Listing of articles in 2011 -> May/June.
| Benefits of Volunteering | | Elaine Tilka Miller, PhD RN CRRN FAHA FAAN | | | | Volunteers are individuals who are willing to give their time, energy, and talents to assist others in achieving a common purpose or goal. Moreover, volunteers are a precious form of social capital—eager to serve, looking beyond themselves to he... | | >> Continue Reading |
| A Study of Factors Affecting Moving-Forward Behavior Among People with Spinal Cord Injury (CE) | | Hsiao-Yu Chen, PhD MSc BSc RN • Chia-Hsiang Lai, PhD • Tzu-Jung Wu, MS RN | | | | Enhancing self-efficacy, self-perception, and social support can be an effective way for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) to move forward. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between “moving-forward behavi... | | >> Continue Reading |
| Home Health Nurses’ Perceived Care Errors | | Said Absulem, PhD RN • Heather Hardin, RN | | | | The Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimates that every year 44,000 to 98,000 people die due to errors in hospitals, costing approximately $37.6 billion each year (2000). However, limited data are available detailing the extent of health... | | >> Continue Reading |
| A Nurse-Led Approach to Preventing Pressure Ulcers | | Tracey L. Yap, PhD RN •Susan M. Kennerly, PhD RN | | | | This article discusses a nurse-led multidisciplinary approach that care providers can use to reduce pressure ulcers (PUs) within their organizations. Given the current understanding of PU etiology and prevention, evidence-based preven... | | >> Continue Reading |
| Use of the Functional Independence Measure for Outcomes Measurement in Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation | | Michele Cournan, DNP RN CRRN ANP-BC | | | | Assessment of functional status is a major responsibility for professionals practicing in rehabilitation facilities. Functional assessment tools have been created to meet this need. One of the most widely used tools is the Functional ... | | >> Continue Reading |
| Clinical Narrative: Better to Light a Single Candle | | Sandra Stafford Cecil, MSN RN CEN CRRN | | | | The following is a clinical narrative that describes one nurse’s attempt to motivate a patient who had recently sustained an injury that caused quadriplegia and the practice implications that arose from “silo” thinki... | | >> Continue Reading |
| The Effect of Social Support on Functional Recovery and Well-Being in Older Adults Following Joint Arthroplasty | | Ruth Ann Kiefer, DrNP RN CRRN CNE | | | | Projections by the U.S. Census Bureau indicate a continual rise in the population of older adults. Along with increased dependency among older adults, chronic illness and aging may have attendant social and personal concerns in the ar... | | >> Continue Reading |
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