The Use of Art to Develop Holistic Nurses and Clinical Judgment: An Educational Intervention.

Artwork can be used to practice the development of holistic care for nursing students. This activity was designed for senior nursing students to develop their holistic nursing skills through a series of in-class activities while viewing Frida Kahlo's . This study's aim was to design an educational experience to develop a more holistic approach to caring for patients for nursing students.

Sharing Our Journey: Implementing a Multicounty Substance Use Prevention Program in Area Schools.

The purpose of this article is to describe an interprofessional, evidence-based, nurse-led, substance use prevention program implemented in local and surrounding county school settings by university nursing and other health science students and to explore these students' perceptions of their training and implementation of the program. This program was developed from a community assessment revealing the rise of adolescent substance use and the need for ongoing substance use prevention. This program's journey encompasses a 4-year period with feedback from students in four university departments (nursing, psychological and brain sciences, public health, and social work) who learned and implemented the Say It Straight program targeting elementary and middle school-aged children.

My Personal Journey With Ovarian Cancer Treatment: Caring and Chemotherapy Tips.

Six years ago, I was diagnosed with stage IIIA ovarian low malignant cell potential cancer. It was the most shocking situation I have ever experienced. I didn't realize I had any symptoms, except occasional back pain, which I attributed to starting a new workout program.

Parent Perceptions of Family Social Supports in Families With Children With Epilepsy.

Purpose And Background: When a child is diagnosed with epilepsy, not only has the child's life been disrupted but also the family's sense of normalcy. Although there is considerable literature discussing family concerns and social support issues in families with chronically ill children, a major gap lies in the exploration of how the specifics of childhood epilepsy affect parents and family operations. The purpose of this study was to identify psychosocial care needs of parents of children with epilepsy.

Learning outcomes with visual thinking strategies in nursing education.

Background: There is a need to develop innovative strategies that cultivate broad cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills in nursing curricula. The purpose of this project was to explore transferable skills students gained from Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS).

Method: This qualitative descriptive study was conducted with 55 baccalaureate nursing students enrolled in an entry level healthy population course.

A Q methodology study of perceptions of poverty among midwestern nursing students.

Objectives: Providing patient-centered care involves understanding how social factors, including poverty, affect health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore nursing students' beliefs surrounding the poor.

Design: A Q methodology design was used to discover patterns of perceptions towards those living in poverty.