A psychiatric-cardiac case: analysis for education and clinical practice.

Psychiatric patients are now known to have disproportionately high cardiovascular disease mortality rates. Today's nurse needs more knowledge to manage the care of the psychiatric-cardiac patient. This paper uses a case scenario to cite essential components of care.

Registered nurses' self-nurturance and life and career satisfaction.

Knowledge of factors that help nurses thrive, including satisfaction with life and self-nurturance, can be used to enhance retention of a healthy work force. This study determined whether nurses are happy or satisfied with their lives; how self-nurturing or "good to self" they are; and whether a relationship exists among self-nurturance, life satisfaction, and career satisfaction. A descriptive, correlational study of 136 registered nurses involving measures of self-nurturance and life and career satisfaction was conducted.

Relationships among the nurse work environment, self-nurturance and life satisfaction.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study to (1) ascertain the relationship among self-nurturance, perceived Magnet features and life satisfaction and (2) evaluate the predictive effects of self-nurturance and Magnet features on life satisfaction.

Background: Promoting health is a global priority for nurses and for the public who depend upon them to provide quality care. Health gains can be realized by modifying the work environment and by modifying lifestyle choices (self-nurturance).

Self nurturance: research trends and wellness model.

Employees deserve use of the latest theoretical and research knowledge to improve the wellness care that occupational health nurses provide. Self nurturance is a newly recognized component of adult wellness. Teaching self nurturance to employees can empower self responsibility for improved health.

State of evaluation: community health workers.

Disparity groups, especially racial and ethnic minority groups, are at greater risk for poor health yet experience numerous obstacles in accessing health care. Community health workers (CHWs) are indigenous, trusted, and respected members of the underserved community. They can serve as a bridge between peers and health professionals.