[RNandLPN] Opportunity for Participation in Research on Nurses

[Michelle Ducharme]

Hello,

Recently, Kathy Apple, the Chief Executive Officer for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, shared an e-mail regarding an opportunity to participate in research on nurses.  I am sharing part of that e-mail below.  She is discussing results from the Nurses' Health Study.

"One topic at this year's meeting was a presentation on  results from the Nurses' Health Study.  Many of you may have heard about this study already.  This longitudinal study was designed to assess the health of nurses and began in 1976 with a cohort of 121,700 nurses.  The health of nurses has been assessed through the collection of data from questionnaires, phone calls, letters, and submission of medical records and various biological samples (blood, urine, etc).  A second cohort of 116,671 nurse participants was started in 1989.  A few of the study results include 1) a slightly higher level of exercise equates to a lesser chance of breast cancer; 2) increased weight is associated with an increase chance of cancer; 3) rotating shift work results in a significantly higher risk of breast cancer; 4) increased breast mass increases risk for breast cancer; and 5) there is little difference in the prevalence and incidence of urinary incontinence with women less than 60 years of age and women over the age of 60.

I am sharing this information not because there is a regulatory issue here but because this study is now recruiting for their third cohort of nurses.  All participants at the annual meeting were asked to share this information with their members and we agreed to do so as well.   If you would like more information and/or know of nurses who would be interested in participating in the third cohort, here is a link to further information.    nhs3.org<http://nhs3.org/>"

Marilyn L. Hudson, RN, MSN, CNS, FRE
Investigations Manager
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Oregon State Board of Nursing
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