Applying Watson’s Caring Theory and Caritas Processes to Ease Life Transitions |
2010 |
37185 |
This personal account of a transformed life illustrates how a clinical expert, confronted by major change, applied Watson’s (2008) caring theory and caritas processes to her life. Through sustained effort and reflections she acted and ultimately inte... |
Beyond “Baby Blues”: Recognizing Postpartum Psychosis |
2012 |
1936 |
After childbirth, some women experience postpartum depression, and in most instances it subsides without treatment. In rare cases, however, women experience the sudden onset of psychotic symptoms following childbirth, a dangerous medical condition kn... |
Beyond the Bridge |
2013 |
1352 |
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) implanted for patients as destination therapy have been shown to improve quality of life and survival, improve functional status, and prolong survival in patients with end-stage heart failure.[1,2] The indicati... |
Black Widow Spider Bite: A Case Study |
2011 |
4228 |
This article is a case study of a patient cared for in the hours before her death. After the patient's death, we learned the patient died of a black widow spider bite. This article sheds light on the potential seriousness of this venom and allows for... |
Building evidence for the development of clinical reasoning using a rating tool with the Outcome-Present State-Test (OPT) Model |
2009 |
2123 |
As nurses strive to adopt evidence-based practice, those who teach nursing must provide evidence of student learning, both in class and in clinical practicums. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of a tool to rate students’ work in medi... |
A Caring Leadership Model for Nursing's Future |
2011 |
12079 |
This article describes the McDowell-Williams Caring Leadership Model that brings together the caring theory of Watson (2008) and the leadership theory of Kouzes and Posner (2007). This model provides institutional guidance for continuing the effectiv... |
A Comfortable Place to Say Goodbye |
2009 |
2579 |
Bill had suffered severe trauma, the type of injury even a 46-year-old healthy man does not survive. A helicopter transferred Bill to tertiary trauma facility miles from his home. Nurses and physicians worked for hours to stabilize him. Throughout th... |
Creative Ways to Teach Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation |
2013 |
15563 |
There are many creative ways to teach arterial blood gas interpretation. This article illustrates the use of the stepwise approach, tables, figures, case studies, illustrations, computer-based learning modules, and the tic-tac-toe approach. The autho... |
Dying with Dignity |
2014 |
1194 |
Family members are often unaware of what to expect when a loved one is admitted to the ICU. They experience many emotions—sadness, anger, defensiveness, and fear, especially when the patient isn't expected to live. Approximately 20% of all deaths in ... |
Endnotes: Laughing with Cathy |
2010 |
940 |
My father Harry died recently at age 89. When he filled out the hospice forms and answered the question “How do you want to be remembered?” he wrote, “That I was a Christian and had a good sense of humor.”
When I was growing up in the 1960s and 1970... |
Evaluation of the Outcome-Present State Test Model as a Way to Teach Clinical Reasoning |
2008 |
12625 |
The Outcome-Present State Test (OPT) Model of Clinical Reasoning is a nursing process model designed to help students develop clinical reasoning skills. Although many nurse educators are using the OPT model as a teaching strategy, few are formally ev... |
The Evidence for Listening and Teaching May Reside in Our Hearts |
2010 |
1496 |
Mrs. Logan has been treated with intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy, often called “shake and bake.” She was in the intermediate care unit on hemodialysis and was being weaned from the ventilator, and her cancer was complicated by shingles. Sta... |
An Exemplar of the Use of NNN Language in Developing Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines |
2008 |
4181 |
PURPOSE. To explore the use of standardized language, NNN, in the development of evidence-based practice (EBP).
DATA SOURCES. Published research and texts on family interventions, nursing diagnoses (NANDA-I), nursing interventions (NIC), and nursing... |
God Doesn’t Treat His Children That Way: How To Care When Faith Interferes |
2012 |
985 |
This article provides guidance for nurses when a person's faith is at odds with expected rehabilitation outcomes. This article explores how nurses can assist patients and their families who believe that the reason for the disability is that god is pu... |
Great Rehabilitation Nurses Combine Art and Science to Create Magic |
2011 |
2099 |
I believe that rehabilitation nurses have the potential to create and experience “magic” every day in their practice. Some nurses might be offended by the word “magic” because they associate magic with being dark, secretive, or perhaps evil. The magi... |
The Highest Priority in the Emergency Department May Be a Patient’s Spiritual Needs |
2009 |
3171 |
A weekend charge nurse in a 26-bed emergency department/level II trauma center is pulled in multiple directions. With alarms sounding, phones ringing, ambulances calling in, and the receptionist calling for help, it can be difficult to focus on the s... |
Implementation and Testing of the OPT Model as a Teaching Strategy in an Undergraduate Nursing Course |
2009 |
10645 |
To prepare nurses to use rapidly advancing technology, deal with complex change, and employ highlevel thinking and sound reasoning skills in today’s complex health care culture (Simpson & Courtney, 2002), critical thinking skills are needed. In fact,... |
International Perspectives: Responding to Similarities and Differences Between Filipino and American Nurses |
2009 |
4751 |
Recruiting foreign nurses is one of the many strategies used in this country to decrease the nursing shortage.1 The Philippines is a world leader in preparing nurses for migration to the United States primarily because of the economic benefits and th... |
Knowing the resident with dementia: Perspectives of caregivers in assisted living facilities |
2007 |
2974 |
This qualitative study describes the kinds of knowledge used by caregivers when caring for older adults with dementia residing in assisted living facilities. Five focus groups were conducted with a total of 23 caregivers from both small and large fac... |
"Let's get moving: Let's get praising:" Promoting health and hope in an African American church |
2009 |
2482 |
Stroke and cardiovascular disease are major health problems for African Americans. This article describes challenges, strategies employed, and successes in implementing a combination "faith-based" and "faith-
placed" health promotion program called ... |
Lilly's Gift from Africa |
2011 |
781 |
Many nurses travel overseas on American medical missions. On a recent trip to rural Africa, my 16-year-old daughter Lilly accompanied me, along with a physician, several other nurses, and others who wished to learn about the people and participate in... |
NNN Language and Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Acute Cardiac Care: Retaining the Essence of Nursing. |
2010 |
4270 |
Multidisciplinary management of the acute cardiac patient, for decades, has been driven by best practices, treatment algorithms, and research-based protocols. As nurses continue to develop and implement evidence-based care, they must ensure that the ... |
Nurturing Nursing Students During Intensive Care Unit Clinical Practicum |
2010 |
5814 |
Approximately one-third of new graduates will quit their jobs in the first year. When nurses leave, vacant positions result in increased overtime for the remaining staff, which eventually results in burnout. Burnout leads to even more turnover. This ... |
Overcoming Low Health Literacy |
2012 |
2744 |
Low health literacy is so widespread among patients in outpatient settings, some authors have called it a silent epidemic.[1] Research continues to show that many patients don't understand the recommendations given to them by their healthcare provide... |
Prayer at the Bedside |
2012 |
3522 |
This article is designed to assist nurses in providing prayer to patients from all faith traditions. Included are guidelines for conducting an assessment to determine the patient's prayer preferences, strategies for overcoming barriers to prayer, res... |
Preceptorship: Combining Experience With Research |
2015 |
715 |
Preceptors can help new graduate nurses face the challenges of the first year of practice in critical care. The authors have used research and personal experience to develop an approach to help the preceptor and new nurse make the most of the precept... |
Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Intensive Care Unit Patients |
2012 |
4282 |
The need for critical care and the experience of being treated in the intensive care unit may be a traumatic event with long-lasting psychological consequences for the patient and family. Research has identified patients who are at risk of developing... |
Promoting Clinical Reasoning in Undergraduate Nursing Students: Application and Evaluation of the Outcome Present State Test (OPT) Model of Clinical Reasoning |
2005 |
12100 |
Promoting clinical reasoning in undergraduate nursing students through application of the Outcome Present State Test (OPT) Model of Clinical Reasoning, is a challenge that can be successfully managed through effective teaching-learning strategies. Em... |
Promoting the Self-Regulation of Clinical Reasoning Skills in Nursing Students |
2009 |
6501 |
Aim: The purpose of this paper is to describe the research surrounding the theories and models the authors united to describe the essential components of clinical reasoning in nursing practice education. The research was conducted with nursing studen... |
Promotion of Family Integrity in the Acute Care Setting: A Review of the Literature |
2007 |
6446 |
The acute illness of 1 family member can negatively affect all family members and lead to the disruption of family functioning and integrity. During the patient’s hospitalization, nurses are in a key position to support family members, maintain famil... |
A Puddle of Happiness |
2012 |
960 |
Many critical care nurses travel overseas on American medical missions. On a trip to rural Africa, my daughter Lilly, then 16, accompanied me. Much of our time was spent in a van as our group (which included a physician and several other nurses) was ... |
Reading Children's Books to Awe and Inspire Nursing Students |
2007 |
3910 |
Reading illustrated children's books in the classroom to nursing students is 1 way to inspire students to be great nurses. After offering guidelines for the types of books to use and the courses books can be used in, the author describes the effects ... |
Reducing Restraint Use for Older Adults in Acute Care |
2013 |
7809 |
Although no evidence shows that restraints are effective for maintaining safety, preventing disruption of treatment, or controlling behavior, they're still commonly used in acute care facilities (especially in critical care) in the United States, whe... |
Teaching the Core Values of Caring Leadership |
2013 |
15790 |
This article describes how the authors have taught the core values of the McDowell-Williams Caring Leadership Model to hundreds of nursing leadership staff at Wake Forest Baptist Health using one-page summaries. The model brings together the caring t... |
Teaching Pathophysiology: Strategies to Enliven the Traditional Lecture |
2014 |
27425 |
The depth and breadth of pathophysiology content, foundational for nursing practice, is well suited for traditional lecture delivery. Use of creative strategies can deepen students’ understanding while respecting students’ diverse talents and ways of... |
Using NANDA, NIC, and NOC (NNN) Language for Clinical Reasoning With the Outcome-Present State-Test (OPT) Model |
2006 |
21258 |
PURPOSE. To analyze the degree to which standardized nursing language was used by baccalaureate nursing students completing Outcome-Present State-Test (OPT) model worksheets in a clinical practicum.
METHODS. A scoring instrument was developed and 10... |
Using research to identify why nurses do not meet established sexuality nursing care standards |
1990 |
3844 |
ALTHOUGH A main objective of quality assurance (QA) activities is to improve the nursing care given to patients. many QA activities focus on uncovering deficiencies rather than on developing strategies to assist nurses in meeting quality patient care... |
When the Patient and Family Just Do Not Get It: Overcoming Low Health Literacy in Critical Care |
2012 |
1417 |
Low health literacy in patients and families has been called a silent epidemic. Although there is a great deal of literature to assist nurses to address health literacy problems, little has focused on overcoming low health literacy in critical care. ... |
A Writing Intensive Introductory Course for RN to BSN Students |
2014 |
3681 |
This article describes learning strategies used with RN to BSN students in their 1st nursing course to successfully learn how to write formal papers using the American Psychological Association (APA) format. This 1st nursing course, a writing intensi... |