Nursing and Health Care Perspectives articles from January 1998

Nursing and Health Care Perspectives archives from January 1998

Missed Opportunities: Use and Abuse of Private Philanthropic Resources by Nursing
January 1, 1998... PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING is a source of "risk" capital that, when used effectively, can leverage significant social change. The "rules of the game" governing the granting of money as "risk" capital are very different from those governing...

Promoting Quality Education for the Parish Nurse and Parish Nurse Coordinator
January 1, 1998... A nurse working in the context of the church is not a new concept. What is new (it this time is the profile of such a role. Parish nursing is a health promotion, disease prevention role that has spiritual care (is its hallmark. The functions of...

Can Grassroots Nursing Transform Health Care?
January 1, 1998... We are on a journey -- separately and collectively -- into nursing of the future. Will it be the future we want? Do we know what we want? If we do know, how do we get there? What difference does it make anyway? How do we keep caring when it seems...

Meeting the Need: A Primary Health Care Model for a Community-Based/nurse-Managed Health Center
January 1, 1998... LONG BEFORE the World Health Conference at Alma-Ata, when 113 nations agreed to incorporate the concepts and principles of primary health care in their health care systems (World Health Organization [WHO], 1978), nurses were practicing primary...

Nurse-Managed Primary Care in a Rural Community: Outcomes of Five Years of Practice
January 1, 1998... Nursing centers offer underserved populations affordable access to primary health care. BUT TO BUILD THEIR CASE FOR INCLUSION IN MANAGED CARE PLANS and the health care delivery systems of the future, they must document their successes. Nursing...

A Model for the Future: Certified Nurse-Midwives Replace Residents and House Staff in Hospitals
January 1, 1998... In one model of the future, certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) replace most obstetric residents and house staff in hospitals. This model offers numerous benefits, such as cost containment and quality outcomes. Furthermore, its application could open...

Decision Making in Nursing.
January 1, 1998... by Rebecca A. Patronis Jones, DNSc, RN, CNAA; Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers, 1996, 331 pages, $48.95 This is a comprehensive, yet succinct presentation of skills and strategies that can be used in any work setting. It includes 21 chapters...

Nursing, Health, and the Environment: Strengthening the Relationship to Improve the Public's Health.
January 1, 1998... edited by Lillian H. Mood, MPH, RN, FAAN, Andrew M. Pope, PhD, and the Committee on Enhancing Environmental Health Content in Nursing Practice, Institute of Medicine; Washington, DC. National Academy Press, 1995; 304 pages; $37.95 This book...

Nursing in the Community, 2d ed.
January 1, 1998... by Mary Jo Clark; Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange, 2nd edition, 1996; 1055 pages; $45.95 This comprehensive textbook is packed with information. A brief table of contents is followed by a more detailed one, 16 pages long, and every available...