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S Letvak

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Nurses as working women.

Women today make up nearly half of the nation's workforce. A number of these women have children at home, and women also often are responsible for providing care to older adult family members or friends. The different roles assigned to women in today's society are burdensome, particularly for nurses who deal with the stress of managed care, downsizing, the nursing shortage, caring for increasingly ill patients, long and irregular hours, and daily crises. There are ways that nurses can modify their work situation, however, to help them cope with the rigors of the workplace and the home.

Adolescent↗

Relational experiences of elderly women living alone in rural communities: a phenomenologic inquiry.

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to develop a beginning description of the relational experiences of elderly women living alone in rural communities. Relational theories provided the conceptual framework. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews of 8 elderly Caucasian women. Using Colaizzi's (1978) descriptive phenomenologic methodology, two central themes emerged from the written transcripts: connectedness and the need for control. Connections were to family, friends, the community, and God. The women in this study controlled their relational boundaries, balancing their need for connection with the desire for solitude and privacy. The women also exhibited strong independence and the desire to continue to live alone at home.

Activities of Daily Living↗