Do pastoral care providers recognize nurses as spiritual care providers?

This descriptive qualitative study was conducted to explicate pastoral care providers' perceptions of nurses as spiritual providers. Spirituality is especially meaningful in contemporary society as a whole with spiritual care an expectation of hospitalized patients. Spiritual care given by nurses is grounded in nursing's history, inherent in its philosophical framework, and supported by research and professional mandates.

Children with asthma: a concern for the family.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), asthma is a growing health problem in the United States; there are now 9 million children under the age of 18 diagnosed with this illness. As a chronic illness, asthma has a major impact on the life of the individual as well as the family. This article illustrates the process of incorporation of standardized guidelines for the management of pediatric asthma through the collaborative efforts of the nurse, family, and child.

A measure of success: nursing students and test anxiety.

Anxiety reactions are common to situations perceived as threatening; however, excessive anxiety may paralyze an individual and interfere with effective functioning. Nursing students and nursing orientees face multiple stressors as they progress through a competitive and oftentimes grueling nursing program or job orientation. This article will focus on the experience of test anxiety in nursing students and new orientees and measures the nurse educator may employ in reducing this anxiety to facilitate learner progression through a nursing program or orientation.