JAN – JUN 2013        CLICK HERE TO READ ABSTRACT           Volume 14, Number 1

Editorial
Promoting Occupational Health and Safety: A Journey Towards Future
Punitha Ezhilarasu

Concepts and Issues
The Changing Faces of Nursing and Midwifery from the Ancient to the Post-Independence 10 Period in India
Rajni Bagga, Ritika Tiwari, Vaishali Jaiswal, Asha Abraha

Clinical Article
Stress among Rescue Workers of Traumatic Incidents 25
Mala Thayumanavan

Research Article
Quality of life and its Association with Selected Variables in Diabetic Patients from 31 Two Indian Cultural Groups
Priyalatha, Punitha Ezhilarasu, Premila Lee, Nihal Thomas

Research Series No.9
Qualitative Approach to Creating Evidence: An Overview 36
Vinitha Ravindran

Continuing Education Series No: 24
Management of Ulcerative Colitis: Role of Nurses 44
Punitha Ezhilarasu, Ida Nirmal, Nirmala M. Emmanuel, Anu B. Bheemarao, Renugadevi Samuel, Sowmi Joseph

Student Section
National Nursing Conference on Theory Development and Application: An Account of 60 the Conference and Reflections of Postgraduate Students
Asha Solomon

Research in Brief
Interpretive Evaluation in Nursing Education: Students' Perception 61
Latha Thimmappa, Ratna Prakash, Daisy J. Lobo, Elsa S. Devi, Christopher Sudhaker