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R Ismeurt

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PubMed1999

An Internet primer. Part I.

The Internet provides electronic communications and access to information around the globe. In only one decade of public use this format has emerged as the method of rapid access to information, and projections are for continued growth. The WWW consists of over 40,000,000 servers containing billions of pages of information on virtually every conceivable subject. This doesn't include news servers, FTP servers, bulletin boards, and other online information sources. The home healthcare nurse, now and in the future, needs knowledge about and access to this system, to tap into the most current government recommendations about medications and treatment protocols, to access health statistics, consumer information, and additional educational, professional, and client-centered articles and opportunities. We hope this new Home Healthcare Nurse feature, "Staying Connected," will develop into a source of ongoing, up-to-date information to assist you in accessing and utilizing this valuable resource. Next month, we'll provide some specific directions for navigating the information superhighway.

Community Health Nursing↗
PubMed1999

Searching the Web.

The Web is an extraordinarily dynamic medium that is growing in size and complexity at a furious pace. Web pages already number in the billions and roughly double each year. The contents of the Web are largely unstructured, which may make finding specific information a considerable challenge. However, once you develop some skill at navigating this realm, you'll reap considerable rewards. Surfing the Net can become habit forming, and as your proficiency increases, the challenge may well be knowing when to stop.

Community Health Nursing↗
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The elderly and pneumonia. Prevention and management.

Pneumonia is as significant concern for caregivers of the elderly, often because of the obscure manifestation of the disease and reports of increasing mortality. Key diagnostic criteria, prevention measures, and management strategies are reviewed for the home healthcare nurse.

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Field-dependence/independence: considerations in staff development.

Clinical nurse preceptors, staff development specialists, and staff nurses are becoming more involved with the clinical learning experiences of new graduates, nursing school students, and the highly mobile, experienced nurse. Assessment of learning styles and the cognitive process is necessary for the implementation of successful orientation programs. Consideration of the bipolar learning style of field-dependence/independence can be useful for preceptors involved with teaching in the clinical setting. This article reviews the development of the concept of field-dependence/independence, identifies associated characteristics, and discusses assessment of learning style. Specific teaching strategies for both field-dependent and field-independent learners are discussed.

Cognition↗
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Using plug-ins and Internet browser extensions.

Plug-ins and helper applications are programs that add additional capability to computer Web browsers. These browser extenders allow us to access the most current and most dynamic information on the Web: material that can assist us in fulfilling our professional role now and in the future. We can--and most of us will need to--add browser extensions to our desktop computers both at the time a Web site advises us that such an extension is needed, or we can load the most common browser extensions in advance (see "Essential Plug-Ins"). These steps may seem daunting, but are only inconveniences to our use of the Web as a vital resource and should not be seen as barriers. Happy hunting!

Computer User Training↗