Creative classroom strategies for teaching nursing research.

Faculty are constantly challenged to find interesting classroom activities to teach nursing content and engage students in learning. Nursing students and graduates need to use research skills and evidence-based practice as part of their professional care. Finding creative and engaging ways to teach this material in undergraduate nursing programs are essential.

Nutrition and depression in the community-based oldest-old.

The number of older adults continues to increase in all healthcare settings. The majority of older adults are living in the community. Most are dealing with at least one chronic physical illness or mental health concern.

The faculty and information specialist partnership: stimulating student interest and experiential learning.

Faculty are challenged to find innovative ways to teach the skills for evidenced-based practice and information literacy. Librarians are natural partners with nurse educators because of their information literacy expertise. Literature shows that an experiential approach is an effective strategy for teaching undergraduate nursing research.

Effects of behavioral interventions on disruptive behavior and affect in demented nursing home residents.

Background: Disruptive behaviors are prevalent in nursing home residents with dementia and often have negative consequences for the resident, caregiver, and others in the environment. Behavioral interventions might ameliorate them and have a positive effect on residents' mood (affect).

Objectives: This study tested two interventions-an activities of daily living and a psychosocial activity intervention-and a combination of the two to determine their efficacy in reducing disruptive behaviors and improving affect in nursing home residents with dementia.