N & HC: Perspectives on Community articles from May 1996

N & HC: Perspectives on Community archives from May 1996

Ask not the reason why.(failure of health care reform)(Editorial)
May 1, 1996... Over the past month or so, I reviewed the quarterly newsletter of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Advances, Issue 1, 1996. The newsletter provides an excellent overview of what is happening now in the health care delivery system, from a...

RN to BSN students in a walk-in health clinic for the homeless.(registered nurses and bachelors of science in nursing)
May 1, 1996... Two of the most essential elements in providing health care to homeless people are a comprehensive assessment and the development of a trusting relationship between the client and the nurse. Presenting complaints may or may not be related to...

Making the most of a nurse-managed clinic.
May 1, 1996... Although the final shape of health care reform is presently unknown, it is clear that nurses in the future will work far more extensively in community-based settings. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care will require skills that...

Nurses practicing nursing independently.
May 1, 1996... Both the general public and other nurses appear to have little notion of what nurses in private practice do. In 1972, M. Lucille Kinlein wrote about her independent nurse practice: "Many people asked me: 'What do you do?'and nurses asked me...

Mobile health for those at risk. (Philadelphia mobile immunization clinic is run by nurses)
May 1, 1996... As academic health science centers re-evaluate their goals and objectives to address the needs of their surrounding communities (Naughton & Vana, 1994), university-based nursing programs of study are strategically positioned within such...

The dissolution of tradition into fantasy: a lament.(Visiting Nurses Association)(Column)
May 1, 1996... Sometime in the midseventies, Carly Simon released her coyly titled No Seam LP On die cover, she posed with titled hip, a wide beckoning smile -- braless and brazen. The woman's movement was in full force, promising limitless potential--...

A decent paying job - not art and beauty.(nursing)(Column)
May 1, 1996... Everyone tackles journal reading in their own way. Some go directly to the table of contents to scan for pertinent topics. Others page through casually, front to back, or back to front, looking for a tide, abstract, or picture to pique their...

Nutrition Essentials and Diet Therapy, 7th ed.
May 1, 1996... This nutrition text, with its many tables, figures, and food tip lists, includes a wealth of information. It is an excellent reference for nurses and other health care related workers. The preface states the intent for this seventh edition...

Davis's Manual of Critical Care Therapeutics.
May 1, 1996... This newcomer to the fast-paced environment of critical care information promotes itself as making "information readily available at the bedside for quick look-ups" (pg. v). As a pocket-sized reference book, the information contained is...

Always a Sister: The Feminism of Lillian D. Wald.
May 1, 1996... This biography of Lillian Wald is a very readable book which places her life in a historical context with events in New York City, the United States, and the world. It demonstrates her feminist views, which were inexorably intertwined with her...

Saunders Review for NCLEX-RN.
May 1, 1996... Too often, NCLEX review books are little more than topical outlines followed by sample examination items, most at the knowledge level of Bloom's taxonomy. The Saunders Review is a welcome exception. Not only will it be of value to the graduate...

Services to the Aging and Aged: Public Policies and Programs.
May 1, 1996... This 300-page text is one of a series on aging designed to serve as a resource for professionals and students in the area of gerontolog,v. It contains comprehensive coverage of current public policies and service programs as well as emerging...

Pediatric Physical Therapy.
May 1, 1996... This highly specialized text is co-authored by physical therapists from mainly the east coast. Its audience is beginning physical therapy students and novices. The book's format is easy to follow and provides a nice introduction into...