Professional development for night shift nurses.

This article examines the teaching-learning experiences of registered nurses who work exclusively at night. Various teaching strategies that are useful in advancing professional development activities for registered nurses who work at night are proposed. A literature review of nighttime learning opportunities and teaching strategies useful for nighttime education is presented.

Implementing a high-fidelity simulation program in a community college setting.

Despite their relatively high cost, there is heightened interest by faculty in undergraduate nursing programs to implement high-fidelity simulation (HFS) programs. High-fidelity simulators are appealing because they allow students to experience high-risk, low-volume patient problems in a realistic setting. The decision to purchase a simulator is the first step in the process of implementing and maintaining an HFS lab.

Postpartum depression: the reliability of telephone screening.

Purpose: This study evaluated the reliability of screening women for symptoms of postpartum depression by a telephone assessment after hospital discharge.

Study Design: Correlational design with a convenience sample of women from a Midwestern community hospital.

Methods: One hundred and twenty-six women agreed to participate prior to hospital discharge and 106 women were in the final sample (response rate 84%).

Jordanian Muslim women's intention to use oral contraceptives.

Oral contraceptives (OCs) are the second most popular method of contraception in Jordan; however, their use remains low compared with the intrauterine device. The purpose of this article is to report the effect of factors identified by The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on Jordanian Muslim women's intention to use OCs. TPB was used to develop an investigator-developed instrument, the Intention to Use Oral Contraceptive Tool (IUOCT).

Frequency and effectiveness of self-care actions and menopause symptoms of middle-aged working women.

A sample of working women (462) was surveyed to determine the frequency and effectiveness of menopause-specific symptoms and self-care actions. Perimenopause women were more symptomatic than the pre or postmenopause women. The most frequently used and effective self-care actions were to control vasomotor symptoms.