Christian Ethical Foundations of Modern Nursing in China.

The influence of Western Christian missionary nurses has been recorded in the history and development of nursing in China. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Christianity on Chinese nursing ethics. This documentary research used content analysis to investigate Christian value trends over 13 years (1920-1932) as reflected in a major bilingual Chinese nursing journal.

[The Application of Grief Theories to Bereaved Family Members].

Loss is an inevitable experience for humans for which grief is a natural response. Nurses must have an adequate understanding of grief and bereavement in order to be more sensitive to these painful emotions and to provide appropriate care to families who have lost someone they love deeply. This article introduces four important grief theories: Freud's grief theory, Bowlby's attachment theory, Stroebe and Schuts' dual process model, and Neiyemer's meaning reconstruction model.

Preceptor-guided clinical practica and the learning experiences of nursing students.

Background: In Taiwan, nearly one third of newly graduated nurses quit their first nursing job within 3 months and many never return to nursing. Because traditional clinical practice designs do not offer adequate opportunities for students to work independently, many senior nursing students lack self-confidence in their nursing skills and are not familiar with the day-to-day realities of nursing even after completing all their required clinical practica. A model for a preceptor-guided clinical practicum was designed to address this concern.

[The nursing history research journey: experience sharing].

This paper introduces the authors' journeys into nursing history research and shares their experience with international nursing history academic exchanges. The first section of this paper summarizes a literature review and analysis of nursing history in Taiwan; the second section shares the authors' experiences participating in international nursing history academic exchanges, organizing the International Perspectives of Nursing History Conference along with relevant observations and comments. The authors hope that more scholars will engage in nursing history research in order to enrich the knowledge base and facilitate the further development of nursing history research in Taiwan.

[A study of work values, professional commitment, turnover intention and related factors among clinical nurses].

Background: The high rate of turnover in nursing positions is a global problem. There have been few studies done addressing the relationship between work values and nurse turnover intention.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between work values, professional commitment and turnover intention among clinical nurses.

[The life experiences of nurses receiving cross-training].

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the life experiences of nurses who received cross-training. Snowball sampling was used to recruit nurses over a 4-month period (01/2006 to 04/2006) at a medical center located in southern Taiwan. Data were compiled from the audio transcripts of 12 participants who completed in-depth interviews in hospitals.

[Promoting good health: the role and influence of nursing on Taiwan competitiveness].

Nurses understand that protecting the health of the general public represents one of their core responsibilities. In recent years, health promotion policies and strategies have been treated as critical components in overall efforts to enhance the holistic health of the nation. This study investigated the roles and influences of nurses in health promotion.

The grief reactions of nursing students related to the sudden death of a classmate.

More than one-thousand adolescents are killed in accidents in Taiwan every year. Developmental factors shape young people's various reactions and responses to the death of their peers. While counseling research has been conducted in a few studies to address this issue of general bereavement, there remains a need for more knowledge on the grieving process and the needs of undergraduate nurse students who experience the loss of a classmate.

[Humanity education in nursing].

Nurses play a pivotal role in caring for people. Since every person is unique, providing holistic care is central to the nursing profession. Rapidly advancing technology and the rise of cost-oriented healthcare management have, nevertheless, changed the nurse-patient dynamic and, created new challenges for the nursing profession.

[Parental stress in mothers of children with asthma].

Cases of asthma are increasing dramatically. Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children. Children's health and education can be affected by uncontrolled disease.

Considering the factors of gender and body weight in the promotion of healthy behavior among adolescents.

Obesity among adolescents is increasing in both developed and developing countries. However, previous studies have paid little attention to the roles that gender and body weight variables play in health-related behavior. This article examines the effects of these two variables on health-related behavior in Taiwanese adolescents.

The experiences of overweight female adolescents after health promotion counseling.

The experiences of female overweight adolescents undergoing weight reduction are rarely reported. There is a paucity of studies using qualitative methodology to evaluate weight-reduction experiences. The aim of this study was to understand the main themes of the experiences of overweight female adolescents undergoing weight reduction after receiving school based health promotion counseling.

[A primary exploration of nursing practicum during epidemics of major contagious diseases].

The purpose of this article was to investigate the issues related to nursing students' clinical practicum when severe contagious diseases occur. Based on the concept that patient-benefit must come first, the authors suggested that nursing students should remain on duty even if there were an outbreak of a severe contagious disease. The authors also discussed relevant issues in terms of professional roles and the safety of the learning environment.