Describes the volunteer advocacy program developed by the East Tennessee Advocacy Assistance Program to assist the ombudsman/director in resolving problems of residents in long-term care facilities. Effective volunteer participation requires intensive training, well-defined policies and procedures, coordination with aging network and long-term…

Creator of the Roy Adaptation Model, Sister Callista Roy, provides her reaction to two articles which deal with using this model, and points to further research directions. (TA)

After a long and distinguished nursing career, the author reflects on her new experiences in retirement. (MS)

The Utah Professional Review Organization (UPRO) enables nurse-coordinators to conduct an ongoing evaluation of the quality of patient care, to upgrade care through physician-sponsored continuing education programs, and to limit care cost, in a medical peer review program. (DS)

The Department of Continuing Education and Training at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center takes on the responsibility for orienting all nursing service personnel, conducting specialty area nursing courses, training nurses aides and generally providing nursing education that allows nurses to keep up with growing responsibilities. (Author/RK)

In this comparative study, videotapes proved superior to live presentation in the demonstration of various nursing procedures. (Editor)

A trend toward congruence between faculty and student perceptions of the ideal nurse was found as the students approached graduation. The scales of autonomy, deference, and counseling readiness were variables that reflected the greatest differences between the students' perceptions and those of the faculty. (Author)

The article discusses the many and varied forces which influence the practice of school nursing and goes on to reassess the role in terms of activities essential to effective practice. (Author/BY)

A study conducted to determine some characteristics of registered nurses in Kentucky who viewed or had heard of the PANMED program television series in nursing and their perceptions of the series. Charts, statistics, references. (Author/RB)

Nursing and medical students by and large had different expectations of the summer program because of the characteristics of their professional educations. (author)

Describes how fourteen principles of adult education provide the conceptual framework for performance competencies to guide the daily practice of instructors in the centralized inservice department of a large acute-care hospital. (JOW)

Discusses the accreditation and evolution of continuing education programs developed by state nurses' associations and other nursing organizations and the value of the accreditation. Also relates current accreditation system to the future of professional continuing education. (JOW)

Discusses the nature and importance of the American Nurses' Association (ANA) Standards for Nursing Services and the problems encountered in assessing implementation of professional standards. Presents a questionnaire to assess learning needs of nursing service administrators in terms of competencies needed to implement ANA standards. (JOW)