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Q Brunk

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PubMed1997

Nursing at war: catalyst for change.

From the first development of nursing research agendas, scholars have called for historical inquiries into nursing's heritage and the influences that have affected the development of the profession. Because war leaves an indelible and distinct mark on the era in which it occurs, periods of significant development and change in nursing's heritage can be linked to involvement in war. This review explores the published scholarship about American nurses in wartime, from the War for Independence through the Persian Gulf War and notes the most significant changes that have come as a result of this involvement. Although particular wars and wartime nursing is a popular topic for historical inquiry, there are still eras that need to be further explored for contributions to the profession of nursing as it is today.

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Six rules for computers and other stumbling blocks to obtaining an advanced degree.

BACKGROUND: The decision to return for an advanced degree in nursing, after many years outside the academic environment, can be fraught with uncertainty, doubt, and panic. The majority of returning students attempt to juggle career, family, community obligations, and school simultaneously. Nurse educators are in the perfect position to act as well-informed resource people, facilitators, and mentors for these returning students. METHOD: The expression "experience is the best teacher" proved to be true. The first author's (B.C.) return to a master of science program after 18 years out of school provided the opportunity to "learn as you go." This article was written with the desire to help ease the transition and lessen the fear for others. RESULTS: The first author (B.C.) graduates in May 1999 with a MS as a Family Nurse Practitioner, enriched and stronger because of the experience, enthusiastic, and facing the future of the nursing profession with a positive and energetic outlook. CONCLUSION: Provision of support; networking with other returning students; and understanding the basic tool in modern education, the computer, eases the return for an advanced degree. Nurse educators' involvement in educational growth, both individually and as proponents for nurses who are dependent on those educators' expertise, is vital to nursing and its evolution as a profession.

Adaptation, Psychological↗