'The day of the soft towel?': comparison of the current bed-bathing method with the soft towel bed-bathing method.

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine whether implementation of a healthy lifestyle education programme resulted in improved health literacy levels and healthy life style behaviours. METHODS:A one-group pretest-posttest study design was used. This study was carried out with 30 women who were enrolled in a family ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Ayaz-Alkaya S,Terzi H,Işık B,Sönmez E

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case-control study compares the health of Thai family caregivers of adults with acquired physical disabilities with others without similar responsibilities. To ascertain health perceptions, face-to-face structured interviews using the Short Form (36) were conducted with participants randomly selected from primary...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Lawang W,Horey DE,Blackford J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing and midwifery education is known to be negatively affected by several factors. Nevertheless, the present learning environments for students can be effectively altered to optimize their learning and practical training and decrease their stress levels. In order to minimize the stressors and to encourage the qual...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Cilingir D,Gursoy AA,Hintistan S,Ozturk H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The terminology used to analyse data in a grounded theory study can be confusing. Different grounded theorists use a variety of terms which all have similar meanings. In the following study, we use terms adopted by Charmaz including: initial, focused and axial coding. Initial codes are used to analyse data with an emp...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Hoare KJ,Mills J,Francis K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research indicates that single checking of medications is as safe as double checking; however, many nurses are averse to independently checking medications. To assist with the introduction and use of single checking, a measure of nurses' attitudes, the thirteen-item Single Checking Administration of Medications Scale ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： O'Connell B,Hawkins M,Ockerby C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional decline is a common complication for hospitalized older adults. Illuminating the factors that influence the physical function of hospitalized older adults is critical in order to develop effective interventions to prevent avoidable loss of function. Twenty-four older adults in three senior centres located i...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Boltz M,Capezuti E,Shabbat N,Hall K

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With increases in life expectancy and increasing numbers of older patients utilising the acute setting, attitudes of registered nurses caring for older people may affect the quality of care provided. This paper reviews recent research on positive and negative attitudes of acute-care nurses towards older people. Many n...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Courtney M,Tong S,Walsh A

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many nursing home patients with dementia suffer from symptoms of agitation (e.g. anxiety, shouting, irritability). This study investigated whether individualized music could be used as a nursing intervention to reduce such symptoms in four patients with severe dementia. The patients were video-recorded during four ses...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Ragneskog H,Asplund K,Kihlgren M,Norberg A

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer and its treatment are stressful and reduce the quality of life in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of massage therapy on pain and anxiety arising from intrathecal therapy or bone marrow aspiration in children with cancer. We conducted a controlled pretest/posttest quasi-experimental...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Çelebioğlu A,Gürol A,Yildirim ZK,Büyükavci M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of aromatherapy massage using lavender oil as a possible treatment for this condition. This research was carried out on a group of 40 infants between 2 and 6 weeks of age with a gestational age of 38-42 weeks and normal development and growth. All the infants weighed...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Çetinkaya B,Başbakkal Z

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the cluster dyads of risk factors and symptoms and their impact on the incidence of 12 month major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) among patients with first-time myocardial infarction (MI). In a descriptive study, a total of 522 patients completed semi-structured interviews for ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Hwang SY,Kim J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Scientific discovery in general, and nursing research specifically, is an increasingly global effort consistent with changing demographics and the need to provide culturally competent care in a diverse society. Given that Arabs account for an increasing proportion of the populations in many Western countries, this...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Dardas LA,Sawair FA,Nabolsi M,Simmons LA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The DigniCap System is an effective scalp cooling device for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced alopecia in early breast cancer patients. AIM:This prospective study was designed to confirm the efficacy and tolerability of the device, to explore potential factors associated with its efficacy and to colle...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Pedersini R,Fornaro C,di Mauro P,Bianchi S,Vassalli L,Amoroso V,Gelmi M,Ardine M,Rodella F,Cosentini D,Dalla Volta A,Turla A,Pierini M,Motta P,Conti E,Simoncini EL,Berruti A

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine if there are cross-national differences in nurse understandings of the terms: missed care, rationed care and care left undone. BACKGROUND:Nurse researchers from a number of countries have published studies on missed and rationed care. It is not clear if there are differences in understanding the key t...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Willis E,Zelenikova R,Bail K,Papastavrou E

