Responding to the support needs of front-line public health nurses who work with vulnerable families and children: a qualitative study.

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：:'Competency standards' is by now a familiar term to most nurses, and the rate at which many nursing organisations are developing their own set of standards would seem to suggest that competencies are an unproblematic, natural and indeed essential pursuit for us all. However, a review of the literature reveals that the...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： McAllister M

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：: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：:This paper concerns a study exploring the salience of a 'job description' for the effective self-management of a long-term condition to the experiences of a group of women living with difficult asthma. This is a life-threatening disease. It has been claimed that sufferers are a marginalised, misunderstood, mistreated ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Deacon M,Rickards E

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article argues that a primary health care approach is an appropriate conceptual framework for addressing the health needs of Indigenous people. Primary health care is strategic, focusing on equity, access, empowerment and intersectoral partnerships as essential elements for maintaining health. Stereotypical notio...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： McMurray A,Param R

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：: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：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：: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：:Abstract In this paper, we consider the potential and implications of using social networking sites such as Facebook® in nurse education. The concept of social networking and the use of Facebook will be explored, as will the theoretical constructs specific to the use of online technology and Web 2.0 tools. Theories ar...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Green J,Wyllie A,Jackson D

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：:The nursing process provides a framework for nursing practice. Nursing literature however, highlights that both nurses and patients may experience problems associated with its use. The nursing process may not be the best method of delivering holistic nursing care. ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Oreo T

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Poor academic performance in universities is a worrying issue, imposing extra finance on the government. This study was conducted to discover if supportive counseling program (SCP) has any effects on the academic performance of students. METHODS:Sixty nursing and midwifery Iranian students with poor acade...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Jannati Y,Khaki N,Sangtarashani EO,Peyrovi H,Amiri Nojadeh N

更新日期：2012-12-01 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

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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Young Indigenous people experience type 2 diabetes nine times more than non-Indigenous people. Almost one third of the diabetes population encounter mild to severe depression. A community support group is evaluated to assess the co-morbidity of depression in women with type 2 diabetes. METHODS:The developmen...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Payne C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Against a background of nurse shortages in Australian hospitals, a significant challenge facing the healthcare sector is the recruitment and retention of nurses. The job stress and job satisfaction of nurses have been associated with recruitment and retention. The aim of this study is to consider two factors that may ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Bartram T,Joiner TA,Stanton P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care organisations are continually implementing quality initiatives to develop staff to enhance the provision of patient care. However, the impact of such initiatives often fail to be assessed which can jeopardise provision for their systematic support. This paper reviews staff perceptions of how progress towar...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Henderson A,Boyde M,Winch S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a paucity of literature examining the context of leadership within the clinical preceptor/undergraduate nursing student relationship and the relevance of this to the clinical learning environment. This study used a mixed methodological survey approach to explore the leadership qualities in nurse preceptors th...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Zilembo M,Monterosso L

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：: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：:Abstract The aim of the study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of an instrument which measures clinical teaching competencies of nursing preceptors. It is necessary to investigate what kinds of teaching competencies are required in modern, more student-centered higher education teaching contexts. Nu...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Hsu LL,Hsieh SI,Chiu HW,Chen YL

更新日期：2013-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Canada, like many countries, is in the midst of primary health care reform. A key priority is to improve access to primary health care, especially in remote communities and areas with physician shortages. As a result, there is an increased emphasis on the integration of primary health care nurse practitioners. As of M...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： DiCenso A,Auffrey L,Bryant-Lukosius D,Donald F,Martin-Misener R,Matthews S,Opsteen J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidenced-based nursing is seen as the future of nursing but the real world in which practice occurs is limiting the possibilities for change. The practice of post-operative (PO) vital sign collection in the general ward setting is described as an example of the complexities that surround practice. Despite the ongoing...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Zeitz K,McCutcheon H

更新日期：2005-04-01 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