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Selected AbstractsA phenomenological exploration of intellectual disability: nurse's experiences of managerial supportJOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT, Issue 6 2010GERALDINE GALVIN MSc, RNID galvin g. & timmins f. (2010) Journal of Nursing Management 18, 726,735 A phenomenological exploration of intellectual disability: nurse's experiences of managerial support Aim, The present study aimed to explore Registered Nurse Intellectual Disabilities (RNIDs) experiences of managerial support. Background, The current work environment for RNIDs is undergoing immense change. These changes include the introduction of social care leaders and care staff to care for people with an intellectual disability (ID) and community-based approaches to care. This has led to ambiguity and marginalization for RNIDs thus requiring them to re-establish their role boundaries. Support is thus required, through this change process, with managers required to lead and support RNIDs through this process. Methods, A Heideggerian constructivist phenomenological approach was used. Findings, Four overarching themes emerged from the data: The Professional Role of the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM), Leadership Role of the CNM, Personal Supports and the Effects of CNM support. Conclusion, The themes found in this research study correlate with findings of other research studies on nurses' experiences of managerial support in various nurse settings. Implications for nursing management, The findings of this research study will illuminate and create an understanding for nurses, nurse managers and ID services of what managerial supports are to this specific group of RNIDs working in this service for people with an ID. [source] Peer evaluation in nurses' professional development: a pilot study to investigate the issuesJOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, Issue 2 2000Riitta Vuorinen MNSc ,,Peer evaluation in nursing is a method by which the nurse evaluates the work of a peer, according to set evaluation criteria. ,,The aim of the study was to clarify the potential significance of peer evaluation with regard to nurses' career development and relates to the introduction of a career development programme for nurses in a Finnish University Hospital. ,,The research concepts were created on the basis of literature analysis. The concepts served as a basis for data collection, and five open-ended questions were devised from them. Informants (n = 24) gave free-form essay-type answers to these questions. The material was analysed using qualitative content analysis. ,,The results indicate that self-evaluation constitutes the basis for peer evaluation. Peer evaluation allows nurses to give and receive professional and personal support promoting professional development. Professional support offers possibilities for change and alternative action. Personal support requires respect for the peer's equality and individuality. Personal peer support can decrease feelings of uncertainty and insecurity caused by work. ,,The conclusion is drawn that peer evaluation is a means of promoting nurses' professional development to further on-the-job learning in collaboration with peers. [source] Perception of Computer-tailored Feedback for Smoking Cessation: Qualitative Findings from Focus GroupsJOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOBEHAVIORAL RESEARCH, Issue 1 2009Hazel Gilbert Tobacco smoking continues to be a major public health problem. Few smokers present themselves for treatment, and it is important to offer a range of interventions that appeal to different individual needs and preferences. Computer-tailored feedback can fill the gap between generic self-help and intensive clinical therapy. Using focus groups, we investigated smokers' perceptions of generic self-help materials and computer-generated individually tailored feedback reports. Participants recognized the generic nature of self-help material and welcomed the concept of personal support, but were concerned about some aspects of the material. Findings supported the continuation of the development and delivery of computer-tailored feedback, but more research is warranted to optimize the content and style of the feedback for individual perceptions and expectations. [source] Eldercare and job productivity: An accommodation analysisJOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES, Issue 4 2008Kenneth C. Sherman Over the next decade, the number of working adults relegated to the role of caregiver for one or more elderly family members will rapidly surge. The emotional, physical, and financial stress of caregiving has already begun to impact the productivity of the employee elder caregiver in the workplace, with estimates placing the annual costs around $30 billion. We can expect costs to grow as workers and their elderly parents continue to age. This particular study addresses the fundamental research question of what affects the job performance of employee elder caregivers. The results support the conclusion that the relationship among caregiving, personal support, organizational accommodation, and job productivity is multidimensional. Organizations attuned to the demands of elder caregiving can work with affected employees to reduce or eliminate declines in job productivity. Future researchers and practitioners can reconsider their research protocols and interventions along a wide continuum of interactions in the employee's home and workplace environments. [source] A Delphi survey of patients' views of services for borderline personality disorder: A preliminary reportPERSONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH, Issue 1 2008Daniel Webb Background,Department of Health guidelines stipulate that specialist personality disorder services should gather feedback from service users. Aim,The Gwylfa Therapy Service (GTS) is a new specialist service for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The aim of this study was to gather users' views of services sought and/or received before the inception of the GTS and their views of the GTS. Method,A Delphi survey method was used first to elicit patients' views on services, and then to identify levels of consensus on the views generated. Results,The findings presented here identify what service users value in the treatment they receive, namely respect, professionalism, a service that meets their needs and personal support. Opinions regarding non-specialist services indicated that, overall, police, general practitioners, community psychiatric nurses, psychologists and counsellors were viewed positively, and psychiatric hospital staff was viewed positively but with room for improvement. General hospital staff was viewed unfavourably. Users' views of the GTS were favourable. Discussion,This study begins to shed light upon the education, training and supervision needs of staff from services that come into contact with patients with BPD. Furthermore, the way these services may be better integrated with each other and GTS is identified as requiring attention. Care must be taken to avoid distressing, damaging and disaffecting patients as they pass through general services en route to a specialist team. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] The Influence of Religious Participation on the Adjustment of Female InmatesAMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 1 2009Lacey Levitt MEd Incarcerated women at a state correctional facility (N = 213) participated in a study of the relationship between stress, adjustment, institutional misconduct, and degree of personal support derived from religious participation. A series of multivariate analyses of variance investigated differences on adjustment indicators between four groups of inmates who differed on their self-reported support from religious activities, while controlling for self-reported support for other institutional activities. Inmates who received high-level support from participation in religious activities reported significantly less depression, recounted perpetrating fewer aggressive acts, and committed fewer serious institutional infractions than those who did not attend religious activities as well as those who attended but reported receiving low-level support. In addition, inmates reporting a high level of support through their religious activities reported fewer instances of feeling angry, having arguments with inmates and correctional officers, physical fights, and injury than those who reported no participation in religious activities. Results indicate that inmates who perceive that they are receiving personal support from religious activities are better adjusted to the challenges of prison. [source] Mental health and other clinical correlates of euthanasia attitudes in an Australian outpatient cancer populationPSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, Issue 4 2007G. L. Carter Abstract A majority of patients with cancer have been reported to endorse euthanasia and physician assisted suicide (PAS) in general and a substantial proportion endorse these for themselves. However, the potential influence of mental health and other clinical variables on these decisions is not well understood. This study of 228 outpatients attending an oncology clinic in Newcastle, Australia used a cross-sectional design and logistic regression modelling to examine the relationship of demographic, disease status, mental health and quality of life variables to attitudes toward euthanasia and PAS. The majority reported support for euthanasia (79%, n=179), for PAS (69%, n=158) and personal support for euthanasia/PAS (68%, n=156). However, few reported having asked their doctor for euthanasia (2%, n=5) or PAS (2%, n=5). Three outcomes were modelled: support for euthanasia was associated with active religious belief (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 0.21, 95% CI: 0.10,0.46); support for PAS was associated with active religious belief (AOR 0.35, 95% CI: 18,0.70) and recent pain (AOR 0.87, 95% CI: 0.0.76,0.99); and personal support for euthanasia/PAS was associated with active religious belief (AOR 0.26, 95% CI: 0.14,0.48). Depression, anxiety, recent suicidal ideation, and lifetime suicide attempt were not independently associated with any of the three outcomes modelled. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] | |||||||||||||