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\VIEDSURG NURSING, ‘-_ MEDSURG Nursing 2004 Author Index ee Apenhorst, D.K., 32 Enloe, M., 156 Leino-Kilpi, H., 326 Robertson, M.G., 66 Arnett, M.G., 371 Erlen, J.A., 97 Leon, T.G., 165 Robinson, J., 176 Aronson, B.S., 143 Estrada, G.B., 181 Letizia, M., 9 Romero, M., 233 Ashcraft, A.S., 211 Fankhauser, K.A., 281 Liebenthal, J.A., 371 Russell, S.S., 196 Axen, D., 15 Ferrari, A., 409 Liem, P.H., 22 Sadler, G.R., 233 Babler, C., 9 Fletcher, K., 281 Locke, D.L., 42 Schneider, J.V., 32 Barone, C.P., 296 Fullerton, J.T., 233 Mahlum, E.K., 32 Schutte, D.L., 415 Barone, G.W., 296 Goodrich, C., 391 Mahoney, J.E., 156 Simmons, M., 82 Beck, C., 22 Goodwin, J., 75, 227 Marquis, M., 143 Simmons, P,, 82 Bialk, J.L., 87 a a te D., 5, Marshall, J.G., 110 Souder, E., 22 Boyle, A.H., 42 73, 141, 209, 278 Martin-Watson, A.L., 296 Steele, A.M., 319 Breton, C., 304 Grindel, C.G., 36 Mathes, M.M., 261, 429 Suominen, T., 326 Burman, M.E., 383 Gutierrez, J.D., 105 McDowell, J.E., 383 Susilahti, H., 326 Callen, B.W., 156 Hanley, C., 217 McKay, A., 15 Swanson, B., 131 Candela, L., 247 Hansen-Peters, |., 382 McKnight, S.,377 Trzynka, S.L., 97 Capriotti, T., 62, 191, 339, Henderson, S., 38 McSweeney, J.C., 49 Tsai, P., 364 420 ‘ Hogan, N., 181 Meiner, S.E., 247 Tschannen, D., 312 Carter, L.C., 32 Holston, E.C., 415 Middaugh, D.J., 66, 265 van Wissen, K., 304 Chang, J.Y., 364 Hughes, S., 156 Nelson, J.L, 32 VanBiervliet, A., 91 Clancy, R.L., 371 Hutchins, L., 75 Newton, S.E., 176 Walsh, S.M., 181 Cockrell, A., 9 Jegathesan, J., 371 Ortiz-Tomei, T., 172 Ward, C.W., 391 Coleman, E.A., 75 Jones, S.L., 114 Pase, M., 165 Warren, J.B., 129 Conley, Y.P., 319 Keithley, J.K., 131 Pedersen, A., 172 Wasserman, L., 233 Coon, S., 49 Kerfoot, K., 267, 348 Pierce, J.D., 371 Wells, T.J., 156 Crabtree, T., 172 Koranda, A., 15 Puskar, K.R., 319 West, E., 346 Davis, G.V., 22 Kozac, J., 176 Rapp, C.G., 22 Westley, C., 281, 291, 399 Dreher, H.M., 409 Lane, G., 409 ; Reiff, PA., 105 Edwards-Schafer, P., 91 Latendresse, L., 336 Roberts, D., 7, 74, 142, Engler, M.B., 253 Lee, V.K., 281,405 210, 280 tGN ursing 2004 Subject Index Alternative Medicine Alzheimer’s Disease Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Qualitative Care of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease in the New Study of Beliefs of a Small Sample of Rocky Mountain Millennium, 22 Area Nurses, 383 The Clinical Utility of Genetic Information in Alzheimer’s Disease, 415 Apoptosis Apoptosis: Understanding the New Molecular Pathway, Best Practice 371 Care of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease in the New Millennium, 22 Advanced Practice Ethical Guidelines for Assisting Patients with End-of-Life The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Medical- Decision Making, 87 Surgical Nursing, 38 Implementation of the Peer Review Council, 172 Use of the Insertable Loop Recorder to Detect Cardiac Arrhythmias During Synocopal Episodes, 105 Cardiac Arrhythmias The Confluence of Two Clinical Specialties: Genetics Use of the Insertable Loop Recorder to Detect Cardiac and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, 114 Arrhythmias During Synocopal Episodes, 105 Supporting Patients Through Genetic Screening for Cancer Risk, 233 Cholesterol Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Genetic Predisposition Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Genetic Predisposition to Atherosclerosis, 253 to Atherosclerosis, 253 Genetic Susceptibility to Psychiatric Disorders, 319 The Clinical Utility of Genetic Information in Chronic Illness Alzheimer’s Disease, 415 Cancer Screening in Women with Chronic Illness: The Unanswered Questions, 110 Alcohol Withdrawal Using a Symptom-Triggered Approach to Manage Patients in Acute Alcohol Withdrawal, 15 MEDSURG Nursing—December 2004—Vol. 13/No. 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease End-of-Life Care Informed Nursing Practice: The Administration of Editorial: A Commitment to Compassion at the End of Oxygen to Patients with COPD, 82 Life, 74 Update on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 42 Ethical Guidelines for Assisting Patients with End-of-Life Decision Making, 87 Clinical Know-How Enteral Nutrition: An Update On Practice Ethics, Law, and Policy Recommendations, 131 Assisted Suicide and Nursing Ethics, 261 Editorial: The Legal Side of Nursing, 210 Clinical Practice Ethical Decision Making and Nursing, 428 Consumer Health Information on the Web: Trends, Ethical Guidelines for Assisting Patients