Traditional approaches to the development of a culturally aware work force have consistently ignored the importance of gender role and sexual orientation as sources of potential conflict in the workplace. Nursing must end personal and professional discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. (JOW)

Discusses the association between expressions of anger in small groups and the high rate of turnover in nursing staff that plagues many hospitals. Suggests that physicians' tantrums and supervisors' outbursts are unaffordable luxuries. (JOW)

The author describes a "covert" nursing curriculum which, the author feels, contributes to maintenance of nursing in a subservient state. Aspects of the curriculum are examined, including the behavioral framework, socializing environment, perceptions of the nursing role, students' needs and expectations, and values. (CT)

Ethical issues surrounding Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the workplace include autonomy; right to privacy and confidentiality; beneficence--requiring caregivers to act in the best interests of clients; nonmaleficence--requiring caregivers not to harm or injure persons; and justice, including questions of employment discrimination and…

Problems in the community health middle management role are explored. Sources of role ambiguity (bureaucratic role discrepancy, professional role discrepancy, performance role discrepancy) are examined. The advantages of the creation of a holistic-oriented environment also are discussed. (CT)

Nurses in both education and service need to develop a shared vision of the profession and to work together to put it into practice. There should be improved collaboration between faculty and nursing administrators. Nursing students lack the opportunity to become socialized to the role of the nurse and to the world of work. (CT)