Dr. Perry is associate professor, Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, Athabasca University, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. W hat does it mean to "live one's mission" as a caregiver in a Catholic health care institution? Dur ing three years I spent as a clinical nurse educator in a Catholic hospital, I often asked nurses to tell me about those times in their careers when they felt satisfied that ...

INTRODUCTION Adherence to glaucoma treatment is poor, potentially reducing therapeutic effects. A glaucoma educator was trained to use motivational interviewing (MI), a patient-centered counseling style, to improve adherence. This study was designed to evaluate whether MI was feasible in a busy ophthalmology practice. METHODS Feasibility was assessed using five criteria from the National Inst...

Doctor-patient interaction (DPI) includes different voices, of which the educator voice is of considerable importance. Physicians employ this voice to educate patients and their caregivers by providing them with information in order to change the patients' behavior and improve their health status. The subject has not yet been fully understood, and therefore the present study was conducted to ex...

perceived as important for patients’ family members, to allow them time to care for themselves and prevent exhaustion. Our current healthcare era, marked by consumerism, shorter stays in the intensive care unit and the hospital, and nursing shortages, makes family-centered critical care less of an option than it once was. Family members are now active participants in planning the care of their ...

BACKGROUND The clinical nurse educator in practice settings assists registered nurses through education and works with nurse managers to evaluate the continuing competency of registered nurses. The availability of self reporting tools with acceptable psychometric properties may contribute to an understanding of staff expertise and continued competence to perform their required duties. METHODS...

Though literature focuses on how nurses become an educator and assume the educator’s role, little is known about their experience in relation to clinical skill competencies. Thus, main aim of this study was explore nurse educators’ competencies after assuming role. A descriptive phenomenological conducted twelve purposely selected educators Ethiopian public universities from September December ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the extent of voluntary implementation of pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) in Washington. At the time of the study, there was no state legislative or regulatory mandate for CCHD screening in Washington. METHODS A Web-based survey was sent to the nurse manager or nurse educator of the well newborn unit at each of the 64 Washington ho...

PURPOSE Safety precautions for the use of U-500 insulin in a hospital setting are described. SUMMARY St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital, a 500-bed community hospital, formed a committee to develop a U-500 insulin policy to address the unique considerations required for this drug at all steps of the medication management process. An order set was designed by the multidisciplinary team to standa...

Background and aim: Hyperlipidaemia is a major health concern, and general practitioners have a pivotal role in its management. This pilot study aimed to deliver an efficacious, truly multidisciplinary, hyperlipidaemia management package involving optimal genreal practice medical care together with dietician and nurse educator input. Methods: Subjects identified as having elevated cholesterol l...