Workplace incivility is defined as "low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous intent to harm the target, in violation of workplace norms for mutual respect." (Andersson & Pearson, 1999). The nursing research literature ...

The purpose of this study was (a) to determine what variance in the adolescent daughter's engagement in risky sexual behaviors could be explained by the mother's health status and selected independent variables, and (b) ...

Moving into a nursing home can be a monumental transition for older adults. Researchers report that many have difficulty adapting to this new environment. There are few research studies on the actual processes used by older ...

This study describes a two-group randomized controlled trial that assessed the effect of a writing intervention, Life Story Workshop, on the perceived health and depression status of people over 60 years of age. A sample ...

Patients enter a critical care setting in physiologic crisis but families enter the setting in psychologic crisis. Nursing practice in critical care settings has traditionally focused on addressing individual patient needs ...

The objective of this study was to explicate processes that parents of adolescents with epilepsy and cognitive impairments undergo as they transition their adolescent from pediatric to adult health care. The research ...

There is an increased use of the Internet as a source for health information among older Americans. Numerous surveys demonstrated that older adults who took to computers and the Internet were generally more educated and ...

One in ten adolescent females in the United States face pregnancy without the emotional, developmental, or parenting skills required for maternal sensitivity. Maternal sensitivity is a major characteristic responsible for ...

Purpose: Approximately 50% of female rapes are by an intimate partner, of those, up to 5% result in pregnancy. Abuse during pregnancy may compromise the mother and child relationship and child behavioral functioning. This ...

A prospective, descriptive, repeated measure design study was conducted to measure the severity of intimate partner violence against women when initially applying for a protection order, and 1, 4, and 9 months after receiving ...