更新日期：2020-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly persons' participation in and decisions about their own care need more attention. The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of elderly persons' experiences of care and help, and how their lives change in nursing homes. Fifteen elderly persons living in four nursing homes were interviewed about t...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Anderberg P,Berglund AL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A measure for healthy lifestyle behaviours of older adults would enable the development of effective and target-based health promotion strategies. AIM:This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Geriatric Health Promotion scale among older people in Turkey. DESIGN:This w...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Kartal A,Korkmaz Aslan G,Koştu N,Tümer A

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to elucidate the phenomenon of the caring need in the life-world of the patient and, on the basis of this, to compare patients' perceived caring needs with the six areas of need contained in a new instrument for patient classification, the Oulu Patient Classification (OPC). A total of 75 patie...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Fagerström L,Eriksson K,Engberg IB

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aims to analyse the concept of cancer survivorship using Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis model. BACKGROUND:The lack of a consensus definition as well as the confusion and debate concerning the definitions of "survivor" and "cancer survivorship" hinder an understanding of the intrinsic needs assoc...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： de Oliveira RAA,da Conceição VM,Araujo JS,Zago MMF

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aims to ascertain the rate and identify the factors associated with nurses' intention to remain employed at hospitals in the Yangon Region. METHODS:A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 300 nurses aged between 20 and 60 years working at both private and public hospitals in the Yang...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Lwin PM,Rattanapan C,Laosee O

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care and caring have been identified as inherently difficult concepts to define, but many authors believe that care is the central and unifying core of nursing. It is vital that nurses understand what care is, with the current issues about measuring and justifying exactly what they do for patients in order to be clear...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Bassett C

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore a health promotion lifestyle (HPL) with a diet and exercise programme (DEP) in metabolic syndrome adults. The study consisted of 207 individuals who followed a DEP and 185 who did not. The subjects were rural community adults. Their HPL was evaluated using the Chinese version o...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Lin YH,Chu LL

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the fatigue, anxiety and depression levels, activities of daily living of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n = 255). It was found that there was significant difference between Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue (VAS-F) point averages and gender,...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Karakurt P,Ünsal A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obtaining a nursing position is often the first challenge for the graduate nurse. Understanding the interview process and making a plan that will ensure the graduate is placed in the best possible light is important for success in the interview process. This paper discusses getting ready for the interview, setting up ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Davidhizar R,Giger JN,Poole V

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient and effective recruitment and retention of participants is the largest single component of the study workload and forms an essential component in the conduct of clinical trials. In this paper, we present five principles to guide the processes of both recruitment and retention. These principles include the se...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Aitken L,Gallagher R,Madronio C

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hermeneutic phenomenology has been used widely by researchers to understand lived experiences. This methodology asserts that individual people are as unique as their life stories. The practice of midwifery is underpinned by a philosophy that values women and the uniqueness of their child-bearing journey. The tenets of...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Miles M,Francis K,Chapman Y,Taylor B

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have documented nurses' attitudes and concerns regarding AIDS/HIV, but little is known about Taiwanese nurses. We documented attitudes, concerns, gloving practices and practical AIDS/HIV knowledge of 1090 nurses from one metropolitan hospital in Changhua City, Taiwan. The response rate was 80.9%. Both HIV...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Juan CW,Siebers R,Wu FF,Wu CJ,Chang YJ,Chao C

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Emergency Nurse Practitioner role was introduced to an Emergency Department, Melbourne in 2004 as an alternative health-care model to provide accessible and efficient patient care. The aim of the study was to explore patient satisfaction using a questionnaire from their emergency department experience comparing Em...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Jennings N,Lee G,Chao K,Keating S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study undertaken in an acute care hospital was to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of the documentation of nurse-reported delirium symptoms in medical charts. This is a descriptive study based on the clinical assessments of a study nurse and nursing notes in the medical charts of 226 delirious ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Voyer P,Cole MG,McCusker J,St-Jacques S,Laplante J

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research presents some of the qualitative findings from a mixed methods study exploring the personal and professional effects of tertiary education for post registration women nurses. The researcher combined both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The specific methods employed were survey questionnaire, 'jo...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Glass NE

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I begin this paper by setting out the importance of the Two Cultures debate, given that many nurse authors would agree with Closs's position that the art versus science debate should be closed finally. I suggest that issues are every bit as present and urgent in our current era as they were in the past. A brief tracin...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Darbyshire P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00