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An ergonomic approach to stress.
The relationships between psychology and ergonomics centre around the concept of stress. This paper outlines the concept that stress is a mismatch between the demands made on an individual and his ability to cope. The nature and theories of stress are reviewed and sources of stress in the nursing profession are analysed. Coping is recognized as a way of reducing the actual or perceived stresses. However, a common method of coping is to disguise the symptoms by taking therapeutic drugs, tobacco or alcohol. It is argued that these methods are a maladaptation since in themselves they can cause illness and death. Evidence of smoking habits in relation to perceived stress in the nursing profession is given. It is concluded that a direct action approach to reduce workplace (organizational) stressors can be achieved by an ergonomic approach to the problem, and that this, if successful, will obviate the need to resort to unhealthy coping mechanisms. Suggestions are put forward as to how some of the major recognised sources of stress in the nursing profession can be analysed and removed by applying ergonomic methods. Shift working is seen by many nurses as a particular stressor. The relationships between lighting quality and circadian rhythm control are discussed as a further example of how an ergonomic solution might be sought.
The nursing explosion-technology, knowledge, and practice: its implications for leadership in aerospace nursing.
Authorities agree that we are experiencing a tremendous upheavel in numerous fields of endeaveor, health care in particular, resulting from the rapid growth of human information and capabilities since the 1950s. This upgrowth has touched nursing. This nursing explosion, in terms of technological advancement, increased knowledge, and expanded practice, demands the leadership of aerospace nursing to reexamine it posture and direction. A fresh look at its past and present successes and failures is essential to meet the challenges of the future. For "not to decide is to decide". There are two basic assumptions which underlie this challenge for leadership caused by the nursing explosion. First, as a self-directing profession, nursing can define its philosophical base, determine its goals, and identify the means for attaining those goals. Second, as the largest of the health professions, nursing has the right and responsibility to respond to the quantity and quality of global health care delivery systems. The analysis of this challenge for leadership shall be attempted in the light of three perspectives--organizationally, socio-politically, and professionally. The nursing explosion has dramatized the realization that nursing has the knowledge, power, resources in numbers, and dedication to service to move health care systems in the direction necessary. As Prof. Bell of Harvard has noted, the current revolution of rising entitlement to health care will have a marked influence on the nursing effort and vice versa. The call to leadership "a loud call and a clear call and it cannot be denied."
Clinical expertise in advanced practice nursing: a Canadian perspective.
The need to articulate clearly the definition and description of advanced nursing practice is critical if the nursing profession is to move forward in the development of nursing practice. Concern arises when the core of advanced practice nursing is overshadowed with medical functions. Consensus on the educational preparation of advanced practice nurses, explication of the nature of clinical expertise in advanced practice, and clarity of its nature are issues that the nursing profession must achieve greater precision in understanding and explaining. Advanced practice nurses must be able to practice in a milieu that will allow them to function to their full scope of practice.
[Hepatitis diseases in health occupations (exemplified by Lower Saxony federal land)].
We analysed the incidence of hepatitis among members of the medical profession (doctors, dental surgeons, nurses and medical assistants) by extracting the relevant figures from the total number of hepatitis cases that had been reported to Lower Saxony Public Health authorities between 1976 and 1986. It was found that the incidence and hence the risk of contracting hepatitis A was two to three times higher in particular for the nursing profession than for the total population and also than for doctors and dental surgeons. Although the incidence of hepatitis B has gone down in recent years, the risk of getting infected is definitely higher for doctors, dentists and nursing staff than it is for the total population. This shows that all necessary precautionary and hygiene measures have not yet been fully observed for the members of professions engaged in health care. All persons active in health have an increased risk of being infected with hepatitis non-A-non-B, compared with the overall population. This enhanced risk of hepatitis A infection for the nursing profession and of hepatitis non-A-non-B infection for all medical staff including doctors and dentists prompts us to demand that these two types of disease should also be included in the list of professional diseases.
[The male nurses' experiences of adaptation in clinical setting].
