Author of: Related social behaviors of students in d@rent of nursing education programs
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Associate Chief Nursing Service for Research, Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo, New York; and Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, State University of New York at Buffalo.
FABIENNE FORTIN
Author of: A randomized
controlled trial of preoperative patient education
Fabienne Fortin holds graduate degrees in education from the University of Ottawa and in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics from McMaster University. She practiced 12 yr as head nurse and in-service education in various hospitals of the province of Quebec. Her major work at present is in research directed to the evaluation of health services.
SUZANNE KIROUAC
Joint
author with Fabienne Fortin of: A randomized preoperative patient education
Suzanne Kirouac holds a degree in medicine-surgery Montreal. She has been supervisor of nursing in Montreal area of interest at present is the teaching of clinical skills.
controlled trial of
from the University of hospitals for 8 yr. Her
JANE GILLETT
Author of: A report on th survey on preparation for childbirth within the catchment area of Copthorne Maternity Unit, Shrewsbury: December 1972-June 1973
Jane Gillett is a nurse and midwife. Having trained at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, she became a student midwife in Yorkshire and Worcestershire and went on to practice midwifery in Wiltshire, London and Oxford. Now she is a midwifery sister in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It was especially while working in London that she became aware of the benefits of ‘preparation for childbirth’ and had to discover what prepared couples were being taught. 1
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MARGARETHELEN HOWARTH Author of: A&it),
sampling in nursing
Miss Margaret Helen Howarth completed General, Midwifery and Ophthalmic training and spent 74 yr as a ward sister and 15 months as a district nurse. Worked as a clinical teacher for a year when she became interested in research. Following three months’ study of research techniques, the study referred to in the article was carried out as a Research Sister. Since then has worked as Senior Nursing Officer, Research and Development, and is now in her final year reading for a Masters degree in Community Medicine. D. FRASER Author of: Against the odds : the results of a token economy programme with long-term psychiatric patients
Douglas Fraser graduated M.A. in Psychology from the University of Aberdeen in 1971 and took his M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh in 1974. He has recently been appointed Senior Clinical Psychologist in the Tayside Area Clinical Psychology Department (Royal Dundee Liff Hospital) in charge of a newly instituted nurse training course in behaviour modification. WILLIAM L. MCLEOD Joint
author with D. Fraser of: Against the odds: the results of a token economy programme with long-term psychiatric patients
William L. McLeod qualified R.M.N. at Sunnyside Royal Hospital in 1949. He then moved to Carstairs Mental Hospital where he worked for a period of 74 years. He returned to Sunnyside in 1958 and for the past year has worked as Charge Nurse in the token economy during which time he successfully completed an introductory course in behaviour modification. JAMES C. BEGG Joint
author with D. Fraser of: Against the odds: the results of a token economy programme with long-term psychiatric patients
James C. Begg qualified R.M.N. at Sunnyside in 1961. He has worked in the token economy over the past year and has recently been promoted to Charge Nurse. JACK H. HAWTHORNE Joint
author with D. Fraser of: Against the odds: the results of a token economy programme with long-term psychiatric patients
Jack H. Hawthorne qualified R.M.N. at Sunnyside in March of this year. He has worked in the token economy since its inception in August 1974. PAUL E. DAVIS Joint
author with D. Fraser of: Against the odds: the results of a token economy programme with long-term psychiatric patients
Paul E. Davis graduated B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Reading in 1974. While studying for a Ph.D. he worked as Research Assistant in the Tayside Area Clinical Psychology Department for a period of five months.