Adult cancer patients' perception of social support in non-profit electronic counselling services: a descriptive qualitative study.

abstract：:A Delphi study was undertaken to identify paediatric cancer nursing research priorities at the sole paediatric tertiary referral centre in Western Australia. Thirty one responses were received from the first Delphi round and 22 from the second round. The top 10 priorities identified were different from those identifie...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Monterosso L,Dadd G,Ranson K,Toye C

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:While smoking rates among Australians in general have declined over the past two decades, rates for Aboriginal Australians have remained high and continue to contribute to the overall poor health of Aboriginal people. Aboriginal health workers are proposed as one way to help reduce smoking rates for Aboriginal people ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Thompson M

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：: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：:This paper discusses a strategic collaborative partnership between a Western Australian university and a community health service based on a Practice-Research Model. The partnership has involved a senior academic (0.2 FTE) working in the community health setting as a Nurse Research Consultant since 1998. The first sec...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Downie J,Ogilvie S,Wichmann H

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:This paper reports on an evaluation of a new concept in clinical nurse education: the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU). Developed by the School of Nursing, The Flinders University of South Australia, the DEU aims to optimise undergraduate student learning through enhancement of the clinical learning environment and coll...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Gonda J,Wotton K,Edgecombe K,Mason P

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：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：:This paper presents a personal perspective of caring for clients with diabetes on a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory. The state of Aboriginal health in Australia is explored and consideration given to Government recommendations targeting the improvement of health in the Indigenous population. For ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Cribbes M,Glaister K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

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：:'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:Professional commitment, maintaining nursing competency, and improving self-efficacy could be necessary to enhance the quality of care service in Taiwan. AIM:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among nursing competency, career self-efficacy, and professional commitment in hospital...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Tsai CW,Tsai SH,Chen YY,Lee WL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Abstract Background: Thirst is a bothersome symptom of chronic heart failure (CHF) which impacts adversely on quality of life. Despite this, limited work has been done to investigate thirst as a symptom or to develop reliable and valid measures of thirst in CHF. The purpose of this manuscript is to establish...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Allida SM,Inglis SC,Davidson PM,Hayward CS,Newton PJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：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：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to adapt the "Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale" (SCLS), "Simulation Design Scale" (SDS), and "Educational Practices Questionnaire" (EPQ) developed by Jeffries and Rizzolo into Turkish and establish the reliability and the validity of these translated scale...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Unver V,Basak T,Watts P,Gaioso V,Moss J,Tastan S,Iyigun E,Tosun N

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：: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：:Contemporary health care ethics has become preoccupied with the issue of people's rights to and in health care (eg the rights to informed consent, confidentiality, quality of life, death with dignity, etc). There is no question that this preoccupation has achieved some morally significant and beneficial outcomes in he...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Johnstone MJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：: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：:The Nurse Practitioner role is currently being implemented in most Australian states. This model of practice has existed overseas, predominantly in North America,for many years. The experiences of those countries can help inform the implementation of the role in Australia. This paper reviews the overseas literature co...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Robson A,Copnell B,Johnston L,Harrison D,Wilson A,Ramudu L,Mulcahy C,McDonnell G,Best C

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an era when patient safety and quality of care are a daily concern for health care professionals, it is important for nurse managers and other clinical leaders to have a repertoire of skills and interventions that can be used to motivate and engage clinical teams in risk assessment and continuous quality improvemen...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Ferguson L,Calvert J,Davie M,Fallon M,Fred N,Gersbach V,Sinclair L

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：: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：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：BACKGROUND:Valid and reliable methods to measure nurses' well-being at work are needed. Well-being at work refers to a positive viewpoint and experience in a work context. AIM:The aim of this study is to test the psychometric properties of nurses' well-being at work-scale (NWB-scale). METHOD:The NWB-scale was tested ...

journal_title：Contemporary nurse

authors： Päätalo K,Kyngäs H

更新日期：2016-12-01 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