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identified the male nurses' encounter in adapting themselves in the hospital settings dominated by the female nurses in number. METHOD: Data were collected through the in-depth interview of 16 male nurses and analysed through the grounded theory methodology. RESULT: The behaviors of male nurses for job-adaptation can be summarized as a series of struggles to consolidate their own ground. They have made tremendous efforts to hold their own ground in the nursing profession composed of a large numbers of female nurses, while they have experienced many difficulties and problems as minorities. They have struggled to adapt themselves professionally through efforts such as; challenging the social and professional barriers, identifying the job identity, empowering themselves through self-development and dedication, expanding their influence among colleagues. In spite of these efforts, they had the perception that nursing is not a lifelong occupation for them. Thus, they had tendency to find outlets of change to occupations. CONCLUSION: A specific strategy is needed to provide an environment that is helpful for males in integrating into and adapting to the nursing profession.
Strengthening hospital nursing.
Hospitals, nurses, the media, Congress, and the private sector are increasingly concerned about shortages of registered nurses (RNs) and the impact on safety and quality of patient care. Findings from a growing number of studies provide evidence of a relationship between hospital nurse staffing and adverse outcomes experienced by medical and surgical patients. These findings have policy implications for strengthening the nursing profession, monitoring the quality of hospital care associated with nursing, and improving the relationship between hospitals and the nursing profession.
The perception of the image of nursing.
A quantitative research study in the form of a descriptive survey was undertaken with the aim of determining the public's perception of the image of nursing at the Umtata District of the Eastern Cape Province. Twenty participants were selected systematically from queues of patients in the Out Patient department of Umtata General Hospital. A semi-structured interview schedule was used the prime method of data collection. Data analysis was done by means of a computer software package called SAS. The findings revealed that 95% (N = 19) of the respondents viewed the nursing profession as a calling whilst only 5% (N = 1) viewed nursing as a job. Thirteen factors were identified as contributory to the changing image of nursing. Recommendations proposed included the dissemination of nursing information in the form of pamphlets, and implementation of health development programmes at public gatherings with the aim of increasing public awareness regarding new developments in the nursing profession. Training in assertiveness was also suggested with the aim of helping nurses express themselves as opposed to their tendency to withdraw into subservient roles.
[Private nursing in public institutions].
In this article the authors review the two sides of the intramoenia private nursing profession: the italian laws and the disciplinary frame of nursing, in order to define bonds and opportunities offered to nursing profession by means of such a topic.
What is in a name: the case of nursing.
The purpose of this paper is to create a debate on whether the name "nursing" has any influence on how the nursing profession is perceived today by other healthcare professionals and the general public the nursing profession serves. A quantum leap is being suggested by the authors, as only a paradigm shift could change the world's mindset on nursing and its recognition as a profession. A change in name is what the authors see as a way of changing the unflattering perception of nurses and enhancing its status to the level of respectability of other healthcare professions.
Nursing: a profession struggling to define itself.
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Nursing: a profession struggling to define itself.
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The 1992-93 general supervision of the practice of the nursing assistant profession program.
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[Nursing: a profession in crisis].
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[Nursing--a profession with open borders].
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[Nursing - a profession of which I dreamt].
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[The nurse: from profession to education].
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Cyclical evolution of nursing education and profession in Iran: religious, cultural, and political influences.
This article was written to gain some insight into the underlying social and/or cultural forces that have, over the centuries, influenced the development of nursing education and the nursing profession in Iran, one of the most ancient civilizations of the world. As a native of Iran deeply involved in the nursing profession and in many aspects of nursing education, I decided to review my many years of experience and observations in these fields in Iran to better understand how the noble profession evolved as it did in my native country. For the years following the Islamic Revolution of 1977 to 1979, I was forced to rely on information gathered from my professional colleagues. An extensive search of the literature yielded a better understanding of the very early years. Analysis of this data seemingly produced a potpourri of such basic issues as modes of education, cultural/religious states of consciousness, and the rights of women. These are not factors generally considered germane to the development of the nursing profession and nursing education, although the latter two have proven to be crucial issues in understanding the development and current status of nursing education and the nursing profession in Iran.