The evidence-based practice concept: engaging interest and participation.

The TriService Nursing Research Program was chartered in 1992 to advance the science of military nursing to support mission readiness, to provide optimal evidence-based healthcare in various military settings, and to improve the health and quality of life of military personnel. In 2002, the Tri-Service Nursing Research Program created the evidence-based practice initiative to foster excellence in military nursing care through the evidence-based practice in the military healthcare system. The evidence-based practice initiative has been coherently and successfully implemented throughout the military healthcare systems largely due to strong commitment and support from all management levels across services and across components.

Developing military nursing research priorities.

Congress established the TriService Nursing Research Program (TSNRP) in 1992 to serve the nursing research needs of the military. The TSNRP advances the science of military nursing to support mission readiness and deployment, improves the health and quality of life of military personnel, and provides optimal nursing care in settings worldwide. In 1995, the TSNRP Advisory Council commissioned the Institute of Medicine to make recommendations on management, research funding areas, resource allocation, and objectives.

Cardiovascular risks in a military health care beneficiary population with high blood pressure.

Prevention strategies for coronary artery disease among hypertensive patients require assessment of other modifiable risk factors in the target population. In this article, we describe the prevalence of other cardiovascular risk factors in military beneficiaries with high blood pressure (HBP). Baseline data from an ongoing randomized clinical trial designed to test effectiveness of a comprehensive HBP intervention are used in the analysis.

Hypertension screening and cardiovascular risk profiling in Vietnam.

The purpose of the present descriptive study was to determine the risks associated with hypertension in Vietnamese communities around Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The 357 volunteers for this health promotion screening consisted of 125 men and 232 women, 19-85 years of age. Participants completed surveys on their cardiovascular health history, health practices and hypertension knowledge.

Care of the critically ill patient in a military unique environment: a program of research.

The goal of the Air Force Nursing Research Program at WHMC is to conduct research on topics unique to Air Force and military nursing. The nine stressors of flight and the military environment of care have been used as a conceptual model to guide the development of research studies. The studies conducted to date describe how the environment affects practice and when the environment directly affects the patient.

The use of traditional and Western medicine among Korean American elderly.

With the current wave of Asian immigration to the United States, awareness of their use of traditional medicine, often in combination with Western medicine, is an increasingly salient issue for health care professionals. This paper describes the use of traditional and Western medicine by Korean American elderly and factors that are associated with their health-seeking behaviors and health service utilization. Data were obtained from a convenience sample of 205 Korean elderly immigrants through interview.