The GRIND Project: Get Ready to Initiate a Nursing Degree.

Numbers of students who declare a prenursing major and who enter a nursing program are vastly different. The GRIND (Get Ready to Initiate a Nursing Degree) research project, which operated for 3-week sessions from 2011 to 2015, exposed students to the nursing career through hospital tours and human simulation while instructing in study skills, dosage calculation, and standardized test preparation. Participants' understanding of nursing improved, and most felt at least somewhat to extremely prepared for nursing after participation.

Homeless youth: a concept analysis.

INTRODUCTION. A variety of terms have been used to describe the homeless youth population. PURPOSE.

Changes in family variables among normal and overweight preschoolers.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in the weight and height of normal and overweight children in variables relating to the individual, home/family and community across a six month time period. RESEARCH QUESTIONS/HYPOTHESES: What are the ecological factors that influence the body mass index (BMI) of preschool children?

Significance: The rate of overweight preschool children aged 2 to 5 years has more than doubled in the past 30 years. Low socioeconomic and ethnic minority groups have higher rates.