Baseline predictors of fatigue 1 year after mild head injury.

Objective: To compare reports of fatigue 12 months after minor trauma by participants with mild head injury (MHI) with those with other injury, and identify injury and baseline predictors of fatigue.

Design: An inception cohort study of participants with MHI and other nonhead injuries recruited from and interviewed at the emergency department (ED), with a follow-up telephone interview at 12 months.

Setting: Level II community hospital ED.

Characteristics of schools of nursing operating academic nurse-managed centers.

Academic nurse-managed centers (ANMCs) can be important sites for addressing the tripartite mission of the academy. Yet, limited information about numbers of ANMCs and the schools sponsoring them is available. This paper presents an update on schools of nursing (SONs) operating ANMCs.

Impact of academic nurse-managed centers on communities served.

Purpose: This paper presents findings from six community focus groups that addressed the impact of academic nurse-managed centers (ANMCs) on the overall community being served as well as the quality of care provided in the centers.

Data Sources: Experts in focus group methodology from a public health institute conducted the six focus groups at ANMCs from four universities in the Midwest. Discussions were guided by nine questions presented to each group.

National consensus on data elements for nurse managed health centers.

This report presents a summary of the findings from the National Network for Nurse Managed Health Centers Data Consensus Conference. Nationally, nurse-managed health centers are increasingly offering communities another option for access to high-quality primary care. The lack of agreed upon, standardized data elements for these centers has limited the ability to present clear information about their contributions as well as to inform policy related to their support and development.

Academic nurse-managed centers: approaches to evaluation.

A comprehensive evaluation plan was developed to assess the outcomes of a multiuniversity project to support the development of academic nurse-managed centers (ANMCs). The evaluation included measuring ANMC impact on the clients and communities served, on students, and on the sponsoring faculties and universities. This article includes a discussion of the processes used in evaluation plan development, the variables measured, the tools developed to measure selected variables, and a summary of evaluation findings.

Educational implications of nurse practitioner students and medical residents' attitudes toward managed care.

The increasing number of individuals enrolled in managed care organizations is a key consideration when planning effective models of education for future health care professionals. This study compares attitudes toward managed care between medical residents (MRs) (n = 431) and advanced practice nursing students (APNSs) (n = 153) in a Midwestern U.S.