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Acknowledgement of ReviewersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Family Nursing - October 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

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New Appointments to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Family NursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Outcomes Following an Early Parenting Center Residential Parenting ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Outcomes for maternal well-being and behavior as well as difficult child behavior following participation in a 5-day early parenting center residential parenting program were explored. Participants were 44 mothers and their children, the majority presenting with child sleeping difficulties. Data were collected at four stages: intake (2-4 weeks prior to the program), the first day of the program, the last day of the program, and 4 weeks after the program. Measures included questionnaires, monitoring sheets, and videotaped observations of parent— child interactions. Improvements were seen in mothers’ behavior dur...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - October 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Treyvaud, K., Rogers, S., Matthews, J., Allen, B. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Families' and Nurses' Responses to the "One Question Question": Reflections for Clinical Practice, Education, and Research in Family NursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The "One Question Question," first coined by Dr. Lorraine M. Wright in 1989, is an interventive question designed to elicit family members’ most pressing needs or concerns within the context of a therapeutic conversation. In this article, two clinical projects analyzed the responses to this unique interventive question. The first project analyzed the responses of 192 family members experiencing illness who were asked the question in the context of a therapeutic conversation; families focused on their need to deal with the impact of the illness on the family. The second project examined responses of 297 nurses who wer...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - October 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Duhamel, F., Dupuis, F., Wright, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Implementing Family Nursing: How Do We Translate Knowledge Into Clinical Practice?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions about facilitating the implementation of family nursing knowledge into clinical practice are offered. The circularity between knowledge translation and practice is emphasized. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing)
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - October 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Leahey, M., Svavarsdottir, E. K. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Family Cancer Caregiving and Negative Outcomes: The Direct and Mediational Effects of Psychosocial ResourcesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study tested the hypothesis that various components of the stress process model were related to negative outcomes (depression, guilt, negative health) in cancer caregivers. This study also tested the hypothesis that psychosocial resources (mastery, socioemotional support) mediated the relationship between the various domains of the stress process model and negative outcomes. A total of 238 cancer caregivers were recruited from radiation medicine clinics at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center (n = 186) and the University of Minnesota Cancer Center (n = 52). A comprehensive interview battery was administ...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - October 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Gaugler, J. E., Linder, J., Given, C. W., Kataria, R., Tucker, G., Regine, W. F. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Distinguished Contribution to Family Nursing Award 2009: Marcia Van Riper, RN, PhDEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Family Nursing - October 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Knafl, K. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Highlights From the 9th International Family Nursing ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Family Nursing - October 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Bell, J. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

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Diabetes: A Family MatterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Family Nursing - July 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Denham, S. A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Policy Aspects and Nursing Care of Families With Parents Who Are Sexual MinoritiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reviews current literature to identify fundamental issues facing families that include sexual minority parents and their children. The unique nursing needs of families with gay, lesbian, transgender, or bisexual parents are critically examined for direct relevance to family nursing practice. Nurses and other health care professionals can incorporate current knowledge of unique child developmental, parenting, and legal issues into their work with these families. Nursing assessment and policies that consider the unique needs of these families will be addressed. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing)
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - July 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Weber, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Supporting Relationships Between Family and Staff in Continuing Care SettingsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objectives were to (a) explore the formation and maintenance of family—staff relationships, with attention paid to the relational elements of engagement and mutual respect; (b) explore family and staff perspectives of environmental supports and constraints; and (c) identify practical ways to support and enhance these relationships. Results indicate that the resource-constrained context of continuing care has directly impacted family and staff relationships. The nature of these relationships are discussed using the themes of "Everybody Knows Your Name," "Loss and Laundry," "It's the Little Things That Count," and ...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - July 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Austin, W., Goble, E., Strang, V., Mitchell, A., Thompson, E., Lantz, H., Balt, L., Lemermeyer, G., Vass, K. