[NPInfo] RE: [NP-Clinical] Nursing theory used?

[Margaret Allen]

Actually, I live in Wisconsin - state with third highest number.  Although not an NP, I work with many who work with Hmong and in community health centers.  Our Hmong population is spread across the state, while in Minnesota (my home state), most are in Minneapolis/St.  Paul  As part of our project, I manage a Hmong health mailing list with international membership - would you or any other NPs/PAs  like to join?  We announce new bilingual/translated resources, and are working on bilingual Hmong Family Health Guide, online and then print, if we can fund. Also, creating multimedia versions of low literacy materials - see www.healthyroadsmedia.org.  We're presenting next Friday at Wisconsin Hmong Conference, and I hope to formalize the network.

My passion is quality health information for underserved populations, to help them be partners in their care.  Professionals working in free standing clinics, rural health and public health are also under served when trying to access professional resources not free online....

Since I spent much of my time last two years as primary caregiver for 91 year old single professional aunt (and almost all my time from Sept 15 until Oct 8 when she passed away in hospice), I am woefully behind on work, but catching up....After teaching CE for medical libraians on "Getting Magnetized" in Charleston Nov 13, I can see light at end of tunnel.  

The beauty of hospice residence (in MN, 3 hours from home) was that I was able to get some of my aunt's colleagues and former students to visit - we even hosted a "hospice party" after her annual alumni breakfast, when about a dozen came and visited.  She was a very private, humble person, who had a lot to do with Title IX to put women on equal playing field.  As closest family member, I knew some of this, but never realized how much she had accomplished.  I'm still getting notes and stories from her professional colleagues- amazing; learned something new just today.  Worked with a former student, now retired, who came from Ohio to put together DVD tribute shown at lunch after Memorial.  An expanded version and other papers/photos will be going to University of Minnesota Archives. If anyone is interested, see http://www.legacy.com/StarTribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=95895775 and news story at
 http://www.startribune.com/466/story/1506585.html.  

Should keep working, but need my sleep....

Peg
 
Margaret (Peg) Allen, MLS-AHIP 
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Peg Allen, Library Consultant
www.pegallen.net pegallen67 @ yahoo.com
Coordinator, Hmong Health Education Network
www.hmonghealth.org
Health Information for the Global Village (MLA theme 1995)

----- Original Message ----
From: Dena <galdena at sbcglobal.net>
To: NP Info <npinfo at nurse.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2007 12:17:34 AM
Subject: RE: [NPInfo] RE: [NP-Clinical] Nursing theory used?

Thanks, Peg-- that's the one I was thinking about. And thanks also for
 your
link to the Hmong sites... gosh-- I had NO idea there were so many
 Hmong in
MN!! I thought they were all in Merced, CA. <G>
Dena Galler

-----Original Message-----
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Of Margaret Allen
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 9:53 PM
To: NP Info
Subject: Re: [NPInfo] RE: [NP-Clinical] Nursing theory used?

I think it is the Orem self-care model.  I also like Henderson's
theory/definition, based on same concept.  

See The Nursing Theory Page
http://www.sandiego.edu/academics/nursing/theory/ - lists mid-range
theories, including Kolcaba Comfort Theory (link to website).  Also
 article
I wrote on doing searches for studies based on a nursing theory -
 Literature
Search Tips or Dear Student links both work.