Margaret Dolan -- National Nursing Leader

Margaret Baggett Dolan was the fifth of nine children born to John and Allene Keeter Baggett on March 17, 1914, in Lillington, North Carolina. She graduated from Georgetown Hospital School of Nursing in 1935. Dolan began her career in community health working for health departments in Washington, DC, Baltimore, Maryland, and Greensboro. In 1944 she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health Nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill and in 1953 earned a master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City. In 1950, Dolan became a faculty member in the UNC School of Public Health's Public Health Nursing program. She immediately became involved with the North Carolina State Nurse Association and served as its president from 1957-1959

National Nursing Home Survey

by Anita Bercovitz, Frederic H. Decker, Adrienne Jones, and Robin E. Remsburg.Caption title."October 8, 2008."Chiefly tables.Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (934.39 KB, 24 p.).Includes bibliographical references (p. 5-6).Bercovitz A, Decker FH, Jones A, Remsburg RE. End-of-life care in nursing homes: 2004 National Nursing Home Survey. National health statistics reports; no 9. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2008

Leveraging higher salaries for nursing faculty

The nursing faculty pay scale at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has increased significantly over the past 5 years. This increase was driven by a number of factors: (a) the rapidly expanding population in Nevada, (b) the nursing shortage and the Nevada legislative mandate to double nursing enrollment in state schools, (c) the national nursing faculty shortage, and (d) the opening of private nursing schools in Nevada. This article describes how, given these factors, the faculty members were able to leverage a pay scale that is finally competitive with clinical appointments

Nursing education and regulation: international profiles and perspectives

This review of nurse education and regulation in selected OECD countries forms part of ongoing work on contemporary nursing careers and working lives, based at the National Nursing Research Unit, King’s College London. The review was commissioned by the Department of Health to inform their work in considering the UK’s position in relation to the Bologna declaration and changes that may emanate from the implementation of Modernising Nursing Careers (DH 2006). While much of the information in the review was obtained from publications and websites, we also contacted key personnel in most of the countries included for an up-to-date review of developments in their country and would like to thank them all for providing this information

National Nursing Home Survey Followup, 1987, 1988, 1990

By Ilene B. Gottfried, Mary Ann Bush, and Jennifer H. Madans."This report describes the plan and operation for Wave I, Wave II, and Wave III of the National Nursing Home Survey Followup (NNHSF), a longitudinal study of the cohort of current residents and discharged residents sampled in the 1985 National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS).""September 1993."Also available via the World Wide Web.Includes bibliographical references (p. 8)

The National nursing home survey: 1999 summary

Author: Adrienne Jones, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics."June 2002."Also available via the World Wide Web.Includes bibliographical references (p. 5

The National Nursing Home Survey : 1995 summary

OBJECTIVE: The 1995 National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS) was conducted to collect data on nursing homes and their current residents. This report presents detailed data on the characteristics of the nursing homes including ownership, certification, bed size, location, affiliation, and services provided. Data on current residents are presented by basic demographics, living arrangement prior to admission, functional status, and other health and personal characteristics of the residents.METHODS: The 1995 NNHS is a sample survey consisting of a two-stage design with a probability sample of 1,500 nursing facilities in the first stage and up to six current residents from each facility in the second stage.RESULTS: About 1.5 million residents were receiving care in an estimated 16,700 nursing homes in 1995. Nearly 1.8 million beds were available and facilities operated at about 87 percent of their capacity. Nearly 90 percent of the residents were 65 years and over. They were predominantly female and white with a large portion needing assistance in the activities of daily living (ADL's) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL's).Includes bibliographical references (p. 3).20001080875

The National Nursing Home Survey: 2004 overview

"Objective: This report presents estimates for U.S. nursing homes, their current residents, and staff, based on results from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS). Facility data are summarized by facility characteristics and include new data items on special care units and programs, formal contracts with agencies and providers, end-of-life care programs, and electronic information systems. Current residents are presented by characteristics such as demographics, health and functional status, and services received, with new data items on advance directives, falls, use of restraints, hospitalizations, pain management, and medications. The discussion highlights key survey findings, including differences in selected national estimates between the 2004 NNHS and the 1999 survey. Methods: The 2004 NNHS consisted of a two-stage design with a probability sample of 1,500 nursing facilities in the first stage and up to 12 current residents from each facility in the second stage. This nationally representative sample survey was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics from August 2004 through January 2005. Results: In 2004, an estimated 1.5 million current residents received nursing home care in 16,100 facilities, the majority of which were proprietary (61.5%) and were located in the Midwest and in the South. Most full-time equivalent employees of the facilities were nursing staff. Most current residents were aged 65 years and older (88.3%), female (71.2%), and white (85.5%). Nearly one-half (48.2%) of all residents were admitted from a hospital or health care facility other than a nursing home or assisted-living-type facility, and 65.3% of all residents had some kind of advance directive. " - abstract, p. 1"June 2009.""by Adrienne L. Jones; Lisa L. Dwyer, M.P.H.; Anita R. Bercovitz, M.P.H., Ph.D.; and Genevieve W. Strahan, Division of Health Care Statistics." - p. 1Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf tile (2.69 MB, 164 p.).Includes bibliographical references."by Adrienne L. Jones; Lisa L. Dwyer, M.P.H.; Anita R. Bercovitz, M.P.H., Ph.D.; and Genevieve W. Strahan, Division of Health Care Statistics." - p.

Speed Posters: An Alternative to Traditional Poster and Podium Sessions

Speed posters were used as an alternative concurrent session option during a national nursing education conference. The session format was received positively by both participants and presenters, and, as a result, recommendations for use were developed by the conference planners

An Introduction to the National Nursing Assistant Survey

"March 2007.""By Marie R. Squillace and Emily Rosenoff, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Robin E. Remsburg and Anita Bercovitz, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics; and Laura Branden, Westat." - p. 1"The National Nursing Assistant Survey (NNAS) was sponsored and funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). The survey was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics." - p. ivIncludes bibliographical references (p. 15-18)