Exploring the value of clinical nursing practice: the practitioner's perspective.

abstract：AIMS:To explore the intentions of nurses to respond to requests for legal assisted-dying. BACKGROUND:As more Western nations legalize assisted-dying, requests for access will increase across clinical domains. Understanding the intentions of nurses to respond to such requests is important for the construction of releva...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Wilson MR,Wiechula R,Cusack L,Wilson M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) play a major role in the delivery of specialist palliative care services to patients with advanced cancer, in hospital, hospice and community settings across the United Kingdom. A major component of their work focuses on the delivery of emotional care and support to patients ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Skilbeck J,Payne S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research project examines whether health visiting policy, which developed at the beginning of the twentieth century, is relevant to contemporary mothers. Although previous studies have looked at clients' perceptions of the health visiting service, the fundamental question of whether or not such provision is neede...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Machen I

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the emerging focus on home-based care, there is an increasing demand on spouses to look after their chronically ill partners at home. The theoretical aspects of caring have been much discussed in the literature, but the pragmatic aspects have received less attention. Carer stress has been explored, but ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Cheung J,Hocking P

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the social networking site Twitter™ as a vehicle for recruitment in online health research and to examine how the Twitter community would share information: the focus of our study was the antenatal experience of mothers of advanced maternal age. BACKGROUND:One result of growth in worldwide Internet and...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： O'Connor A,Jackson L,Goldsmith L,Skirton H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of a systematic review and meta-analysis of strategies, other than antimicrobial coated catheters, hypothesized to reduce risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections and catheter colonization in the intensive care unit setting. BACKGROUND:Catheter-related bloodstream infections occur at ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Ramritu P,Halton K,Cook D,Whitby M,Graves N

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of an evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Health Beliefs Related to Cardiovascular Disease Scale designed to measure beliefs related to cardiovascular disease risk and diet and exercise in adults with diabetes. BACKGROUND:Heart attack and stroke are 2-4 times more common among a...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Tovar EG,Rayens MK,Clark M,Nguyen H

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：: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:The aim of this paper is to report a study exploring the discursive construction of contraceptive use within nurse consultations with women in family planning clinics. BACKGROUND:This paper takes as its starting point the lack of a contraceptive 'strand' to the literature on the discursive construction of the fema...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Hayter M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of a pilot study to identify women's perceptions of participation in a holistic intervention for postnatal depression. BACKGROUND:Approximately 10-15% of women suffer from postnatal depression following childbirth. Most programmes for women with postnatal depression include pharmaceutical in...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Buultjens M,Robinson P,Liamputtong P

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of a study conducted to identify the difference between mode of group exercise and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), to determine the associations between mode of group exercise chosen by participants and their demographic characteristics, and to identify themes from narrative comments ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： McGrath JA,O'Malley M,Hendrix TJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted in many areas of research, including nursing research, that decisions about research methods should be informed by the nature of the research question; that the research question will indicate what approach and methods should be used. However, it is arguable that this over-simplifies the proce...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Simmons S

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To longitudinally describe stroke caregivers' quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden and to identify predictors of stroke caregivers' quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden. BACKGROUND:Caregivers have a key role in stroke survivor care and the first year of caregiving is the most challenging. To ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Pucciarelli G,Ausili D,Galbussera AA,Rebora P,Savini S,Simeone S,Alvaro R,Vellone E

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of trends in the health care environment, hospitals are restructuring to innovative patient care delivery systems. The Case Management Model, with its emphasis on quality patient care and cost containment, is gaining widespread recognition throughout Canada and the United States. In this paper, the Case Manage...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Petryshen PR,Petryshen PM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To provide an overview of the literature focusing on the influence of self-efficacy and self-efficacy enhancing interventions on mobility, activities of daily living, depression and quality of life of patients with stroke. BACKGROUND:There is growing evidence for the importance of self-efficacy in the care of peo...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Korpershoek C,van der Bijl J,Hafsteinsdóttir TB

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To gain consensus for Critical Success Factors associated with Twinning in Midwifery. BACKGROUND:International publications identify midwifery as important for improving maternity care worldwide. Midwifery is a team effort where midwives play a key role. Yet their power to take on this role is often lacking. Twin...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Cadée F,Nieuwenhuijze MJ,Lagro-Janssen ALM,de Vries R

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to explore the information needs of parents of infants with an intellectual disability in the first year of life. BACKGROUND:Parents whose infant has an intellectual disability need access to information if they are to facilitate optimal care for their child. A lack of timely, accurate in...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Douglas T,Redley B,Ottmann G

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of reflective journal writing has become popularized in the past decade. This paper uses the experience of two university lecturers to problematize this practice. The practice of journal writing in nursing courses is explored firstly through the lens of critical theory and secondly that of post-structuralism. ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Wellard SJ,Bethune E

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of the family system has, in recent years, been de-emphasized in the planning and delivery of mental health services. A sample of the psychiatric nursing literature over the last 4 decades is reviewed to reveal that this is not a new phenomenon with regard to psychiatric nursing practice. The shortcomin...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Tennant D

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this longitudinal study was to test a model of the relationships among social economic status, gender, severity of impairment, stress emotions, coping strategies and psychological well-being. A sample of 78 elderly women and men, 60 years old or over, and diagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis since m...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Downe-Wamboldt BL,Melanson PM

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A structured questionnaire was used to investigate the relationship between expectation and evaluation of occupational health nursing services as perceived by providers (nurses) and receivers (employers and employees) in the United Kingdom. The response rate was 66.55% (254) from nurses, 51.32% (194) from employees an...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Yoo KH,Ashworth PM,Boore JR

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aims to improve the efficiency of the application for registration process for internationally educated nurses seeking licensure to practice. BACKGROUND:The licensure and employment of internationally educated nurses has been one strategy to address the global nursing shortage. However, little is known ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Giblin C,Lemermeyer G,Cummings G,Wang M,Kwan JA

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：AIM:This paper is a report of a study to identify the occupational burnout profiles of a sample of nurses in Turkey and to examine alternative developmental models of burnout based on these profiles. BACKGROUND:Previous findings on causal links between components of occupational burnout have largely been inconclusive....

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Onder C,Basim N

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To document experiences of nurses educated abroad and in the USA in 2 urban hospitals in the southeastern USA. BACKGROUND:Nurses are responsible for providing quality patient care. Discrimination against nurses in the workplace may create hostile environments, potentially affecting patient care and leading to high...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Wheeler RM,Foster JW,Hepburn KW

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper reports a study to describe changes in parents' distress after a family-centred intervention for sleep problems of infants. BACKGROUND:Infant sleep problems are common and are related to depressive symptoms in mothers, but their impact on fathers has rarely been studied. Because childhood sleep problems...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Thome M,Skuladottir A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confluent education is presented as a method to bridge the gap between cognitive and affective learning. Attention is focused on three main characteristics of confluent education: (a) the integration of four overlapping domains in a learning process (readiness, the cognitive domain, the affective domain and responsibi...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Francke AL,Erkens T

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The main aim of the study was to undertake training needs analysis among a multi-professional group for the purpose of improving care for ethnic minority patients and other service users. BACKGROUND:Evidence from the literature identifies that some of the explanations advanced for the failure of health professiona...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Chevannes M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports upon a comparative study in an English health authority of stress experiences between 146 current Diploma in Nursing (Project 2000) Adult Branch students and a prior study of a sample of 146 students who undertook a certificate course leading to Registered General Nurse (RGN) in 1988. Both groups we...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Lindop E

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00