N & HC: Perspectives on Community articles from March 1996

N & HC: Perspectives on Community archives from March 1996

O come all ye faithful. (community-based health care provision)(Editorial)
March 1, 1996... Another spring, and we remain in a national morass concerning plans for meeting the health care needs of the citizens of this country Alas! However, as was the case last year at this time, I find myself optimistic. (Get the hook. I hear your...

Preparing acute care nurses for community-based care.(Innovations in Community-Based Education)
March 1, 1996... As community-based models of health care are introduced, home care nursing is rapidly changing and expanding. An expanding elderly population, technological advances, and efforts to control escalating costs have created the unprecedented...

Education for the nurse tomorrow: a community-focused curriculum.(Innovations in Community-Based Education)
March 1, 1996... "I feel fortunate to be in a community-focused curriculum. The faculty have looked into the future of health care and evaluated the needs of the community and are preparing us to meet those needs. I have attended many preprofessional and...

The 'C' word: a curriculum for the future.(Innovations in Community-Based Education)
March 1, 1996... The nursing shortage of the 1980s heightened public awareness of nurses' contributions to the nation's health. Public trust and awareness along with the fact that nurses are the largest single group of health professionals, create great...

The changing health care environment: impact on curriculum and faculty.(Innovations in Community-Based Education)
March 1, 1996... "Nursing is at the break point" and is moving into a profoundly different paradigm. The impact of the socioeconomic climate on the delivery of nursing care and the philosophy of nursing education is not a new phenomenon; however, in the current...

The NLN takes a high road: an interview with NLN CEO Patricia Moccia. (National League for Nursing)(Innovations in Community-Based Education)(Interview)
March 1, 1996... Vision and Mission The National League for Nursing is a leader in advancing the health of diverse communities through nursing. The mission of the NLN is to improve education and health outcomes by linking communities and information....

Injured Mind, Shattered Dreams: Brian's Journey from Severe Head Injury to a New Dream.
March 1, 1996... by Janet Miller Rife; Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books, 1994; 181 pages; $17.95 Janet Rife has written this story about the experience of herself and her family during the time her son Brian suffered a severe head injury, through the...

Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective on Health Care Reform.
March 1, 1996... by Paul J. Federson, Phd; Ann Arbour, MI: Health Administration Press, 1994; 320 pages Professor Feldstein's book fulfills an important market niche. It contains 28 chapters, approximately 10 pages each, on the most important subjects...

Advances in Methods of Inquiry for Nursing.
March 1, 1996... edited by Peggy I. Chinn, PhD, RN FAAN; Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publisher, Inc., 1994; 197 pages In preparing Advances in Methods of Inquiry for Nursing, Chinn and the publishers of the Advances in Nursing Science Series made a unique and...

Caring for People with Alzheimer's Disease.
March 1, 1996... by Gayle Andersen, RN-C, MS, ANP/GNP; the Health Education Development System, Inc.; and the Cooperative Health Education Program; Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press, 1995 This manual is the result of a joint project. between Health...

Sorenson and Luckmann's Basic Nursing: A Psychophysiologic Approach.
March 1, 1996... edited by Verolyn Rae Bolander, MS, RN: Philadephia, PA: W. B. Saunders Company, 3rd edition, 1994; 1,690 pages, $52.95 This is the third edition of a popular fundamentals textbook. Prepared by a wide range of contributors, this basic text is...