JUL – DEC 2013        CLICK HERE TO READ ABSTRACT           Volume 14, Number 2

Editorial
Ethics in Scientific Writing: Preventing Plagiarism 2
Punitha Ezhilarasu

Concepts and Issues
Nurses as Policy Makers 11
Bhasura Chandrachood
Conceptual Framework: A Road Map for Nursing Research 15
Dorothy D. Theodore

Clinical Article
Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Salivary Gland: A Case Report 23
Shalini Chandran, Nirmala M. Emmanuel, Jothi P. Nixon

Research Article
Utilization, Satisfaction, and Perception on Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies among Nurses 29
Jaslina Gnanarani, Latha Venkatesan, Nicola S. Ambrose, Pappy Yuvarani Elizabeth J. Abraham, Punitha Ezhilarasu

Research Series No.10
Ethics in Nursing Research 41
Premila Lee

Continuing Education Series No: 25
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome 45
Emily S. Daniel, Angeline Esther, Hannah Jayaseeli, Shirley David

Student Section
Application of Neuman Systems Model 57
Eswari George, Bala Seetharaman, Anandharuby Jacob

Research in Brief
Menopausal Symptoms and Severity among Premenopausal Women 35 Effectiveness of Structured Teaching on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Mothers Regarding Diarrhoea 65
Deena Edwin, Bharathy Jacob, Mary A. Johnson, Kala Ebenezer
Group versus Individual Diabetic Education among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 69
Sumathy Jayaraman, Jayarani Premkumar, Beulah Premkumar, Nihal Thomas
Obstetric Morbidities and Treatment Seeking Behaviour among Pregnant Women 73
Mamta, Sushma K. Saini