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E D Davis

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PubMed1995

Writing partnerships: a CNS and staff nurses write for publication.

Writing for publication with staff nurses can provide CNSs with flexible and creative approaches to the challenges facing nurses in the restructuring health care environment. CNSs experience many rewards and satisfactions from writing and measurable outcomes for practice evaluation. Staff nurses gain clinical knowledge, professional and career development, and the excitement that accompanies completion of a scholarly endeavor. Being in the clinical arena gives the CNS unique opportunities to work with and mentor staff nurses and observe their special capabilities, including those of a potential writing partner. How one CNS selected writing partners and supported these staff nurse colleagues through the writing-for-publication process is described in this article.

Humans↗
PubMed1991

Care of the diabetic patient who is NPO for a procedure.

Nursing care of the diabetic patient who is NPO for a procedure presents many challenges. Unwise treatment and care decisions may be made because of misunderstanding about the body's basal need for insulin. "Hold-the-insulin" routines are dangerous. Guidelines for management of these patients can provide the necessary information and confidence for excellent nursing care.

Blood Glucose↗
PubMed1978

Comparative staff values on the community mental health ideology scale.

The community mental health ideologies of groups composed of profession and nonprofessional mental health service providers were measured by use of the Baker-Schulberg Community Mental Health Ideology (CMHI) Scale. The study was designed to: (1) compare current CMHI scores with the original criterion scores of mental health workers, (2) compare CMHI scores of mental health workers from different disciplines who work in the same community mental health setting, and (3) measure CMHI scores for previously nonreported workers, ministers, and board and care operators. Results of the present study indicate that CMHI scores had not changed from the criterion scores over a series of studies, and that score consistency is such that the scale appears to be a reliable discriminatory tool. Contrary to previously reported findings, psychiatrists scored as high as other mental health professionals in the system, and no significant difference was found between disciplines within the professional group. The paraprofessional group, however, ranked significantly lower than the professional group. Clerical and administrative staff, and board and care operators had CMHI scores that were significantly lower than all other study groups. Interestingly, the minister group had a mean score higher than all other groups studied. Our findings suggest that the CMHI Scale differentiates, not only between disciplines of mental health workers who work in the same setting, but also between groups of human services providers in the community.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed1970

Give a bath?

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Role of the diabetes nurse educator in improving patient education.

Hospitalized patients learn from staff nurses as well as from specialized diabetes nurse educators. This paper examines the involvement of staff nurses in diabetes patient education and the useful roles of the specialist, particularly as change agent and consultant. It focuses on how the diabetes nurse educator bridges the knowledge gap between the expertise of the specialist and practices of the staff nurse in providing patient education for self-care.

Diabetes Mellitus↗
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Causes of errors in diabetic urine testing by hospital personnel.

Errors in urine testing were studied using 119 health professionals who tested simulated urine specimens from six hypothetical patients. A record of the hypothetical patients' test results for 2 previous days accompanied each specimen. Five of the six records were loaded high or low to investigate testers' biases as a result of their knowledge of previous values. Testers demonstrated an aversion to extreme readings. At the lower concentration, 83% of erroneous readings were higher than the correct value. At the higher concentration, 70% of errors were below the true value. The results also revealed that readings were influenced by knowledge of past records. A higher reading for the sample with the biased-high record occurred 50% more often than a lower reading. Differences in error were nonsignificant for different educational levels and past experiences of the testers. Urine testing accuracy appears to be affected by a tendency toward avoidance of extremes and knowledge of previous results.

Diabetes Mellitus↗