Perceptions and experiences of perioperative nurses and nurse anaesthetists in robotic-assisted surgery.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the perceptions and experiences of perioperative nurses and Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetists (CRNAs) in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS). The objective was to identify the factors that affect nursing care of patients who undergo robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS).

Background: The rapid introduction of technological innovations into the healthcare system has created new challenges for perioperative nurses.

Comparison of Two Methods of Teaching Culture to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students.

Background: The nursing literature examining effective methods to teach transcultural self-efficacy demonstrates inconsistent findings. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a nursing stand-alone culture course with concurrent field experiences compared with the standard integrated culture content in the curriculum in increasing transcultural self-efficacy in nursing students.

Method: This quasi-experimental, static-group comparison used the Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool to measure outcomes.

Case study of an intervention to enhance maternal sensitivity in adolescent mothers.

The purpose of this case study was to examine the efficacy of a teen parenting home intervention on maternal sensitivity in one teen mother/infant dyad by exploring the changes from pre- to postintervention in parenting stress, depression, and social support, all of which influence maternal sensitivity. Levels in all four variables of interest changed postintervention as predicted. Assessment and intervention related to maternal sensitivity should be incorporated into care of adolescent mothers in all settings.

A pilot study to test the feasibility and effectiveness of an intervention to help teen mothers and their mothers clarify relational boundaries.

Teen mothers and their mothers experience conflict due to poor relational boundaries. This conflict can result in maternal stress, which can affect the quality of mother-infant interactions. The purpose of this pilot study was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of an intervention to improve relational boundaries between teen mothers and their mothers.

Measuring maternal sensitivity in teen mothers: reliability and feasibility of two instruments.

This study's purpose was to compare the reliability and feasibility of two instruments measuring maternal sensitivity in adolescent mothers-the Maternal Sensitivity Q-Sort (MBQS) and the Ainsworth Maternal Sensitivity Scale (AMSS). After 2, 4, and 6 hours of home observations, 2 raters completed the MBQS and the AMSS on 10 adolescent mothers. The intraclass correlations for interrater reliability of the MBQS and AMSS were .

Parenting needs, goals, & strategies of adolescent mothers.

Purpose: To identify and organize the perceived needs, goals, and strategies of teen mothers.

Study Design And Methods: Qualitative, using a microethnographic design. Data collection strategies included focus groups and interviews in a naturalistic setting.

Relationships among personal space boundaries, peer acceptance, and peer reputation in adolescents.

Problem: Peer relationships are important to the health of adolescents who are at a developmental period of moving from parental influence to potentially dangerous peer influence. Interpersonal communication processes are logical antecedents of peer relationships. However, research in this area with adolescent populations is limited.