with End-of-Life Issues, and Strategies, 91 Decision Making, 87 Delirium in the Acute Care Setting, 217 Patient Advocacy: Witnessing Informed Consent for Essential Oncology Facts for the Float Nurse, 165 Research in Acute Care, 227 HIV Disease Susceptibility in Women and the Barriers to Adherence, 97 Float Nursing Legionnaire’s Disease: A Current Update, 409 Editorial: Competence Increases Comfort for Float Nurse’s Guide to Understanding Thrombolic Occlusion Nurses, 142 of Central Venous Access Devices, 377 Essential Oncology Facts for the Float Nurse, 165 Pain: Geriatric Self-Learning Module, 399 Problems with Eating and Nutrition: Geriatric Self- From AMSN Learning Module, 405 Building Unbeatable Teams, 5 Sleep: Geriatric Self-Learning Module, 291 Mentoring Really Matters: Mentor a Colleague, 209 Update on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 42 The Leadership Role of Medical-Surgical Nurses: Vitamin B,,, Deficiency: Issues in Nursing Care, 247 What Is It?, 361 The Stressful World of Nursing, 141 Continuing Education The State of AMSN: Our Year in Review, 278 Admission and Discharge Mobility of Frail Hospitalized The Power of Self-Motivation, 73 Older Adults, 156 An Overview of Cancer in the Older Adult, 75 HIV Disease Apoptosis: Understanding the New Molecular Pathway, HIV Disease Susceptibility in Women and the Barriers 371 to Adherence, 97 Assessment of Pain in Elders with Dementia, 364 Care of the Adult Patient With Cystic Fibrosis, 143 Internet Health Care Competent to Care: Strategies to Assist Staff in Caring Consumer Health Information on the Web: Trends, for Elders, 281 Issues, and Strategies, 91 Differentiating Between Pre-Arrest and Failure-to- Rescue, 211 ISONG News Informed Nursing Practice: The Administration of 57, 126, 190, 260 Oxygen to Patients with COPD, 82 Nurse’s Guide to Understanding Thrombolic Occlusion Legionnaire’s Disease of Central Venous Access Devices, 377 Legionnaire’s Disease: A Current Update, 409 Postoperative Care of an Adult Renal Transplant Recipient, 296 Medication Repeating the Call for Restraint Reduction, 9 Basic Concepts to Prevent Medication Calculation Using a Symptom-Triggered Approach to Manage Errors, 62 Patients in Acute Alcohol Withdrawal, 15 Balanced Analgesia After Hysterectomy: The Effect on Outcomes, 176 Cystic Fibrosis Care of the Adult Patient With Cystic Fibrosis, 143 Myocardial Infarction Women’s Inhibitors and Facilitators Associated with Delirium/Dementia Making Behavioral Changes After Myocardial Assessment of Pain in Elders with Dementia, 364 Infarction, 49 Delirium in the Acute Care Setting, 217 Genetic Susceptibility to Psychiatric Disorders, 319 Nursing in Genetics Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Genetic Predisposition Editorial to Atherosclerosis, 253 A Commitment to Compassion at the End of Life, 74 Genetic Susceptibility to Psychiatric Disorders, 319 Advocacy Through Patient Teaching, 364 Supporting Patients Through Genetic Screening for Competence Increases Comfort for Float Nurses, 142 Cancer Risk, 233 Patient Advocacy: The Real Restraint-Reduction The Clinical Utility of Genetic Information in Strategy, 7 Alzheimer’s Disease, 415 The Legal Side of Nursing, 210 The Confluence of Two Clinical Specialties: Genetics Thoughts on a Magnificent Specialty, 280 and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, 114 MEDSURG Nursing—December 2004—Vol. 13/No. 6 Nursing in the Military Professional Practice Medical-Surgical Nurses Flying High, 336 Professional Nursing Development: Improving the Way Military Medical-Surgical Nurses in Operations Other Medical-Surgical Nurses Learn, 196 Than War: MEDCAP Missions During Deployments, 129 Professional Issues Back to Basics: Recruitment, Retention, and Reality, 346 Nursing Management Coaching for Competence, 32 Earthquakes in Management, 66 Editorial: A Commitment to Compassion at the End of Dam Management, 265 Life, 74 Editorial: Advocacy Through Patient Teaching, 363 Nursing Pharmacology Editorial: Competence Increases Comfort for Float Any Science Behind the Hype of ‘Natural’ Dietary Nurses, 142 Supplements?, 339 Editorial: Patient Advocacy: The Real Restraint- Basic Concepts to Prevent Medication Calculation Reduction Strategy, 7 Errors, 62 Editorial: The Legal Side of Nursing, 210 New Oncology Strategy: Molecular Targeting of Cancer Evaluation and Revision of a Clinical Advancement Cells, 191 Program, 391 The ‘Alphabet’ of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment, 420 From AMSN: Building Unbeatable Teams, 5 From AMSN: Mentoring