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Nurses are increasingly conducting research in settings outside of the traditional health care system. Unfortunately, little has been written on the effectiveness of the methods and procedures used in these [...]

Presents an overview of an approach addressing the need of a facility for preventing and managing chronic illness in vulnerable people in the U.S. Concept of a nursing research center focusing on the specific need; Opportunities in research with vulnerable people; Assessment of several strategies for meeting challenges involved.

Evaluates the effect of selected oral stressors on the condition of the mouths of hospitalized patients to determine best predictors of need for special mouth care. Prevalence of gingivitis in hospitalized patients with teeth; Tools in determining the condition of the mouth; Criteria of gingival inflammation index.

Presents commentaries on a study of the health needs and risks of homeless males in Utah. Implications of the results for nursing research; Prevalence of substance abuse; Concerns over insufficiently treated diseases in the state; Conceptual framework used in the study.