Nurse administrators' intentions and considerations in recruiting inactive nurses.

Aims: To understand nurse administrators' intentions and considerations in recruiting inactive nurses and to examine predictors of intent to recruit.

Background: Few studies have provided insight into employer intentions and considerations in recruiting inactive nurses.

Methods: A census survey collected data from 392 nurse administrators via a mailing method.

Inactive nurses in Taiwan: human capital, intention to return to hospital nursing, and incentives for returning.

Aims: To investigate inactive nurses' human capital, intention to return to hospital nursing and incentives for returning.

Background: Few studies have discussed the loss of human capital with regard to inactive nurses and how to attract them to return to clinical work.

Method: Systematic random sampling was used, with 328 subjects completing the mailed questionnaires, resulting in a response rate of 25.

[The evolution of national health and the development of the nursing practice in Taiwan].

Nursing is an applied science. While there is a wide range of nursing theories and nursing care models, resolving the health problems and meeting the health needs of clients is the common objective of all in the nursing profession. The nursing profession may be subdivided into hospital clinical nursing and community health nursing (CHN).

Prenatal examination utilization and its determinants for immigrant women in Taiwan: an exploratory study.

The purpose of this study was to understand and explore determinants of prenatal examination utilization by pregnant immigrant women in Taiwan. This cross-sectional study surveyed 101 pregnant Vietnamese women living in northern Taiwan. Data collection employed face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire.

Using a citizen consensus conference to revise the code of ethics for nurses in Taiwan.

Purpose: To revise the code of ethics for nurses in Taiwan.

Design: Citizen consensus conference, Delphi-technique, and questionnaire survey were used in the revising process.

Methods: Citizen representatives were recruited for a 5-day citizen consensus conference to develop a first draft of the revised code.

Patient falls and open visiting hours: a case study in a Taiwanese medical center.

This study investigated the linkages between patient falls and open visiting hours in an acute care setting in Taiwan. The activities of the accompanying family members/aides when patients fell were analyzed. More than 35% of the family members/aides who were watching patients were ineffective in preventing the falls.

A comparison of the cost-effectiveness of hospital-based home care with that of a conventional outpatient follow-up for patients with mental illness.

The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of a hospital-based home-care model with those of a conventional outpatient follow-up for mentally ill patients in Taiwan by means of cost-effectiveness analysis. The study design was a two group posthoc design. We interviewed 40 mentally ill patients who were followed up in the psychiatric outpatient department.

Effects of a weight-loss program for obese children: a "mix of attributes" approach.

Childhood obesity is an important global public health issue. There is a need for more effective, low cost and child-centered intervention programs for reducing body weight. In response to this need, we developed a mix of attributes approach (including content, interactivity, control, channel, and objectivity) to help obese children (weight-for-length index, WLI >/= 1.

[Future trends in school health nursing].

School health nursing is one of the "frontline" professional community nursing services. School nurses need both theoretical professional knowledge and practical skills. The tasks of school nurses are becoming increasingly important due to the changing social environment, changes in disease patterns, decreasing birth rates, and the increasing demands of today's customers.

The effectiveness of empowering in-service training programs for foreign nurse aides in community-based long-term care facilities.

The objective of the study was to examine the effectiveness of empowering in-service training programs for foreign nurse aides working in community-based long-term care (LTC) facilities. The design was a pretest and post-test design with experiment and control groups. The sample consisted of purposeful sampling from 10 LTC facilities in the Shihlin and Peitou areas of Taipei.

The development and establishment of a care map in children with asthma in Taiwan.

Background: It is often difficult to predict the timing and frequency of asthma attacks. In addition to interrupting the daily life of both the affected child and his/her family, asthma can also pose sudden danger to a child. Based on clinical observations, many asthma-affected children and their parents must constantly adjust themselves to the uncertainty of the disease, which leads to increased stress on the family.

A study of sexuality education performance and associated factors among elementary school nurses in Taipei.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the performance and associated factors of sexuality education by elementary school nurses in Taipei. A structured questionnaire was utilized to collect data from a convenience sample of 145 elementary school nurses. The Kuder-Richarson reliability for sex knowledge scale was.

Weight-control behavior among obese children: association with family-related factors.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to investigate the weight-control behavior of obese children, to understand parents' supervision and to explore related factors that influenced the weight-control behavior. A structured questionnaire was employed in this study. A random sample of 287 children and their parents was recruited from six elementary schools in Shihlin and Peitou districts of Taipei City.

An exploration of the skills needed for inhalation therapy in schoolchildren with asthma in Taiwan.

Background: Clinical observation has shown that many asthma-affected children and their parents are not familiar with appropriate techniques for inhaler use. This may result in misuse, overdose, or diminished response of the administered therapeutic drugs, or may even result in unnecessary, repeated hospitalization. Inappropriate inhalation technique is hazardous to the safety of children with asthma and unnecessarily increases costs resulting from unnecessary rehospitalization.

An exploration of work stressors and correlators for nurse's aides in long-term care facilities.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the work stressors of nurse s aides in long-term care facilities and the factors related to work stressors. One hundred two nurse s aides in long-term care facilities in the Shihlin and Peitou districts of Taipei City were interviewed about work stressors. Of the six types of work stressors, the type patient care tasks was found to be the most stressful as reported by nurse aides, whereas the type the relationship with one s supervisor was the least stressful.