Biomedical subjects

B Mawn

Publications and source records attributed to B Mawn.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2000

Reconfiguring a curriculum for the new millennium: the process of change.

Over the past decade, changing demographics, new technology, an increased focus on health promotion, and radical shifts in health care reimbursement have significantly impacted the nursing role. The purpose of this article is to review the process of change at one university as its curriculum evolved from an integrated acute-care focus to a community-based, health promotion framework. A review of the literature and survey data from students, alumnae, faculty, other universities, and curriculum consultants laid the groundwork for this process. Curriculum generation followed guided by data analysis, template design and revision, values clarification, sacrificing "sacred cows," and consensus building. Implications for nursing and nursing education are explored.

Community Health Nursing↗

PubMed1998

Integrating women's perspectives on prenatal human immunodeficiency virus screening: toward a socially just policy.

The purpose of this study was to include the voices of laywomen at risk for or living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the ongoing debate on prenatal and newborn HIV screening. A phenomenological approach based on Moustakas's heuristic model was used in order to explore women's lived experience. The investigator interviewed 33 women, half of whom were HIV-positive, using an open-ended, loosely structured interview guide. Two major domains were identified related to the women's views and experiences of HIV testing: the importance of a woman's awareness of her HIV status for both her own and her child's sake, and the need to maintain voluntary choice. Common themes emerging from the stories included paradoxical dimensions of living with the virus, such as fear of death, worry about health, concern over the pandemic itself, and loneliness, interspersed with faith and hope. Implications for health care providers include an enhanced understanding of the impact of the diagnosis, improvement in counseling techniques, and the importance of the establishment of trust.

Adult↗

PubMed1993

Standards of care for high-risk prenatal clients: the community nurse case management approach.

The New Mexico Families FIRST project seeks to reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality through a nursing case management approach. The responsibilities of this community nurse include outreach, education, and care coordination of Medicaid-eligible high-risk pregnant women and their children. The standards of care for these families are derived from a screening tool that identifies medical, demographic, environmental, and psychosocial risks. Although evaluation of the nurse role and the tools used to identify and care for these women and children has not been completed, sharing the developmental stages of the process should facilitate similar endeavors.

Adolescent↗

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Immunization update: a community-based nursing education program.

BACKGROUND: Nurses play key roles as advocates, educators, and researchers to eliminate barriers to access as well as educate the public on the importance of vaccines for children in the United States. METHOD: Fifty-four nurses attending a community-based immunization program completed a pretest questionnaire which included identification of related practice behaviors and general knowledge questions. Twenty-four responded to a similar posttest survey 6 months later. The investigators compared knowledge pretest and posttest scores with a t test. Behavioral changes were compared between the pretest and posttest group by analyzing the percentage of change between the time period. RESULTS: The mean score in the knowledge section increased significantly from a pretest mean of 52% to 75% during the posttest period (p < 005). Behavior change was not statistically significant because of the low number of posttest responses indicating actual immunization practices in the clinical setting. The investigators analyzed trends in practice by comparing percentages of responses. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that a multifaceted, community-based nursing continuing education program including both local, ethnic community perspectives and information related to the latest standards of practice can impact knowledge levels and some practice behaviors.

Child↗