A weight reduction model for mildly retarded adults living in semi-independent care facilities.

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of a study conducted to examine factors (severity and duration of the disease, credible authority, social support, education) that may influence the level of uncertainty and stress in patients having peritoneal dialysis. BACKGROUND:Although home peritoneal dialysis improves the patient's qua...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Madar H,Bar-Tal Y

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This project has two aims: (a) What do relatives to brought in dead (BID) describe as helpful and supportive care when they arrive at the emergency department to see and say goodbye to a deceased? (b) What do nurses describe as good nursing practice for BID persons and their relatives and what may hinder or facilit...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Bove DG,Rosted E,Prip A,Jellington MO,Timm H,Herling SF

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical learning environment (CLE) is an interactive network of forces influencing student learning outcomes in the clinical setting. This study used mixed methods to identify factors characterizing students' perceptions of the CLE. The sample consisted of 229 undergraduate students in the second or third year of...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Dunn SV,Hansford B

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper argues that although there has been an increasing use of the term 'empowerment' in the nursing literature, the word is sometimes employed uncritically and in inappropriate contexts. The origins of the expression in community development work are noted, in an effort to set the activity of empowerment in its ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Skelton R

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the content and meaning of nurses' administrative work. BACKGROUND:Nurses often report that administrative work keeps them away from bedside care. The content and meaning of this work remains insufficiently explored. DESIGN:Comparative case studies. METHOD:The investigation took place in 2014. It ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Michel L,Waelli M,Allen D,Minvielle E

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The assessment of functional status is a more appropriate measure in the older people than traditional healthcare outcomes. The present study aimed to analyse the association between functional status assessed using the Barthel Index and length of stay, in-hospital mortality, discharge destination, and Diagnosis-R...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Ocagli H,Cella N,Stivanello L,Degan M,Canova C

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a typical example this paper illustrates how health visitors use humour in child health clinics to introduce subjects on which health visitor and client may have different views. ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Warner U

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To raise awareness of critical care nurses' cognitive bias in decision-making, its relationship with leadership styles and its impact on care delivery. BACKGROUND:The relationship between critical care nurses' decision-making and leadership styles in hospitals has been widely studied, but the influence of cogniti...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Lean Keng S,AlQudah HN

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:User participation has been a widely researched and debated phenomenon in the formulation and implementation of health and social care policy and indeed wider public sector policy in the United Kingdom (UK), yet there remains a vast array of definitions of the term and great variety in the findings o...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Roberts K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents some findings of a longitudinal study of nursing trainees in two British general hospitals concerning changes in attitudes to their work conditions, and compares the results with those of a cross-sectional study of the attitudes of trainees and qualified staff in the same two hospitals. Supporting ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Heyman R,Shaw MP,Harding J

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To describe the implementation process and fidelity of two versions of a guideline-based, multicomponent intervention to reduce physical restraints in nursing homes and to identify factors that might explain the heterogeneity of effects between different clusters. DESIGN:Mixed methods evaluation of the implementa...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Abraham J,Bake M,Berger-Höger B,Köpke S,Kupfer R,Meyer G,Möhler R

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient assessment underpins every aspect of nursing care. However, there is much evidence to suggest that many nurses lack the skills necessary to communicate effectively with their patients, and so assess their individual problems and concerns. Communication studies to date have been descriptive, or have concentrate...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Heaven CM,Maguire P

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper reports a study examining how nursing home staff experienced working with residents' families. BACKGROUND:Working collaboratively with the family in residential aged care to provide care is consistent with nursing philosophy. The quality of the experience, however, is frequently fraught with problems fo...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Bauer M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe temporary and permanent separation patterns and changes in nursing practice over 5 years, for the 2006 cohort of nurses aged ≥50 years in New Zealand. BACKGROUND:As ageing populations increase demand on nursing services, workforce projections need better information on work and retirement decision-maki...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： North N,Leung W,Lee R

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To describe and synthesize diverse empirical evidence regarding physical activity (PA) in the context of advanced breast cancer (ABC). DESIGN:Integrative review guided by the work of Whittemore and Knafl (2005). DATA SOURCES:Six electronic databases were systematically searched to identify relevant literature pu...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Geng Z,Wang J,Zhang Y,Wu F,Yuan C

