Nominations of: John E. Robson, Peter R. Fisher, James J. Jochum, Alphonso R. Jackson, Richard A. Hauser, John Charles Weicher, and Romolo A. Bernardi : hearings before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, on nominations of: John E. Robson, of California, to be President of the Export-Import Bank, Peter R. Fisher, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Department of the Treasury, James J. Jochum, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Alphonso R. Jackson, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Richard A. Hauser, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, John Charles Weicher, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development : May 10 and 15, 2001

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910716853303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (iv, 162 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: S. hrg. ; ; 107-343
• Soggetti: Legislative hearings.; United States Officials and employees Selection and appointment; United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Self efficacy in nursing : research and measurement perspectives / / Elizabeth R. Lenz, Lillie M. Shortridge-Baggett, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910974035503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer Pub., c2002
• ISBN: 1-281-80668-4; 9786611806682; 0-8261-1559-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 116 pages) : illustrations
• Altri autori (Persone): LenzElizabeth R. <1943->; Shortridge-BaggettLillie M
• Disciplina: 610.73019
• Soggetti: Self-efficacy; Control (Psychology); Nursing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Initially developed as a special issue (vol. 15, no. 3, Fall, 2001) of the journal Scholarly inquiry for nursing practice."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; 1 Self-Efficacy: Measurement and Intervention in Nursing; 2 The Theory and Measurement of the Self-Efficacy Construct; Part II: Self-Efficacy in Diabetes Management; 3 Self-Efficacy in Children With Diabetes Mellitus: Testing of a Measurement Instrument; 4 The Development and Psychometric Testing of an Instrument to Measure Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes; 5 The Use of Self-Efficacy Enhancing Methods in Diabetes Education in the Netherlands; 6 Strategies Enhancing Self-Efficacy in Diabetes Education: A Review; Part III: Self-Efficacy and Other Clinical Conditions; 7 Self-Efficacy Targeted Treatments for Weight Loss in Postmenopausal Women; 8 An Intervention to Increase Quality of Life and Self-Care Self-Efficacy and Decrease Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Self efficacy, or the belief that one can self-manage one's own health, is an important goal of health care providers, particularly in chronic illness. This book explores the concept of self efficacy from theory, ; research, measurement, and practice perspectives. The core of the book is an international collaboration of nurses from the U.S. and the Netherlands who have developed tools for promoting and measuring self efficacy in diabetes management.