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S Ward
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Makeover or makeshift?
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Putting the money where the mouse is.
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Counting on quality.
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Utopia unplugged.
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HIV: the fight for equal treatment.
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Competing for cash.
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Information and support for people with eczema.
Growing concern at the increase in eczema sufferers, has led the National Eczema Society to collaborate with nurses and skincare specialists to produce information and support for sufferers and carers alike, which will enable them to manage their condition better.
Relationships between certification and job perceptions of oncology nurses.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To explore relationships between oncology nursing certification and oncology nurses' job perceptions. DESIGN: Descriptive, correlational. SETTING: Questionnaire mailed to homes of Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) members. SAMPLE: 703 certified and 514 noncertified ONS members (N = 1,217; 50% response rate). METHODS: Data were collected using survey methods and grouped by respondents' certification status for statistical analysis. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Certification, group cohesion, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction. FINDINGS: Certification was weakly correlated with cohesion, commitment, and satisfaction. Work setting, rather than certification, accounted for differences in job perceptions. Job perceptions were most positive in settings characterized by a high percentage of patients with cancer (> 75%), a high percentage of RNs (> or = 80%), and monetary support for continuing education. CONCLUSIONS: The hypothesis that oncology nurses' certification status is associated with job perceptions that are valued by employers was not supported. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses' job perceptions have been linked to control over nursing practice and participation in organizational and clinical decision making. Managerial strategies that empower certified nurses to practice with more autonomy and participate in decisions that affect patient care should be emphasized.