Has anyone read this nursing article. can you tell me what the initials after authors names stand for.?

Question

living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: insiders' perspectives. Danielle D. Fraser MS, RN, CNS, BC, (know what RN and CNS is) Carolyn C. Kee PhD, RN, Ptlene Minick PhD, RN.

I've been asked to critically review the article using a framework for the evaluation of research papers.

if anybody has read this can you tell me the good or bad points about it.

if you havent can you just tell me what you think the article is about from the title?

and does anyone know what emeritus means?

just want to say i have read the article just want to get other peoples opinions so as to be more critical and see if anyoneelse comes up with something different and because i've read it i know what the articles about just wanted someone elses opinion on the title that hasnt read it to see if it made sense to them. thanks for all your help.

Answer 1

One of my big bugaboos is that nurses tend to use alphabet soup. The lay person does not understand and not every RN knows them all.

MS is masters of science. MSN would be master of science in Nursing. BC is some kind of certification sorry don't know what specifically. and of course PhD is a doctorate degree. Again she does not specify what the PhD is in.
You might try going to Allnurses.com and posting. I am certain you will find better answers there.
I have not read the piece you are speaking about.

I can only take a stab in the dark on this. Chronic Pulmonary Disease covers a vast territory. Since the title says "living with" it, I would venture to guess it deals with practical ways of coping with the disease. Again this can cover a lot of territory and I have no way of knowing how much of this she covers. "An insider's perspective" suggest to me that POSSIBLY (again I am guessing) that it talks form the patient point of view when the patient is a health care worker.

Really I do not know the value of my guessing about this.

Answer 2

Fun poll! 1. B - My husband and I have very different styles when it comes to baby names, so we agreed that every name we choose has to have a family connection. That's not to say that we agree instantly, but at least it narrows our pool. C - That said, we're probably going to give our daughter-to-be two middle names, the second a little on the daring side. Mostly because limiting yourself to family monikers can feel a little stifling, and she's probably our last kiddo. (If I had it to do over again, I'd give my son a second mn, too.) 2. I've already tipped my hand with this - I think that everyone should have a middle name, mostly because it creates an alternative if your first name doesn't quite fit. If you've got some purpose behind adding a second middle name, then I think that's fine, too. But you do have to be cautious. Unless you're a member of a royal dynasty, names like Isabella Katharina Gracielle are WAY over the top. 3. For girls, I'm quite fond of ends-in-y sounds and three syllable names in general: Rosemary Delaney Avalon 4. Ditto for boys, but I'm less fond of ends-in-y: Gideon Giacomo Julien 5. Now this is a long list! I have a particular dislike of "filler" middle names - the Ann, Lynn, Lee, Marie of my generation and their successors - Rose, Grace, Hope, Jane. For boys, it's a bit trickier because many "filler" middle names - James, William, John - are actually in honor of male family members. So I'm a bit less harsh about those. 6. Hmmm ... it doesn't really apply. I'm 35, and legally changed my name when I was 28. But I was born with the middle name Beth - not the worst filler, but a pretty generic choice anyhow. My sisters were middle named Lynne and Marie - equally uninspired.

Answer 3

Emeritus is an honorary title given to a retired professor who is still nominally considered part of the faculty of a school.

PhD means "Doctor of Philosophy" It refers to an advanced degree in any subject.

MS means Master of Science. It refers to a degree between a BS (Bachelor of Science) and a PHD.

BC might mean Bachelor of Communications.


That's all the help I can give you. It sounds like you're trying to avoid reading the article and completing the assignment yourself. That won't do. Just get into it and you'll do fine.