Christy Rae Lee and Dr. A. Elaine Bond, Nursing In the intensive care unit (ICU), family members of severe traumatic brain-injured (STBI) patients struggle with the possibility of future dysfunction or untimely death. This is a vulnerable and precarious time for the families. In this crisis time, nurses must be able to provide holistic nursing […]
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Childbirth Experience of Chinese Women
Robin Kartchner and Dr. Lynn C. Callister, Nursing Women across the world share in the same biological process of childbirth. However, their experience with childbirth can vary widely depending on their cultural and spiritual background. The quality of care a woman receives during and after her pregnancy is deeply influenced by the understanding of these […]
A Matter of Choice: Perceptions of Personal Mastery and Control After Giving Birth
Melissa A. Dalton-Richardson and Dr. Lynn Callister, Nursing Within recent years, there has been a steady increase of births attended by midwives in the United States. The reemergence of midwives to the medical scene provides pregnant women with alternative methods of birth. In order to provide women with the most information possible about these two […]
The Experiences of Siblings of Children with Autism
Elizabeth Ward and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing Introduction The social and behavioral issues of autism are very unique and have a deep impact on families, particularly siblings, as they learn to cope and live with a child with autism (CWA). However, there is limited information in the literature relative to the experience of the sibling, […]
The Effects of Prenatal Education on Maternal Perceptions of Labor Experience
Christie Sue Henrichsen, Cassidy Tomao, and Dr. Ana Birkhead, Nursing This qualitative descriptive study examined the perceptions of the birth experience for primaparous women who had received prenatal education classes (PNEC) compared with those who did not. The researchers surveys 20 women who had received PNEC and 20 who had not. Women were surveyed on […]
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION and HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIORS IN IMMIGRANT HISPANIC WOMEN
Glauco Souza and Dr. Lynn Clark Callister, Nursing Purpose The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe the experience of having symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) and identify help seeking behaviors in immigrant Hispanic women. Background Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority group living in the United States. Between 2000 and […]
Relationship between Grief and Sleep among Grief Group Members
Diana Snyder and Professor Beth Cole, Nursing Main Text Grief and bereavement can be defined as experiences created by responses to the loss of a family member or close friend. Such distressing experiences can be amplified by sleep dysfunction because of the devastating effects poor sleep quality has in healthy functioning. In a study done […]
Parental Perceptions: Religiosity and Depression in Families Raising a Child with Diabetes
Caitlin Herrmann Peterson and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing Background and Significance Parents raising children with disabilities (CWD) experience a number of situations and stresses parents not raising a CWD experience. How families adapt to the situation of raising a CWD may be related to a number of variables including the parent’s religiosity and the depression […]
The Experiences of Siblings Living with a Child with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
McKenzie Miller and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing Background and Significance Up to 40% of children in the United States require health related services above those needed by other children due to a chronic condition or illness, and as the majority of these children live at home, their presence greatly affects family members living with them […]
Information From the Experts Themselves: What Children With Diabetes Need and Desire
Corinne Jackman and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing The purposes of this research are to 1) discover perceptions children/adolescents with diabetes have about their lives/illness and 2) develop appropriate interventions based on these perceptions. A number of youth diagnosed with type 1 diabetes face difficult challenges concerning their care and causing great stress on their family. […]