In the research literature, the concept of attitude has been used and presented widely. However, attitude has been inconsistently defined and measured in various terms. This paper presents a concept analysis, using the Wilsonian methods modified by Walker and Avant (2004), to define and clarify the concept of attitude in order to provide an operationalized definition for a research study on att...

BACKGROUND Nursing education is both formal and informal. Formal education represents only a small part of all the learning involved; and many students learn more effectively through informal processes. There is little information about nursing student informal education and how it affects their character and practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS This qualitative study explores undergraduate nursin...

As leaders for nursing education, nursing research, healthcare administration and patient safety, we asked one another: How do we use our collective resources to build health system capacity for clinically based research training and safer healthcare? Drawing on knowledge from the field of ecological restoration, which is the study and repair of damaged ecosystems, we partnered the Safer System...

background & aim: the four elements of the nursing meta-paradigm, namely, human, health, environment, and nursing have attracted much attention in the west for years. this study redefined the meta-paradigm or core concepts of nursing from the perspective of islam . methods & materials: a qualitative content analysis was used to collect and analyze data. data collection were based on in-depth se...

Nursing research is generally located within the paradigm of the social sciences, and therefore reflects the concerns and agenda of social research. In particular, nursing has become embroiled in the ongoing dispute between the advocates of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. However, it is argued in this paper that whereas the aim of social research is to develop knowledge, the aim of ...

At least one third of the US population suffers from limited health literacy, which has been linked to poorer health status, higher costs, and individuals who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. However, research and the development of theoretical frameworks to study health literacy have only recently begun to occur. The purpose of this article is to describe theoretical frameworks that have e...

A nursing research alliance is a group of individuals in a geographic area who come together to identify ways to promote evidence-based practice, collaborate on research projects, and raise awareness of nursing research in the healthcare community. Six alliances currently exist in New York State. These alliances are actively engaged as catalysts for the generation and use of best evidence as th...

We present 2-year follow-up data on the efficacy of the Penn Resiliency Program (PRP), a school-based depression prevention program, with low-income, racial/ethnic minority children. This program taught cognitive and social problem-solving skills to 168 Latino and African American middle school children who were at-risk for developing depressive symptoms by virtue of their low-income status. We...