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M E Cameron

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1989

High school students' perceptions of nursing as a career: a pilot study.

A pilot survey of 300 high school junior students was implemented to elicit their perceptions of nursing and to explore the relationship between the experience of having a nursing role model and the decision to consider nursing as a career. The results indicated that the majority of students in the sample were aware of the caring and helping aspects of nursing, but there seemed to be a lack of knowledge about expanded roles and opportunities for advancement. High school students had significantly different mean opinion scores according to their sex (F = 17.03, p less than 0001) and the decision to consider nursing as a career (F = 10.00, p less than 002). There appeared to be a significant relationship between the experience of having a nurse role model and consideration of nursing as a career option (chi 2 = 8.23, p less than .0041). These findings have important implications for recruitment of young people into the nursing profession.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1983

Histology of pterygium: an electron microscopic study.

An electron microscopic study of the cap areas of several pterygia shows the presence of active fibroblasts in the natural tissue planes surrounding Bowman's layer. The hypothesis is advanced that the fibroblasts originate in the limbal connective tissue. They advance in the cornea above and below Bowman's membrane, destroying the latter and a variable amount of superficial corneal stroma.

Cornea↗
PubMed1980

Allergic conjunctival granulomas.

Seven cases are reported from Australia of benign granulomas of the conjunctiva occurring principally in children. Conjunctival granulomas of this kind have not previously been recorded in Australia. Both clinically and histologically they are identical to those described by Ashton and Cook as allergic granulomas of the conjunctiva exhibiting the Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

Endophthalmitis occurring during hospitalization following cataract surgery.

A retrospective 10-year survey of immediate postoperative endophthalmitis in the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, is presented. The types of organisms isolated are recorded, and a therapeutic regime based on this is suggested. The various portals of entry of infection are examined and commented upon.

Aged↗
PubMed1976

Headaches in relation to the eyes.

An analysis of patients presenting with headache shows that in very few cases is the headache related to refractive error. Similarly in presbyopia and hypermetropia headaches are infrequent. A significant proportion (up to 50%) of those patients presenting with a close relationship of headache to accommodation difficulty can be helped by glasses. It is postulated that ciliary muscle contraction per se is effortless and symptomless and that any headaches produced are due to associated contraction of the scalp muscles.

Adolescent↗
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The role of school nursing in the united states.

Changes in the health care needs of American children over the past two centuries have engendered school health programs. Issues related to the role and responsibilities of school nurses within these programs have existed from the beginning. Current societal pressure for schools to assume even greater responsibility for providing health care has necessitated a precise definition of these roles and responsibilities. The purpose of this article is to review existing literature related to school nursing in this country and to describe the results of a study documenting state mandates for health education programs and the role of nurses within these programs.

Adolescent↗
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The basic nature of ethical problems experienced by persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: implications for nursing ethics education and practice.

The purpose of this research was to describe and examine the basic nature of ethical problems that are experienced by persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The participants were 25 persons with AIDS and 5 significant persons, not infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, who provided contextual understanding. The conceptual framework and method combined ethical inquiry and phenomenology. During an in-depth audiotaped interview, each participant answered the question, "What situation involving AIDS has caused you the most conflict about the right thing to do?" To assure scientific adequacy, the participant validated the analysis of the first interview in a second interview 2 weeks later, and five experts and two independent judges validated the combined analyses. From 117 ethical problems emerged a basic nature consisting of (1) conflict of values about what to believe, who to be, and what to do; (2) resolutions based on intuitive beliefs, desire to be a good person, and rational choice; and (3) rationale revolving around a desire for integrity and meaning. The findings suggest strategies for improving nursing ethics education and, ultimately, nursing practice: (1) base content on ethics research and philosophical analysis, (2) address real-life ethical problems, (3) discuss virtue ethics in addition to principled thinking and ethical caring, and (4) teach ethical listening.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