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Measuring Parents' Perceptions of Care: Psychometric Development of a Research InstrumentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the development and testing of a research instrument called Parents' Perceptions of Care (PPC). It is designed to measure the interaction between health care professionals and family members in situations where a child aged 1 to 3 years is in need of acute hospital care. Administered to the child's parents or other persons responsible for the child's care, PPC was developed using four concept categories drawn from Maijala's substantive theory of interaction. The instrument was piloted with 91 parents recruited from four hospitals in southern Finland. The construct validity of the scale was assessed b...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - July 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Maijala, H., Luukkaala, T., Astedt-Kurki, P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Patterns of Parenting in Korean Mothers of Children With ADHD: A Q-Methodology StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study provides an opportunity to enhance our understanding of the parenting patterns of mothers of children with ADHD in Korea. The findings can function as a cornerstone for developing future models of parenting children with ADHD and parent—child interactions. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing)
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - July 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Oh, W.-O., Kendall, J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

"You Don't Want to Burden Them": Older Adults' Views on Family Involvement in CareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study has implications for practice and policies to meet the needs of families and promote the independence of older persons. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing)
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - July 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Cahill, E., Lewis, L. M., Barg, F. K., Bogner, H. R. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Caregiving by Teens for Family Members With Huntington DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this report is to describe caregiving by teens for family members with Huntington disease (HD). Thirty-two teens in HD families in the United States and Canada participated in focus groups from 2002 to 2005 in a study to identify concerns and strategies to manage concerns. An unexpected finding was 24 (77%) described caregiving activities. Descriptive analysis of caregiving statements identified themes of Tasks and Responsibilities, Subjective Burden, Caregiving in Context of Personal Risk for HD, and Decisional Responsibility. Teens took an active part in nearly all aspects of care with the exception of con...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - July 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Williams, J. K., Ayres, L., Specht, J., Sparbel, K., Klimek, M. L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Distinguished Contribution to Family Nursing Award (2009): Paivi Astedt-Kurki, PhD, RNEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Family Nursing - July 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Saveman, B.-I. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Perception of Marital Quality by Parents with Small Children: A Follow-up Study When the Firstborn Is 4 Years OldEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Swedish couples' perceptions of their marital quality when their firstborn was 6 months old and then 4 years later were studied in 2002 and 2006, respectively. The results show that almost half of the 368 responding parents were satisfied with their marital relationship both in 2002 and 2006 as assessed by a modified Dyadic Adjustment Scale. However, a study of the various dimensions showed a significant decrease in marital quality. Housework and child care were perceived as having a greater strain on the relationship between couples who had had additional children during this period. Dyadic Sexuality and Dyadic Cohesion w...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - May 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Ahlborg, T., Misvaer, N., Moller, A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

New Mothers Network: The Provision of Social Support to Single, Low-Income, African American Mothers Via E-Mail MessagesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Electronic mail (e-mail) is being investigated as a health care intervention for mothers caring for their infants. The purpose of this study is to describe themes representing the content of e-mail messages written by 12 single, low-income, African American mothers to nurses participating in the New Mothers Network Study. Three themes that emerged were (a) life's logistics: day-to-day concerns; (b) relationships of support; and (c) personal reflections about being a new mother. Reported themes support the social support theory based on works by House and Revenson, Schiaffano, Majerovitz, and Gibofski used to develop the nu...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - May 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Campbell-Grossman, C. K., Hudson, D. B., Keating-Lefler, R., Heusinkvelt, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Advocating for a Parent with Dementia in a Long-term Care Facility: The Process Experienced by DaughtersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents the results of a qualitative study aimed at explaining how this advocacy role evolves following institutionalization. In-depth interviews were conducted with daughters (N = 14) of an institutionalized parent with dementia and selected using a theoretical sampling procedure. Data analysis using grounded theory revealed three interrelated processes that explain role transformation of the daughters: integration in the care setting, evaluation of quality of care, and development of trust. Implications for involving daughters as care partners in long-term care settings are offered. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing)
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - May 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Legault, A., Ducharme, F. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Men Family Caregivers' Experience of Nonsupportive Interactions: Context and ExpectationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Men's involvement as family caregivers has grown as the prevalence of dementia has increased. Men rely on support from others for caregiving but also experience nonsupportive interactions. The purpose of this ethnographic study of 34 men (24 spouses and 10 sons) caring for a relative with dementia, 5 assisting caregivers, and 15 professionals was to identify primary caregivers' perceptions of nonsupportive and supportive interactions in relationships with kin and friends as well as professionals. Thematic analysis of transcribed data generated from interviews, diaries, and focus group discussions revealed the nature of men...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - May 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Neufeld, A., Kushner, K. E. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Mexican Adolescents' Alcohol Use, Family Intimacy, and Parent-Adolescent CommunicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study describes the relationship between adolescent risk/protective factors, parent-adolescent communication, and their effects on alcohol use of 14- to 17-year-old adolescents living in Mexico (N = 829; 458 girls, 371 boys). In this study, adolescents reported that 55% ever used alcohol, 24% used alcohol in the past 30 days, and 10% reported binge drinking. Adolescents with high family intimacy were less likely to report ever using alcohol and binge drinking. Regression analysis revealed that parent-adolescent communication mediated the effect of family intimacy on overall and binge drinking. Alcohol use prevention w...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - May 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Martyn, K. K., Loveland-Cherry, C. J., Villarruel, A. M., Gallegos Cabriales, E., Yan Zhou, , Ronis, D. L., Eakin, B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Analysis of Cross-Sectional Univariate Measurements for Family Dyads Using Linear Mixed ModelingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article demonstrates the use of linear mixed modeling to account for IFC in the important special case of univariate measurements for family dyads collected at a single point in time. Example analyses of data from partnered parents having a child with a chronic condition on their child's adaptation to the condition and on the family's general functioning and management of the condition are provided. Analyses of this kind are reasonably straightforward to generate with popular statistical tools. Thus, it is recommended that IFC be reported as standard practice reflecting the fact that a family dyad is more than just th...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - May 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Knafl, G. J., Dixon, J. K., O'Malley, J. P., Grey, M., Deatrick, J. A., Gallo, A. M., Knafl, K. A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Family Systems Nursing: Re-examinedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Family Nursing - May 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Bell, J. M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

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International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) Call for NominationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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The Past and Future of Therapeutic Letters: Family Suffering and Healing WordsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article explores the technological implications of the translation of therapeutic letters to therapeutic e-mail communication. The history of letters is juxtaposed with the currency with which the written language locates itself in today's methods and patterns of communication. Implications of such a translation, inherent with gifts and limitations, all deeply embedded in a historical context, are explored. The future of therapeutic letters continues to be located in their utility and ultimately their capacity to offer healing and helpful words to families in suffering. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing)
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - March 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Moules, N. J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Undergraduate Nursing Students Writing Therapeutic Letters to Families: An Educational StrategyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes (a) the examination process, which was the context for writing therapeutic letters, (b) results of analyses of the letters, and (c) student's post-examination evaluation comments. Results indicate that most students needed encouragement to focus on the family's strengths and resources instead of focusing on own feelings or problems they perceived the family as having. Students also needed support in relinquishing their hierarchical role of "expert nurse." Students' evaluation comments showed that writing therapeutic letters provided students with opportunities to reflect about the connections between...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - March 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Erlingsson, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Therapeutic Letters as Relationally Responsive PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents selected findings from a larger study that examined both the letter-writing practices of nine clinicians as well as the experiences of seven adult clients who received a therapeutic letter or letters during the course of individual or family therapy. A novel aspect of this study is that data from clients were gathered in the form of letters—eight letters written by the clients to the researcher about their experience of receiving a therapeutic letter or letters from their clinician. Thematic analysis guided the analysis of the data. Findings are placed within the context of relationally responsi...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - March 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Pyle, N. R. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Therapeutic Letters: A Challenge to Conventional Notions of BoundaryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article explores the impact of letter writing on therapeutic boundaries. Letters challenged and extended the spatial and temporal boundaries of the therapeutic relationship, and especially the boundary between the personal and the professional, resulting in greater relational connectedness and therapeutic intimacy between the author as therapist and his client participants. By crossing boundaries traditionally posited to keep clients safe, letter writing evoked a carefully considered use of boundary that, perhaps paradoxically, brought the author and the participants into a fuller relationship with self and with each ...