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H N Brown

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PubMed1991

Mentoring students in writing: "gourmet express" versus "fast food service".

Is writing a process or a product? To be an effective and an efficient mentor in the writing process, the answer must be "Both!" The final written manuscript is important, but the process by which the student learns to produce that manuscript is equally important. A graduate student recently remarked to one of the authors: "How did you learn to write? I don't remember anyone ever talking to me before about how to write. Professors seem to feel I should already know how." When writing is thought of as a cognitive process, rather than a static product, the benefits to be gained from coaching this process become evident. Many students are hungry for information about becoming better writers. Too often we offer them the "fast food service" approach, concentrating on the appearance of the final product, rather than the potential benefits to be gained in the preparation of the product. It is by mentoring students in both the process and product aspects of writing that nurse educators can realize the satisfaction of moving away from "fast food service" and investing their energies in the "gourmet express" approach, where the emphasis is not only on helping students learn to write, but also helping them use writing to learn.

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The Maoris of New Zealand: a historical view of culture and family.

The Maoris of New Zealand have an interesting history and culture. In this selected review of literature supplemented with data from limited interviews with Maoris is described their history of settlement, oppression, and rebuilding of their cultures. The Maoris make up approximately 12% of New Zealand's population, which is predominantly white. The Maori family has moved from tribal form to extended family to nuclear family, and is currently moving back in the direction of extended family. There is a renewed effort by Maoris to assist their own people to rise from their predominantly lower socioeconomic class and to rebuild their culture. Maori women appear to be playing the major role in these rebuilding efforts.

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Stages of bone marrow transplantation: a psychiatric perspective.

Patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation were closely followed by a psychiatric service functioning as part of a multidisciplinary team. A somewhat predictable pattern of psychological reactions to the stress of various stages of the procedure appeared to emerge. Approaches to patient evaluation, typical patient responses, and suggestions for working with these patients and their families are described.

Adaptation, Psychological↗