Using Skype to support remote clinical supervision for health professionals delivering a sustained maternal early childhood programme: a phenomenographical 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：: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：: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：: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 paper examines the mental health consultation-liaison nursing (MHCLN) role and links this to the interpersonal relations theory of nurse theorist Hildegard Peplau. The paper argues that, as mental health nursing care around the world is increasingly focused upon meaningful therapeutic engagement, the role of the ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Merritt MK,Procter N

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：: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：: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 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：:In March 2002 The Northern Clinical Research Centre, Epping implemented a six week outpatient based pulmonary rehabilitation program for people with COPD. This paper outlines the establishment, underlying philosophy, marketing, coordination and personnel necessary for a successful program, as identified by the researc...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Murphy MC,Campbell M,Saunders JE,Berlowitz DJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, many nurses and midwives are working at an advanced practice level. The role of a Nurse and/or Midwife Consultant encompasses a diverse and complex interaction between five specified domains namely Clinical Service and Consultancy, Clinical Leadership, Research, Education, and Clinical Services Pla...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Fernandez RS,Sheppard-Law S,Manning V

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：: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：:The emergence of community-based primary health care programs is considered to be one way of improving the health of the community, including the older population. While community-based programs are considered to provide worthwhile resources to a range of individuals, regular evaluation of these services is required t...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Nay R

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：: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：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：: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 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：INTRODUCTION:Predicting the significant determinants of adopting evidence-based practice (EBP) by nursing students has received little attention in the nursing education literature. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictors of EBP adoption among Iranian nursing students and to evaluate the fitness of ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Pashaeypoor S,Ashktorab T,Rassouli M,Alavi-Majd H

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：: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：:Many nursing scholars, such as Carter (1990), Ford and Walsh (1994), Huey (1986), James (1990), Thomlinson (1990), Larson (1987), Rush et al (1990), Spiller (1992), Street (1990a,b; 1992a,b,c,d), Lawrence (1996), Walker (1967), Walsh and Ford (1989 a,b,c,d; 1991 a,b), have examined the effects of rituals in nursing pr...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Lee DS

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：: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：:The purpose of this study was to identify how healthcare clients achieve and maintain a sense of control over their health. The literature review conducted refers to: (i) key definitions of control, (ii) locus of control, and (iii) control and wellbeing. Participants with a range of acute and chronic health conditions...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Fiveash B,Nay R

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:Adhoc culturally questionable perinatal mental-health screening among Aboriginal women in the Kimberley. BACKGROUND:Mental-health issues, substance abuse and suicide attempts are high among young Aboriginal women in Australia. There is no evidence that the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is effecti...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Kotz J,Munns A,Marriott R,Marley JV

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Nursing students undertake clinical placements in a wide range of clinical areas as part of their preparation for professional practice, offering students the opportunity to learn about the clinical context and the work that nurses do. This descriptive study explores the implicit learnings that occur for stud...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Merritt A Rn Bn,Boogaerts M Rn

更新日期：2013-11-09 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：: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