A study of nursing competency, career self-efficacy and professional commitment among nurses in Taiwan.

abstract：:This study explored the responses of a group of 111 mothers who experienced distress and/or depression in the early months after childbirth and who received an innovative home visiting service until their child's first birthday. The current study reports a thematic content analysis of the qualitative questionnaire res...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Rossiter C,Fowler C,McMahon C,Kowalenko N

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:Aims or Objectives: This study explored the perspectives of Obstetricians and Registered Nurses/Midwives on the presence of expectant fathers in the birth room. METHODS:A qualitative research design was used to explore perceptions and attitudes of Obstetricians and Registered Nurses/Midwives. Data were collected usin...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Ocho ON,Moorley C,Lootawan KA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation looked at the phenomenon of 'doing clinical' from the nursing students' perspective. A qualitative descriptive research based on the phenomenological approach was chosen as the method to reveal the meaning of 'doing clinical', through the analysis of nursing students' descriptions of their everyday ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Yong V

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nursing Station is a puzzling structure fulfilling a variety of roles throughout the day. At times, it resembles a communal market place with staff standing around chatting. Yet, once a shift commences, regulatory characteristics emerge to control a person's entry and exit from the ward, by ensuring that they have...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Wakefield A

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：:Background: Cancer patients may need to seek support from electronic sources because their needs are not fulfilled in the hospital settings.Objectives: The explore cancer patients' perception of social support in non-profit electronic counselling services.Design: A qualitative descriptive cross-sectional design.Method...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Yli-Uotila T,Kaunonen M,Pylkkänen L,Suominen T

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper moves away from the prevalent discourse of competence to consider the meaning of the experience of 'being safe' within the context of childbirth. It offers findings from a doctoral study, informed by the philosophies of Heidegger and Gadamer. Following ethical approval, the data was collected in New Zealand...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Smythe E

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：: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：:Endorsed Enrolled Nurses (EENs) articulating from diploma level to Bachelor of Nursing (BN) studies at university experience many transitional barriers. Flexible credit arrangements can create further difficulties because students may enter directly into the second year of a degree program, thus foregoing supportive i...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Hutchinson L,Mitchell C,St John W

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：: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：:The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) have been consistent in their call for nurses to be involved with Primary Health Care (PHC). This paper will demonstrate how an innovative partnership between the School of Nursing, Flinders University of South Australia (FUSA) and Noarl...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Mann S,Byrnes T,Clare J

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health literacy is critical to effective communication between individuals and their health care providers. However there is little consistency in conceptualization and measure of health literacy. The objective of this review is to examine existing health literacy models and measures to assess their application to lim...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Yip MP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motivations for selecting nursing as a career are usually explored through direct questions to candidates and students. PURPOSE:The present article aims to uncover ties between the demand structure for the profession and broader socio-demographic and economic processes. METHOD:Data covering a ten year peri...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Birenbaum-Carmeli D

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Despite assertions of the importance of family in Indigenous cultures and its impact on psychological and physical health, there remains a paucity of research and a lack of measurement on Indigenous families' worldviews and their respective impact on well-being. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the r...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： McCubbin LD

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：: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：: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：:Career paths selected by completing nursing students are of significant interest to educators and professional agencies. This paper presents part of a larger study which investigated students' influences and motivations for selecting nursing as a career path. The aim of this study was to identify career goals of compl...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Bosco AM,Ward C,Styles I

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：: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：: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：: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：:This article reports on Australian research, funded by the Victorian Department of Human Services Nurse Policy Branch and conducted in two rural Victorian health services. Predicted workforce shortages in the health professions and accompanying growth in demand for services have set the scene for exploring new ways of...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Nankervis K,Kenny A,Bish M

更新日期：2008-06-01 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

abstract：:Attrition from undergraduate nursing programs continues to warrant investigation particularly in the climate of nursing shortages and fiscal reflection on academic institutional programs. This three-year study used a prospective longitudinal survey design to determine entry characteristics of students, attrition, prog...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Salamonson Y,Andrew S,Clauson J,Cleary M,Jackson D,Jacobs S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Australian general practice nurse workforce has grown exponentially in recent years as a consequence of supportive government policy and the increasing burden of chronic and complex disease in the community. This descriptive survey sought to identify the educational and professional development needs of NSW practi...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Halcomb E,Meadley E,Streeter S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00