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Adaptation, Psychological , Christianity/psychology , Helping Behavior , Infertility/nursing , Infertility/psychology , Pastoral Care/methods , Attitude of Health Personnel , Attitude to Health , Grief , Humans , Information Services , Internet , Life Change Events , Models, Nursing , Needs Assessment , Nursing Assessment , Social SupportABSTRACT
The increasing number of couples who enter the current health care system for assistance with fertility needs warrants an examination of the ways nurse educators are preparing nurse generalists to meet those needs. A survey was conducted of baccalaureate nursing programs to determine what, if any, information was being presented on infertility. Analysis of data with a 50% return rate indicated most schools of nursing in this sample are in fact including some information on infertility in their curricula. What is interesting to note is only slightly more than half of respondents included information on the emotional and psychosocial issues of infertility, despite the fact that the greatest cost of infertility is the emotional one. One of the major concerns of infertile couples is health care providers, including nurses, do not seem to understand what they are experiencing. How do nurses obtain such understanding if they are not prepared in their educational program to do so?
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Infertility , Alabama , Curriculum , Humans , Surveys and QuestionnairesSubject(s)
Infertility, Male/psychology , Self Concept , Adaptation, Psychological , Adoption , Adult , Aged , Humans , Infertility, Male/nursing , Internal-External Control , Male , Marriage/psychology , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Nursing schools are experiencing an increase in enrollment. However, students are done a disservice when there are no strategies to retain them. A primary strategy for enhancing student retention is the implementation of an effective advisement program. The authors describe the implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive advisement system that was a major component of a special project grant from the division of nursing designed to enhance student retention.
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Counseling/organization & administration , Program Development , Student Dropouts , Students, Nursing , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Humans , Program Evaluation , Students, Nursing/psychologyABSTRACT
Adoption often is considered an ideal option for infertile couples. This article presents topics health-care professionals should address when discussing adoption with infertile couples and delineates interventions for anticipatory guidance once they decide to adopt.
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Adoption , Counseling/methods , Infertility/psychology , Adaptation, Psychological , Decision Making , Female , Grief , Humans , Infertility/nursing , Male , Self-Help Groups/organization & administrationABSTRACT
As a component of the evaluation for a program designed to enhance recruitment and retention of disadvantaged nursing students, qualitative interviews were conducted, with a sample of 20 baccalaureate nursing students at the end of their freshman year. Students were asked to describe positive aspects of their academic and nonacademic experiences as well as problems that were experienced, with recommendations for resolving these problems. Positive aspects of the freshman experience that were identified included academic, social, familial, and financial support. Problems cited were related to two categories of factors, external and internal. Problems related to external factors included excessive academic loads, course-specific problems such as with the sciences, large class size, faculty inattentiveness, racial tensions, dorm/roommate problems, and parking or commuting time. Problems related to internal factors included poor study habits, loneliness, homesickness, family conflicts, and difficulties with peer relationships. The findings can be used by nursing faculty to determine the extent to which programs address students' perceived needs and to identify innovative retention strategies that would enhance students' perceptions of their college experience.
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Attitude of Health Personnel , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Student Dropouts/psychology , Students, Nursing/psychology , Alabama , Humans , Interviews as Topic , Social Problems , Surveys and QuestionnairesSubject(s)
Infant, Premature/psychology , Mother-Child Relations , Mothers/education , Patient Education as Topic/standards , Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Intensive Care Units, Neonatal , Male , Mothers/psychology , Nursing Assessment/standards , Nursing Education Research , Program EvaluationABSTRACT
The role of the nurse educator regarding male obstetrical nursing students is to facilitate a more rewarding and successful educational experience for them. The nurse educator can use specific measures to enhance role success and the student's self-concept. The APPA system may be used to accomplish this. The system is a set of strategies that includes avoiding stereotyping, presenting an equitable perspective, providing comparable clinical experiences, and anticipating guidance needed. This will assist the nurse educator in fulfilling role obligations when the obstetrical nursing student is male.
