Provides a brief overview of the history and future of the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs. Includes a statement of "Competencies of the Associate Degree Nurse on Entry into Practice." Sees ADN graduates performing interrelated roles of care provider, client teacher, communicator, manager of client care, and nursing professional. (HB)

Presents a comprehensive review of neuromuscular blocking agents, reversal agents used in anesthesia, and factors affecting reversal. It is aimed at nurses who provide care to patients recovering from anesthesia. It discusses the neuromuscular transmission system, depolarizing muscle relaxants, nondepolarizing blocking agents, and criteria for…

Examines the impact of isolated patient transfers on institutional dependency. The patient sample consisted of 108 transfers and 759 long-term patients in a variety of old age institutions in New York state. Analysis revealed that transfer per se does not affect subsequent dependency. (Author)

Interviewed 234 aides in seven nursing homes concerning job turnover rate, job satisfaction, and perception of milieu. A positive association found between turnover rate and aides' perceptions of the homes' order, organization, and control suggested that job turnover would lessen with more involvement in the decision-making process. (JAC)

Describes extern programs in Mississippi and Oklahoma which concentrate on the recruitment and retention of nurses. (JOW)

Analyzed national survey data on nursing home ombudsman programs to document three alternative formulations of advocacy: (1) individualized/developmentally focused; (2) individualized/patients' rights-focused, and (3) facility/patients' rights-focused. Programmatic efforts will be required to address disparities in conceptions of appropriate…

Describes a naturalistic or issues-based approach to evaluation that can be used to focus on the relationship of nursing values to computer-assisted instruction, identify the needs of a broad audience, and examine the teaching-learning activities occurring with CAI. Presents a model for assessing this instructional strategy. (JOW)

A group of health care ethicists and palliative care experts convened by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing developed a set of competencies that should be achieved through nursing curricula. The purpose of the 15 competency statements is to assist nurse educators in incorporating end-of-life content into nursing curricula. Every…

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, affected the psychological health of individuals of all ages in the U.S. Compared to other age groups, older adults often experience more difficulty in obtaining disaster assistance. Therefore, an outreach team was formed specifically to assist nursing home residents as part of a community effort at a…

The study reported here compared the attitudes and values of black and white freshman nursing students. (DM)

Describes a two year pilot project of continuing education for registered nurses in the state. (Author)

The author suggests that the growth of an androgogical'' approach in continuing education should be fostered; and that continuing education programs should be organized consonant with re-examined democratic ideals. (KP)

Presents a community analysis plan used at the University of Colorado to develop a graduate-level community health nursing program. Examines a model that describes different possibilities for including the aggregate in community health nursing programs. States that community health nursing will be strengthened by developing associations between…