Caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus infection.
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S L Phelps
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Outcomes of nurse (RN) refresher courses in a midwestern city.
Graduates of RN refresher courses offered by three hospitals in a midwestern city from 1981 to 1991 were surveyed (N = 179) to compare the nurses who returned to work (n = 148, 82.7%) with those who did not return to work (n = 26, 14.5%) on demographic and career characteristics, personal responsibilities, and attitudes toward professional nursing (5 nurses [2.8%] did not respond to this item). The non-returning group had fewer mean years of experience prior to leaving nursing, more mean years since last nursing position, and lower mean scores on the Professional Attitude scale used in this study, but the differences were not statistically significant.
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Feeling refreshed: helping RNs return to the work force.
In light of the nursing shortage, many hospitals are turning to refresher courses to meet staffing needs. To be successful, the course must be designed to meet the needs of both the participant and the hospital. Although the exact structure of the course will vary by institution, this article details steps taken at one hospital to help registered nurses return to nursing.
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Off to a successful start! The use of self-study for hospital-wide nursing orientation.
Introducing speaker after speaker and providing lecture after lecture is a standard method for delivering nursing orientation in many hospitals. However, this is not always the most effective method of orientation for new nurses. In this article, the author outlines the process used to convert a traditional, lecture-style orientation to one alternative method, self-study, and shows how the change decreases the time orientees spend in nursing orientation and lowers the cost per person.
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