Discusses the Swedish experience in which the official old-age care policy has been to substitute home care for institutional care. Found some substitution of the two forms of long-term care which took place from 1965-75, but thereafter the use of long-term care institutions and home care remained stable or contracted. (Author/ABL)

There is no quick solution to the nursing shortage. Intensity of care, wage compression, lack of meaningful salary, and lack of input into decision making contribute to the shortage. Changing the work environment is the best hope for alleviating the situation. (JOW)

Nursing schools are urged to create and equip task forces to formulate policy concerning Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Guidelines are given for selection of task force members and for content of policy. (Author/MSE)

Compared nursing home use of 3,316 residents of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) with that of general elderly population. CCRC residents had greater lifetime risk of nursing home entry and repeat entries, while their length of stay per admission was shorter. Findings illustrate nursing home use in insured and managed long-term care…

Describes Wanderer's Lounge, program developed by one nursing home to provide activities to benefit Alzheimer's victims and at the same time provide respite for more alert residents and staff on their units. The program and its benefits are discussed. (Author)

The author argues that nursing educators must be careful when using formalizations in teaching nursing practice, since they are not always adequate to help nurses deal with human care problems. The formalization of clinical judgment is used as an example. (CH)

Although many of the criteria used to evaluate traditional instructional materials can be applied to the instructional aspects of computer-assisted instruction, additional criteria must be considered. These include interactivity, individualized feedback, rapid calculation, graphics, and cost-effectiveness. (JOW)

Evaluated special unit for care of patients with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. Results showed in the unit, in which reduced stimulation was emphasized, patient weight loss was curtailed, patient agitation was diminished, restraint use was reduced, and wandering was no longer a concern. Found family members to be satisfied with care.…

Analyzes women (n=6) whose husbands reside in nursing homes, determining the extent to which these women perceive themselves as married. Some women perceive no existing couplehood with their institutionalized husbands, while others perceive low to high couplehood. Offers implications of such a typology for researchers, clinicians, and…

In Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, postgraduate nursing curricula were reformed, but discrepancies appeared between stated goals and actual content, due largely to inexperience with nursing education. Other difficulties included lack of literature in native languages and insufficient reading ability in English. (SK)

A poststructuralist approach to teaching social and behavioral sciences in nursing education shifts focus to an examination of subject positions, discourse, conflict, and action. It provides a useful foundation for examining the politics of health care. (SK)

Describes a continuing education module that addresses care in the community, influences on patients' experience, current social policy, and the role of the carer. The module is designed to help trained nurses integrate patient care from hospital to community setting. (SK)

Describes the use of caring groups in which nursing students and faculty learn to give and receive care, develop self-awareness and empowerment, and strengthen coping skills. Discusses the centrality of caring in nursing. (SK)

Before instruction, 192 nursing students completed Kolb's Learning Style Inventory; 53.7% were concrete learners, 46.3% reflective. No significant associations appeared between learning style and age, sex, prior employment, or educational attainment. Methodological problems were found with using this instrument in nursing education. (SK)

Students in mental health nursing participated in researching, writing, acting in, and evaluating a play about schizophrenia. The experience demonstrated drama's effectiveness as a tool to develop sensitivity about health care concerns. (SK)