The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association
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This investigation explored whether there are significant differences between cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) manikin techniques based on instructor observation and critique of key skill elements and previously approved CPR techniques based on review of manikin-generated strips. The purpose of the study was to validate a decision to discontinue reliance on manikin-generated strips to document satisfactory performance of CPR manikin practice skills. One-rescuer and two-rescuer CPR strips were blindly collected from all CPR course participants during a six-month period. The results indicated no significant difference (p > or = .05) between the two methods of evaluation.
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J N Y State Nurses Assoc · Sep 1995
Revisiting New York State's proposed surrogate decision-making legislation.
More than 2 years have passed since legislation was first proposed in New York to remedy the absence of legal authority for family members who must make important health care decisions for incapacitated loved ones who have left no advance directives. This legislation, the "Family Health Care Decisions Act," included standards for surrogate decision-making and safeguards for surrogate decisions about the use of life-sustaining treatments. This article argues in favor of the legislation and discusses the concerns presented in opposition.
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J N Y State Nurses Assoc · Jun 1994
The relationship between nurse empowerment in the hospital work environment and job satisfaction: a pilot study.
A pilot exploratory, quantitative study using a correlational design was done to examine the relationship between empowerment of nurses in a hospital work environment and job satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to explore the possible relationship between empowerment of nurses and job satisfaction and the need for future research. Nurse staff at a metropolitan New York teaching hospital were sampled. ⋯ As the level of perceived constraint decreased (increased empowerment), the level of job satisfaction increased. The results suggest nurse empowerment is related to job satisfaction. Initial findings suggest further research is needed to expand nursing knowledge about the multifaceted relationship between empowerment and job satisfaction and health care.
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Critical care staff nurses' participation in ethical decision making was studied in relation to the perceptions of environmental social support of 45 female staff nurses. Data obtained measured perceived environmental social support from six organizational subgroups and individual participation in ethical decision making. Validity and reliability testing was done on the instrument. ⋯ Co-workers were consistently perceived as most supportive across all aspects of social support. The majority of the nurses surveyed (74%) reported that ethical decisions were made by physicians or with reference to hospital policy, and that there were limited roles for individual, family, or nurse participation in such decision making. It was concluded that critical care nurses perceive a lack of free agency necessary to engage in ethical decision making in hospital environments or to act in an advocacy role in such situations.
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J N Y State Nurses Assoc · Sep 1988
Comparative Study Clinical TrialMusic for postoperative pain and anxiety.