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.

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.

A group respite pilot project for children with special needs.

Providing ongoing care for a family member or loved one with special needs is challenging. It is estimated that about 21% of the adult population in the United States are providing unpaid care for loved ones at home. Of that group, 5.

Perceptions of Mental Health Among Hispanic Older Adults: Findings Among Immigrants from the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Guatemala.

Disparities exist in the recognition and treatment of mental health issues among Hispanic community-dwelling older adults. Previous researchers have focused on accessing mental health services, with limited attention to older Hispanic immigrants' perceptions of mental health issues. A qualitative descriptive research design was used to understand older Hispanic immigrants' perceptions of mental health issues, especially those related to stress, anxiety, and depression.

Coping with mental health issues among older Hispanic adults.

Access to mental health services for older Hispanic adults is limited and often older Hispanic adults must rely on their own resources in dealing with mental health issues. The aim of this study was to understand how older Hispanic immigrants cope mental health issues (e.g.

Ageing out of place: The meaning of home among hispanic older persons living in the United States.

Aim: To explore the meaning of home among older Hispanic immigrants who are "aging out of place."

Background: Emerging evidence supports the concept of older persons ageing in place. Nurse researchers have demonstrated that older person who age in place have better physical, psychological and cognitive outcomes.

Exploring the Use of Critical Reflective Inquiry With Nursing Students Participating in an International Service-Learning Experience.

Background: Increasing interest in providing international educational experiences for nursing students has led to a variety of short-term international service-learning experiences. However, the impact of these experiences has not been clearly articulated.

Method: In this qualitative descriptive research study, Kim's critical reflective inquiry model was used to help guide students in reflecting on and identifying the impact of an international service-learning program in the Dominican Republic.

Assessment of Food Intake, Obesity, and Health Risk among the Homeless in Rhode Island.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between the nutritional status, incidence of food insecurity, and health risk among the homeless population in Rhode Island.

Design And Sample: This correlational study utilized a convenience sample of 319 homeless adults from Rhode Island's largest service agency for the homeless. Information on use of services such as access to emergency foods, shelters, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was requested.

A mixed methods evaluation of an international service learning program in the Dominican Republic.

Objective: To examine the impact of an international service learning experience (ISL) using a quantitative and qualitative approach.

Design And Sample: A descriptive study was used to explore the impact of an ISL experience on global awareness, professional and personal growth with 11 baccalaureate nursing students in the Dominican Republic.

Intervention: Students participated in a three credit ISL program in the Dominican Republic which included pre- and postexperience seminars and a 2-week, on-site immersion experience.

Development and evaluation of an international service learning program for nursing students.

Objectives: (1) Using Riner's framework, the development of an international service learning program in the Dominican Republic (DR) for Baccalaureate nursing students will be described, and (2) an initial impact of the students' experiences will be examined.

Design And Sample: A qualitative descriptive research design was used to examine its impact. The international service learning program included (1) didactic (five, 2 hr and one full day educational sessions) prior to (2) immersion (2 weeks in country), and (3) posttrip debriefing session.

Critical interactionism: an upstream-downstream approach to health care reform.

Currently, per capita health care expenditures in the United States are more than 20% higher than any other country in the world and more than twice the average expenditure for European countries, yet the United States ranks 37th in life expectancy. Clearly, the health care system is not succeeding in improving the health of the US population with its focus on illness care for individuals. A new theoretical approach, critical interactionism, combines symbolic interactionism and critical social theory to provide a guide for addressing health care problems from both an upstream and downstream approach.

Teaching undergraduate nursing research: a comparison of traditional and innovative approaches for success with millennial learners.

Historically, nursing students have questioned the value of a nursing research course and have not appreciated the research-practice link. These are important concerns in light of the increasing emphasis on evidence-based nursing practice. The purpose of this study was to develop innovative strategies for teaching undergraduate nursing research that engage millennial learners and emphasize the relationship between evidence-based practice and clinical outcomes.

Symbolic interactionism and critical perspective: divergent or synergistic?

Throughout their history, symbolic interactionism and critical perspective have been viewed as divergent theoretical perspectives with different philosophical underpinnings. A review of their historical and philosophical origins reveals both points of divergence and areas of convergence. Their underlying philosophies of science and views of human freedom are different as is their level of focus with symbolic interactionism having a micro perspective and critical perspective using a macro perspective.

Experiences of homeless people in the health care delivery system: a descriptive phenomenological study.

Objective: The objective of this research is to understand the experiences of homeless people with the health care system.

Design: A descriptive Phenomenological research design is used. Phenomenology is the philosophical underpinning of this research.

Development of a theoretical construct for risk and vulnerability from six empirical studies.

The concepts of risk and vulnerability are frequently the subject of nursing scholarship but lack semantic and conceptual clarity in the nursing literature. Using empirical evidence from 6 research studies, the authors define the concepts of risk and vulnerability, apply shared definitions to each of the study populations, and discuss 3 types of responses to risk observed in the research setting. This collaborative effort by nursing scholars advances conceptual clarity of risk and vulnerability for the development of nursing knowledge.