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B Neuman

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PubMed2001

On nursing theories and evidence.

PURPOSE: To expand the understanding of what constitutes evidence for theory-guided, evidence-based nursing practice from a narrow focus on empirics to a more comprehensive focus on diverse patterns of knowing. ORGANIZING CONSTRUCT: Carper's four fundamental patterns of knowing in nursing--empirical, ethical, personal, and aesthetic--are required for nursing practice. A different mode of inquiry is required to develop knowledge about and evidence for each pattern. CONCLUSIONS: Theory, inquiry, and evidence are inextricably linked. Each pattern of knowing can be considered a type of theory, and the modes of inquiry appropriate to the generation and testing of each type of theory provide diverse sources of data for evidence-based nursing practice. Different kinds of nursing theories provide different lenses for critiquing and interpreting the different kinds of evidence essential for theory-guided, evidence-based holistic nursing practice.

Esthetics↗
PubMed2000

Leadership-scholarship integration: using the Neuman systems model for 21st-century professional nursing practice.

This article describes leadership and scholarship from the Neuman systems model as requisite for a true practice model necessary for 21st-century scientific professional nursing. A rationale for the integration of leadership and scholarship is provided along with markers to guide the leadership-scholarship protocol, which can be viewed as a scholarly research process. An example from a community nursing center demonstrating the application of the integration of leadership-scholarship is presented to support the proposed integration.

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PubMed1996

The Neuman systems model in research and practice.

The major focus of this article is on utilization of the Neuman systems model for nursing practice and research. The directives given will accommodate cultural variations and also serve the needs of interdisciplinary groups. The author shares views of global values for using the Neuman systems model for relevant nursing education, practice, administration, research, and international and interdisciplinary functions.

Humans↗
PubMed1993

Air transport.

Air transport has become an integral element of pediatric transport programs. The use of both fixed-wing (airplane) and rotorwing (helicopter) aircraft has increased. Appropriate vehicles configured for the safe and effective transfer of pediatric and neonatal patients are available. As the acuity of patients requiring air transport has increased, more sophisticated and specialized training in the areas of flight physiology and transport medicine is required. The limitations of air transport and air transport vehicles must be understood to assure that the optimal modality is selected for a specific transport.

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PubMed1993

[Fatalities in drug-dependent patients. A critical analysis].

The disquieting increase in the mortality of drug addicts observed in recent years cannot be ascribed to only one or a few well defined causes, such as the spread of the HI virus or AIDS, changes in drug consumption habits of multiple dependents or ineffective therapeutic measures. Primarily, an interaction of medical, social and psychological causes is emerging. In a well-defined addict population, 35 deaths of intravenous drug users were registered in the period 1987-1990. By comparison, 7 deaths were recorded in the same geographical area between 1983 and 1986. A report of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs shows that in Western Europe, mortality in this high-risk group has doubled annually in the past few years.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1992

Transport of the critically ill patient with upper airway obstruction.

Upper airway obstruction is a life-threatening emergency requiring prompt evaluation and careful intervention. The pathophysiology of upper airway obstruction is reviewed. Assessment techniques and stabilization are discussed with specific attention to intervention and stabilization prior to transport.

Airway Obstruction↗
PubMed1989

Teen sexuality in a rural community.

A survey of adolescents and adults was conducted to assess the causes of the teen pregnancy problem in one rural community. Thirty teens and 34 adults were interviewed and asked to respond to questions related to teen sexuality/pregnancy. The goal of the analysis was to determine differences between and similarities among adults' and teens' perceptions of teen sexuality. Results showed few significant differences between the two groups. Nonsignificance, therefore, was significant.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1984

Biochemical and functional properties of large and small dense-core vesicles in sympathetic nerves of rat and ox vas deferens.

A comparative study of the noradrenaline storing vesicles in vas deferens from ox and rat was performed. Microsomal fractions were subjected to density gradient centrifugation. In rat, noradrenaline and dopamine beta-hydroxylase were mainly present in the upper fractions of the gradient, which is consistent with the predominance of light (small dense-core) vesicles in this species. In ox, noradrenaline, dopamine and dopamine beta-hydroxylase were found in the gradient in a bimodal distribution. This is consistent with the presence of about equal numbers of small and large dense-core vesicles in this species. On the other hand, chromogranin A, immunologically related proteins and enkephalin-like immunoreactivity were only present in the dense (large dense-core) vesicle population. In order to study the capability of light and dense vesicles to synthesize noradrenaline we "pulse-labelled" ox vasa deferentia with [3H]tyrosine. Already 3.5 min after the pulse both types of vesicles contained [3H]noradrenaline and [3H]dopamine. During longer "chase" periods the amount of [3H]dopamine gradually declined. We conclude that dense (large dense-core) vesicles contain chromogranin A, immunologically related proteins and enkephalin-like immunoreactivity whereas light (small dense-core) vesicles are devoid of these components. Both types of vesicles contain dopamine beta-hydroxylase and can synthesize noradrenaline from dopamine under in vivo conditions.

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PubMed1982

Characterization of catecholamine-storage organelles in transplantable phaeochromocytoma and adrenal glands of rats.

The properties of the catecholamine-storing organelles from transplantable rat phaeochromocytoma and rat adrenal glands were compared by density gradient centrifugation. It was shown that tumour granules are more heterogeneous and less dense than adrenal granules. Both granule preparations can take up catecholamines and nucleotides by a process driven by an electrochemical proton gradient. Dopamine beta-hydroxylase and glycoprotein III were analysed by immunological techniques. Glycoprotein III was shown to be a specific component of chromaffin granules. Tumour tissue (average weight 700 mg) contains amounts of these antigens comparable to those in 210 adrenals. The biosynthesis of granules in the tumour apparently occurs at a low rate, making turnover studies difficult. The transplantable rat phaeochromocytoma is very useful for studies on the uptake properties and the immunological characteristics of rat catecholamine storage granules because on tumour provides an amount of material that could otherwise be obtained only from a large number of adrenal glands.

Adenosine Triphosphate↗