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K Oberle

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Augmentation mammoplasty: a complex choice.

Augmentation mammoplasty is a surgical procedure with known risks and complications. Despite this, millions of women have opted to undergo the procedure. With the recent publicity surrounding this procedure, and the current concern about long-term side effects, the rationale behind women's choice has been questioned. Often, health care professionals are less than empathetic when a women complains about experiencing complications. This attitude seems to "blame the victim." We examine the complex psychological and sociological factors behind a woman's decision to have her breasts enlarged artificially. It is our hope that the information presented herein will contribute to a better understanding and more compassionate care of women who have breast augmentation surgery.

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Effects of conflict resolution training integrated into a kindergarten curriculum.

The effectiveness of a conflict resolution training program was examined in an American midwestern suburban elementary school. Participants were 80 kindergartners randomly assigned to an experimental or control condition in morning or afternoon time blocks. Children in the experimental condition received 9 hr of conflict resolution training integrated into a curriculum unit on friendship taught daily for 4 consecutive weeks. Children in the control condition were taught the identical friendship unit for the same period of time without conflict resolution training. Teachers rotated equally across conditions. Significant differences between trained and untrained children occurred in their knowledge and retention of the conflict resolution procedure, willingness and ability to use the procedure in conflict situations, and conceptual understanding of friendship.

Child Day Care Centers↗
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Dimensions of the supportive role of the nurse in palliative care.

The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical component of the nurse's role in supportive or palliative care. Data were derived from in-depth retrospective descriptions of the care given by a supportive care nurse to 10 patients and their families. Constant comparative analysis revealed that the nurse's role was a supportive one with multiple dimensions. A model of the supportive role in palliative care was developed, comprised of six interwoven but discrete dimensions: Valuing, Connecting, Empowering, Doing For, Finding Meaning, and Preserving Own Integrity. Valuing and Preserving Own Integrity were key concepts related to the nurse as person and were central to the other dimensions. The findings imply that the nurse as a professional cannot be separated from the nurse as a person.

Attitude to Death↗
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Follow-up of day-surgery cataract patients.

1. Cataract patients received widely differing amounts of information about their surgery and their pre- and postoperative courses. Although most received some information, no patient received what could be considered complete information. 2. Most patients would have liked more specific information about what they could expect and what they could do to take care of themselves after surgery. Some patients were surprised that they could not see perfectly after surgery. Such feelings led to uncertainty and concern about the success of the procedure. 3. The cataract patients had a relatively uneventful postoperative course, complaining little about nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and difficulty moving and sleeping. Although pain generally was rated as low, 15% of patients complained of severe pain on the 1st postoperative day.

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