Western Journal of Nursing Research articles from April 1996

Western Journal of Nursing Research archives from April 1996

Clean hand -- dirty hand. (discrimination against left-handed people)
April 1, 1996... We wash our hands daily - sometimes many times a day. We think little about it. Both hands are washed; both are clean or both are dirty. In some cultures, however, even if you have washed your hands, one hand is considered to be clean and the...

Discovering life quality in coping with dementia.
April 1, 1996... The deleterious effects of Alzheimer's disease on the family caregiving dyad have been studied extensively for their quantifiable impact on stress, well-being, and functional outcomes (Bergman-Evans, 1994; Biegel, Sales, & Schulz, 199 1;...

The moderating effect of age on self-care.
April 1, 1996... Self-care was defined by Orem (1991) as those actions in which a person deliberately engages to sustain life and health, to recover from a disease or injury, or to cope with their effects. According to Orem, the concept of self-care, which...

Family members' experiences living with members with depression.
April 1, 1996... Depression is a public health problem affecting approximately 25 million Americans and their families. The prevalence estimates for lifetime major depression is 17.1%; there is a higher prevalence for women, young adults, and people with less...

The meaning of relocation among elderly religious sisters.
April 1, 1996... The research described in this article was a qualitative component of a larger study that aimed to identify the effects of involuntary, intrainstitutional relocation and to test the effectiveness of an account-making intervention in...

Assuring quality in narrative analysis.
April 1, 1996... The formal recognition in nursing of the qualitative paradigm as an acceptable research perspective has occurred within the last decade (Field & Morse, 1985; Leininger, 1985; Morse, 1991; Munhall & Oiler, 1986). Nurses have only recently...

Patient education materials nurses use in community health.
April 1, 1996... The health care of low-income, minority, and other disadvantaged groups has become a national priority, as has their greater participation in health care research. Studies that promote health and education for patients from diverse...

Foundations of Nursing Theory.
April 1, 1996... This book is a compilation of 12 monographs previously published by Sage in 1991 as the series Notes on Nursing Theories. The monographs were designed to provide concise descriptions of selected nursing theories and frameworks on a level that...

Asking substantive theory questions of naturalistically derived data.
April 1, 1996... A lively discourse has developed among naturalistic researchers concerning the appropriate place for substantive theory in their work. The notion of theory in general has consumed considerable attention in some of the most standard texts in...

Teaching baccalaureate nursing students to use research.
April 1, 1996... The national nursing organizations have been addressing research in baccalaureate programs since the early 1970s. Although recommending that content in nursing research be included in curricula, they differ in the particular emphasis of the...