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The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) has had an ongoing series of articles related to Healthy Practice Environments. The AMSN website (www.amsn.org) also has a number of articles and documents about initiatives that AMSN has undertaken to promote healthy practice environments in health care settings. This articles will focus on the educational work necessary for nurses who desire to increase the healthiness of their workplace. The work is not easy, but the end result could be one that leaves a lasting legacy for those who work in that environment.
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Health Facility Environment/organization & administration , Health Planning Guidelines , Health Promotion/organization & administration , Nursing Staff, Hospital/education , Workplace/organization & administration , Health Facility Environment/standards , Health Promotion/standards , Humans , Motivation , United States , Workplace/standardsABSTRACT
Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young men 15 to 35 years of age. This diagnosis, while devastating to the young man has, with aggressive treatment, the potential of a cure. This article will focus on the symptoms, the diagnosis, and the treatment of testicular cancer. In addition to nursing care during those stages, the nursing implications in educating those at risk along with early detection of this cancer will be the considered in this article.
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Oncology Nursing/methods , Testicular Neoplasms , Education, Nursing, Continuing , Humans , Incidence , Male , Risk Factors , Testicular Neoplasms/epidemiology , Testicular Neoplasms/nursing , Testicular Neoplasms/therapyABSTRACT
It has been said that we learn much from war. Not only how to conduct it and to be successful, but we learn how the body works and how to assist in regaining function. Without our veterans, much of today's medical knowledge would not be nearly as complete. We have learned how to care for and celebrate our veterans when they return from the war. Vietnam veterans can share what it is like to come home to a country that is not only entirely different, but even antagonistic, to the veteran as a person. This article will consider the types of homecoming experiences veterans have encountered while also introducing examples of the medical knowledge that has been gained from the struggles of those who have fought, and often died, for our country.
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Veterans , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , United States , Veterans/history , WarfareSubject(s)
Accreditation/organization & administration , Education, Nursing, Continuing/organization & administration , Internal Medicine/education , Periodicals as Topic , Perioperative Nursing/education , Specialties, Nursing/education , Conflict of Interest , Humans , Mandatory Programs/organization & administration , Truth Disclosure , United StatesABSTRACT
Part of being an effective instructor involves understanding how adults learn best. Theories of adult education are based on valuing the prior learning and experience of adults. Adult learners have different learning styles which must be assessed prior to initiating any educational session. Health care providers can maximize teaching moments by incorporating specific adult-learning principles and learning styles into their teaching strategies.
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Learning , Patient Education as Topic , Teaching/methods , Adult , Humans , Motivation , Urologic Diseases/nursingSubject(s)
Education, Nursing, Continuing/organization & administration , Internal Medicine/education , Perioperative Nursing/education , Professional Competence/standards , Staff Development/organization & administration , Educational Measurement/methods , Educational Measurement/standards , Humans , Models, Educational , Philosophy, NursingABSTRACT
Methods of verifying completion of continuing education activities have changed recently as a result of adjustments in the criteria established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Evaluation of the new method of verifying completion of CE articles in Urologic Nursing in 2003 yielded findings that demonstrated that individuals who sent CE answer/evaluation forms for CE articles were thoughtful and insightful in their responses. The responders reported that they learned new information and planned to apply the new knowledge to their practice.
