Purpose: The aim of this study was to understand how Thai families care for dependent older adults. Design and Methods: The methodology used for the study was grounded dimensional analysis. Participants were 30 adult family members from 15 families who were involved in caregiving. A total of 46 interviews were conducted. Data were collected and analyzed in three phases: (a) calling up dimension…
Purpose: To examine the level of and factors influencing expectations regarding aging (ERA) among older Chinese adults, and to determine whether leisure-time exercise mediates the association between ERA and functional health status. Methods: A population-based, cross-sectional design was utilized in this study. A total of 550 participants completed the face-to-face interview via a questionnair…
Background: In addition to a global shortage of nurses, there is also a shortage of academically qualified faculty available to teach in schools of nursing. Methods: A systematic review examined proposed solutions to the global shortage of nursing faculty. Metasynthesis was used to compare and critically appraise strategies offered for solving or ameliorating the global nursing faculty shortage…
Purpose: This study examined relationships between verbal abuse from nurse colleagues and demographic characteristics, work attributes, and work attitudes of early career registered nurses (RNs). Design and Methods: Data are from the fourth wave of a national panel survey of early career RNs begun in 2006. The final analytic sample included 1,407 RNs. Descriptive statistics were used to describ…
Purpose: To assess the impact of the global financial crisis on the nursing workforce and identify appropriate policy responses. Organizing Construct and Methods: This article draws from international data sources (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD] and World Health Organization), from national data sources (nursing regulatory authorities), and the literature to provi…
Purpose: Behavioral change interventions using peer group leaders are effective and widely used, but few studies have examined how being a peer group leader affects the leaders. This study describes how participants felt being a peer group leader affected their lives. Design: This descriptive qualitative study interviewed 18 experienced peer group leaders who had conducted a multisession human …
Purpose: This article is a descriptive analysis of rural nurses’ perceived readiness to manage disaster situations. Design and Methods: The 58-item Disaster Readiness Questionnaire was used to survey hospital-based nurses from rural communities in Texas during the summer of 2011. The data were collected by emailing a link through the various hospital intranet sites, resulting in a sample size…