A Roy model study of adapting to being HIV positive.

Roy's adaptation model outlines a generic process of adaptation useful to nurses in any situation where a patient is facing change. To advance nursing practice, nursing theories and frameworks must be constantly tested and developed through research. This article describes how the results of a qualitative grounded theory study have been used to test components of the Roy adaptation model.

Negotiating uncertainty: the transitional process of adapting to life with HIV.

Glaser's (1978) grounded-theory method was used to investigate the transitional process of adapting to life with HIV. Semistructured interviews took place with 8 male HIV-infected participants recruited from a clinic in South Wales, United Kingdom. Data analysis used open, substantive, and theoretical coding.

Being a qualitative researcher.

This article, from a keynote address, is the result of some of the things which I learned about qualitative research during my many years of doing and teaching it. The main point I make is that qualitative researchers should present a good story which is based on evidence but focused on meaning rather than measurement. In qualitative inquiry, the researchers' selves are involved, their experiences become a resource.

My life: my encounters with insanity.

Evocative memories of an early career in mental health nursing contextualize an alienation from traditional psychiatric practices. These memories tell tales that center on exploring a personal rejection of mental health nursing practices that were based on a reductive-pharmacological approach. In its place, it is suggested, should be the adoption of more holistic ideology that places the person at the very center of mental health nursing as a holistic, human-centered activity.

Effects of music listening on adult patients' pre-procedural state anxiety in hospital.

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Background: Anticipation of an invasive procedure in hospital is likely to provoke feelings of anxiety and stress in patients. An unfamiliar environment, loss of control, perceived or actual physical risk, dependence on strangers and separation from friends and family are all factors that can contribute to the development of such feelings. Recently, there has been considerable interest in the anxiolytic potential of music listening in a variety of clinical settings, yet thus far, little is known about the impact of music listening on the pre-procedural patient population.

Effects of music listening on adult patients' pre-procedural state anxiety in hospital.

Background: Anticipation of an invasive procedure in hospital is likely to provoke feelings of anxiety and stress in patients. An unfamiliar environment, loss of control, perceived or actual physical risk, dependence on strangers and separation from friends and family are all factors that can contribute to the development of such feelings. Recently, there has been considerable interest in the anxiolytic potential of music listening in a variety of clinical settings, yet thus far, little is known about the impact of music listening on the pre-procedural patient population.

Nursing, healthcare, and culture: a view of the year 2050 from Germany and the United kingdom.

This column presents a dialogue with German nurse scholar Gerd Bekel and United Kingdom nurse scholars, Francis C. Biley and Kirstin Fragemann, who share their respective visions and understanding of each country's vision of nursing, healthcare, and quality of life in the year 2050.

Aesthetics, postmodern nursing, complementary therapies and more: an Internet dialogue.

Electronic means of communication opens up whole new realms of possibilities. Whilst discussing how Jean Watson's new book and CD could be reviewed in perhaps more unconventional ways an idea slowly emerged that we could conduct an e-mail interview and talk about several of the many issues that are raised by both of these works of art. Over a period of several months during the years 2000 and 2001, e-mails sped their way to and fro across the Atlantic, the interview soon took on a mind of itself.

Primum non nocere: thoughts on the need to develop an 'adverse events' register for complementary and alternative therapies.

Building a body of knowledge to support the efficacy and practice of complementary and alternative therapies is an imperative that should be fully embraced by all those involved. Additional endeavours to monitor adverse events related to complementary and alternative therapies should also be pursued. The history and extent of medical iatrogenesis is briefly outlined, as is the literature on adverse events related to complementary and alternative therapies.

An exploration of the potential risks associated with using pet therapy in healthcare settings.

The widespread inclusion of companion animals into the homes and lives of humans has prompted a considerable amount of research into the health benefits of such relationships. Findings seem to confirm that if humans interact with companion animals they are likely to experience various health benefits. Programmes that encourage and facilitate pet visiting schemes in hospitals have developed and animals can often be found in in-patient and long-term care facilities, with the aim of contributing towards a positive therapeutic milieu.

Martha E Rogers.

Martha Rogers, a nurse leader and theorist whose significant contribution to the development of nursing theory', practice, education and research cannot be surpassed, died on March 12 at the age of 79.