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Presents findings from a survey of 236 graduates of eight community college nursing programs in Oregon, concerning graduates' perceptions of the level of stress they felt and their personal health status as students in the program, their responses to stress, and positive methods of coping (e.g., physical activity). (DMM)

The article explores the tort and copyright implications of the shredding of Banksy's artwork, "Girl With Balloon," under U.S. law. Topics discussed include Banksy's background, works of art, and the details behind the sale and shredding of "Girl With Balloon." It then outlines the elements of trespass to chattels, surveys Banksy's protections under The Visual Artist Rights Act of 1990, and explores the right of Banksy to prevent the purchaser from removing or disabling the shredder.

The article discusses the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals case, Gillis v. Miller, on the alleged misconduct of personnel at the Bay County Jail in Bay City, Michigan. Topics mentioned include the use of Pickering balancing test, the effect of speech by government employees Matthew Gillis and Fred Walraven on the workplace, and the investigation of prescription drug trafficking in the jail.

Presently available tests of physical working capacity (PWC) such as [Vdot]O2max and critical power may not be appropriate for unfit subjects because they require maximal or supramaximal workloads. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate a submaximal discontinuous incremental bicycle ergometer test (PWCFT) with an end point (fatigue threshold) determined by recording electromyographic (EMG) fatigue curves in the quadriceps muscle. The fatigue threshold was defined as the lowest workload producing a slope of the EMG voltage-time relation that was significantly different from zero slope at p<0.05 (single tail). The test-re-test reproducibility of PWCFT (n=17 subjects) was found to be r = 0.947, with no significant difference between trials. Thirty-two healthy male subjects aged 18-29 (mean 23-4 ± 31 years) whose fitness levels ranged from highly trained to untrained sedentary level were tested for PWCFT, lactate threshold (OBLA), percentage heart rate range at PWCFT (%HRR), and heart rate-workload relation (HR-WL). Stepwise multiple regression resulted in R = 0.833 with %HRR accounting for 40.7%, OBLA for 22.8% and HR-WL for 5.9% of the total variance. In addition, 12 subjects performed critical power (CP) testing. PWCFT and CP were correlated at r=0.670 with no significant difference p<005) between the means for the two methods. The results of this study indicated that the PWCFT test was objective, valid and highly reproducible and particularly useful for evaluating the PWCFT of unfit subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The test for estimating physical working capacity at the fatigue threshold (PWCft), previously validated for young men, was evaluated for use with elderly men and women. A sample of 27 volunteer subjects (67·6 ± 5·6 years, 11 male, 16 female) was divided into three matched groups: (1) controls (n = 10), (2) low intensity (70% PWCft) training group (n = 10) and (3) high intensity (85% PWCft) training group (n = 7). The subjects were tested for PWCft before and after 10 weeks of exercise training on cycle ergometers (30min/day, 3 days/week). Controls did not exercise but met once a week for a health lecture. No significant pre-test to post-test change was noted in the mean PWCft of the control group (78·8-78·5 W); low intensity training resulted in 29·8% improvement in PWCft (81·0 to 105·0 W); and the high intensity group realized an improvement of 38·4% (83·6-115·7 W). One-way ANOVA -indicated that the gains made by each of the groups were significantly different (p < 0·01). Post hoc analysis revealed that the gains made by each exercise training group were significantly greater than controls (p <0·05) with no significant difference between high and low intensity groups. Reproducibility of the PWCft was excellent (R = 0·976). Since RPE averaged 14·2 at PWCft and 64% of subjects provided useful data, this test appears to be useful for evaluating the fitness of the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Presents commentaries on nursing. Criticism against the opinion of Massachusetts Hospital Association president, David Kinzer on nurses; Response to criticism against nursing aide; Argument in favor of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing as an entry level for nursing.

Presents a case example on the role of nurses in the prevention of urinary postobstructive diuresis. Importance of the preliminary assessment of the patient's medical conditions by nurses; Benefit of the involvement of the patient in his own care; Types of urinary postobstructive diuresis. INSETS: What urinary postobstructive diuresis is...and what you should...;How to determine the type of diuresis you're dealing with.

Focuses on the transnational model for nursing in Health for All in the U.S. Basis of the traditional accepted practice; Critical measures of health professionals effectiveness; Provision of effective health care.