Swedish nursing students (n=72) conducted group dialogues about empathy using Munch's painting "The Sick Girl"; a control group of 72 students discussed empathy. The visual art group were more emotionally engaged in learning about empathy and their learning was more structured. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)

Observations and interviews of eight student nurses in clinical placements with older patients yielded four themes: task- and nontask-related communication, need for verbal and nonverbal communication, communication hindrances and enhancers, and students' approach to communicating with older persons. A person-centered approach to elder care and…

The survey of state Medicaid programs concerning reimbursement policies and per diem rates for private Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded for 1978-86 focused on: reimbursement methods; trends in reimbursement rates; and factors affecting reimbursement, including economic factors, reimbursement policies, eligibility policy, bed…

Discusses the need to help nursing students develop a global perspective as they prepare to practice nursing. Describes the international and transcultural content in the undergraduate program at the School of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. (JOW)

A survey of Illinois registered nurses reveals a relationship between employment setting and participation in continuing education (CE) programs. It suggests that public policy mandating CE participation may not be the best way to increase such participation among those nurses least inclined to do so. (Author)

Investigated the validity of 3 American College Testing-Proficiency Examination Program tests for predicting the academic performance of registered nurses by studying scores of a sample of 2,600 enrolled in baccalaureate nursing programs. Results support the validity of the test scores. (JOW)

Reviews the research literature related to nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), human immunodeficiency virus infection, and care of people with AIDS. Gaps in knowledge and negative, fearful attitudes were identified; negative fears and attitudes decreased with the gain in accurate…

The article relates the nursing home component of a nationwide study of public mental retardation/developmental disabilities spending to requirements of Public Law 100-203. Approximately 51,000 individuals with developmental disabilities resided in nursing homes in 1989 of which 40 percent may need to be relocated under P.L. 100-203. (Author/DB)

Argues for the growing theme of collaboration between nursing practice and education. Describes the relationship between the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing and its community. (JOW)

Issues that need to be resolved related to the inclusion of critical care nursing (CCN) in the baccalaureate curriculum are (1) the nature of specialist versus generalist preparation; (2) the goals for inclusion of CCN; and (3) the relationship between education and practice and the responsibilities of each in educating competent practitioners.…

Arguments supporting theoretical analysis, clinical applications, and research of nursing diagnoses in master's degree programs are discussed. Curriculum considerations and an example of an integrated approach to the inclusion of nursing diagnosis in a graduate curriculum are presented. (MSE)

The authors describe development of a collaborative graduate concentration in anesthesia nursing involving North Carolina Baptist Hospital and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Project components included (1) developing a cohesive faculty work group, (2) developing the curriculum, and (3) combining resources through an administrative…

Contends that attitudes of nursing home personnel have been measured inappropriately with scales based on negative stereotypes and inaccurate knowledge about the aged in the general population. Reconceptualizes attitudes from attitudes towards older people to attitudes towards behavior essential to the care of nursing home patients. (Author/ABL)

Reports on the C.W. Post Center faculty's efforts to introduce computer technology into the curriculum. Students devised and administered a questionnaire, analyzed the data, and acted on the results using computers. (JOW)

The authors report on a project designed to determine how nursing is presented in high school health textbooks. A total of 27 books was analyzed and 427 assertions about nursing were found. Nearly half described something nurses do. The authors recommend that nurses be involved in health textbook content. (CH)