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Margaret Jordan Halter

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PubMed2005

The experience of nursing students in an online doctoral program in nursing: a phenomenological study.

The increased sophistication of technology has led to greater use of distance learning, providing graduate nursing students with increased access to such programs, while more easily maintaining employment. Little information is available regarding the experience for those students enrolled on these programs. This information would be of value to both those who are considering online courses, and to those who are charged with developing and teaching these courses. A phenomenological approach was used in order to examine the experience of five students enrolled in an online doctoral program in nursing in the United States. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed for themes from which three main ones emerged as the essence of the experience: considering the fit, liking the fit, and making it fit. Recommendations are provided for future research pertaining to distance education, particularly in the form of graduate outcomes.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed2004

The stigma of seeking care and depression.

This study investigates the relationship between stigma and care-seeking for depression. One hundred-seventeen people in a primary care facility and an urban public health clinic completed the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Help Scale and the Attribution Questionnaire. The belief that depression was under personal control was associated with less receptivity toward seeking care, and greater anger toward the person with depression. Pity was associated with seeking professional care and with a desire to help. Dangerousness was unrelated to care-seeking. Gender and setting influenced the results-for men and urban respondents there was no relationship between responsibility and care-seeking.

Attitude to Health↗
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Stigma in psychiatric nursing.

TOPIC: Stigmatizing attitudes in psychiatric nursing. PURPOSE: To develop a greater awareness of the existence of stigma associated with psychiatric nursing. SOURCES: Published literature. CONCLUSIONS: Professional self-understanding and knowledge are methods by which psychiatric nursing can elevate its professional image and value.

Humans↗