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Selected AbstractsBody Weight and Matching With a Physically Attractive Romantic PartnerJOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, Issue 5 2008Julie H. Carmalt Matching and attribute trade are two perspectives used to explain mate selection. We investigated patterns of matching and trade, focusing on obesity, using Add Health Romantic Pair data (N = 1,405 couples). Obese individuals, relative to healthy weight individuals, were less likely to have physically attractive partners, with this disadvantage greater for women than men, and greater for White women than Black women. Additional education, a more attractive personality, and better grooming increased the probability of having a physically attractive partner and offset the disadvantage of obesity for some individuals. Unexpectedly, we found women, like men, trade education for their partners' physical attractiveness. Despite evidence of attribute trade, matching with respect to physical characteristics was the dominant mate selection pattern. [source] Nurses' knowledge of high-alert medications: instrument development and validationJOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, Issue 1 2010Ghi-Yin Hsaio Abstract Title.,Nurses' knowledge of high-alert medications: instrument development andvalidation. Aim., This paper is a report of the development and validation of an instrument to measure nurses' knowledge of high-alert medications and to analyse known administration errors. Background., Insufficient knowledge is a factor in nurses' drug administration errors. Most errors do not harm patients, but incorrect administration of high-alert medications can result in serious consequences. Sufficient knowledge about high-alert medications is vital. Method., A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2006 in Taiwan using a questionnaire developed from literature review and expert input, and validated by subject experts and two pilot studies. Section 1 of the questionnaire (20 true,false questions) evaluated nurses' knowledge of high-alert medications and section 2 was designed to analyse known administration errors. Snowball sampling and descriptive statistics were used. Findings., A total of 305 nurses participated, giving a 79·2% response rate (305/385). The correct answer rate for section 1 was 56·5%, and nurses' working experience contributed to scores. Only 3·6% of nurses considered themselves to have sufficient knowledge about high-alert medications, 84·6% hoped to gain more training, and the leading obstacle reported was insufficient knowledge (75·4%). A total of 184 known administration errors were identified, including wrong drug (33·7%) and wrong dose (32·6%); 4·9% (nine cases; 9/184) resulted in serious consequences. Conclusion., The questionnaire was valid and reliable. Evidence-based results strongly suggest that nurses have insufficient knowledge about high-alert medications and could benefit from additional education, particularly associated with intravenous bolus administration of high-alert medications. Further research to validate the instrument is needed. [source] Detection of Delirium by Bedside Nurses Using the Confusion Assessment MethodJOURNAL OF AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Issue 4 2006Joke Lemiengre RN A prospective, descriptive study was used to assess the diagnostic validity of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) administered at the bedside by nurses in daily practice. Two different scoring methods of the CAM (the specific (SPEC) and sensitive (SENS) methods) were compared with a criterion standard (CAM completed by trained research nurses). During a 5-month period, all patients consecutively admitted to an acute geriatric ward of the University Hospitals of Leuven (Belgium) were enrolled in the study. The 258 elderly inpatients who were included underwent 641 paired but independent ratings of delirium by bedside and trained research nurses. Delirium was identified in 36 of the 258 patients (14%) or in 42 of the 641 paired observations (6.5%). The SENS method of the CAM algorithm as administered by bedside nurses had the greatest diagnostic accuracy, with 66.7% sensitivity and 90.7% specificity; the SPEC method had 23.8% sensitivity and 97.7% specificity. Bedside nurses had difficulties recognizing the features of acute onset, fluctuation, and altered level of consciousness. For both scoring methods, bedside nurses had difficulties with the identification of elderly patients with delirium but succeeded in diagnosing correctly those patients without delirium in more than 90% of observations. Given these results, additional education about delirium with special attention to guided training of bedside nurses in the use of an assessment strategy such as the CAM for the recognition of delirium symptoms is warranted. [source] Providing direct care nurses research and evidence-based practice information: an essential component of nursing leadershipJOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT, Issue 1 2010BETH A. STAFFILENO PhD staffileno b.a. & carlson e. (2010) Journal of Nursing Management 18, 84,89 Providing direct care nurses research and evidence-based practice information: an essential component of nursing leadership Aims, This commentary describes the reasons, strategies and benefits of providing direct care nurses with research and evidence-based practice (EBP) education. Background, A component of nursing leadership is to provide nurses opportunities for professional growth and development, yet this can be challenging during a time when resources are constrained and need to be used wisely. Evaluation, Our research and EBP education programmes have been evaluated qualitatively, as well as by the number of research/EBP projects implemented. Key issues, Providing direct care nurses with support and additional education empowers them to seek, critically appraise and integrate research findings into their daily patient care. Conclusions, Direct care nurses, who participated in our programme, demonstrated a strong desire to learn about research and EBP so they could practice using evidence-based care with confidence, thus transitioning from a ,tradition-based' care approach to an evidence-based way of providing care as the standard for nursing practice. Implications for Nursing Management, Providing a dedicated time for additional education sends a clear message that research and EBP are important elements embedded in patient care. The organisation, then, is seen as an environment that emphasizes the value of research and EBP at the unit and organisational level. [source] | ||||||||||