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A random sample survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of migraine in nurses and to study its effect on quality of life and productivity. Of the 10,000 nurses sampled, 2949 returned the questionnaire for a response rate of 29.5% The majority (99%) of respondents were employed and worked in hospitals (60%). According to the International Headache Society (IHS) criteria, 17% of the sample (n=495) were classified as having migraine. An additional 25% (n = 750) suffered severe headaches but did not meet IHS criteria for migraine, and the remaining 58% (n = 1704) were classified as not having either migraine or severe headaches. The migraineurs had significantly reduced work productivity and quality of life compared to both the severe headache and the nonmigraine nonsevere headache groups. This study will increase awareness and sensitivity of the profession to its colleagues who are migraine sufferers.
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Efficiency , Migraine Disorders , Nurses , Occupational Diseases , Quality of Life , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Migraine Disorders/epidemiology , Migraine Disorders/psychology , North Carolina/epidemiology , Nurses/psychology , Nurses/statistics & numerical data , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Occupational Diseases/psychology , PrevalenceABSTRACT
The council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing (CGEAN) was established to further develop and improve graduate education for administration in nursing. The council seeks to identify the nature and direction of education for administration in nursing in various healthcare systems, providing guidelines for programs offering administration. A major goal of CGEAN is facilitating dialogue between nursing service administrators and graduate level educators who are engaged in teaching and research related to administration in nursing. This column, sponsored by the members of the Council analyzes and responds to position statements and trends related to the delivery of health services and graduate education for administrators in nursing.
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Education, Nursing, Graduate , Nurse Administrators/education , Education, Nursing, Graduate/trends , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
The patient classifications done by nurses for all adult patients (n = 15,500) discharged from an urban teaching hospital in one year were retrieved and analyzed by discharge status. Classification results were summarized by physical-functional, psychological-social, and dependence categories and were associated with discharge disposition; patients discharged home were less dependent than others discharged to nursing homes or those who died in the hospital. Diagnosis related group (DRG) payment weights were somewhat independent of the patient classification scores and were not associated with adverse outcomes.
