The changing focus of health care ethics: implications for health care professionals.

abstract：:There is a wide variety of literature available about coronary heart disease (CHD). However much of the research related to CHD has been performed using either exclusively male populations or such small numbers of women that the results from the women studied were unable to be analysed independently. It is apparent th...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Day W

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a widespread practice mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa and is considered an affront on the dignity and health of women and young girls. OBJECTIVES:To establish a theoretical model, inspired by that of Madeleine Leininger, in order to examine the reasonings used to justify FGM....

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Jiménez-Ruiz I,Almansa Martínez P

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Despite the importance of critical thinking in clinical and educational settings, little is known about its role in evidence-based practice (EBP). AIM:This study examined whether critical thinking disposition (CTD) mediates the relationship between perceived barriers to research use and EBP in clinical nurs...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Kim SA,Song Y,Sim HS,Ahn EK,Kim JH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a rapidly changing Australian health care environment, providers of undergraduate nursing programs are continually upgrading their assessment methods to ensure that graduates are competent and safe to practice. Competence assessment is based on the existing Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) Competency...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： McGrath P,Anastasi J,Fox-Young S,Gorman D,Moxham L,Tollefson J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Professional commitment, maintaining nursing competency, and improving self-efficacy could be necessary to enhance the quality of care service in Taiwan. AIM:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among nursing competency, career self-efficacy, and professional commitment in hospital...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Tsai CW,Tsai SH,Chen YY,Lee WL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with incarcerated mothers experience adverse health, social and emotional circumstances, and are a particularly vulnerable group. Mothers in custody face significant challenges in parenting their children. AIMS:The study aimed to identify participants' views on impact of a parenting support program...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Rossiter C,Power T,Fowler C,Jackson D,Hyslop D,Dawson A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the many socio-cultural issues impacting older immigrants in host countries is the cultural expectations of filial piety from their adult children. OBJECTIVE:To understand older Filipino immigrants' beliefs and values towards filial expectations. DESIGN:Focused ethnography. RESULTS:Two major themes...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Montayre J,Neville S,Wright-St Clair V,Holroyd E,Adams J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyse the literature regarding the context and experiences of internationally qualified registered nurses, particularly Filipino and Indian nurses, who have transitioned to New Zealand. BACKGROUND:Internationally qualified nurses are a significant proportion of the nursing workforce in many developed countrie...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Jenkins BL,Huntington A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses make up a large portion of health care professionals, are part of the first line of health care and in a position to provide health education, advice and referrals for patients at high risk of experiencing systemic diseases such as cancers and life-threatening illnesses that are often firstly evident in the mou...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Pai M,Ribot B,Tane H,Murray J

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:This article describes the development and pilot testing of the School Entrant Health Questionnaire (SEHQ) for the School Nursing Program in Victoria, Australia to provide a health profile of primary school children. Items likely to discriminate between healthy children and children having health concerns were generat...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Avant KC,Edgecombe G,Griffin P,Corneille K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interprofessional practice is a way of practicing that is based on collaboration. We cannot assume that health professionals have either the skills or attributes required for interprofessional practice. They may need to learn how to collaborate. Developing interprofessional practice requires a commitment to engage in ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： McCallin A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an era when patient safety and quality of care are a daily concern for health care professionals, it is important for nurse managers and other clinical leaders to have a repertoire of skills and interventions that can be used to motivate and engage clinical teams in risk assessment and continuous quality improvemen...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Ferguson L,Calvert J,Davie M,Fallon M,Fred N,Gersbach V,Sinclair L

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract This paper aims to elucidate the current status of nursing in Southern Jordan, and to identify strategies that would enable improvement in nursing within that region. A qualitative study using key informant focused interviews was conducted in the south of Jordan during the first half of 2010. Purposeful sampl...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Nawafleh H

更新日期：2013-12-21 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：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to compare prevalence of substance use, high-risk sexual behaviors, and depression symptoms between homeless youth with and without a history of foster care placement. BACKGROUND:Approximately 26,000 young persons exit foster care annually in the United States. Once th...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Hudson AL,Nandy K

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to adapt the "Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale" (SCLS), "Simulation Design Scale" (SDS), and "Educational Practices Questionnaire" (EPQ) developed by Jeffries and Rizzolo into Turkish and establish the reliability and the validity of these translated scale...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Unver V,Basak T,Watts P,Gaioso V,Moss J,Tastan S,Iyigun E,Tosun N

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on an evaluation of a new concept in clinical nurse education: the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU). Developed by the School of Nursing, The Flinders University of South Australia, the DEU aims to optimise undergraduate student learning through enhancement of the clinical learning environment and coll...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Gonda J,Wotton K,Edgecombe K,Mason P

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many nurses are burned out, exhausted and have a high intent to leave their jobs. These factors, when experienced over a period of time, are consistent with the development of mental illness. This study takes a collective autoethnographical approach to mental illness in the nursing workplace by focusing on the stories...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Kidd JD,Finlayson MP

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the perceptions of nurses (working with adult patients) about potential barriers to the use of humour in practice. DESIGN/METHODS:A literature review of qualitative research and thematic synthesis were undertaken. Four key databases were systematically searched and manual search conducted. RESULTS:The...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Jones P,Tanay MA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Rising health inequities, continuing nursing shortages, and overlooked professional development needs of nurse educators are three important issues facing nursing in Australia. This paper argues for an innovative and proactive strategy that could transform the nurse education workforce into one that is repopu...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： McAllister M,Oprescu F,Jones C

更新日期：2013-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the role of social support and other factors in relation to exercise and diet self-efficacy in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease in Hong Kong. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample identified from two cardiac rehabilitation centers. Eighty-five ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Chair SY,Wong KB,Tang JY,Wang Q,Cheng HY

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:This paper reports on a research study to inform the development of a specialist role to support front line public health nurses (PHNs) working with vulnerable families and at risk children in Ireland. AIMS:This study aimed to investigate the position of a leading role and explore the implications of such c...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Austin J,Holt S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whilst the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in acute care services has been well documented, less is known about the impact of computerising community-based primary care such as child and family health nursing services. This self-complete survey of 606 nurses working in the Victorian Maternal and ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Ridgway L,Mitchell C,Sheean F

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Delphi study was undertaken to identify paediatric cancer nursing research priorities at the sole paediatric tertiary referral centre in Western Australia. Thirty one responses were received from the first Delphi round and 22 from the second round. The top 10 priorities identified were different from those identifie...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Monterosso L,Dadd G,Ranson K,Toye C

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an era of nursing shortages and increased health care demands, it is important to explore factors which contribute to the retention of nursing staff, especially older nurses who contribute a wealth of knowledge and experience to their employing organization. This literature review explored the factors that influenc...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Moseley A,Jeffers L,Paterson J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intimate Partner Violence remains a significant problem globally despite health promotion aimed at raising awareness. In particular, there is a current trend for many young women to view some abusive/violent behaviours as acceptable in their relationships. Intimate Partner Violence has serious implications for its sho...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Power C,Koch T,Kralik D,Jackson D

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical travel policies are instituted in all rural and remote areas of Canada as a means of providing universal health care services to residents. These policies are framed, developed and implemented from a colonial perspective and require re-examination through a more inclusive and collaborative postcolonial lens. T...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Moffitt PM,Vollman AR

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00