Influence of registered nurses' attitudes toward bariatric patients on educational programming effectiveness.

Background And Objective: This study describes registered nurses' (RNs') attitudes toward obese adult patients using the Attitudes Toward Obese Adult Patients Instrument.

Methods: Full-time RNs (N = 119) employed in a medical center, acute rehabilitation institution, and skilled nursing facility participated in the study.

Results: Findings revealed that RNs have positive attitudes toward obese adults.

Shared governance and EBP: a logical partnership?

While the relationship between shared governance and evidence-based practice is still in its early stages, the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network believes these separate models of care share the same processes and equate to solid, successful nursing.