Experiential Skills Laboratory Experiences in a Didactic Undergraduate Reproductive Health Course.

Background: Experiential learning provides undergraduate nursing students with hands-on opportunities to integrate knowledge and clinical skills. Using educational theory, nurse educators can integrate experiential laboratory experiences into didactic courses to increase comprehension of knowledge and skills required in the clinical setting.

Method: Experiential laboratory experiences were coordinated with didactic content in an undergraduate reproductive health course, and student scores on weekly quizzes and a standardized final examination were compared for three cohorts.

Negative electron affinity opens quantum well in MgO layers on Ag(100).

Epitaxial MgO films on Ag(100) were studied by photoelectron spectroscopy. From the low-energy part of the spectra we obtain a negative electron affinity of about -0.9 eV.

Perceived stress and diet quality in women of reproductive age: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Poor diet quality is associated with obesity-related morbidity and mortality. Psychological stress can increase unhealthy dietary choices, but evidence pertinent to women of reproductive age remains unclear. This paper systematically reviewed the literature to determine the association between psychological stress and diet quality in women of reproductive age.

Job satisfaction ratings: measurement equivalence across nurses and physicians.

The measurement equivalence of job satisfaction ratings from physicians and nurses working in intensive care units was tested in the present study. Seventy-two nurses and 72 physicians completed the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, which contains five items about job satisfaction. Measurement equivalence across nurses and physicians of the job satisfaction ratings was examined via multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis.

The effect of obesity on heart rate (heart period) and physiologic parameters during pregnancy.

Obesity and excess gestational weight gain (EGWG) in pregnancy increase the risk for adverse maternal and infant outcomes. Along with careful monitoring of weight gain during pregnancy, early identification of a maladaptive response to the changes of pregnancy may help to avoid adverse outcomes. Simple physiologic markers such as resting heart rate (HR), heart period (HP), and blood pressure (BP) may be powerful predictors of cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy.