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February 2009 Edition
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Nurses Get to the Heart of Health and Illnes | The faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) has its finger on the pulse of health and illness and its mind on the health of people of all ages in Baltimore, across the country, and around the world. At the research bench and the clinical bedside, the work is grounded in core nursing principles of evidence-based caregiving tempered by heart and compassion, and in the public health values of prevention and early intervention.
The Ultimate Act of Love: Living Organ Donation—In the U.S. today, over 98,000 people of all ages are waiting to receive a donated liver, kidney, heart, or other organ to give them a second chance at life. The good news is that organ donation is on the rise, though need still far outstrips demand, particularly among minority populations whose donation rates remain below the national average .....Full Story
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ssionals gathered in Detroit last fall for a two-day journey toward cultural competency. The National American Arab Nurses Association, formed in 2001, hosted its first convention, "Building Cultural Bridges in Health Care: Strength in Diversity," Oct. 9 and 10 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center.
"The convention was a culmination of years and months of vision, creativity, and hard work," says NAANA founder and president Rose Khalifa, RN, BSN.
NAANA, which focuses primarily on Arab-American nurses, is an inclusive organization fostering knowledge of cultural diversity and sensitivity between members and the community in the area of transcultural healthcare.
The event was distinguished by NAANA's unprecedented agreement with the National Arab-American Medical Association, which cosponsored the convention and will provide joint organization memberships ..... Full Story
| American Nurse Today, the official journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA), and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md, have partnered to deliver succinct reports of current research to nurses in practice.
“Through this series of articles, we look forward to working with American Nurse Today to get more scientifically tested information into the hands of clinical nurses. Enhancing the connection between research and evidence-based practice will help nurses improve the health outcomes of their patients,” says Patricia A. Grady, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of NINR since 1995.
The first article in this periodic series focuses on research related to palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) ..... Full Story
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| (HealthNewsDigest.com) - PITTSBURGH, – It is no secret that a good night’s sleep can lead to a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle, but the age-old question of how to get a decent eight hours still remains. However, a University of Pittsburgh study finds that a happy marriage can lead to a better night’s sleep for women .....Full Story
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A Montana State University student who recently interviewed Libby residents for a research project said her visits to that community illustrate the complexity of the place and the people who live there.
"When people think of Libby, asbestos usually is the first thing to come to mind," said Mystel Creighton, a student who recently graduated from MSU's nursing program. "Through this project, I have learned that Libby is much more than that. It was a great opportunity to have one-on-one conversations with the residents and be able to listen to their perspectives."
Creighton's interviews were part of a new project, focused on effective communication between researchers and the public, that MSU researchers and health care workers are undertaking in Libby, a small community that has become known nationally for its exposure to asbestos .....Full Story
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