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S K Riesch

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PubMed1992

Nursing centers.

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Community Health Centers↗
PubMed1991

Self-image among early adolescents: revisited.

Early adolescence is the developmental period during which children make the physical, psychological, cognitive, and social transitions to adolescence. Because the development of a healthy conceptualization of the self is foundational to adequate functioning later in life, self-image is a concept of interest to clinicians and researchers. Offer, Ostrov, and Howard (1981) conducted considerable research in the area and demonstrated that early adolescents have the capacity for self-reflection and are willing to share their reflections with others. Most early adolescents tend to be self-conscious due, chiefly, to the numerous physical and emotional changes occurring during this time period (M. P. Strommen & A. L. Strommen, 1985). Behavior is characterized by moodiness, impulsiveness, peer influence (Robin, 1985), and a growing resistance to authority. These factors usually result in an awkward child attempting to exert independence in an unprecedented fashion about a variety of topics (Manning, 1983). The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-image of early adolescents, aged 11 to 14 years, in order to plan for the health and developmental needs of middle school children and their families. Survey data were collected to answer the questions: (a) What is the self-image of a representative sample of middle school students in the community?; and (b) Are there differences in self-image based on gender, race, and parental occupation?

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Night life: nocturnal behavior patterns among hospitalized elderly.

1. In contrast to previous studies where elderly living in an institution were found to demonstrate a consistent, predictable pattern of nocturnal activity, hospitalized elderly were found to be asleep less and awake more over a period of 3 consecutive nights. 2. Medication, treatments, and assessment were scheduled with little regard for the hospitalized elderly's need for restorative sleep. 3. Each time an elderly patient was awakened, it took him or her at least 30 minutes to return to sleep. 4. Nurses are advised to determine and maintain as much as possible the patient's usual bedtime routine, keep interruptions during the night to a minimum, schedule medications and treatments efficiently, decrease noise, and medicate for pain as appropriate.

Aged↗
PubMed1988

The exercise of self-care agency: an analysis of construct and discriminant validity.

The aim of this investigation was to delineate the concepts contributing to the Exercise of Self-Care Agency (ESCA) scale developed by Kearney and Fleischer (1979) and to test its construct and discriminant validity. Using factor analytic techniques upon data generated by 506 subjects, the concepts of Self-Concept, Initiative and Responsibility, Knowledge and Information Seeking, and Passivity emerged. These findings are congruent with the theoretical work of the Nursing Conference Development Group (1973) and Kearney and Fleischer. The factors were found to discriminate these concepts among 3 different samples. Recommendations are made for revision, further research, and use of the instrument in practice.

Adolescent↗
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Nursing centers: an analysis of the anecdotal literature.

The anecdotal literature is reviewed to analyze the development and implementation of nursing centers and to make recommendations for the future. Definitions, historical developments, and services provided are reviewed and a conceptual categorization is suggested. To realize the potential of nursing centers as viable service delivery models, their leaders are urged to develop objective outcomes, test the scientific adequacy of the nursing care delivered, develop affiliations with traditional health care delivery systems, and require nursing students to rotate through these centers as part of their undergraduate and selected graduate experience.

Ambulatory Care Facilities↗
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A model for research implementation.

How can critical care nurses develop a research-based practice? These authors describe an emerging research implementation model to conduct and utilize research in the critical care setting.

Clinical Nursing Research↗
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Preparing to parent the adolescent: a theoretical overview.

Early adolescence (ages 11-14 years) occurs at the time most parents are in middle adulthood. The tasks of both early adolescent and middle adulthood stages are numerous and complex. As a societal unit, the family is challenged to meet one another's needs for cohesion, adaptability, and satisfaction. Family communication and the family's ability to resolve conflicts are proposed as facilitating factors to meet these challenges.

Adaptation, Psychological↗