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<description><![CDATA[Assistant Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), Lee Thomas said comments by the Federal Opposition Leader made about the union in Federal Parliament yesterday (3:10pm 8 Feb.) were completely false and should be corrected...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[University of Chicago Medical Center registered nurses will hold a press conference Tuesday to warn that hospital administration demands for sweeping reductions in RN and patient care standards erode safety conditions at the hospital and threaten the retention and recruitment of RNs...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a medical malpractice law enacted in 2005 that limited monetary damages to $1 million from hospitals and $500,000 from doctors for pain and suffering, the Chicago Tribune reports. "The much-anticipated ruling deals a blow to doctors and hospital officials who say caps on damages are a way to tame rising health care costs. ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Aine Brady, T.D., Minister for Older People and Health Promotion, announced that applications for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal, have exceeded 7,000.  "I am delighted that so many people have applied for the scheme. However, I am aware that there are many other people who could benefit from applying for the scheme and I would encourage them to do so as soon as possible...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Quintiles have announced findings from a recent study from a program in which a team of 19 nurse educators helped raise awareness of a newly approved oncology drug for a major pharmaceutical company from 37% to 57%...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Making flu shots mandatory in 2008 dramatically increased the vaccination rate among St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare's nearly 26,000 employees to more than 98 percent, according to a report now online in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. The study's lead author, infectious disease specialist Hilary Babcock, M.D...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The traditional practice of restricting food and fluids during labour does not provide any benefits, finds a new review co-authored by a Queen's University Associate Professor. "Based on our review, there is no convincing and current evidence to support restriction of fluids, and perhaps food, for women during labour. Women should be able to choose for themselves," says Dr...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake, the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center has been actively assisting Haitian nurses and midwives from afar, gathering nursing education materials and making them available electronically...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ News outlets report on sectors of the health care industry. The Sacramento Bee: "The gleaming new tower at Mercy San Juan Medical Center bustles with patients, nurses and doctors. ... Opened a month ago, Mercy's tower was cited in a recent report ranking Sacramento as the nation's fastest growing market for health care jobs...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The search is on to find the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year 2010. The awards were launched last Friday , by the 2009 winner, Iona McCormack, UTV presenter Lynda Bryans who comperes the awards and RCN Northern Ireland Director Janice Smyth...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Royal College of Nursing in Wales, the nursing union and professional body, held a reception at the House of Commons on Phase 3 of its Get it Right campaign and the RCN General Election Manifesto for the 2010 election. Cardiff North MP Julie Morgan hosted the event...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Australian Nursing Federation and the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners has called for calm amid hysterical and offensive dialogue coming from some healthcare sectors on the issue of nurse practitioners...]]></description>
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<title>Joint Commission Alert Reports Rise In Maternal Death, Suggests Preventive Actions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Joint Commission on Tuesday issued its latest sentinel event alert highlighting maternal death in the U.S. as a serious, though rare, issue that should receive more attention from hospitals and caregivers, HealthLeaders Media reports. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, 13...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the US, urges President Obama and congressional lawmakers to continue their critical work toward meaningful health reform.  "I applaud the president's call to Congress in the State of the Union address not to 'walk away' from reform," commented ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has joined the ACT Division of General Practice ( ACTDGP), the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Pharmacy Guild in opposing the establishment of stand alone nurse practitioners working from pharmacies in the ACT...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA["As president of the G-8 in 2010, Canada will champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world's poorest regions," Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper writes in a Toronto Star editorial...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Dignity in care has become a key policy, practice and political priority. This development has become more pressing as media, anecdotal and research reports have highlighted dignity deficits in care. In response to such reports and to concerns of the membership and general public, the Royal College of Nursing initiated a high-profile campaign (Dignity: at the heart of everything we do) involving engagement with stakeholders, a survey of members and the development and dissemination of educational and practice development materials. This article details findings from part of the evaluation of the Royal College of Nursing dignity campaign, which used a qualitative case study design across seven UK sites. The study used interviews with 51 staff members, direct observation of the physical care environment and document analysis, and data were analysed using thematic analysis. The article focuses on two areas: enablers (staff receptivity and creativity; organisational support and leadership; and campaign educational materials) and challenges (time constraints; and staff attitudes and insight).]