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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：UNLABELLED:Abstract Background: Increasing numbers of children with complex health needs (CWCHN) are being cared for in their own homes. Caring for a child with complex health needs is an enormous task for a family and so access to suitable respite is critical for the wellbeing of all members of the family. AIM:The ai...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Welsh R,Dyer S,Evans D,Fereday J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Engaging in research and using evidence based practice are essential for mental health nurses to provide quality nursing care to consumers and families. This paper reports on a Delphi study that identified the top ten mental health nursing research priorities at one area health service in Australia servicing ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Wynaden D,Heslop K Rn,Al Omari O Rn,Nelson D Rn,Osmond B Rn,Taylor M Rmhn,Gee T Rn

更新日期：2013-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper draws on a 2015 study in New Zealand that examined perceptions of registered nurses (RNs) and general practitioners (GPs) regarding the role of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in long-term aged care facilities (LTACF). AIM:To explore the attitudes of RNs and GPs regarding the role of NPs in LTACFs. DE...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Forbes V,Harvey C,Meyer A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a perception that people with a mental illness are dangerous. However, there are still arguments in the research literature as to whether the evidence supports this perception. The major aim of this paper is to review the findings of these studies in regard to the risk of violent behaviour in people with ment...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Gillies D,O'brien L

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global nursing shortage has caused competition and cooperation between countries desperate for registered nurses (RNs), and has led to an increase in migration and international recruitment of nurses. Some nursing diplomas or degrees earned in one country may not be transferable to another. As a result, there is g...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Thobaben M,Roberts DA,Badir A,Wang H,Murayama H,Murashima S,Taguchi A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract School-Based Youth Health Nurses (SBYHNs) work in Queensland high schools, providing sexual and reproductive health care/advice (amongst other things) to adolescents. SBYHNs are often responsible for referring high school students to other health care practitioners or external health services/community agenci...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Smith MK,Stepanov N

更新日期：2014-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the feasibility and the effects of a multi-component education toolkit that used the Aged Care Funding Instrument behaviour (ACFI-BEH) scores to trigger care planning for older people experiencing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). METHOD:Forty-six older people and 209 staff and m...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Jeon YH,Govett J,Low LF,Chenoweth L,McNeill G,Hoolahan A,Brodaty H,O'Connor D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retention of nurses is a critical problem facing health care managers across Australia today. Retention of experienced employees is not only cost effective, but of great importance to the continued high performance of the nursing services in health care organisations. This article will examine innovative human resourc...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Hogan P

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Practice nurses have worked in general practice for many years yet little is known or published in Australia about their work. Recent health care reforms in Australia, particularly the establishment of the Divisions of General Practice and various best-practice innovations linked to the National GP Strategy have seen ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Willis E,Condon J,Litt J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This phenomenological study was designed to understand the lived experience of nursing students coping with the demands of their clinical practice. The Husserlian phenomenological approach was used. The data revealed several strategies that fourteen student nurses utilised to cope with the demands of their undergradua...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Chapman R,Orb A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transition process from student to Registered Nurse has been recognised as an important yet challenging time for newly graduated nurses. Knowledge about this experience from the nurse's perspective, particularly in a rural setting, is limited. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study of the experienc...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Ostini F,Bonner A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this overview of paediatric pain management the physiological and psychological effects of untreated pain are described. Reasons for the undertreatment of pain are identified as incorrect assumptions about children and pain; personal attitudes of families, nurses and physicians; inadequate research and training; an...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Atkinson L

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The body alterations of men with prostate cancer affect their sexual functioning and raise common issues for men with this disease. This study examines these issues with the use of in-depth interviewing to collect sensitive data. The intention here is not to report the findings of the main study but to discuss broad m...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Yong VT

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To explore parental experiences of caring for a child with medically diagnosed severe food allergies (MDSFA) in New Zealand. METHOD:This study employed a qualitative methodology, interpretive descriptive analysis, and involved interviews with four parents of children with MDSFA from two different regions in New Z...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： McBride C,McBride-Henry K,van Wissen K

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Third-space fluid shift is the mobilisation of body fluid to a non-contributory space rendering it unavailable to the circulatory system. It is a recurrent clinical phenomenon requiring swift identification to minimise deleterious effects. Nurses experience difficulties however in its early identification, diagnosis a...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Wotton K,Redden M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In research, there is no perfection: no perfect method, no perfect sample, and no perfect data analyses tool. Coming to this understanding helps the researcher identify the inadequacies of their preferred method. This paper discusses the criticisms of the oral history method, drawing reference to its challenges and di...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Biedermann N,Hayes B,Usher K,Williams A

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：:A shift to the practice of team-based models of nursing care has occurred as a response to skill mix changes in acute health care settings. Little is known about nurses' experience of working in team-based models of nursing care delivery. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study of the experiences of nur...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Cioffi J,Ferguson L

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a nursing student cares for a terminally ill person for the first time, that student faces many challenges. Here, a third year student describes and analyses her thoughts, feelings and actions, reflecting on her perceptions of the patient's (Mr A's) needs; the mutual benefits of a close relationship between nurse...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Ta L

更新日期：1997-06-01 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 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：:This paper explores Habermas' knowledge constitutive interests as a basis for clinical effectiveness. Clinical effectiveness and evidence based practice are clarified and Habermas interpretation of critical theory is introduced as an instrument which could arguably fulfil the needs of both concepts. The knowledge cons...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Lipp A

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Communication is a key factor in the health system. In the case of Deaf Community healthcare interactions could be affected by communication and it can also have a negative impact on health and jeopardise some of their health rights. OBJECTIVES:Aims (i) know the communication access difficulties of deaf peo...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Rodríguez-Martín D,Rodríguez-García C,Falcó-Pegueroles A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although men's health literature has developed rapidly over the last decade and covers a plethora of issues, almost no attention has been paid to understanding the transmission of health knowledge from men to boys in Australian society. This paper identifies a paucity of literature on the topic and offers explanations...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Laws TA,Bradley H

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health professionals in health-care organisations are frequently challenged to strategise their services, reshape patterns of care delivery and to adapt to changing environments. Relocation of services into new hospital buildings is one example of a situation that generates these challenges. In this paper the authors ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Moss C,Walsh K,Mitchell J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although contemporary nursing literature urges clinicians to embrace the principles of evidence-based practice and utilise research to guide professional activity, this challenge has frequently gone unheeded by mental health nurses. Indeed the reality of merging research and practice is a complex process impeded by si...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： McCloughen Andrea

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work is both an important resource for mental health, yet it also presents risk factors for mental illness. Consequently, the workplace has been identified as a potential setting for both mental health promotion and mental illness prevention. In the workplace various programs have been implemented which address risk f...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Barkway P

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses Heideggerian Phenomenology to explore the lived experience of gastrointestinal cancer and treatment with a curative intent. Eighteen patients and carers engaged in in-depth, conversational style interviews. Four recurring themes that spoke of the temporal significance of the cancer diagnosis included a...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Khatri S,Whiteley I,Gullick J,Wildbore C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00