In 1898, the first military nurses served in army hospitals in lieu of hospital corpsmen, who lacked training and experience and whose unsanitary practices made them unqualified to care for the sick (Donahue, 1996).
Providing encouragement to stay physically active without piling guilt on those who have begun “ taking to bed " ( Clark , Dion , & Barker , 1990 ) requires keen insight into the individual client and well - honed negotiating skills on ...
Another covert barrier is that too many nurses who are involved in research avoid theories . A few minutes flipping through nursing research journals reveals very few articles or research reports that test theoretical statements of ...
Ross , H.L. and Campbell , D.T. ( 1968 ) . " The Connecticut speed crackdown : a study of the effects of legal change ' , in H.L. Ross ( ed . ) Perspectives on the Social Order : Readings in Sociology . New York : McGraw - Hill .
Designed for nursing students with a high tolerance for the term metaparadigm, this textbook emphasizes the historical, philosophical, and theoretical foundation and evolution of nursing science. Topics of the 33...
The volumes in this popular series provide nurse educators with material to help them plan, conduct, and evaluate their instructional goals and accomplishments. The series addresses a broad spectrum of...
Nursing Ethics
Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is Not is a book first published by Florence Nightingale in 1859. A 76-page volume with 3 page appendix published by...
Designed to help nursing students read, interpret and utilize research in practice, this work contributes to the continued development of improvements in nursing practice. It covers the nurse's role as...