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Improving the patient and family experience in hospital and supporting people to deliver compassionate dignified care is a priority on the policy agenda in the UK. The purpose of this paper is to describe our experiences of using the method of emotional touchpoints to learn about compassionate care in hospital settings. This work is part of the Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme which is using an action research approach to embed compassionate care in practice and education. Data were generated using the touchpoint method from 16 patients and 12 relatives from a range of care settings that included medicine for the elderly, older people&rsquo;s mental health and a stroke unit. The benefits of using this approach include its ability to help practitioners to see in a more balanced way both the positive and negative aspects of an experience, and to help service users to take part in a meaningful and realistic way in developing the service. Significant learning arose from these stories that has directly influenced change on the wards. The changes have not only focused on practical solutions but have also provided a platform for discussing some of the more complex cultural aspects that contribute to the delivery of compassionate care.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[In this paper we report the role that a sense of significance plays in the experiences of older patients in urgent care settings, and explore the factors that influence these experiences. The paper draws on findings from a UK study in which 69 patients and 27 relatives from 31 English NHS Trusts were interviewed about their urgent care experiences using semi-structured qualitative interviews. Key among the findings was that older patients experienced a diminished sense of their individual significance. Some questioned the legitimacy of their presence in the urgent care setting and believed that they mattered little in relation to other patients and the other tasks which health professionals were undertaking. The three key features of this diminished sense of significance were: the primacy of technical, medical care; an imbalance of power; and the subordination of patients&rsquo; non-medical needs. These features suggest that interventions to enhance care delivery that promotes a sense of significance will need to target practitioners and the wider organisational culture.]]></description>
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<title>Sustainability in an action research project: 5 years of a Dignity and Respect action group in a hospital setting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In March 2004 we delivered a new module entitled &lsquo;Fostering Dignity and Respect in Health Care Settings&rsquo;. This was a collaborative venture between Anglia Ruskin University lecturers and Southend University Hospital Staff and was the first step in our Action Research project. We had expected the project to be a short-term one, terminating with the first three deliveries of the module. However, the education programme led to the formation of a Dignity and Respect Action Group within the hospital that continues to this day alongside deliveries of the module, and thus the Action Research project continues. In this paper we outline the achievements of the Action Research study and identifies some of the features that we believe have sustained it over a period of 5 years. These factors were not always the consequence of planned strategies but often arose as we responded to events during the trajectory of the project. Issues relating to dignity and respect are to be found in many large institutions and we maintain that Action Research can be useful in harnessing and focussing the necessary commitment to bring about long-term changes in a hospital setting.]]></description>
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<title>Promoting dignity, respect and compassionate care</title>
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<title>Improving learning in the clinical nursing environment: perceptions of senior Australian bachelor of nursing students</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Learning in the clinical environment has traditionally formed an integral part of nursing education programs in Australia. In tertiary-based nursing courses today, students can spend equal or more hours learning in the clinical workplace as they do in their classroom-based studies. Developing ways to improve teaching and learning in the clinical environment can help to develop a more positive workplace culture, which in turn, has been identified as producing more effective learning outcomes for students. This quantitative study used the Clinical Learning Environment Inventory (CLEI) questionnaire (Chan, 2002) as a platform for data collection to investigate Avondale College&rsquo;s (an Australian tertiary education institution) senior Bachelor of Nursing (BN) students&rsquo; perceptions of their clinical learning environment. It was highlighted that even though the students perceived that their clinical experiences were generally positive, they indicated that there was still room for improvement. With respect to the five domains of the clinical environment identified by the CLEI (personalisation, student involvement, teacher innovation, task orientation and individualisation), the students identified the personalisation and student involvement domains as the most important in generating appropriate clinical environments, and even though the students expected less in the areas of task orientation, teaching innovation and individualisation, these were the areas they saw a need for greatest improvement. Students also suggested that the development of a positive relationship with the clinical teaching staff was paramount in generating the ideal clinical environment. Finally, the study indicated that student satisfaction is increased when there is an ongoing student involvement, that is, in the words of Lave and Wenger (1991), when they become an integral part of the &lsquo;community of practice&rsquo; in their clinical nursing placement.]]></description>
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<title>Improving learning in the clinical nursing environment: perceptions of senior Australian bachelor of nursing students</title>
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<title>Top 10 Downloaded Papers from SAGE Journals Online / Totals for Top 10 Papers August 2008--July 2009</title>
