J. Jeffery Auer

Nursing and midwifery are priority professions for which there are current and future (projected) workforce shortages. This study takes a work-life perspective to examine the key workplace factors that impact on retention and well-being. Two qualitative studies are described. Study 1 explores the meaning of work-life interaction for these professionals, to inform the focus and emphasis of policy and practice initiatives. Study 2 presents an in-depth examination of five key issues: work scheduling, workload, accessing leave, child-care and casual work. It was clear that nursing and midwifery was a significant source of meaning, purpose and satisfaction in workers' lives. However, the potential for high levels of work-life conflict and negative spillover of stress into non-work-life was very evident. The paper concludes with a summary of recommendations to improve administrative, procedural and cultural aspects of nursing and midwifery work to support and enhance work-life interaction and well-being.

A continuation of the lively debate carried on at the 1982 SCA convention in Louisville, and re‐entered at the 1983 convention in Washington, DC.

Edmund Burke, in 1770, urged his countrymen to honor “not men, but measures.” In the May, 1979 General Election British voters elected a new government that offered Tory measures, and a woman for Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher retained her seat in the Finchley constituency, and the Conservative party won a majority in the House of Commons. This firsthand report reviews her career and her participation in the recent campaign. It identifies the five most salient elements in her image and within the general context of contemporary political communication in Britain. These elements include her cultural identification, her accent and word choice patterns, her Tory message, her sex, and her sense of conviction.