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2005

Ranson Ratusz, A., Slater, L., Skillen, D.L., Olson, J., Anderson, M., Boman, J., Anderson, A., Day, R., Yonge, O., Profetto-McGrath, J.

Purpose: To describe nursing education research literature in terms of quality, content areas under investigation, geographic location of the research, research designs utilized, sample sizes, instruments used to collect data, and funding sources. Design and Methods: Quantitative and qualitative...

2005

Silva, J.H., Olson, J.

The aim of this ethnographic trial was to identify cultural patterns present in mothers’ actions when protecting their children from environmental risks like drugs and violence. Data collection consisted in a tape-recorded structured interview with 10 mothers of 9 to 13-year-old preadolescents,...

2005

Pasco, A.C.Y., Olson, J., Luduena, A.

Focused ethnography was used to identify beliefs, values and practices of Health Promotion and Quality of Life among mothers of preadolescents in Argentina. This study described how they influence their preadolescents’ choices and protect them from risk behaviors. Data were collected from a...

2005

Olson, J., Radunz, V.

This is a focused ethnography study of 10 preadolescents’ mothers who participate in OASE (Help Group of Evangelic Women) in Timbó, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The purpose of the study was to describe variances in patterns of health promotion, quality of life and preadolescents’ risk behavior from...

2005

Gray, G., Roldan, M.C.B., Luduena, A.C., Silva, J.H., Oblitas, F.Y.M., Pillon, S., David, H.M.S., Castillo, M.M.A., Galera, S.A.F., Randuz, V., Chaves, K.A.P., Wright, M.G.M., Cartana, M.H.F., Olson, J., Caufield, C.

In this article, the authors discuss the value of international health in advancing the nursing profession through the development of strong leadership in the area of drug demand reduction. Paradigms for nursing leadership are briefly reviewed and linked to the development of the “International...