Can education make a difference to undergraduate nursing students' attitudes to psychiatric nursing?

abstract：:Under-treatment of all types of pain has been identified in many countries throughout the world. For example, the World Health Organization states that unrelieved cancer pain is an international problem. Lack of education of health care professionals, including nurses, is frequently cited as a major reason for under-t...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： McCaffery M,Ferrell BR

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of nurses seek to undertake doctoral education as nursing continues to develop as a discrete area of clinical and theoretical scholarship. Effective supervision is a crucial aspect of doctoral education and has been identified as essential to successful completion of doctoral training. Relatively li...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Jackson D,Darbyshire P,Luck L,Peters K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skype technology was implemented by the Australian Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH) Support Service as a tool for the remote provision of clinical supervision for clinicians working in the MECSH program in Seoul, South Korea. OBJECTIVES:To gain a better understanding of the processes...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Bruce T,Byrne F,Kemp L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of dehydration in older adults admitted from residential care to an acute hospital setting may lead to haemodynamic stability. There is however an increased risk for short or long term alterations in physiological, cognitive and psychological status and ultimately, decreased quality of life. Such acute c...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Wotton K,Crannitch K,Munt R

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2002 The Northern Clinical Research Centre, Epping implemented a six week outpatient based pulmonary rehabilitation program for people with COPD. This paper outlines the establishment, underlying philosophy, marketing, coordination and personnel necessary for a successful program, as identified by the researc...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Murphy MC,Campbell M,Saunders JE,Berlowitz DJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper is to illuminate meanings of living the 'ups and downs', through the narratives of one man with severe, chronic heart failure (CHF) and his wife in palliative advanced home care (PAHC). Narrative interviews were conducted over a 4.5-year period and a phenomenological-hermeneutic method was used t...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Brännström M,Ekman I,Boman K,Strandberg G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few studies seeking to understand the illness from the experiential perspective of a person who has recovered from an eating disorder. The clinical and research literature shows inconsistencies and varying degrees of support for the risk factors associated with eating disordered behaviour. It is important to...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Redenbach J,Lawler J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a personal perspective of caring for clients with diabetes on a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory. The state of Aboriginal health in Australia is explored and consideration given to Government recommendations targeting the improvement of health in the Indigenous population. For ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Cribbes M,Glaister K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses and midwives of Australia now is the time for change! As powerfully placed, Indigenous and non-Indigenous nursing and midwifery professionals, together we can ensure an effective and robust Indigenous curriculum in our nursing and midwifery schools of education. Today, Australia finds itself in a shifting tide ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Geia L,Baird K,Bail K,Barclay L,Bennett J,Best O,Birks M,Blackley L,Blackman R,Bonner A,Bryant Ao R,Buzzacott C,Campbell S,Catling C,Chamberlain C,Cox L,Cross W,Cruickshank M,Cummins A,Dahlen H,Daly J,Darbyshire

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical experience is recognised as the core of nursing education. Quality clinical placements across a variety of venues are vital to the development of capable and competent professionals. However there is evidence, both anecdotal and empirical, suggesting that students' clinical placement experiences are fraught w...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Levett-Jones T,Fahy K,Parsons K,Mitchell A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Regular health screening provides opportunities for early detection and effective treatment of disease. There is underutilisation of health services by migrants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, particularly refugees in Australia. Aim: To explore the beliefs, understandings, and use o...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Babatunde-Sowole OO,Power T,Davidson PM,DiGiacomo M,Jackson D

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Abstract Background: Little is known about which diversity characteristics if any, impact on nursing students' clinical placements or how these may affect the quality of their learning experiences. There is therefore a need to better understand these effects not only from the student's perspective but also f...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Koch J,Everett B,Phillips J,Davidson PM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: QR (quick response) codes are a promising tool for health education, however effects of QR code application in providing peri-procedure education to patients with coronary angiography is unclear. Aim/Objective: This study investigated the effect of a QR code-based video education program on anxiety, adhere...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Hu J,Ren J,Zheng J,Li Z,Xiao X

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study aims to identify nursing students' attitudes toward older people. METHODS:This descriptive study was conducted with 166 nursing department students enrolled in a four-year undergraduate programme in a university located in Eastern Turkey. The participants were chosen using convenience samp...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Bakan AB,Arli SK,Varol E

