Studied newly admitted cohort (n=454) to eight nursing homes over first year of residence. Gathered data at admission, two months, and one year. Examined charts for preadmission and postdischarge information. At admission, 80 percent had mental illnesses. Found significant associations of mental morbidity, restraints, and psychotropic medication…

Resolutions at recent National League for Nursing conventions concern the enhancement of caring practices through development of faculty-student relationships. Individual, classroom, and instructional strategies for achieving educational equity will ensure that all students are treated fairly. (SK)

The Department of Nursing at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, has integrated into the nursing curriculum theoretical and practical content that addresses the needs of the client infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the client at risk for HIV infection, and the nurse at risk for infection. (JOW)

Describes a study conducted in a distance education nursing course at St. Francis Xavier University (Nova Scotia) that was designed to assess the instructional potential of two learning strategies, post questioning and concept mapping, in the presence and absence of feedback. Treatments for the experimental and control groups are described. (18…

Compares the style, emphasis, and tone in textbook chapters on trauma care written for and by doctors and nurses. Discusses ways physicians' and nurses' roles are mirrored in the writing. Notes that doctors' prose is focused, with attention given to injuries and their repair; whereas nurses' prose adopts a holistic view, caring for patients'…

Randomly assigned to 1 of 156 conditions, 256 adults evaluated either a patronizing or a neutral conversation between a nurse and an elderly nursing home resident. Nurses using patronizing styles were viewed as less respectful or nurturant and residents as less satisfied. Results held true for personal situation topics but not for resident…

The strategic planning efforts of the North Carolina Center for Nursing include gathering baseline data on the state of the profession, addressing nursing supply and demand, and recommending ways to improve the state's nursing resource database and the numbers of minorities in nursing. (SK)

If nursing is to produce the competent caregivers that older adults deserve, clinical courses in gerontology must be required for undergraduates. (JOW)

A graduate program for community health nurses formed a partnership with a neighborhood to enhance community health behavior and teach nurses about community organizing. Major conflicts between community groups proved to be both powerful catalysts and potential barriers to the use of Freire's concepts in community organizing. (SK)

Analysis of records from 347 students who graduated, dropped out of, or were terminated from State University of New York-Buffalo's nursing program, 1983-92, showed that Graduate Record Examination scores correlated with first-year and overall grade point average but was a weaker predictor of graduate performance than undergraduate grade point…

A survey of 17 nursing faculty who taught via videoteleconferencing found that most were positive about television teaching; reception site and administrative support were important; it required additional preparation and changes in style and strategy; and teacher-student interactions were affected by the lack of personal contact. (SK)

Surveyed administrators from 70 Florida nursing homes. Administrators reported 1,193 acts of verbal aggression and 13 acts of physical aggression directed at nursing home personnel by residents' family members over 6-month period. Dissatisfaction over how specific and overall care needs of residents were being met was most frequently cited as…

A study compared critical thinking ability and values in 32 associate degree nurses, 32 baccalaureate degree nurses, 32 nursing faculty, and 32 sophomore nursing students. The critical thinking ability of the faculty was not significantly higher than that of the students when controlled for age; the values of the nurses were similar. (JOW)

The Education for First-level Nursing Management Program had 3 6-month cycles, each consisting of 13-day workshops, 3 teleconferences, and telephone coaching. Formative evaluation data were used to improve content and teaching methods. Ongoing evaluation helped adapt content to a mature, experienced audience. (SK)

Alternate access to graduate nursing education for 85 registered nurses with nonnursing baccalaureate degrees included scores on the National League for Nursing Comprehensive Achievement Test and a special course, Matrices of Nursing Practice. A six-year study supports this method of selection for graduate nursing education. (Author/JOW)