Women and health care.

Women have specific health risks not only because of their race, ethnicity, and lifestyle, but they also have unique risks related to gender. Women in industrialized countries such as the United States have multiple indicators of morbidity but lower rates of mortality than men. Among women from different racial and ethnic groups, there are clear differences in morbidity and mortality.

Can we immunize children against violence?

Psychiatric nurses should support best practices to prevent youth violence. The magnitude and significance of youth violence gives us both social and moral mandates to proceed. Health care professionals have made giant strides in sparing our children from the ravages of childhood diseases.

Culture 101.

America is a kaleidoscope of cultures, ethnic groups, and races. As America's emerging and changing populations continue to grow, it is imperative that health care providers become more culturally sensitive and competent. Health care providers need to recognize that care must be individualized and considerate of the cultural, racial, and ethnic identity of the recipient of their care.

International adoption as a natural experiment.

International adoption research has been called a natural experiment by many child development researchers. How do studies of severe early deprivation inform us about risk factors experienced by many of these children and their impact on developmental outcomes? Three longitudinal studies conducted by British and American researchers in the 1990s are reviewed. Each year, over 20,000 children are adopted from overseas, and a significant number are now entering adolescence; the impact of their prenatal risk factors, early institutionalization, and ameliorative postadoptive environments is also reviewed.

Protective influences of families for children adopted from the former Soviet Union.

Purpose: To (a) characterize the total competence of 9- to 12-year old children adopted from the former Soviet Union who have resided in the United States at least 5 years, and (b) evaluate risks and protective influences of adoptive families and their relationships to competence.

Design: Longitudinal, descriptive study.

Methods: In the previously reported phase, the families of 105 internationally adopted children and their families from 23 U.

Proposed nurse educator competencies: development and validation of a model.

As the concern for adequate numbers of well-prepared nurse educators grows, the Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing, an affiliate of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), has developed and validated competencies to guide the preparation of nurse educators. The 37 competency statements reflect the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities that all nurse educators must demonstrate within the roles of teacher, scholar, and collaborator. The competencies, together with the ideologies, values, and essential core knowledge from which the competencies were derived, are vital to guide educational programs preparing nurse educators and for structuring recognition and evaluation processes for certifying, credentialing, and accrediting bodies.

The impact of urinary incontinence on self-efficacy and quality of life.

Urinary incontinence impacts 15 to 35% of the adult ambulatory population. Men after the removal of the prostate for cancer can experience incontinence for several weeks to years after the surgery. Women experience incontinence related to many factors including childbirth, menopause and surgery.

Mentoring: a supporting act for African American students and faculty.

Part of the reason for the low numbers of African-America nurses is related to nursing student attrition. One approach described to help students to successfully complete educational objectives is mentoring. Mentoring is a supportive act for both minority students and faculty.

Factor analysis of the Condom Use Self-Efficacy Scale among multicultural college students.

The Condom Use Self-Efficacy Scale (CUSES) was administered to 447 multicultural college students. The sample consisted of 63.5% Hispanic/Latino, 17.

Risk and protective factors in children adopted from the former Soviet Union.

Introduction: The former Soviet Union (including the present independent republics of Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Belarus, Lithuania, and Georgia) is the leading source of children adopted from overseas by persons in the United States (US Department of State, 1998). This study sought to (a) characterize the current social, academic, and conduct competencies of 6- to 9-year-old children adopted from the former Soviet Union who have resided in the United States for at least 2 years and (b) evaluate both risks and protective influences of adoptive families and their relationships to competence via a structural equation model.

Method: Telephone interviews and a postal survey of children were drawn from a US community sample of 105 children.

Children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus.

Nurse practitioners play a vital role in the care of children and adolescents who live with diabetes mellitus. Because of their expertise in combining patient education with patient care, nurse practitioners can provide excellent care both in the primary care setting or as part of a multidisciplinary team. This article is focused on nurse practitioners in the primary care setting and provides up-to-date information on the basics of diabetes care.

Coping strategies of infertile women.

This study was initiated to explore the coping patterns of infertile women. The researchers interviewed 30 women and evaluated data using content analysis. Six ways of coping with infertility were identified: (1) increasing the space or distancing oneself from reminders of infertility, (2) instituting measures for regaining control, (3) acting to increase self-esteem by being the best, (4) looking for hidden meaning in infertility, (5) giving in to feelings, and (6) sharing the burden with others.