Effects of an Experimental Water-level Drawdown on Methane Emissions from a Eutrophic Reservoir.

Reservoirs are a globally significant source of methane (CH) to the atmosphere. However, emission rate estimates may be biased low due to inadequate monitoring during brief periods of elevated emission rates (that is, hot moments). Here we investigate CH bubbling (that is, ebullition) during periods of falling water levels in a eutrophic reservoir in the Midwestern USA.

Reservoir Water-Level Drawdowns Accelerate and Amplify Methane Emission.

Water-level fluctuations due to reservoir management could substantially affect the timing and magnitude of reservoir methane (CH) fluxes to the atmosphere. However, effects of such fluctuations on CH emissions have received limited attention. Here we examine CH emission dynamics in six Pacific Northwest U.

Interagency collaboration: head start and a school of nursing.

Agency collaboration is gaining importance for schools of nursing as changes in health care systems focus on the community as a principal environment for health care delivery. Nursing faculty seeking settings in the community to prepare future nurses find Head Start especially interesting as a model of comprehensive care for low-income families. The skill required to develop successful collaboration between community agencies and schools of nursing is often underestimated.

An international nursing course. The health system, England.

As nurse educators look to the curricula of the 21st century, there is growing interest in developing for students a global understanding of health care as practiced in other countries. At Loyola University, Chicago, an elective course provides an opportunity for students to study in England, a country whose system of health care differs significantly from that of the United States. This course is available to both graduate and undergraduate nursing students, including registered nurses who are studying in a degree-completion program.

Perinatal screening for illicit drugs: policies in hospitals in a large metropolitan area.

More data are needed regarding the screening policies of perinatal units for illicit drugs, especially in states where positive drug test results are linked with child neglect. The process by which pregnant women and infants are selected for illicit drug testing has caused concern because it may lead to bias and overrepresentation of certain populations in the drug-using groups. To examine hospital policies for screening women and newborn infants in prenatal, labor, and newborn hospital units, we conducted a telephone and follow-up mail survey of 49 Chicago-area hospitals.

Women living with the human immunodeficiency virus: home-care needs.

Strategies for dealing with the complex nursing care needs of women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease are discussed. Using the experiences of the authors' clinical practices and nursing situations described in the literature, the physical, psychosocial, and behavioral issues surrounding the needs of women with HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are explored. The authors seek to delineate successful nursing interventions for the woman living with AIDS.

Common ground: the nurse's role in caring for terminally ill patients with cancer or human immunodeficiency virus disease.

Strategies for coping with the inherent stressors of caring for the terminally ill are suggested, based on the authors' collective experiences caring for the terminally ill and current experiences working with those affected by human immunodeficiency virus disease.

Health systems and policy in the USA and in the United Kingdom: an overseas programme.

An international programme, especially in a developed country, dramatically increases a student's understanding of health care systems. Students from a university programme in the USA learn about the development and structure of the British National Health Service through lectures and discussion in the US and England, and through 2 weeks of experience in England which include working with community health nurses in a district health authority. Related special experiences are planned which may include interviews with nurses involved in policy development, education, administration and specialty areas.

Illnesses and children in a preschool center.

The illnesses experienced by children in a preschool center over a 9-month period were analyzed from the records kept by a Headstart health coordinator. These records included a description of both the illness and the care given. Comments made by children such as "feeling funny" or "something hurts," as well as changes in function or behavior were described by the teachers.