Nutritional Beliefs and Practices of Arabic-Speaking Middle Eastern Mothers Living in the United States.

Introduction: Culture and acculturation influence nutritional beliefs. Little is known about the Arabic population in the United States. In this study, Arabic-speaking Middle Eastern mothers' perceptions of motherhood and childhood nutritional beliefs and practices are explored.

The impact of approachable nurses: An exploratory study, the voice of hospitalized children with cancer.

Purpose: The right of children to be heard was acclaimed at the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, with subsequent research conducted in various settings, but with few in hospitals. This study explores the perceptions of children hospitalized with cancer and the impact of approachable nurses.

Design & Methods: The impact of approachable nurses was explored using a qualitative, descriptive research design, including semi-structured interviews with seven school age children in a pediatric oncology service.

Perceptions of health and illness among older Hispanic adults.

Background: Understanding perceptions of health and illness among older Hispanic adults is vital for nurses when designing effective health promotion programs.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of health and illness and how health was maintained during times of illness.

Method: This inductive qualitative descriptive study used a single focus group with interviews over three sessions.

Nurse practitioners' and certified nurse midwives' experiences providing comprehensive early abortion care in New England, USA.

Access to abortion is linked to better maternal health and is essential to advancing women's economic and social equality. Globally, nurses and midwives have been identified as key for increasing access to this service. In this qualitative study we describe the experiences of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives who provide comprehensive early abortion care in the New England region of the United States.

A description of approachable nurses: An exploratory study, the voice of the hospitalized child.

Purpose: The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child drew international attention to the right of a child to be heard. Researchers have enhanced the child's voice in many settings, albeit few in the hospital. Nurse researchers investigating the hospital experiences of children have identified positive and negative patterns of communication.