Creating Shared Meaning: Communication Between Nurses and Physicians in Nursing Homes.

Unlabelled: The current study sought to obtain pilot data from a Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) communication intervention focused on the shared meaning construct of the sensemaking model and explore shared meaning in communication between nursing home (NH) nurses and physicians. The study design was an exploratory sequential mixed method with a pre/post quasi-experiment. Grounded theory was used to collect and analyze nurse and physician interviews and medical records.

Assessing wandering risk among individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia: a pilot study.

Background: We examined a screening instrument to assess risk for wandering among individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia according to caregiver informants.

Methods: Pilot data were collected on the Risk of Wandering (RoW) screening instrument by 48 responses from an online survey using the Alzheimer's Association Trial Match system.

Results: Results indicated acceptable evidence of the internal consistency of scores for the data obtained, α = 0.

Making It All Work: Qualitative Descriptions of Hispanic Adults Managing Type 2 Diabetes With Limited Resources.

The greater prevalence of type 2 diabetes is a critical issue among the U.S. Hispanic population.

Exploring Shared Governance for an Academic Nursing Setting.

Background: A beneficial work environment influences staff and employee satisfaction and contributes to enhanced organizational execution.

Method: This article communicates a literature review of the existing knowledge to describe the potential influence of job satisfaction, empowerment, and work engagement on a faculty and staff academic shared governance model and impact on the improvement of a healthy work environment.

Results: References from PubMed (from 1975 to 2014) and ERIC (from 2006 to 2016), along with manuscripts included in the reference lists of the selected articles, served as the basis of the review.

The Meaning of Weight: A Big Way of Life for Rural Mexican-American Adolescent Men and Caregivers.

Objective: To describe the meaning of body weight among rural Mexican-American adolescents (RMAA) and an influential person (IP) of their social network.

Design And Sample: This is qualitative descriptive study. Convenience sampling was used to recruit RMAA seeking care at a rural primary care-based clinic.

End-of-life planning in a rural elderly cohort.

Relationships between end-of-life (EOL) planning and demographic and health related variables for individuals living in three rural West Texas counties were examined using a prospective cohort study design. Project FRONTIER, a longitudinal community-based participatory research project, served as the database for this study. Abstracted data from 692 older adults focused on demographic variables, medical conditions, and EOL planning.

From nursing home to acute care: signs, symptoms, and strategies used to prevent transfer.

Older adults are vulnerable to experiencing physiologic changes that may permanently decrease functional abilities when transferring from the nursing home (NH) to the acute care setting. Making the right decision about who and when to transfer from the nursing home (NH) to acute care is critical for optimizing quality care. The specific aims of this study were to identify the common signs and symptoms exhibited by NH residents at the time of transfer to acute care and to identify strategies used to prevent transfer of NH residents.

Helping relationships for smoking cessation: grounded theory development of the process of finding help to quit.

Background: Some cigarette smokers report supportive people from their social network are helpful when they attempt to quit smoking.

Objective: This qualitative study set out to explain the process of quitting smoking cigarettes, with specific attention to the question of whether the help of another person was important.

Methods: Grounded theory was used.

College students with body art: well-being or high-risk behavior?

Body art is mainstream, with wearers readily admitting to being risk takers. Yet, are high-risk behaviors (e.g.

Body art education: the earlier, the better.

Using the major format identified for successful prevention and intervention work, five "W" questions: what, why, whom, where, and who, plus one: how, this article first summarizes the current body art literature. Then, educational strategies specifically regarding the topic of tattoos and body piercing are presented for school nurses. These strategies can be used to create applicable, realistic information for young students before they are faced with decisions related to body art.

Need for uniqueness in older women: an exploratory look.

Problem.  Information about older women dwells on age-related illness and disabilities yet, other empowering traits could be promoting positive forces. Aim.

Motivation for contemporary tattoo removal: a shift in identity.

Objective: To compare the results of a 1996 study of tattoo possession and motivation for tattoo removal with those of a 2006 study, in light of today's current strong mainstream tattoo procurement and societal support within the young adult population.

Design: Descriptive, exploratory study.

Setting: Four dermatology clinics in Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Texas.

Requencies and relations of body piercing and sexual experience in college students.

This research examined the relation between having a body piercing and having engaged in premarital sexual intercourse. Data were gathered from a convenience sample of 450 college students. 72% were women; 85% were ages 18 to 22 years (M=20.

The hole picture: risks, decision making, purpose, regulations, and the future of body piercing.

