Biomedical subjects

Marilyn Evans

Publications and source records attributed to Marilyn Evans.

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PubMed2005

"Surviving": registered nurses' experiences in a baccalaureate nursing program.

In 2000, one Canadian university began offering a 12-month baccalaureate program to provide registered nurses (RNs) with a condensed program to expedite baccalaureate preparation. The paucity of current literature regarding returning RNs' experiences emphasized the need to explore these students' perceptions regarding their educational experiences. Twelve participants were interviewed for this descriptive/exploratory study. A major theme of "surviving" emerged from the qualitative analysis. Surviving embraced the themes of "the quest", "the struggle", and "the aftermath". Implications for nursing curriculum and program development and recommendations for research are discussed.

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PubMed2004

Relational ethics and genetic counseling.

Genetic counseling is viewed as a therapeutic interrelationship between genetic counselors and their clients. In a previous relational ethics research project, various themes were identified as key components of relational ethics practice grounded in everyday health situations. In this article the relational ethics approach is further explored in the context of genetic counseling to enhance our understanding of how the counselor-client relationship is contextually developed and maintained. Qualitative interviews were conducted with six adult clients undergoing genetic counseling for predictive testing. Engagement, dialogue and presence were revealed as relevant to genetic counselor-client relationships. A relational ethics approach in genetic counseling challenges the concept of nondirectiveness and may enhance the outcome of counseling for both counselor and client.

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Isolation from "being alive": coping with severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.

BACKGROUND: Despite ongoing investigations into specific causes of and treatments for pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting, it remains a common phenomenon of varying intensity that affects the quality of life for both affected women and their families. OBJECTIVE: To understand how women cope with severe nausea, vomiting, and/or retching during pregnancy. METHOD: Women hospitalized with severe symptoms (N = 24) were purposely selected to participate in 24 semistructured interviews and one focus group (N = 4). RESULTS: A process was identified wherein women experienced severe and unrelenting nausea and related symptoms which became progressively more debilitating, leaving them feeling uncertain about when and if they would recover. This caused the women to isolate themselves from their world in an effort to cope with symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is a complex and overwhelming syndrome. Rather than emphasizing a specific treatment for a particular symptom (e.g., vomiting), nurses can intervene to reduce the impact of factors that affect the magnitude of nausea, vomiting, and retching.

Adaptation, Psychological↗