Reflective journal writing in nurse education: whose interests does it serve?

abstract：:This qualitative study was conducted to gain an understanding of the experiences of persons with chronic pain and their relationships with family members and the family as a whole. The framework of systemic organization was used to define the areas of investigation guiding the formulation of broad questions relative t...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Smith AA,Friedemann ML

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To critically review and synthesize the findings of studies that evaluated the effectiveness of nursing interventions for improving breathlessness in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BACKGROUND:Systematic reviews of nursing interventions for breathlessness in people with chronic obstructive pulmo...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Steindal SA,Torheim H,Oksholm T,Christensen VL,Lee K,Lerdal A,Markussen HØ,Gran G,Leine M,Borge CR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to describe: (a) Arab-American immigrant parents' perceptions of their social networks, including social support; and (b) Arab-American immigrant parents' perceptions of their help-seeking related to child health care. Seventy-three immigrant parents who were Egyptian-American (n = 17)...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： May KM

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to test a symptom cluster model in chronic kidney disease patients based on the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms, accounting for the relationships between influencing factors, symptom experience and consequences for quality of life. BACKGROUND:The evaluation of symptom clusters is a new fie...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Almutary H,Douglas C,Bonner A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focus of this paper is an exploration of the implications for curriculum planning of adopting the nursing process; which, it is suggested, represents the most far-reaching innovation in British nursing of recent years. An examination of the abilities required by nurses in order for them to deliver care in this way...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Hollingsworth S

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Action research is growing in popularity with nurse researchers, where it is often seen as a way of bridging the theory-practice gap. However, there is little agreement on exactly what is meant by the term, and most nurse researchers stop short of exploring the full potential of this methodology. This paper argues tha...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Rolfe G

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between locus of control and sex role orientation among nurses. Ninety-eight participants, working female registered nurses between the ages of 30 and 59, were placed into one of four sex type groups using scores on the Personal Attributes Questionnaire. The gr...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Napholz L

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report a novel review to develop a health systems model of successful transition of children with complex healthcare needs from hospital to home. BACKGROUND:Children with complex healthcare needs commonly experience an expensive, ineffectual and prolonged nurse-led discharge process. Children gain no benefit fr...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Noyes J,Brenner M,Fox P,Guerin A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper reports a pilot study to test the feasibility of providing genetic nurse counsellor clinics in primary care in the United Kingdom, to develop a questionnaire to evaluate patients' satisfaction with their genetics appointments, and to establish patient and provider costs. BACKGROUND:Genetic counsellors a...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Westwood G,Pickering RM,Latter S,Lucassen A,Little P,Karen Temple I

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little information exists in the literature to assist the nurse in understanding people of ethnic minority group status who become hospitalized in an acute-care setting. Research on these populations has primarily centred on out-patient service utilization and on folk health practices, yet the process of becoming hosp...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Mardiros M

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of nursing literature is frequently advocated as a means of maintaining competence. The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency of references to competencies in the literature with those retained for the role of first-line nurse managers by an expert panel involved in the Delphi technique. In this w...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Duffield C

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To interpret and synthesize nurse-family member experiences when a critically ill loved one is admitted to hospital. BACKGROUND:Having a family member hospitalized in a critical condition is an important stressor. When the family member is also a nurse, the provision of care is more complex, yet little research ex...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Giles TM,Hall KL

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The United Kingdom National Health Service aims to provide a holistic 'cradle to grave' service. In order to achieve this, systems are in place for effective communication between providers of services for babies and children. However, when children leave school, communication between the school health servi...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Croghan E,Johnson C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To understand the individualization process of the standardized care plan (SCP) that nurses design for hospitalized patients. BACKGROUND:To apply the nursing process, it is advisable to use SCP to standardize the diagnosis, planning and evaluation stages. However, the fundamental element of this methodology is the...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Castellà-Creus M,Delgado-Hito P,Andrés-Martínez I,Juvé-Udina ME

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To: (a) identify the differences and similarities in the extrinsic and intrinsic factors that influence job satisfaction among nurses in urban and rural Ontario; and (b) determine the impact of job satisfaction on nurses' turnover intention among nurses working in rural and urban settings in Ontario. DESIGN:Cross...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Yasin YM,Kerr MS,Wong CA,Bélanger CH

