Nurses' attitudes toward the alcoholic can have a profound impact on the person suffering from alcoholism. These attitudes can affect the alcoholic's care and even whether the alcoholic chooses to recover. This study investigated attitudes of approximately 68 nurses employed in hospitals, 49 nurses in treatment facilities, 58 nursing students, and…

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)

One hundred and fifty-two terminated research grants are listed. Information includes grant number, investigator, institution, and title of research. Requests for reports or publication are to be made directly to the investigator. (JK)

The tenth revision of a list of reference works for nurses, revised by a committee of the Interagency Council on Library Resources for Nursing, listed by type of publication as abstract journals, audiovisuals, bibliographies, books, dictionaries, directories, pharmacologies, indexes, guides, and so on. (MF)

A nursing professor at the University of Kansas discusses the integrated and logistic curriculum approaches and tells how the school of nursing correlated its curriculum to include both approaches. (MF)

Among the findings of the 1986 biennial survey by the National League for Nursing of all nursing education programs are the following: (1) number of full-time faculty decreased for the first time since 1966; (2) part-time faculty increased considerably; and (3) percentages with doctorates and master's degrees increased. (JOW)

The simulated clinical laboratory is part of a senior clinical course at the College of St. Catherine focusing on nursing intervention in client situations that encompass multiple problems or require rapid decision making, communication, and intervention. The simulation includes video and telephone role playing. (CH)

The authors introduce a course assessment guide. The guide includes seven categories of program elements, including (1) need for the course, (2) relationship to total program, (3) course nomenclature, (4) objectives, (5) teaching-learning activities, (6) textbooks, and (7) evaluation. (CH)

Discusses the activities of Dorothea Dix as superintendent of women nurses during the Civil War. Includes a copy of Circular Order No. 8 which detailed the qualifications necessary for serving as a nurse. Provides a set of teaching activities including questions for discussions and project suggestions. (GEA)

Examined the power of seven demographic variables (sex, age, employment status, length of work experience, education, type of institution, and occupational level) to predict nursing-home staff empathy in interactions with residents. Results indicated only the variables in combination and work experience alone were significant. (Author/BL)

The author discusses a method to produce a cluster of focused nursing research projects. Her method includes (1) focal topic identification, (2) development, (3) communication, (4) integration, (5) collaboration, and (6) balance. (CH)

The authors clarify factors affecting contemporary nursing research, including the need for definitions of nursing, practice, and institution. They predict future trends in nursing research. (CH)

Describes Continuing Professional Education by Appointment, a service developed and implemented at the School of Nursing at the State University of New York at Stony Brook to assist continuing educators to meet ongoing educational needs of health care professionals. (JOW)

In one hospital, every payday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. continuous instruction or demonstration takes place for the day and evening or off duty nurses. (EB)