更新日期：2018-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Australian nurses sit amidst a treasure-trove of developing knowledge, and yet are dragging their feet when it comes to nursing research. Barriers or 'perceived' barriers to the development of nursing research in this country are explored. These include ideological concerns, economic constraints, and infrastructural f...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Saarinen J

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:Adhoc culturally questionable perinatal mental-health screening among Aboriginal women in the Kimberley. BACKGROUND:Mental-health issues, substance abuse and suicide attempts are high among young Aboriginal women in Australia. There is no evidence that the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is effecti...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Kotz J,Munns A,Marriott R,Marley JV

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Noise overload within the clinical environment has been found to interfere with the healing process for patients, as well as nurses ability to effectively assess patients. Awareness and responsibility for noise production begins during initial nursing training and consequently a program to enhance aural aware...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Collins A,Vanderheide R,McKenna L

更新日期：2014-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study conducted in 1996 described the profiles, roles and preparation of twelve South Australian registered nurses in relation to their provision of education programs for nurses from South East Asia. The research showed respondents were well qualified and highly experienced educators whose roles were...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Cecchin M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the frequency of physical and emotional health problems associated with labor and their relationship with self-rated health measures. METHODS:Four hundred women were enrolled. Data collection was accomplished through the completion of a form on sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics, a que...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Aksu S,Varol FG,Hotun Sahin N

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our study attempts to evaluate whether nurses' social skills are related to their self-concept and self-esteem. METHODS:A descriptive survey study was developed to 464 nurses who had worked for a minimum of one year in adult or pediatric services. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) and the Scale of Socia...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Losa-Iglesias ME,López López D,Rodriguez Vazquez R,Becerro de Bengoa-Vallejo R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Backgrounds: Zika virus infection may cause severe complications in women of childbearing age. Female nursing college students, in the role of future nurses and women of childbearing age, can be effective educators and health supporters by stimulating preventive behaviors. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Kim KM,Choi JS

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical education is an essential part of every undergraduate nursing curriculum. The main benefits are that it allows students to put theory into practice and experience the realities of the practice-based nursing profession. Limitations include the unstable nature of the clinical area as a learning environment and ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Elliott M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses refrain from engaging in spontaneous, opportunistic counselling interactions for many reasons. However, the culture within clinical environments is a significant factor. To enact relational aspects of their role in clinical settings nurses need beliefs and values that are congruent with communication skills and...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Weaver J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescent patients within the acute hospital setting require activities which allow for identity development and interaction with other patients. Adolescent patients in a study performed by Hutton in 1999, discuss what type of activities they would like to do while in hospital and describe the environment in which th...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Hutton A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several reasons postulated for undergraduate nursing students discontinuing their studies; one being the experiences exposed to during clinical placement. This research explores and describes the experiences of second year undergraduate nursing students at one University in Victoria, Australia unde...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： James A,Chapman Y

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While smoking rates among Australians in general have declined over the past two decades, rates for Aboriginal Australians have remained high and continue to contribute to the overall poor health of Aboriginal people. Aboriginal health workers are proposed as one way to help reduce smoking rates for Aboriginal people ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Thompson M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Studies that establish the indicators of clinical status deterioration of Ineffective airway clearance remain scarce. Prognostic studies provide data for nurses identify clinical indicators that suggest a higher chance of early development of a nursing diagnosis. Objective: To identify the prognostic indic...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Pascoal LM,Lopes MVO,Silva VMD,Chaves DBR,Beltrão BA,Nunes MM,de Castro NB

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a requirement for the first year nursing subject 'Health Assessment' at Flinders University of South Australia, the task was given of examining Ethics and how this relates to the health assessment interview. Due to the negative stereotypes of older people and the subsequent treatment of the older patient, focus is ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Funnell C

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe what is currently known about nurses' assessment decisions when providing care to patients at home or in their usual place of residence. METHODS:In August 2018, an integrative literature review using a systematic approach was conducted using specific search terms to search Informit, MEDLINE and Cumulat...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Gray E,Currey J,Considine J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:School nursing was introduced a century ago as part of a range of public health measures. However, the roles and responsibilities of school nurses varied considerably throughout the Western World. This paper explores these responsibilities during the early part of the twentieth century, with a particular emphasis on t...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Madsen W

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00