Primary nursing means that each patient has an individual nurse who is responsible for assessing his nursing needs and planning and evaluating his nursing care. The article describes the advantages and problems connected with this approach to patient care. (AG)

The paper examines two theories in nursing--those of Peplau and Rogers. The works of these two theorists were selected because they illustrate variation in approach. The origin of the problems, the methods, the character of the subject matter, and the expected outcomes of testing are the four questions used in the analysis. (MW)

Provides background information in health care ethics and an overview of nursing ethics in the recent past. Suggests that communal moral experience should be the starting point for health care ethics research. Includes 60 references. (Author/JOW)

Discusses the history of health care services in prisons and the difficulties in providing prison medical services today. Indicates that prison nurses require more than just traditional nursing skills. (JOW)

An attempt is made to explain the nurses' role: what the nurse is, what the nurse does, how the nurse is viewed by society, why nurses suffer burnout, nursing costs, and health care system reform. (CT)

Fundamental features of excellent women's health care are as follows: awareness of women's lives and diversity, comprehensive life-span care, a range of services and providers, and accessibility. Policy recommendations include not limiting health care benefits to employment, focus on prevention and promotion, and expansion of advanced practice…

Discusses the history of health care in Latin America in the twentieth century. Indicates that nurses provide most of the health care and that there is a need to enhance the nursing education programs in Latin America. (JOW)

Reports on a faculty exchange program between Seton Hall University and the Hangzhou School of Nursing in Zhejiang, China. Discusses the differences in medical treatment and learning strategies between the two countries. (JOW)

Reviews changes in nursing education in the last quarter century, notes trends currently shaping health-care delivery and education, and discusses issues that are likely to grow in importance during the next 25 years. (JOW)

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has established a community-based practice based on a model of socially responsible care and designed to meet the complex care needs of frail elders. The LIFE program is culturally relevant, involves the community in governance, and includes a research agenda and health-information network. (JOW)

Articulate consumer concern for the quality and price of health care is predicted to be a permanent feature of the working environment of health professionals. The American Hospital Association Patient's Bill of Rights is identified and analyzed as an important factor in the consumer revolution. (Author/EA)

Attempts to clarify the concept of the physician's assistant and the role of physicians, nurses, and physician's assistants in providing health services. (SB)

The conflict in participant observation is between the nurse as observer and the nurse as care provider. For nursing, the gains are descriptive, theory-generating data; for the nurse researcher, a heightened awareness of the human condition. (Author)

Protocol-guided observations in 15 Israeli hospitals were used to grade nursing activities. The presence of nursing students in hospitals improved the quality of care provided by 67 nurses compared to their performance in the absence of students. (Contains 30 references.) (JOW)

Includes an introduction and 13 papers that address the following: nursing shortages; the role of technology in improving patient safety and care, simulating practice environments, and improving efficiency; and recommendations of conference participants. Many papers contain references. (JOW)