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - March 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Rodgers, N. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Therapeutic Letters in Nursing: Examining the Character and Influence of the Written Word in Clinical Work With Families Experiencing IllnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article summarizes the first research to be completed on the Family Systems Nursing intervention of therapeutic letters. In the Family Nursing Unit (FNU) at the University of Calgary, therapeutic letters have been used for more than 22 years in work with families experiencing illness and suffering. Using Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutic inquiry, the research explores 11 therapeutic letters sent and received in the work with three families (four participants) seen in the FNU. Textual interpretation of the 11 letters was complemented by research interviews with the families and nurses who wrote the letters as well a...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - March 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Moules, N. J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Therapeutic Letters and the Family Nursing Unit: A Legacy of Advanced Nursing PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article focuses on the history of the use of therapeutic letters in the clinical scholarship of the Family Nursing Unit at the University of Calgary and offers examples of a variety of therapeutic letters written to families experiencing illness suffering. A case study from the research of Moules (2000, 2002) is offered to further illustrate the usefulness of therapeutic letters as a family nursing intervention. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing)
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - March 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Bell, J. M., Moules, N. J., Wright, L. M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Legacy of Letter Writing as a Clinical Practice: Introduction to the Special Issue on Therapeutic LettersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Family Nursing - March 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Epston, D. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Acknowledgment of Reviewers for Volume 14 of the Journal of Family NursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Family Health Nurse Project--An Education Program of the World Health Organization: The University of Stirling ExperienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article outlines the delivery of the Family Health Nurse Education Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the University of Stirling, Scotland, from 2001 to 2005. The program was part of the WHO European Family Health Nurse pilot project. The curriculum outlined by the WHO Curriculum Planning Group detailed the broad thrust of the Family Health Nurse Education Programme and was modified to be responsive to the context in which it was delivered, while staying faithful to general principles and precepts. The Family Health Nurse Education Programme is described in its evolving format over the two phases of t...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - January 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Murray, I. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Excellence in Nursing: A Model for Implementing Family Systems Nursing in Nursing Practice at an Institutional Level in IcelandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the phases of the implementation model for knowledge translation that will be operationalized over four years. The goals of implementing Family Systems Nursing at the Landspitali University Hospital are to (a) educate all practicing nurses in Family Systems Nursing and, in particular, the Calgary family assessment and intervention models; (b) strengthen practicing nurses' clinical skills for intervening with families by offering specific clinical training courses to all nurses using family skills labs; and (c) explore and assess the difference that the theoretical and clinical programs make for the n...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - January 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kolbrun Svavardottir, E. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Family Nursing Practice and Education: What Is Happening in Japan?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Significant developments in family nursing in Japan are described and analyzed beginning with the political and health care legislation in the country that stimulated a need for family nursing and the early adoption of family nursing theories and models by visionary leaders in nursing education. In 1994, Japan was the first country in the world to establish a national family nursing association, the Japanese Association for Research in Family Nursing, that provided the necessary infrastructure and leadership for family nursing in Japan to flourish. The strengths and challenges of family nursing in Japan are identified and ...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - January 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Moriyama, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Emergence of Family Nursing in BrazilEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A family perspective has been influencing Brazilian nursing practice and research, in particular in the past decade. Despite this development, there is evidence from research and from nurses' narratives that nurses still experience serious challenges in providing nursing care to families in Brazil. These challenges are analyzed and strategies are offered to support nurses in Brazil to "think family" and stimulate advanced practice in family nursing. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing)
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - January 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Angelo, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Family Nursing Practice, Education, and Research: What Is Happening in Thailand?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article highlights 20 years of family nursing development and evolution in Thailand in the areas of education, practice, and research. The progress of family nursing in Thailand has been impressive and steady despite the challenges of nursing policy, conceptualization controversies, and knowledge transfer. One of the most unique and hopeful developments has been the establishment of health centers that have a designated family nurse responsible for approximately 300 households. Future dreams for family nursing in Thailand are also offered. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing)
