Biomedical subjects

A Renwanz-Boyle

Publications and source records attributed to A Renwanz-Boyle.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1990

Elderly clients' perceptions of public health nursing care.

Although the health benefits of illness prevention and health promotion are accepted, little is known about the reasons for which elderly clients attend public health programs or the benefits they perceived from public health nursing care. This study reports the major reasons for which men and women age 60 and over sought care in a public health nursing program and the major benefits they perceived. The sample included 137 new and 360 returning clients. Responses to open-ended questions were content analyzed into categories of like statements, which in turn were placed into overall groups. The results suggest that most clients realized significant benefits from receiving public health care and were able to articulate these benefits. Eliciting client's perceptions can assist public health nurses to implement and market programs in a way that is acceptable and accessible to the recipients.

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A collaborative approach to nursing research: Part I, The process.

Although many nurse practitioners may be interested in documenting aspects of their practice through research, resource and time constraints can limit the opportunity. Collaboration can be a practical and rewarding approach to making research feasible for clinicians. Under the auspices of a professional nursing organization, a group of San Francisco Bay area nurse practitioners conducted a survey designed primarily to increase membership in their organization. This article details the process by which the research was conducted and serves as a guide for clinicians about to undertake a similar project.

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A collaborative approach to nursing research: Part II, The findings. A profile of San Francisco Bay area nurse practitioners and their needs.

A collaborative research project conducted by nurse practitioners (NPs) was undertaken to establish a profile of NPs practicing in the San Francisco Bay area. The profile consisted of information regarding educational preparation, certification, employment status, salary, and practice characteristics. A mail survey of all Bay area NPs was implemented to obtain the information used in program planning and membership recruitment for the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Interest Group of Region 12 of the California Nurses' Association. The results revealed the types of programs desired and common barriers to participation. Based on these findings, changes were made in the program format and offerings to make the organization more responsive to the needs of NPs.

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Identifying nurses vulnerable to role conflict.

To remedy the nursing shortage in the US, hospitals initially focused on expensive recruitment efforts to fill nursing vacancies. Few addressed a core component of the problem: role conflict, which when reduced can be instrumental in hospitals attracting and retaining nurses.

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