Case studies show how three nurse educators incorporated intentional humor into their teaching in different ways. Their intention was to convey material in a memorable and enjoyable way. Student reactions were overwhelmingly positive. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)

Suggests new practice roles for nurses resulting from genomic research and outlines the proposed position of genomics nurse care coordinator. Discusses national and international initiatives to certify nurses' genetic knowledge and skills for practice. (Contains 22 references.) (SK)

Following a chaplain's lecture on the end of life, nursing students wrote reaction papers on appropriate ways to support dying patients and their families. Six processes emerged, including the core concept of the nurse's presence at the bedside. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

Surveyed nursing homes in New York in 1986 and 1988 concerning policies on decisions about life-sustaining treatment, patient decision-making capacity, prevalence of ethics committees to resolve disputes, and advance directives. Between 1986 and 1988, number of facilities with explicit policies and institutional vehicles to address issues…

A study determined that encouraging and supporting students in professional activities while they were still in school would lead those students to participate in professional nursing organizations after they graduated. Organized nursing needs to identify the factors that influence nurses to join organizations and concentrate on these factors to…

Analyzes the nursing administration research completed in recent years and describes it as atomistic, focused on the nurse provider and not the organization, administration, or patient. Suggests directions for further research. (JOW)

Discusses the four textbooks, written in the last quarter of the 19th century, that shaped nursing in the United States. They provided technical information in a systematic fashion, established an autonomous literature that guided nurses in school and beyond, and defined the training school curriculum. (JOW)

If there is justification for men to research female practice, they must satisfy several criteria: they must recognize men's position of privilege and women's position of oppression; they must understand and accept women's experience; and they must recognize that women have accumulated more cultural capital for caring. (JOW)

Past, present, and future messages for nursing leadership were derived from the personal perspectives of contemporary outstanding nurses. A composite profile of nurse leaders emerged based on life histories of 40 members of the Academy of Nursing. Nurse educators have the challenge of educating nurses to meet those criteria. (JOW)

Discusses specific models for program evaluation and applies them to nursing programs. Provides guidelines for model selection and implementation to enhance the success of evaluation. (JOW)

Ethical issues in qualitative nursing research include the following: what to study, which participants, what methods, how to achieve informed consent, when to terminate interviews and when to probe, when treatment should supersede research, and what and how to document in case studies. (SK)

Points out the inadequacies of the nursing diagnoses officially sanctioned by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association for use with culturally diverse patients. Looks at the changes needed to make the defining characteristics more congruent with transcultural nursing. (JOW)

Evaluated trends from 1977-87 for nursing home administrators in education, internship, professional examinations, and reciprocity requirements. Makes recommendations in areas of professional adequacy, reciprocity, and uniform minimum 12-week administrator training program. (Author/ABL)

Both nursing and feminism have been stereotyped in public discourse. A middle ground is needed that can bring together feminism that calls for equality and nursing that values difference. (JOW)

Certain problems are associated with the intensified use of external reviewers for journals in scientific disciplines. A survey of editors regarding fraudulent publication in the nursing community found that most journals do not have an orientation program for new referees and that there are inadequate mechanisms for evaluating peer reviewer…