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<title>Reviewers 2009</title>
<link>http://jrn.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/15/1/92?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/97?rss=1">
<title>Purpose and procedure</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/97?rss=1</link>
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<title>New beginnings</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/99-a?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/99-b?rss=1">
<title>Accessing pre-appraised evidence: fine-tuning the 5S model into a 6S model</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/99-b?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/102?rss=1">
<title>Using decision analysis to integrate evidence into decision making</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/102?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/105?rss=1">
<title>Review: inhaled corticosteroids reduce wheezing and asthma exacerbations in infants and preschool children</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/105?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/106?rss=1">
<title>Review: culture-specific programmes improve some asthma-related outcomes in children and adults from ethnic minority groups</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/106?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/107?rss=1">
<title>Review: high-quality evidence on the effectiveness of laxatives for functional constipation in children is limited</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/107?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/108?rss=1">
<title>Review: cancer-related decision aids improve patient knowledge overall and reduce anxiety in screening settings</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/108?rss=1</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/109?rss=1">
<title>Diets with different targets for intake of fat, protein, and carbohydrates achieved similar weight loss in obese adults</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/109?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/110?rss=1">
<title>A behavioural weight-loss programme reduced urinary incontinence more than an education programme in overweight and obese women</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/110?rss=1</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/111?rss=1">
<title>A very low calorie diet plus lifestyle counselling improved mild obstructive sleep apnoea in overweight patients</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/111?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/112?rss=1">
<title>Nurse-led care was non-inferior to physician-directed care in symptomatic moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/112?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/113?rss=1">
<title>Below-knee cast and Aircast brace improved ankle function at 3 months in acute severe ankle sprain</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/113?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/114?rss=1">
<title>Review: mechanical bowel preparation before colorectal surgery does not provide any benefit and may be harmful</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/114?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/115?rss=1">
<title>Intravascular catheter dressings with chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges reduced infections in the ICU</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/115?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/116?rss=1">
<title>Review: compression was effective for healing venous ulcers, and multicomponent systems were better than single-component ones</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/116?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/117?rss=1">
<title>Review: silver-releasing dressings improve healing and quality of life in patients with non-healing chronic wounds</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/117?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/118?rss=1">
<title>Review: little evidence exists for type of dressing or support surface or for nutritional supplements for pressure ulcers</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/118?rss=1</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/119?rss=1">
<title>Review: exercise interventions improve functional and physical performance but not activities of daily living in older adults</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/119?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/120?rss=1">
<title>A combination of 4 health behaviours was associated with increasing risk of stroke</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/120?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/121?rss=1">
<title>Review: anger and hostility increase risk of coronary heart disease events in healthy people and those with existing CHD</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/121?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/122?rss=1">
<title>Smoking increased risk of cervical cancer, independent of infection with high-risk HPV types</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/122?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/123?rss=1">
<title>Absolute CVD risk, stratified by risk score, was 20% higher in primary care patients with CVD than in those without CVD</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/123?rss=1</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/124?rss=1">
<title>Women who coped successfully with progressive MS learned to confront their diagnosis and live with its unpredictable changes</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/124?rss=1</link>
<description><![CDATA[ ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/125?rss=1">
<title>6 themes described how women with early-stage breast cancer perceived and experienced treatment decision making</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/125?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/126?rss=1">
<title>Men experienced and responded to the embodied and emotional effects of prostate cancer in different ways</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/126?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/127?rss=1">
<title>Patients&#x27; attitudes, the hospital environment, and staff behaviour affected patients&#x27; dignity on a surgical ward</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/127?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/128-a?rss=1">
