A study was designed to answer the question: Is the baccalaureate-prepared nurse able to function satisfactorily as a staff nurse in an official public health agency? Findings indicate that health agency staff and education program faculty must work together to define the purpose, objectives, and content of the clinical experience. (JOW)

The revised Stetler model of research utilization has six phases: preparation, validation, comparative evaluation, decision making, translation/application, and evaluation. It can be used to facilitate application of nursing research findings at the practitioner level. (JOW)

Looks at the sociopolitical factors that influence the implementation of clinical intervention studies in long-term care settings and suggests ways of minimizing threats to a study's internal validity. (Author)

A survey of baccalaureate schools of nursing reveals that most programs are providing clinical experience for their students in a variety of agencies. Eighty percent of these sites are traditional settings for student experience. (SK)

Protocol-guided observations in 15 Israeli hospitals were used to grade nursing activities. The presence of nursing students in hospitals improved the quality of care provided by 67 nurses compared to their performance in the absence of students. (Contains 30 references.) (JOW)

Discusses results of a survey of nursing programs asking whether the programs had a policy on termination of students who are unsafe in clinical practice or whether the issue of needing a policy had been addressed by the institution. (CT)

There is a sharp discrepancy between the number of nurses getting master's degrees focusing on advanced clinical practice and the availability of jobs in that area. If master's-prepared clinicians are not needed, graduate curricula must be evaluated in terms of the types of roles for which they are preparing students. (JOW)

Describes an approach to clinical research used by the author in teaching graduate nursing students, involving replication and expansion of a primary study of hospital intensive care units. This approach provided valuable experience as well as validated data about clinical practice. Discusses advantages and disadvantages in the approach. (MF)

Highlights of a survey of community health nursing agencies and faculty suggest the need for better planning and collaboration between service and education in preparing students for this field. Survey data tables are included. (CT)

Reviews modifications in state health practice statutes to recognize the expanded scope of nursing practice in view of the disparity between medical functions actually performed by nurses and those considered within the legal definition. Various state approaches indicate a trend to give legal validity to acts performed by nurses. (MF)