Comparison of oxygen reservoir tube length and imposed work of breathing with the universal portable anesthesia complete.

The Universal Portable Anesthesia Complete is supplied with a 12-inch oxygen reservoir. Previous work suggested that using a longer (greater-volume) reservoir results in a greater inspired oxygen concentration. This study assessed the work of breathing imposed by lengths of reservoir tubing (18, 30, and 48 inches) during simulated spontaneous breathing of an adult anesthetized with isoflurane.

Military nursing research by students at the Graduate School of Nursing Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

Military nursing research has had a long and productive history. Today, much of this research is conducted under two programs, the TriService Nursing Research Program and the Graduate School of Nursing (GSN), both located at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. This article will discuss the 150 military nursing research projects carried out by students at the GSN since its founding in 1992.

Clinical evaluation in advanced practice nursing education: using standardized patients in Health Assessment.

Clinical education is critically important because competency in practice ultimately will determine the future of advanced practice nursing. Skills taught in Health Assessment, the first in a series of clinical courses, exposed students to tools that form the basis on which other competencies are built. The availability of standardized patients, people who participate in enacting a simulated but seemingly "real life" clinical encounter in a realistic clinical setting for the benefit of student learning and/or evaluation, made this instructional development project possible.