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D P Jensen

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PubMed1997

Caregiving: concept analysis and outcomes.

More than ever before, caregiving has become a salient public policy issue. A number of recent and anticipated demographic, economic and social changes have occurred that make it imperative for researchers to critically examine the impact of caregiving on family caregivers' health, behavior, emotions, and social status. Researchers at the University of Iowa College of Nursing are working to classify standardized nursing-sensitive patient outcomes for use in language development, practice, research, and education to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions and clinical nursing services. This article focuses on family caregiving and the analysis of caregiver role performance in both direct and indirect care, linking outcomes and indicators, to enable nurses to promote the health of caregivers.

Caregivers↗
PubMed1993

Sleeplessness.

This article identifies and reviews research related to sleeplessness reported by nurses in the literature. The current state of clinical nursing research as it relates to sleep is evaluated, including the content, methodology, and implications for further research. Although the review indicates current interest in sleep by clinical nurse researchers, the number of nursing studies in the literature is limited, especially within specific areas, such as age groups and setting. Also, directions for future nursing research on sleep are recommended.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Evaluation of patients with atypical results of a Papanicolaou smear.

One hundred women with atypical Papanicolaou smear results were examined in a protocol of colposcopy, cervicography, cervical cultures, and wet preparations of vaginal secretions. Infections of the vagina and cervix were rare and often found in patients with coexistent cervical dysplasia. Cervicography identified many of the patients who ultimately were found to have cervical dysplasia but had high false positive and false negative rates. Forty-seven percent of the patients had cervical dysplasia or cervical condyloma. Based on this high rate of dysplasia, treatment of vaginitis and repeated cervical cytology cannot be recommended. Colposcopy represents the most appropriate approach to the patient with atypical cytology.

Colposcopy↗
PubMed1991

Cervical screening with cervicography and the Papanicolaou smear in women with genital condylomata.

Cervicography has been shown to be a very sensitive screening tool in the general population. Its value in screening a high-risk population was explored. One hundred five women seen with vulvar condylomata or a history thereof were offered a cervigram and Papanicolaou smear. Twelve patients had abnormal smears, whereas 53 had abnormal cervigrams. Colposcopically directed biopsies in the abnormal Papanicolaou group revealed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) I in six patients and III in two. Cervicography-positive patients exhibited CIN I in 9 cases, II in 1 and III in 2. There was some overlap. Twelve patients had cervical condylomata without dysplasia. Cervicography, in addition to cervical cytology, should be considered for all women with vulvar condylomata.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

Hemodynamic pattern resembling pericardial constriction after acute inferior myocardial infarction with right ventricular infarction.

Two patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock are presented. Cardiac catheterization 2 and 7 days after infarction, respectively, revealed a hemodynamic pattern resembling constrictive pericarditis. Right coronary occlusion proximal to the right ventricular marginal branches was present in both patients. Resolution of the constrictive hemodynamic pattern was demonstrated in the one survivor at repeat catheterization 7 weeks after infarction. The mechanism for constrictive hemodynamics in these patients is unclear.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1976

Fever of unknown origin secondary to brewer's yeast ingestion.

A 68-year-old man with intermittent fever of unknown origin was found to have a systemic Saccharomyces infection, probably as a result of daily oral ingestion of the organism as brewer's yeast, a nutritional supplement. The case illustrates the potential dangers that may occur secondary to the oral ingestion of viable microorganisms, and the disease-producing potential of Saccharomyces is reaffirmed. Once again, a thorough and complete medical history was the key to resolving an unusual fever of unknown origin.

Aged↗