Nursing--nurses--and the older adult.
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Biomedical subjects
M S Taylor
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The task force report--a challenge to nurses.
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Nursing↗
Synthesis and characterization of self-catalyzed poly(ortho ester).
Poly(ortho esters) are currently under investigation as a carrier system for an antiproliferative agent in glaucoma filtering surgery. The present investigation illustrates the development of a series of self-catalyzed poly(ortho ester). These polymers contain short dimer segments of alpha-hydroxy acids in their backbone and are prepared by the addition of different polyols to the diketene acetal 3,9-diethylidene-2,4,8,10-tetra-oxaspiro-[5.5]-undecane. The structures were confirmed by NMR- and FT-IR-spectroscopy. The polymers were characterized by determination of the molecular weight, the glass transition temperature and the rheological behavior. The amount of residual solvents was also analyzed. The characteristics of the polymer can be varied by the type of polyol incorporated in its backbone. Since poly(ortho ester) is susceptible to acid-catalyzed degradation, the polymer hydrolysis can be controlled by the amount of incorporated portion of alpha-hydroxy acid. Due to the high hydrophobicity of the polymer structure, the ester bonds are more susceptible to hydrolysis than the ortho ester bonds in the polymer backbone. The hydrolysis proceeds via initial protonation of the exocyclic alkoxy group to yield pentaerythritol dipropionate and the free diol. In a next step, the pentaerythritol dipropionate hydrolysis to pentaerythritol and propionic acid. The molecular weight decrease, weight loss and the pH profile of the polymer in aqueous medium were monitored during the degradation.
Antineoplastic Agents↗
Predicting nurses' turnover and internal transfer behavior.
This research examined the predictability of internal job transfer and turnover behavior from nurses' career plans, work values, and job satisfaction. Values and career plans rather than job satisfaction were found to discriminate between persons who remained in their jobs, accepted internal transfers, or turned over within a one-year research period. Results raise doubts about nurses' use of internal transfer as a substitute for turnover and support the importance of employees' expectations about future satisfaction as a major determinant of job movement.
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Assessing public health practice: application of ten core function measures of community health in six states.
Factor analysis, combined with an evaluation of item difficulty and discrimination, can provide useful insights in questionnaire development. In 1993, as part of a study to develop a questionnaire to assess performance of the core functions of public health at a community level, 370 local health departments (LHDs) in six states completed a 26-item questionnaire (94% response). This study describes factor analysis results after controlling for item difficulty and discrimination. Fifteen items had intermediate difficulty and fair-to-good discrimination. Factor analysis of these 15 items identified four factors. Three of these factors included items from more than one of the core functions. These findings pose an interesting question for future research: are the core functions of public health better conceived as three discrete, distinguishable factors or as three interlocking factors that form a single, seamless unit?
Community Health Planning↗