<title>Loss of continuity and lack of closure in therapeutic relationships were associated with feelings of abandonment at the transition to end of life care</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/128-a?rss=1</link>
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<item rdf:about="http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/128-b?rss=1">
<title>Glossary</title>
<link>http://ebn.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/12/4/128-b?rss=1</link>
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<title>Predictors of HAV/HBV vaccination completion among methadone maintenance clients</title>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fnur.20371</link>
<description><![CDATA[This randomized, controlled study (N = 256) was conducted to compare three interventions designed to promote hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination completion among clients undergoing methadone maintenance (MM) treatment. Participants were recruited from five MM treatment sites in Southern California and randomized into three groups: Motivational Interviewing-Single (MI-Single), Motivational Interviewing-Group (MI-Group); and Nurse-Led Hepatitis Health Promotion (HHP). All were offered the three-series HAV/HBV vaccine. A total of 148 participants completed the vaccine. Groups did not differ in rate of vaccination completion (73.6%, HHP group, vs. 65% and 69% for the MI-Single and MI-Group, respectively). The equivalence of findings across groups suggests the value of including nurses with a comprehensive health focus in promoting vaccination completion. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health]]></description>
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<title>Evaluation of the use of audio-enhanced personal digital assistants to survey Latino migrant farmworkers</title>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fnur.20369</link>
<description><![CDATA[We describe the feasibility of audio-enhanced personal digital assistants (ADPAs) for data collection with 60 Latino migrant farmworkers. All participants chose to complete APDA surveys rather than using paper-and-pencil. No one left the study prematurely: two (3%) data cases were lost due to technical difficulties. Across all data .27% missing data were observed: nine missing responses on eight items. Participants took 19 minutes on average to complete the 58-question survey. The factor most influential for completion was education level. APDA methodology enabled both English- and Spanish-speaking Latino migrant farmworkers to become active research participants with minimal loss of data. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health]]></description>
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<title>Psychometric testing of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale-short form in a sample of Black women in the United States</title>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fnur.20368</link>
<description><![CDATA[The benefits of breastfeeding increase with duration and exclusivity, but significant racial disparities exist in breastfeeding rates. Breastfeeding self-efficacy, as measured by the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short-Form (BSES-SF), is a significant predictor of breastfeeding outcomes in diverse samples. The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the BSES-SF in Black women in the US. The psychometric characteristics were consistent with previous studies, including internal consistency, comparison with contrasted groups, and correlation with the construct of breastfeeding network support. Breastfeeding self-efficacy significantly predicted breastfeeding at 4 and 24 weeks postpartum. The results are consistent with previous research, and they suggest the BSES-SF could be used to identify women at risk for prematurely discontinuing breastfeeding. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health]]></description>
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<title>Parental perceptions of the outcome and meaning of normalization</title>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fnur.20367</link>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this secondary analysis was to identify the meaning of normalization for parents of a child with a chronic genetic condition. The sample was comprised of 28 families (48 parents), selected to reflect two groups: Normalization Present (NP) and Normalization Absent (NA). Constant comparison analysis was used to identify themes characterizing parents' perceptions of the meaning of normalization. The meanings parents attributed to normalization reflected their evaluation of condition management, parenting role, and condition impact, with parents in the NP and NA groups demonstrating distinct patterns of meaning. These meaning patterns are discussed as an outcome of normalization. Providers can play a pivotal role in helping families achieve normalization by providing guidance on how to balance condition management with normal family life. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health]]></description>
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<title>Cultural adaptation and translation of measures: An integrated method</title>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fnur.20364</link>
<description><![CDATA[Differences in the conceptualization and operationalization of health-related concepts may exist across cultures. Such differences underscore the importance of examining conceptual equivalence when adapting and translating instruments. In this article, we describe an integrated method for exploring conceptual equivalence within the process of adapting and translating measures. The integrated method involves five phases including selection of instruments for cultural adaptation and translation; assessment of conceptual equivalence, leading to the generation of a set of items deemed to be culturally and linguistically appropriate to assess the concept of interest in the target community; forward translation; back translation (optional); and pre-testing of the set of items. Strengths and limitations of the proposed integrated method are discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health]]></description>
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<title>Through the looking glass: Publishing in a journal in another language or another country</title>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fnur.20366</link>
<description><![CDATA[No Abstract.]]></description>
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