Attention and restoration in Post-RN students.

Background: The impact of a restorative intervention using the natural environment on capacity to direct attention and issues that contribute to attention fatigue for diploma-prepared nursing students (Post-RN students) enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program was examined.

Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental comparison group design. Subjective (Attentional Functional Index) and objective (Finding A's Test and Symbol Digits Modalities Test) measures were employed.

Health information telephone service for seniors.

The use of the telephone as a medium for providing health information and support specifically to seniors is relatively new. Of the more than 80 Canadian services, apparently only two are dedicated exclusively to older people. Recently, nursing faculty from The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, conducted a survey to assess the need for, and probable use of, a free health information telephone service for seniors in the community.