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper is a report of a test of the psychometric properties of the Health Quotient questionnaire. BACKGROUND:The Health Quotient questionnaire is an existing self-reported holistic health measure developed by integrating Western and Eastern perspectives, but limited psychometric properties have been reported. ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Guo J,Dixon JK,Whittemore R,He GP

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between work roles, work role values and job satisfaction for registered nurses employed in the hospital setting in the USA. A total of 201 nurses responded (33% response rate) to a survey instrument consisting of questions regarding work roles, work ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Mitchell MB

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 60%-80% of all multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are heat sensitive. The aim of this study was to gain information on the effects of an assistive device, the cooling-suit, on MS-patients' self-care ability and also practical implications. A single-case approach was adopted in a quasi- experimental before-...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Flensner G,Lindencrona C

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is based on the authors' experience of teaching and supervising the first intake of the management unit of the diploma for charge nurses offered by the Department of Professional Development and Training, Glasgow College of Nursing and Midwifery, Glasgow, Scotland. The students on this course undertake a pr...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Allan D,Cornes D

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A discussion of how the construct of compassion fatigue is understood in nursing. BACKGROUND:Compassion fatigue is a topic commonly found in nursing literature. DESIGN:Discussion paper. DATA SOURCES:The literature from 1992-2012 on compassion fatigue was examined. The literature from 1998-2012 on compassion was ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Ledoux K

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper outlines a theoretical framework that was created as a result of an investigation into the feelings graduate nurses have towards clinical practice. The framework offers an explanation of the complexity of emotions which need to be considered when considering why it is that people react in the way they do to...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： White A

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper describes a study of the kinds of ethical difficulties nurses face in the process of care in surgical units. BACKGROUND:Nurses face ethically difficult situations in trying to find the most appropriate actions to take for patients. Differences of opinion with doctors about the treatment and care of pati...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Torjuul K,Sorlie V

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study reported in this paper was to identify stress factors in the early stage of acute traumatic hand injury. Stress factors were defined as circumstances which the hand-injured patients experienced as problems in the actual situation. A total of 20 patients, treated as inpatients at the Department of ...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Gustafsson M,Persson LO,Amilon A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 18 good nurses experienced in the care of cancer patients were asked to describe care situations where it had been difficult to know what was 'the right and good' thing to do for the patient. The purpose of the study was to throw light on how they disclosed themselves in managing ethically difficult care si...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Aström G,Furåker C,Norberg A

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Working Group Guidance is widely used to increase the transparency by which evidence is turned into recommendations. Although the process is clearly defined, it may be difficult to use in nursing education and practice because it uses se...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Purssell E

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:(a) To evaluate the effectiveness of different types of psychosocial interventions on the health-related quality of life among caregivers of individuals with dementia and (b) To present an overview and assessment of the quality of the most recent intervention studies. DESIGN:A systematic review and meta-analysis....

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Lee M,Ryoo JH,Crowder J,Byon HD,Wiiliams IC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper presents a discussion of the relation between health literacy and cultural competence in nursing practice. BACKGROUND:Cultural competence involves understanding values, beliefs, traditions and customs of diverse groups. Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understa...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Ingram RR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A discipline is 'characterized by a unique perspective, a distinct way of viewing all phenomena, which ultimately defines the limits and nature of its inquiry' (Donaldson & Crowley 1978). Further, Chinn & Jacobs (1987) define discipline as a 'branch of instruction; a body of knowledge and of systematizing that knowled...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Moore S

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the cost effectiveness of increasing nurse staffing or changing the nursing skill mix in adult medical and/or surgical patients? BACKGROUND:Research has demonstrated that nurse staffing levels and skill mix are associated with patient outcomes in acute care settings. If increased nurse staffing levels...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Twigg DE,Myers H,Duffield C,Giles M,Evans G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nursing continues to struggle to identify outcomes that measure quality of care. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been identified as an outcome indicator that is sensitive to health-care interventions. However, clinicians remain skeptical about its relevance. AIM:This article discusses the concept...

journal_title：Journal of advanced nursing

authors： Sousa KH,Williamson A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00