The purpose of this study was to determine whether nursing is meeting its espoused goals of scientific development of the discipline and preparation for academic careers. With a comparative… (More)
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing surveyed its members by using a 104-item instrument to determine the state of the art in distance technology use. Survey results indicated a recent… (More)
Thailand is one of the first countries to have achieved significant advances in control over the HIV/AIDS epidemic occurring within its borders. Despite this impressive accomplishment, the disease… (More)
Proposed is a model of primary care for older adults with chronic health conditions that focuses on active engagement in health care. The Healthy Ageing Model is anchored in established theory on… (More)
If funding level is accepted as an empirical referent of research productivity, the nursing profession's relatively low volume of funded research puts its capacity to influence practice and policy… (More)
BACKGROUND
Increasing demand for accountability in health care requires that we understand how nurses continually increase their expertise. Development of expertise has been linked to deliberate… (More)
The Institute of Medicine has recommended doubling the number of nurses with doctorates by 2020. The National Research Council has recommended a clearer distinction between doctoral preparation for a… (More)
Several forces in the US, including the need to control rising health care costs, are converging to require quality and safety outcomes as a factor in reimbursement for health care services. Many of… (More)
The mounting burden of non-communicable disease (NCD) in lower-to-middle income countries (LMIC) was recognized two decades ago by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2012, the WHO reported that… (More)
The global shortage of nurses is escalating. A key contributing factor to the production of new nurses is the growing shortage of qualified faculty. This paper explores the forces influencing the… (More)