L C Callister

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..This article explains the underpinnings of these contributors to women's invisibility and offers readers ways to become more fully engaged in global health initiatives to make women and children more visible...

..The end result of the provision of culturally competent care by culturally competent nurses and healthcare organizations can be significant improvements in the health and well-being of women and children...

..There are broader implications for the movement beyond individual cultural competence to increasing global consciousness and the improvement of global health care...

..To gain an understanding of the meaning of childbirth to women living in St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation...

..Evidence-based nursing practice that is safe and effective can enhance rather than overpower pivotal and celebratory life events such as childbirth...

..The development of critical thinking and ethical reasoning within the framework of knowing and connecting is essential in nursing education...

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..To describe the lived experience of childbirth with women giving birth in Finland...

..The achievement of both measurable and "soft" outcomes related to the delivery of culturally competent care can make a critical difference in the heath and well-being of women and newborns...

..To compare the childbirth experiences of Chinese women living in varied sociocultural contexts...

..To describe perceptions of immigrant Hispanic women experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) and to identify barriers to seeking mental health services...

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..Nurses should be aware of the enduring epidemic of global maternal mortality, advocate for childbearing women, and contribute to implementing effective interventions to reduce maternal mortality...

..Understanding the meaning of pain, women's perceptions of pain, and culturally bound pain behaviors is fundamental in order for nurses to facilitate satisfying birth experiences for culturally diverse women...

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..The purpose of this ethnographic study was to describe the perceptions of Ecuadorian childbearing women..

..Providing women with the opportunity to share their birth stories is an important nursing intervention...

..Listening to the voices of women is essential to increase nurses' sensitivity to the needs of childbearing women and help nurses provide culturally competent healthcare...

..The challenge to promote student growth toward competence in the application of evidence-based principles in clinical practice is ongoing...

..Callister was asked to give this address at the Meetings of the International Commission on the Status of Women, United Nations, March 8, 2004, New York City. MCN is proud to be able to share this with its readers...

..International partnerships in globally relevant research, which respect and value equity between nurse researchers practicing in developed and developing countries, are essential...

..This article elaborates on these steps and offers practical suggestions for improving the relationship between academia and service...

..Recommendations are made for the creation of a positive, nurturing learning environment through closer collaboration between nursing education and service...

..To explore the lived experience of childbirth in Dutch women who had given birth at home in the Netherlands...

..Knowledge of barriers and motivators can be utilized to design effective nursing interventions and community-based programs...

..To identify the perceptions of nurses caring for women giving birth in nurse-managed, highly technological birthing environments...

..Acculturation is emerging as an important variable that should be considered when providing health care to Mexican immigrant childbearing women and their families...

..Listening to the voices of Armenian childbearing women is essential to guide health-care initiatives...

..Ethical principles such as autonomy, veracity, beneficence, informed consent, standard of best interest, and obligations should be applied when caring for laboring women, framed by the ethics of caring...

..Suggestions also were made by study participants for improvement of clinic services. Qualitative research can be translated into clinical practice guidelines for WWCs in Eastern Europe...

..To gain insights into the perceptions of first-time mothers regarding nurses' support of breastfeeding...

..To determine why parents in a Utah community hesitated in immunizing their children...

..To evaluate the qualitative aspects of the Hispanic Labor Friends Initiative...

..The purpose of this ethnographic study was to examine the health-seeking behaviours of Ghanaian childbearing women...

..An overview of their experience is presented with the aim of contributing to current best thinking between one nursing specialty organization and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing...

..Outcome evaluations of such interventions are recommended...

..CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of specific suggestions provided by experienced critical care nurses might increase the quality of end-of-life care, facilitating a good death for intensive care patients...

..To describe the meaning of the childbirth experience to Orthodox Jewish women living in Canada...

..Celebrating cultural differences, while embracing global similarities, is essential in ensuring that culturally sensitive and competent care is provided to women and newborns...

..CONCLUSION: Nursing behaviors that demonstrate valuing and respect of childbearing women are essential in preserving the quality of the birth experience...

..Lack of regulation means women may become pregnant with high order multiples, which raises serious moral and ethical issues...

..The design of such a conference can serve as a model for promoting joint scholarly efforts to increase understanding among nurses across the globe...

..Further, at a minimum, MSN preparation as a C/PHN specialist is clearly necessary for the teaching and learning of baccalaureate curricular components of C/PHN...

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..They emphasized the importance of competent and knowledgeable health care providers (HCPs) who contribute to decision making regarding use of family planning...