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in the prenatal diagnosis of birth defects including amniocentesis, ultrasound and fetoscopy are discussed. Indications, technical considerations and limitations are presented. Parental reactions to the stresses encountered during the process of prenatal diagnosis are related. Implications are identifi...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Davies BL,Boniface WJ

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the setting up of an interdisciplinary tool to assess readiness for discharge of patients from hospital. The rationale behind the tool is discussed and the literature is reviewed for current perspectives of measurement in rehabilitation, the desirability of planning discharges of referrals and the...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Fenwick AM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls occur frequently in patients with a stroke and have serious consequences: discharge delays and hip fractures can result. In order to evaluate the impact of nursing workload on stroke-patient falls, we assessed the patients per nurse ratio in a detailed case-control study carried out in nine Dutch hospitals. Ther...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Tutuarima JA,de Haan RJ,Limburg M

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of a study to describe women's experiences and their self-management of postoperative pain after elective cardiac surgery. BACKGROUND:Cardiac surgery involves several pain-sensitive areas, and untreated postoperative pain may lead to chronic pain. Early discharge requires increased patient p...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Leegaard M,Nåden D,Fagermoen MS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation programmes have been well documented including reductions in mortality, improved physical performance, and improved quality of life. However, a large number of special needs patients often fail to access these programmes. Of particular concern are elderly patients with ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Warrington D,Cholowski K,Peters D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of an assessment of the construct validity of the Chinese version of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia scale. BACKGROUND:The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia scale has previously been translated and back-translated and to determine the equality of the Chinese and English v...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Lin LC,Watson R,Lee YC,Chou YC,Wu SC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To explore the impact of bracing on the perceptions of body image, happiness and satisfaction of adolescents with scoliosis. DESIGN:The study was designed as compare of 134 girls and 16 boys who wore a Boston type brace for scoliosis treatment and a control group of 99 healthy girls and 51 healthy boys. All them ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Sapountzi-Krepia DS,Valavanis J,Panteleakis GP,Zangana DT,Vlachojiannis PC,Sapkas GS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper considers some of the general principles that are common to much of quantitative research in nursing. In particular, the role of hypothesis testing is considered, and the use of estimation is emphasized. Confidence intervals are advocated as a means of assessing both statistical and clinical significance. T...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Abrams KR,Scragg AM

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of 156 Dutch general hospital nurses tested a theoretically derived model of specific relationships between work stressors and stress reactions. The model proposes four central domains of the work situation, namely work content, working conditions, social and labour relations, and conditions of employment. ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Janssen PP,Jonge JD,Bakker AB

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This literature review discusses the evidence that modern wards divided into small bedrooms or bays, require higher nurse staffing levels. Aspects of ward design and operation such as patient privacy, nursing efficiency, patient dependency and ward organization are outlined and methods for establishing staffing levels...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Seelye A

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To report a study of patients' views of patient-centred care. The study aimed to explore patients' understanding and conceptualization of patient-centred care and link it to existing literature on the topic. BACKGROUND:Patient-centred care currently lacks a widely accepted definition, with much of the literature ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Marshall A,Kitson A,Zeitz K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:  This paper is a report of the development and testing of a questionnaire measuring knowledge and skills of cancer clinical trials nurse in Australia. BACKGROUND:  The role of cancer clinical trials nurse, widely acknowledged as an integral member of the clinical research team, has evolved in recent years. Eleme...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Scott K,White K,Johnson C,Roydhouse JK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parental participation now has become an accepted feature of the care of children in hospital. However, the costs to parents of their involvement in the care of their hospitalized children have received little attention. In this paper the financial, social and personal costs to a group of parents of children admitted ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Callery P

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the consequences of the expansion of degree, and diploma level Project 2000 courses in nursing, has been that students are now exposed to a significant amount of material from academic disciplines other than nursing, at a relatively advanced level. In this paper, one such discipline, sociology, is considered, a...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Sharp K

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical model is described whose particular emphasis is directed towards operationalizing the statements: 'effective teaching bridges the gap between information and practice or 'teaching is more than telling'. It concentrates on nurse behaviours (facilitation) designed to actively engage the patient in learning...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Jenny J

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00