VERN BULLOUGH, BONNIE BULLOUGH, and MARIETTA P. STANTON (eds), Florence Nightingale and her era: a collection of new scholarship, New York and London, Garland, 1990, 8vo, pp. xvi. 365, $50.00. This volume, by established and new writers on the history of nursing, is the result of a conference held at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1989. The editors are to be congratulated for th...

Correspondence: Janiszewski Goodin, School of Nursing, Capital University, Columbus, OH 43209, USA. E-mail: [email protected] JANISZEWSKI GOODIN H. (2003) Journal of Advanced Nursing 43(4), 335–350 The nursing shortage in the United States of America: an integrative review of the literature Aim. The aims of this paper are to review the literature to determine what factors are contributing to...

The imagination, bravery, and audacity that many nurses have shown throughout the history of our profession lead to recognition nursing as a discipline, profession, science. For maintaining it, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Nursing —Sigma— (1) other associated organizations promote science-guided exercise practice through creation transfer knowledge, emphasizing three elements nur...

Abstract This article focuses on the perception of nursing as a low-prestige occupation in 19th century. The history produced by professionals area supported this understanding. However, profile enfermeiro-mor (head nurse), position Santas Casas, demonstrates that profession was present throughout broader social spectrum. authors support hypothesis typical negative assessment is based only more...

Sweden, one of the Nordic countries, has a long history of social justice and equality of access to health care. Nursing plays an important role in this and nursing education is of a high standard. The aim of this paper is to describe Sweden's health system and nursing within it, thereby giving Australian nurses information which may generate an interest in, and provide background for, collabor...

At the last annual meeting of the International Academy of Nursing Editors, held in July, Dr. Margaret Freda reported on progress made in getting the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) to include more nursing journals in its rankings. At the moment, CINAHL lists 547 nursing journals, only 39 of which are ranked by the ISI, and these generally have low impact factors. Does this mean that...

In Canada, education programs for the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and nurse practitioner (NP) roles began 40 years ago. NP programs are offered in almost all provinces. Education for the CNS role has occurred through graduate nursing programs generically defined as providing preparation for advanced nursing practice. For this paper, we drew on pertinent sections of a scoping review of the l...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To compare acute care outcomes and costs among nursing home residents with community-dwelling home health recipients. DESIGN AND METHODS A matched retrospective cohort study of Alabamians aged more than or equal to 65 years admitted to a nursing home or home health between March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 (N = 1,291 pairs). Medicare claims were compared up to one year...

Holistic care has long been a defining attribute of nursing practice. From the earliest years of its formal history, nursing has favored a holistic approach in the care of patients, and such an approach has become more important over time. The expansion of nursing's responsibility in delivering comprehensive primary care, the recognition of the importance of relationship-centered care, and the ...

BACKGROUND In nursing home residents, it is not possible to distinguish pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia clinically. International literature reveals no consensus on which and how many characteristics and risk indicators must be present to diagnose (nursing home-acquired) pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia. The aim of this survey was to reach consensus among a panel of clinical medical expert...