Can it be said that body piercing is ubiquitous, found across all socioeconomic groups? The major concentration is among adolescents and young adults 15 to 30 years old, in some studies, 50% of the population. Commonly identified physical risks are bleeding, tissue trauma, and bacterial infections; psychosocial risks are unhappiness, low self-esteem, and disappointment. The Health Belief Model is used to explain decision making; purposes for body piercing consistently center on personal expression (self-identity) and uniqueness.

Investigating the removal of body piercings.

Although body piercing procurement continues to increase, 13% to 18% of them are removed. Reasons for piercing removal in college students were examined with three groups: (a) those who kept all their piercings, (b) those who removed some, or (c) those who removed all of their body piercings. Of the sample, 41% were still pierced; 50% in their lifetime.

Correlates of tattoos and reference groups.

520 college students from a public university in the southwest were questioned to examine correlations between having a tattoo and the presence of tattoos among their family and friends. Tattoos among both friends and family were positively correlated with respondents' having a tattoo. The magnitude of friends' influence was about double the influence of family.

College students, tattoos, and sexual activity.

This research examined the association of having a tattoo and engaging in premarital sexual intercourse. Data gathered from a convenience sample of 450 college students indicated that tattooed respondents were substantively and significantly more likely to be sexually active than nontattooed college students. Tattooed men became sexually active at a significantly earlier age than nontattooed men but no such difference was found between tattooed and nontattooed college women.

A comparison of cognitive and functional care differences in four long-term care settings.

Matching residential setting with cognitive and physical abilities is crucial for the provision of a supportive long-term care (LTC) environment. This study compares the cognitive and functional care differences of LTC residents on skilled nursing units designed for dementia care, chronic care, or ambulatory care, and an assisted living setting using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Texas Index of Level for Effort (TILE) clinical categories (heavy care, rehabilitation/restorative, clinically unstable, clinically stable), MDS Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The goal of the comparison was to find a parsimonious approach for determining resident placement in LTC using the MDS and MMSE.

Transformation for health: a framework for health disparities research.

The task of generating knowledge addressing disparities in health among vulnerable populations in American society is explored. The community-based participatory approach as an alternate paradigm to traditional research is mentioned as a process for understanding the realities of the populations of interest. Identification and testing of mediating and moderating variables is suggested to guide the process of increasing knowledge regarding health disparities.

Toward building a composite of college student influences with body art.

Body piercing and tattooing flourish on American campuses. The theoretical framework of symbolic interaction and subculture identity were used to examine two similar studies (methods, sample, and tools) for building a composite of influences associated with body art and further understand the psychosocial dimensions. In data from Armstrong, Owen, Roberts, and Koch (2002a, 2002b), and the described study within, four groups of college students (N=908) were formed; those without tattooing (n=419, 81%), and with tattooing (n=97, 19%), and those without body piercing (n=247, 55%) and with body piercing (N=145, 32%).

Religious belief and practice in attitudes toward individuals with body piercing.

Some research suggests adorning the body with tattoos or piercing jewelry is normative. Survey data were gathered from 450 undergraduates (72% female; 80% Euro-American; 63% freshmen and sophomores). Correlations between an index of respondents' religious belief and practice and their attitudes toward individuals who had more body piercings were weak if piercings were 7 or more, including piercings of the nipples and genitals.

Health disparities among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) group is the fastest-growing minority group in the United States. AAPIs have been touted in the literature as the "model minority" because of their achievements in the socioeconomic and educational spheres, which in certain categories are beyond the average levels of the dominant majority. However, generalizations such as these are very misleading, because they mask the glaring health disparities that are experienced by subgroups within the AAPI population.

Contemporary college students and body piercing.

Student (N = 450) demographic characteristics (parental composition and relationships, and religious participation) were documented in those with body piercings (32%) and those without body piercings (55%), yet many risky behaviors were present, including tattooing (22%). Major piercing purposes were self-expression and identity, rather than deviancy or rebellion.

Correlations of religious belief and practice with college students' tattoo-related behavior.

This research builds on a large body of literature which suggests that religious belief and practice suppress deviant behavior. Survey data from 520 undergraduates (64% freshmen and sophomores; 70% female; 80% Euro-American) at a large public university in the southwest were examined for whether students' strength of religious faith, church attendance, or frequency of prayer correlated with their having a tattoo, being interested in tattoos, or being likely to get a (or another) tattoo. Analysis showed strength of religious faith had a weak, negative correlation with having a tattoo, being interested in tattoos, and being likely to get a (or another) tattoo.