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Two models of maternal-infant attachment, one related to full-term newborns (Goulet, Bell, St-Cyr Tribble, Paul, & Lang, 1998), and one including premature infants (Bialoskurski, Cox, & Hayes, 1999), are examined. The elements of both models are integrated into a more comprehensive model. Implicit organization-al components are made explicit, and a discussion regarding the possibility of fit for the extremely lowbirth-weight (ELBW) group is offered. This integrated model can serve as a basis for neonatal nurses to improve care for newly emerging families and especially those of the premature/low birth weight group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PURPOSE: To propose the addition of a fifth domain, Administrative, to the Taxonomy of Nursing Practice, and to introduce the related concept of organization nursing diagnoses. DATA SOURCES: The Taxonomy of Nursing Practice, organizational and nursing management/leadership literature, experience of the authors. DATA SYNTHESIS: Analyzing the concept of a taxonomy to capture nursing practice revealed an omission of the management/leadership roles assumed by nurses in organizational, nurse manager, and staff nurse practice levels. To incorporate this administrative practice, an additional domain, Administrative, was developed. Nursing diagnoses were oriented to the organization as client, hence the addition of organization nursing diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS: Including an Administrative Domain in the Taxonomy of Nursing Practice will cover the scope of nursing practice and will provide a basis for developing the diagnoses for which nurses are accountable within organizations. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Nurses' contributions to healthcare organizational function and their effect on patient care outcomes will be made more explicit and can more readily be measured with terminology that captures the nursing administrative roles at three levels of practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To provide holistic care, nurses must attempt to view the world through the clients' eyes. The Theory of Modeling and Role-Modeling (Erickson, Tomlin, & Swain, 1983) enables nurses to care for and nurture each client with an awareness of and respect for the individual's uniqueness. This type of care giving exemplifies theory-based clinical practice that focuses on the clients' needs. Care is offered that recognizes that clients have the knowledge and ability to understand what has made them sick, as well as what will make them well. The authors explore the experiences of a young woman with diabetes mellitus and demonstrate how nursing care based on the Theory of Modeling and Role-Modeling enabled the client to recognize and develop strengths and empowered her to begin the healing process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]