Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated from self-reported height and weight for 1,123 university students who returned a questionnaire mailed to a 10 percent random sample of the entire undergraduate population of a large midwestern university. Seventeen percent of the females and 20 percent of the males were determined to be in excess of normal BMI standards. However, significantly more women (40%) considered themselves overweight in comparison to men (24%). Also, significantly more women (53%) than men (20%) reported experiencing discomfort due to excessive weight. Inaccurate perceptions of body image are common among individuals with eating disorders. There is a higher incidence of eating disorders among college-age women than among their male peers. A distorted body image as reflected by perceived overweight may serve as a marker for individuals at risk for eating disorders.
In this pilot study, nursing staff matched three levels of intervention (verbal, chemical, and physical) with 84 aggressive behaviors. It was a preliminary step in the development of a theoretical framework regarding how nurses select interventions for aggressive patients. Specifically, it was an attempt to address the following: Do nurses intervene with aggressive behaviors based on learned stereotypes or do nurses perceive behavior as aggressive because there is consistency in the behavior and level of aggression? All 442 members of the nursing staff were invited to participate in the study; and 211 (48%) responded. Factor analyses were conducted on responses to the behaviors of subjects matched with each intervention. The same three factors were identified for verbal and chemical intervention: behaviors that are precursors to an actual aggressive episode, aggressive behaviors directed inwardly, and aggressive behaviors directed outwardly. The last two behaviors were also identified for physical intervention. The results suggest that the nursing staff did differentiate among behaviors reflecting differing levels of aggression and that they were not responding in a stereotypical manner.
A stratified random sample of 104 NLN-accredited baccalaureate schools was surveyed regarding use of standard public health nursing bags by students in public health nursing courses. Return rate was 60 percent. Results indicated 66 percent of responding schools used public health nursing bags (Henry Street type) when students provided home care. It can be concluded that teaching of bag technique continues to be an applicable component of many nursing education programs despite rumors to the contrary.Use of the public health nursing bag (i.e., prototype of the Henry Street bag) for home visits is a controversial practice in our area. Several local clinical agencies had abandoned these bags in favor of individual nurses' choices, which range from no bag to pockets to an open bag. As faculty teaching public health nursing in the School of Nursing at Purdue University, we were faced with the dilemma of whether or not to continue teaching aseptic bag technique to our students.While philosophically we believed that use of the bag and the practice of bag asepsis were essential components of home care visits, it seemed impractical to perpetuate an obsolete practice, if in fact it was obsolete. Also, we were faced with increasing numbers of students and the financial question of whether or not to purchase additional, expensive, public health bags. To gather data to help solve our curriculum problem we decided to survey other schools of nursing about use of the public health nursing bag in their public health courses. All authors are afliated with the Purdue University School of Nursing, West Lufayene, Indiana. Address corrcspondence to Sharon C. Posey, R. N., Purdue University School of Nursing, West Lufayene, IN 47907. Telephone (317) 494-4042.
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