT

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relaxation training has been postulated to decrease abdominal muscle tension, a source of postoperative pain, as well as alter the psychological variables of anxiety and perceived control. A two-group pre- and posttest experimental design was used to determine if abdominal muscle tension, self-report of pain and distr...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Wells N

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to determine the effect of oxygen inhalation by nasal cannula on oral temperatures. One hundred healthy adult subjects were randomly assigned to a control and to three experimental groups that received 2, 4, and 6 liters per minute of oxygen for 30 minutes. Oral temperatures were measured before ...

journal_title：Nursing research

authors： Lim-Levy F

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00