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J A Vessey

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PubMed1995

A comparison of methods for estimating the weight of preterm infants.

Four methods of predicting a preterm infant's weight (upper mid-arm circumference, gestational age, tape measure nomogram, and guessing) were investigated to see which was the most accurate. The weights of 37 preterm neonates were initially guessed by an experienced clinician, then estimated by the other three approaches applied in a random order, and then confirmed through actual weighing. The correlations between the four estimated weights and the actual weights were .96, .84, .97, and .98, respectively. The tape measure nomogram method was the best overall approach for clinical use.

Anthropometry↗
PubMed1990

Therapeutic play and the hospitalized child.

It has long been recognized that there are many and varied definitions of play. This article briefly reviews normative play theory, differentiating it from its counterpart, therapeutic play. Three forms of therapeutic play (emotional outlet play, instructional play, and physiologically enhancing play) are described and clinical examples are given.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1990

Children's explanation of leukemia: a Hispanic perspective.

Children of differing cultural backgrounds experience, interpret, and respond to illness differently. This exploratory descriptive study investigated those explanations of their illness offered by 23 Hispanic children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Content analysis of their interviews disclosed the following information: (a) culturally based treatment interventions were an important component of care, (b) Hispanic parents disclosed little information about the disease process to their children, (c) children tended to explain their illness in terms of symptomatology and side effects, and (d) all physician advice was held in high esteem.

Attitude to Health↗
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Computer graphics and developmental theory: a powerful partnership.

Educating student nurses to successfully use computer technology involves conscientious planning from nursing faculty responsible for curriculum integration. Many computer elements may be considered such as computer literacy, word processing, and computer assisted instruction. Database programs, spreadsheet applications, and statistical packages are also often incorporated into curriculum integration efforts. Computer graphics and desk-top publishing can also be used as an effective teaching strategy. The following describes an attempt to combine a creative teaching approach for developmental theory within a course on human development while expanding on students' computer skills in the field of computer graphics.

Computer Graphics↗
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Iatrogenic developmental effects of pediatric intensive care.

Critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care environment are at particular risk for experiencing health care interventions that hinder them from progressing through their normal developmental milestones. Knowledge of the factors that influence iatrogenic developmental insults can help the nurse develop the skills and sensitivity to meet the complex needs of these children and their families.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Teaching children about their internal bodies.

Children's knowledge about their internal bodies is related to their developmental age and the manner in which they are taught. Nurses need to consider appropriate methods, language, and timing for teaching basic anatomy and physiology to early school-age children to increase its effectiveness.

Anatomy↗
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Publish and perish.

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Ethics, Nursing↗
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Doing it again.

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Humans↗
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Comparison of two teaching methods on children's knowledge of their internal bodies.

This study investigated the relationship of two teaching modalities used in the instruction of internal body parts for children aged 4 1/2 to 7 1/2 years, who used Piagetian preoperational thought patterns. Initially, all subjects' Piagetian cognitive levels were determined and their knowledge of their bodies pretested using a recall memory approach. Using stratified random assignment, 159 subjects were assigned by grade and class to one of three groups. Subjects in the first experimental group were taught about their internal bodies using a multisensory teaching method employing anatomic dolls. A cognitive-perceptual teaching method using two-dimensional drawings was used with the second group. The third group served as controls. Posttesting was done at 1 and 6 weeks postintervention using recall and recognition memory approaches. A multisensory teaching approach was shown to be significantly, p less than .001, more effective than a cognitive-perceptual teaching approach at both post-testings by both measurement methods. Memory retention of children enmeshed at varying levels of preoperational thought was not significantly different, regardless of teaching method used.

Anatomy↗