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L Sebastian

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PubMed1991

Third party reimbursement for nurses in advanced practice.

The author contends that nursing has a challenge ahead: to educate consumers, legislators, and insurance companies that nurses in advanced practice are cost-effective and provide quality care. The author describes her own legislative struggle with Blue Cross/Blue Shield. She urges nurses to attain the potential inherent in the clinical nurse specialist role by becoming actively involved in advocation for third-party reimbursement.

Insurance, Health, Reimbursement↗
PubMed1991

Promoting object constancy. Writing as a nursing intervention.

1. Object constancy is an important developmental milestone that many psychiatric patients have not achieved. 2. Asking patients to write down thoughts and feelings will assist the nurse in reinforcing a continuous experience of self as a necessary antecedent to self and object constancy. 3. Object constancy allows the patient to be more autonomous in relationships. Writing will help the patient become more independent in managing thoughts and feelings. 4. Using an object relations framework for this commonly prescribed nursing intervention will assist nurses in providing a focus and goal for the use of writing.

Human Development↗
PubMed1990

Whose structure is it anyway?

While "structure" is a term that is widely used in psychiatric nursing practice, few nurse authors have clearly defined the concept. This article offers an operational definition of structure, and proposes a theoretical basis to the client's need for structure. A case presentation, as well as characteristics of an effective structure, are also described.

Activities of Daily Living↗