Return to work as a measure of outcome in adults hospitalized for acute burn treatment.

Rehabilitation of patients with burn injuries is receiving renewed interest because survival has improved, and health reform has mandated outcomes assessment. To determine factors affecting return to work, a survey was conducted among 234 employed patients treated from 1986 through 1993. The mean burn size was 13.

Enhancing clinical nursing research: a vital role for staff development educators.

Staff development educators can play a vital role in clinical nursing research. To accomplish this, they must first broaden their role concept to include research facilitation. Second, they must utilize resourceful means to facilitate the research learning process.

A quality improvement focus for patient rights: advance directives.

This article highlights the implementation and evaluation phases of specific mechanisms developed in a university hospital setting to comply with the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) of 1991. The article describes the program within the context of a continuous quality improvement cycle beginning with a philosophy about patient involvement in health care decision making. The article takes the reader through each phase of the process, culminating in the development of a revised quality improvement plan.