July – December  2003          CLICK HERE TO READ ABSTRACT              Volume 4, Number 2

Editorial
We Need Nurse Researchers
Punitha Ezhilarasu

Concepts and Issues
Connecting Research Findings to Nursing Practice
Jan M Nick

Clinical Articles
Developmentally Compromised Children – Perspectives and Challenges of the Pediatric Nurse
Margaret Manoharan, Mary Johnson
Day Care Surgery – Now in Vellore
Esther Emerson, Shirley David

Research Articles
Informational Needs of Recently Diagnosed Cancer Patients as Perceived by the Cancer Patients, their Significant Others, Health Professionals and Members of the Community
Chandrani Isac, Punitha Ezhilarasu, Jebamani Augustine, Raju Titus Chacko

Continuing Education Series
Care of the Patient with Myocardial Infarction (MI)-Medical Management – Part II
Bala Seetharaman, Beulah Premkumar

Research in Brief
The Effectiveness of a Structured Teaching Programme on Self-care Activities
Anandha Ruby Jacob, Velma M. Lubbert, Jebamani Augustine, Jeyarani Premkumar, Mathew J. Chandy