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - January 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Wacharasin, C., Theinpichet, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Interplay of Concepts, Data, and Methods in the Development of the Family Management Style FrameworkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the process of development of the Family Management Style Framework. The FMSF is a conceptual representation of family response to a child's condition that takes into account the views of individual family members to conceptualize overall patterns of family response. The FMSF provides a more complete understanding of family life in the context of a child's chronic condition and directs researchers' and clinicians' efforts to assess family response, especially with regard to how condition management is incorporated into everyday family life. Framework development has included conceptual analyses of th...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - January 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Knafl, K., Deatrick, J. A., Gallo, A. M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Softening Suffering Through Spiritual Care Practices: One Possibility for Healing FamiliesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nurses are engaged and encounter suffering routinely and commonly in their everyday practice. It is therefore a moral and ethical obligation for nurses to soften the emotional, physical, and spiritual suffering of the individuals and families in their care. Softening suffering is the heart of nursing. However, this article ponders the question, "What happened to suffering in nursing care?" A discussion of suffering is explored from many aspects, such as what invites suffering and the connection of suffering to spirituality. Lessons learned from the author's clinical practice and research are described, such as acknowledgin...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - January 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Wright, L. M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Highlights of the 8th International Family Nursing Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, June 4-7, 2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Family Nursing - January 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Bell, J. M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

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New Family and Society Endowed Nursing Faculty Chair and Nursing Institute, Mankato School of Nursing, Mankato, Minnesota, USAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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The Illness Demands of Diabetes on Couples in BotswanaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report is part of a larger study that investigated the relationships between illness demands, marital support, and psychological adjustment in the context of diabetes mellitus in rural and urban middle-aged marital couples in Botswana. Ninety-six persons experiencing diabetes and 87 of their spouses participated in the study. This report is based on data from 87 diabetic patients and their spouses. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. Patients and their spouses were interviewed separately. Three open-ended questions elicited participants' personal experiences of illness demands. The couple participants...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - September 9, 2008 Category: Nursing Authors: Sabone, M. B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Patterns of Decision Making by Wives of Patients With LifeThreatening Cardiac DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Implementation of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) in the United States has transferred decision making from the responsibility of health care professionals to the responsibility of family members. Dilemmas occurring as a result of this responsibility may cause stress and conflict among family members. The purpose of this study is to describe the patterns of decision making by family members of patients with life-threatening cardiac disease. Purposive sampling is used to select 10 wives of patients with life-threatening cardiovascular disease. Data are gathered through unstructured interviews and are analyzed usin...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - September 9, 2008 Category: Nursing Authors: Hall, P., Sanford, J. T., Demi, A. S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

African American Grandparents' and Adolescent Grandchildren's Sexuality CommunicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This exploratory study uses survey methodology to generate data on grandparent—grandchild sexuality communications and attitudes and feelings about these processes. The sample includes 40 African American grandparent— grandchild dyads for a total of 80 participants recruited from five churches. One open-ended question asks the participants about their willingness to use churches as venues in HIV prevention. Grandparents have more positive attitudes and feelings about sexuality communications than their adolescent grandchildren. Both grandparents and their adolescent grandchildren are receptive to the idea of us...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - September 9, 2008 Category: Nursing Authors: Cornelius, J. B., LeGrand, S., Jemmott, L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Changes in Family Life Perceived by Mothers of Young Adult TBI SurvivorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Little is known about changes in family life perceived by mothers of young adult survivors of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A phenomenological method was used to describe the changes that seven mothers of TBI survivors perceived in family life 6 months or more after the TBI. The five basic changes in family life reported by mothers were: getting attention from each other for different reasons now, getting along with each other since the injury, facing new financial hurdles, going our separate ways down this new path, and splitting the family apart against our will. Compared to literature on stress and coping, the finding...
Source: Journal of Family Nursing - September 9, 2008 Category: Nursing Authors: Wongvatunyu, S., Porter, E. J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals