Browsing Dr. Sherri Melrose by Subject "nursing"
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Becoming Socialized into a New Professional Role: LPN to BN Student Nurses’ Experiences with Legitimation
(Nursing Research and Practice, 2012-01)This paper presents findings froma qualitative descriptive study that explored the professional socialization experiences of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) who attended an online university to earn a Baccalaureate degree ... -
Clinical teaching in mental health nursing.
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Creating a psychiatric mental health portfolio: An assignment that works
(Nurse Education in Practice Journal, 2006)Creating lively, engaging and reflection-oriented assignments for learners is an important area of focus for educators. The Center for Nursing and Health Studies at Athabasca University in Canada offers a program for ... -
Developmental disabilities co-occurring with Mental illness
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From vocational college to university: How one group of nurses experienced the transition
(Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research, 2010)This qualitative descriptive study explored Post LPN to BN students' perceptions of their studies at a Canadian University. Kelly's (1955/1991) Psychology of Personal Constructs was the theoretical framework for this three ... -
How to uncover post-stroke depression.
(Nursing made Incredibly Easy!, 2010)Often undetected, post-stroke depression occurs in at least one-third of stroke survivors. Nurses can help by recognizing and responding to patients who become depressed after experiencing a stroke. We fill you in ... -
Learning psychiatric mental health nursing: One student's experience.
(Partners in Psychiatric Health Care Journal, 2001)Few Registered Nursing students intend to work in the mental health area. This descriptive research casts the story of a second year baccalaureate student, who is interested in this specialty and using a literature review ... -
LPN to BN nurses: Introducing a new group of potential health care leaders
(e-Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership, 2010)Vocationally educated Licensed Practical Nurses are seldom viewed as potential leaders in health care organizations. And yet, transformational leadership practices were evident as Licensed Practical Nurses graduated from ... -
Lunch with the theorists: A clinical learning activity
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Mandatory practice hours
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Mentoring online graduate students: Partners in scholarship
(Education for Primary Care, 2006)Mentoring graduate students toward scholarly research and writing activities has become an important area of focus for faculty at the Centre for Nursing and Health Studies at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. ... -
Paternal postpartum depression: How can nurses help?
(Contemporary Nurse, 2010)Men’s emotional health can be overlooked during their partner’s pregnancy and throughout the fi rst postpartum year. Postpartum depression, once expected only in new mothers, is now estimated to occur in 4–25% of new ... -
Perfectionism and Depression: Vulnerabilities Nurses Need to Understand
(2011)Striving for excellence is an admirable goal. Adaptive or healthy perfectionism can drive ambition and lead to extraordinary accomplishments. High-achieving people often show signs of perfectionism. However, maladaptive, ... -
Relocation stress in long term care: How staff can help
(Canadian Nursing Home, 2013)Relocating can be stressful and even traumatic for older adults, particularly when the relocation is involuntary. Reports that relocating older people is detrimental to their wellbeing, health and survival are well ... -
Schizophrenia : A Brief Review of What Nurses Can Do and Say to Help
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Supporting Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Co-occurring Mental Illness: An Action Research Project
(Canadian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Research, 2013)This paper presents findings from a naturalistic action research project that implemented a WrapAround mental health promotion activity with six individuals dually diagnosed with a developmental disability and mental ... -
What works? A personal account of clinical teaching strategies in nursing
(Education for Health, 2004)