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R Davidhizar

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PubMed2000

Your best preparation for a good day's work: a good night's sleep.

Contrary to the manner in which a great many people seem to regard sleep, sleep is not a waste of time. Inadequate sleep, let alone chronic sleep deprivation and actual sleep disorders, leads to diminished quality of work and loss of productivity. As far as caregivers are concerned, inadequate sleep can affect dangerously their ability to function in critical situations. On the other hand, adequate sleep is needed if one is to function at one's potential best and sufficient sleep is also an effective hedge against the encroachment of job stresses. For one who is occasionally unable to get sufficient sleep, there are steps to be taken to improve the ability to rest. A good night's sleep invariably precedes a good day's work.

Burnout, Professional↗
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The changing role of grandparenthood.

For many grandparents in America, caring for grandchildren has become a full-time responsibility that has led to multiple stresses. Raising grandchildren may cause financial stress, cramped living quarters, role restriction, and social isolation among this group. However, advantages to this role among grandparents can include greater life satisfaction and a positive influence on the other generations within the family. Nurses and other health providers can play an essential role in assisting grandparents caring for grandchildren by strategically building family strengths and cohesiveness.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Getting your nursing program in the "news".

Getting in the news usually needs to be a planned event with intentional actions and strategies. In most cases, news from the nursing program needs to be an administrative or faculty goal with a strategy for how this will occur. There must be a commitment to ensure that timely information is provided so that a news item can actually become reality. Most importantly, when newspapers and the media are provided with this information in a news release it must be written in a style that piques the interest of the editor and causes it to be selected as news (Perloff, 1997). If time is taken to interact with reporters and to understand how the media works, it can provide support to achieve the goals and outcomes of a nursing program.

Community-Institutional Relations↗
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Triangulation research among culturally diverse populations.

There exists an ongoing challenge in the health sciences to develop research methods that effectively describe patterns of health beliefs and actions in different cultures. While the dominant framework for research has traditionally been the quantitative paradigm, qualitative methods place more emphasis on holistic descriptions of the human phenomena and thus may be more appropriate for transcultural research. Triangulation offers an alternative for investigators studying transcultural health by integrating the inherent strengths of both quantitative and qualitative data while minimizing their limitations. This article discusses six approaches for employing triangulation research in transcultural health.

Cultural Diversity↗
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Finding meaning in illness. Can nurses help?

They are common comments from people facing a life-threatening or chronic illness: "Why did this happen to me? I don't deserve this." "Am I being punished for something? Why do I have to go through this?"

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Neglected aspects of the learning process.

While many health care professionals are aware of basic principles of learning, the hurried health provider too often neglects essential pedagogical components that could facilitate learning. This article focuses on frequently neglected aspects of learning that can be used by the materials management department manager to maximize the learning process and ultimately optimize efficiency.

Cultural Diversity↗
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A dilemma of modern technology: managing e-mail overload.

In an amazingly short time, electronic mail (e-mail) has become one of the most powerful and useful communication mediums in the health care workplace. However, while e-mail has added new dimensions to the communication system, which are advantageous, a concomitant effect is e-mail overload. By implementing e-mail management technique, strategies information overload can be controlled and effective productivity promoted.

Communication↗
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The health care employee with an "attitude".

Health care managers may encounter employees who seem to have an "attitude." The employee may have a pattern of ingrained, inflexible, maladaptive responses to anxiety indicative of a personality disorder. When the employee has a pervasive sense of self-importance, is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, and requires excessive admiration, a narcissistic personality disorder or traits may be present. Although this individual can cause havoc in the workplace, an alert manager who uses specific management techniques can enable the narcissistic employee to be productive and to be an asset in the work setting. This article provides a look at the etiology, symptoms, and management of the narcissistic employee. When the employee is willing to be assisted, the behavior can be modified and the necessary level of adaptation can occur. This can result in a more productive, less chaotic workplace.

Anxiety↗
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The effective voice mail message.

When used effectively, voice mail is an indispensable and powerful tool for the busy health services manager. On the other hand, misused or abused, voice mail can handicap the manager and cause frustration to all individuals involved in the communication interaction. By following guidelines for effective use of voice mail, the manager can maximize this important communication modality and enhance business finesse.

Efficiency, Organizational↗
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Names are important.

Names are important. Being remembered by name is universally appreciated and associated with respect. Thus, correct use of names and titles can be extremely advantageous in relationships. This is particularly true in the health care setting.

Cultural Characteristics↗
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The art of getting what you want for optimal patient care.

Getting your way is a mix of logical and emotional issues. It is important to establish rapport and meet a person emotionally before trying to sell an idea. It is essential to think an idea through clearly ahead of time and to present it clearly and logically. The possibility of resistance should be anticipated so that the presentation addresses potential areas of resistance. It is important to actively listen, to agree when possible, and to not appear too eager. Persuasion is both an art and science. When used skillfully, persuasive techniques are powerful tools of communication and productivity.

Education, Nursing, Continuing↗
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Self-talk for the licensed practical/vocational nurse.

There are varied opinions on the commonness of self-talk. Some feel self-talk is engaged in more by persons who feel insecure and question their performance (Cauchon, 1994). Others feel self talk is a process people use continually to describe and interpret the world, accurate or inadequate as the case may be. (Hansen, Rhode, and Wolf-Wilets, 1991; Braiker, 1989). Regardless of how much self-talk the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse is aware of in interactions with clients, staff, and intraphysically, it is important to assess thoughts for their logic or illogic. Illogical thoughts should be replaced by positive words of encouragement which will in turn raise the client's, staff members or Licensed Practical Nurse's feeling of self concept and level of self-confidence. Making self-talk positive is always good professional practice.

Communication↗
PubMed2000

Responding to the cultural and spiritual needs of clients.

Spirituality has been central to nursing practice since the time of Florence Nightingale although for many years spiritual care has fallen into disuse. With the increasing movement toward holistic nursing care within a multicultural community, the need to integrate cultural sensitivity with spirituality has become essential. By incorporating spirituality and cultural dimensions into the plan of care, nurses can more holistically provide efficient and quality care within both the hospital and community environment.

Communication Barriers↗
PubMed2000

Maternity nurse's attitudes towards Mexican-American clients.

This pilot study in one maternity unit in a hospital in the mid-west indicated that nurses were interested in information about the culture and beliefs of their Mexican-American clients and that there was a need for assistance in communicating with clients who could not speak English. The pilot study, while elementary in design, provided information on which to make change in the care provided. This study illustrates the importance of use of simple research strategies to make appropriate nursing care decisions.

Adult↗