Firearm Violence: A Global Priority for Nursing Science

Alcohol Use and Firearm Violence.

Although the misuse of firearms is necessary to the occurrence of firearm violence, there are other contributing factors beyond simply firearms themselves that might also be modified to prevent firearm violence. Alcohol is one such key modifiable factor. To explore this, we undertook a 40-year (1975-2014) systematic literature review with meta-analysis. One large group of studies showed that ov...

The Relationship Between Firearm Design and Firearm Violence

IN 1994, an estimated 39720 persons died from firearm-related injuries.1 Firearms now rank a close second to motor vehicles as a cause of traumatic death nationwide. This convergence results not so much from an increase in the firearm\x=req-\ related death rate, which has remained relatively stable for the past 15 years, as from a steady decrease in the death rate from motor vehicle injuries.2 ...

Nursing science in the global community.

Knowledge development and research are generally embedded in cultural values and perspectives. This article examines the development of knowledge in nursing in a global context and addresses the degree to which Western values and the social environment in the United States shape nursing theory development. Three perspectives illustrate the influence of US values and contextual factors. Question...

Obstacles to firearm and violence research.

Firearm Violence and Urbanization in Brazil