Really Matters: Mentor a Nutrition Colleague, 209 Any Science Behind the Hype of ‘Natural’ Dietary From AMSN: The Leadership Role of Medical-Surgical Supplements?, 339 Nurses: What is It?, 361 Enteral Nutrition: An Update On Practice From AMSN: The Power of Self-Motivation, 73 Recommendations, 131 From AMSN: The Stressful World of Nursing, 141 Problems with Eating and Nutrition: Geriatric Implementation of the Peer Review Council, 172 Self-Learning Module, 405 On Leadership: The Transparent Organization: Vitamin B,, Deficiency: Issues in Nursing Care, 247 Leadership in an Open Organization, 267 Professional Nursing Development: Improving the Way Older Adult Care Medical-Surgical Nurses Learn, 196 Admission and Discharge Mobility of Frail Hospitalized The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Medical- Older Adults, 156 Surgical Nursing, 38 An Overview of Cancer in the Older Adult, 75 Assessment of Pain in Elders with Dementia, 364 Research Care of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease in the New Admission and Discharge Mobility of Frail Hospitalized Millennium, 22 Older Adults, 156 Competent to Care: Strategies to Assist Staff in Caring Balanced Analgesia After Hysterectomy: The Effect on for Elders, 281 Outcomes, 176 Delirium in the Acute Care Setting, 217 Cancer Screening in Women with Chronic Illness: The Pain: Geriatric Self-Learning Module, 399 Unanswered Questions, 110 Problems with Eating and Nutrition: Geriatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Qualitative Self-Learning Module, 405 Study of Beliefs of a Small Sample of Rocky Mountain Sleep: Geriatric Self-Learning Module, 291 Area Nurses, 383 Individual Telephone Support for Family Caregivers of Oncology Nursing Seriously Ill Cancer Patients, 181 An Overview of Cancer in the Older Adult, 75 Recovery of Finnish Short-Stay Surgery Patients, 326 Cancer Screening in Women with Chronic Illness: The The Effect of Individual Characteristics on Perceptions Unanswered Questions, 110 of Collaboration in the Work Environment, 312 Essential Oncology Facts for the Float Nurse, 165 Women’s Inhibitors and Facilitators Associated with Individual Telephone Support for Family Caregivers of Making Behavioral Changes After Myocardial Seriously II] Cancer Patients, 181 Infarction, 49 New Oncology Strategy: Molecular Targeting of Cancer Cells, 191 Research for Practice Supporting Patients Through Genetic Screening for Balanced Analgesia After Hysterectomy: The Effect on Cancer Risk, 233 Outcomes, 176 Cancer Screening in Women with Chronic Illness: The Pain Unanswered Questions, 110 Assessment of Pain in Elders with Dementia, 364 Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Qualitative Pain: Geriatric Self-Learning Module, 399 Study of Beliefs of a Small Sample of Rocky Mountain Area Nurses, 383 Individual Telephone Support for Family Caregivers of Seriously Ill Cancer Patients, 181 Patient Advocacy: Witnessing Informed Consent for Research in Acute Care, 227 Recovery of Finnish Short-Stay Surgery Patients, 326 continued on page 438 MEDSURG Nursing—December 2004—Vol. 13/No. 6 435 Subject Index Try This: Best Practices in Nursing Care for Older Adults continued from page 435 Caregiver Strain Index, 353 The Effect of Individual Characteristics on Perceptions Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), 269 of Collaboration in the Work Environment, 312 Hearing Screening, 202 Women’s Inhibitors and Facilitators Associated with Sexuality, 122 Making Behavioral Changes After Myocardial Sleep and Hydration, 60 Infarction, 49 Restraint Reduction Venous Access Devices Patient Advocacy: The Real Restraint-Reduction Nurse’s Guide to Understanding Thrombolic Occlusion Strategy, 7 of Central Venous Access Devices, 377 Rheumatoid Arthritis Women’s Care The Alphabet of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment, 420 Balanced Analgesia After Hysterectomy: The Effect on Outcomes, 176 Surgical Procedures Cancer Screening in Women with Chronic Illness: Postoperative Care of an Adult Renal Transplant The Unanswered Questions, 110 Recipient, 296 HIV Disease Susceptibility in Women and the Barriers Nurse’s Guide to Understanding Thrombolic Occlusion to Adherence, 97 of Central Venous Access Devices, 377 The Confluence of Two Clinical Specialties: Genetics and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, 114 Women’s Inhibitors and Facilitators Associated with Making Behavioral Changes After Myocardial Infarction, 49 Visit Colorado on us! 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