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D L Cullen

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PubMed1999

Measures of functional status and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

A variety of studies exist as to methods of assessing quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Neither the American Thoracic Society nor the European Consensus Statement for COPD recommend any specific quality-of-life or functional assessment measure as a gold standard. The present study identifies measures of COPD quality of life and functional status reported in selected literature in 1994-1997. A total of 37 measures were identified; of these eight were measures of general health, 10 were COPD/disease-specific questionnaires, and 19 were functional status indices. These measures provide valuable data, and further study is necessary to determine which measures should be integrated into standards of care.

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Nurses' responses to do-not-resuscitate orders in the neonatal intensive care unit.

A statewide survey of nurses in perinatal centers was conducted to assess the prevalence of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) policies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and to examine factors influencing nurses in those centers in their compliance with DNR orders. Three nurses in each of 10 perinatal centers were asked to complete a questionnaire on DNR policies and nurses' compliance and to respond to four hypothetical clinical situations. Eighteen of the 27 responding nurses reported the existence of a DNR policy. Factors affecting compliance with DNR orders were agreement that the infant should not be resuscitated (n = 24) or respect for the parents' wishes (n = 19). Nurses' intention to resuscitate despite a DNR order varied, depending on the description of the infant. Multiple regression analyses showed that subjective norms (beta = .41 to .82) rather than attitudes (beta = .17 to .39) exerted a more powerful influence on nurses' decisions not to resuscitate.

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Minority students benefit from mentoring programs.

Mentoring has been proposed as one strategy to attract minority students to the radiologic sciences profession. This case study describes a minority mentoring program conducted for pre-radiologic science students at a Midwestern university during the 1991-92 academic year. Ten minority radiologic science students enrolled in the mentoring program. The study showed that mentoring may be a viable option to serve the special needs of minorities for recruitment and retention.

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