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K K Chitty

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PubMed1991

The primary prevention role of the nurse in eating disorders.

Mental health depends on establishing an equilibrium between bodily needs, drives, and demands from the environment. A balance must be maintained between the basic human urges, self-centered wishes, and the demands of both conscience and society at every stage of human development. Eating and feeding behaviors are bound up with family dynamics and are often a barometer of the family's emotional climate and parent-child interactions. A positive feeding relationship is a concrete measure parents can be taught to provide for the child's healthy psychosocial development. Although the development of eating disorders is complex and caused by a multiplicity of factors, community-wide education by nurses about nutrition and feeding at successive developmental levels from infancy to old age can decrease the incidence of eating disorders in the community. Evaluation of prevention programs is essential to guarantee the refinement of preventive efforts over time.

Community Health Nursing↗
PubMed1989

A national survey of AIDS education in schools of nursing.

This survey was undertaken to determine how nursing school curricula have been impacted by the dramatic increase in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The purpose of the study was to determine the status of current AIDS-related curricular offerings in associate degree, diploma, and baccalaureate National League of Nursing (NLN) accredited schools of nursing. A random sample of 547 of the nation's 1,073 NLN-accredited nursing programs was selected and surveyed by mail. Usable questionnaires were returned by 366 schools, representing a 67% response rate. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia were represented in the sample. Responses were received from 47 states and the District of Columbia. The survey instrument was researcher-developed with expert review. Ninety-eight percent of respondent schools were including some AIDS content in their curricular. Didactic teaching methods were used more often than affective and behavioral ones. Seventy-two percent of respondents reported spending five or fewer classroom hours on AIDS-related content. No statistically significant differences were found in the amount of time devoted to AIDS in associate degree, diploma and baccalaureate curricula.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1986

Managing manipulation.

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Dependent Personality Disorder↗
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Developing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome policies for schools of nursing: a practical guide.

Estimates based on national surveys reveal that many National League for Nursing schools of nursing do not yet have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome policies in place. Schools without such policies cannot afford to delay in developing them. This article calls upon the deans and directors of the nation's schools of nursing to create task forces to deal with policy formulation and to equip them with the resources needed to accomplish their task. Administrators are encouraged to select task force members based on their unbiased attitudes toward antibody-positive individuals as well as their infection control, legal, and ethical expertise. Guidelines for the policy statement itself include suggestions for consistency with the parent institution's policies, regular policy review, consistency with recent antidiscriminatory judicial interpretations, statements on antibody screening of prospective or current students and faculty members, reasonable safety of students and faculty members in clinical settings, and assurance of complete confidentiality for antibody-positive students, faculty members, and staff members.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