Indigenous Australians' participation in pre-registration tertiary nursing courses: a mixed methods study.

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：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：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：: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

abstract：:The movement away from centralised awards along with the intensification of nursing work has provided an impetus for the Australian Nursing Federation to seek the inclusion of workload measurement tools into Enterprise Bargaining Agreements. This paper reports a review of literature undertaken to identify issues relat...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Henderson J,Willis E,Walter B,Toffoli L

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:Background: Health Professionals are required to balance care practices against patient risk to optimise safety. Communicating clinical risk with the patient requires confidence.Objective: The objective was to explore health professionals understanding and confidence of patient-centred communication during conversatio...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Kilpatrick J,Elliott R,Fry M

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：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：:Iranian male nurses' career-choosing practices have not been well investigated. The aim of this study was to explore the reasons why Iranian male nurses choose nursing as a career. In addition it sought to understand the reasons why they remain in nursing. An exploratory descriptive design, employing a qualitative app...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Zamanzadeh V,Azadi A,Valizadeh L,Keogh B,Monadi M,Negarandeh R

更新日期：2013-10-01 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

abstract：:Chinese societies like most others are experiencing social change that impacts on models of care for older parents. There is tension between social change and traditional values of filial piety. The eldest son and his wife are expected to care for aged parents but that can be a challenge in modern industrial societies...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Wang SY

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：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：:The purpose of this study was to describe and interpret the phenomenon of communication as lived by Lebanese cancer patients. Phenomenology based on the Utrecht School was chosen as an interpretive descriptive methodology to guide the processes of data collection, analysis and synthesis. In-depth semi structured inter...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Doumit MA,Abu-Saad HH

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of undergraduate nursing education throughout Australia has had serious implications for the position of psychiatric nursing in attracting graduates into this field. There is some evidence from the results of limited research that a more positive view of psychiatric nursing can emerge as the result of...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Happell B

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pressure injuries are a patient safety issue. Despite the suite of prevention strategies, sustained reductions in pressure injury prevalence rates have not been achieved. Generally, nurses are usually responsible for assessing patients' pressure injury risk, and then implementing appropriate prevention strat...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Latimer S,Chaboyer W,Gillespie B

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feelings of powerlessness have been reported to affect nurses' perceived ability to provide competent quality care and have contributed to moral dilemmas and burnout among nurses. Burns nurses are a specific group of nurses who are more likely to experience feelings of powerlessness due to performing traumatic, painfu...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Kornhaber RA,Wilson A

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：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: 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:The young people of today are the greatest investment we as adults have in our future. The care and nurturing we afford the adolescent is just as important as that which we afford to children or the elderly. Although most adolescents have a preoccupation with their bodies, they do not always engage in activities that ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Nicol MJ,Manoharan H,Marfell-Jones MJ,Meha-Hoerara K,Milne R,O'Connell M,Olliver J,Teekman B

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：: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: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：:Background: Empathy is a key skill for nurses for providing high-quality care. Aims: To adapt and explore the psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) for nursing students in a sample of Spanish nurses, to analyse the empathy levels and to provide some percentiles for interpreting empathy levels...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Giménez-Espert MDC,Prado-Gascó VJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00