Contributing to a culture of learning: a mentor development and support project for Australian rural nurses.

abstract：AIMS:This study aimed to evaluate the health-related quality of life of nursing workers and influential factors. BACKGROUND:Nursing workers are under great occupational stress. However, few population-level studies of nursing workers' health conditions have been reported from China. DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Lu J,Kong J,Song J,Li L,Wang H

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:This pilot study aimed to test the effectiveness of a structured telephonic counselling (STC) on exclusive breastfeeding (EB) on healthy babies. The study was carried out on 114 primiparous women from February to March 2009. After randomization, women were divided into two groups: 55 receiving STC and 59 receiving con...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Simonetti V,Palma E,Giglio A,Mohn A,Cicolini G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The School Entrant Health Questionnaire (SEHQ) has been used by the School Nursing Program in Victoria since April, 1997. The SEHQ assists school nurses in developing a health profile of primary grade children and in discriminating between children with problems and children without problems. The SEHQ assesses childre...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Edgecombe GA,Avant KC,Griffin P,Corneille K

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyses the demarcation problem from the perspective of four philosophers: Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos and Feyerabend. To Popper, pseudoscience uses induction to generate theories, and only performs experiments to seek to verify them. To Popper, falsifiability is what determines the scientific status of a theory...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Newbold D,Roberts J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to examine changes in patient behavior that occurred as a consequence of looking in a mirror. How do dementia patients relate to their image in the mirror? Is the use of the mirror effective in raising levels of self-awareness, calmness and satisfaction? The survey was carried out on 100 patie...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Tabak N,Bergman R,Alpert R

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the anxiety and depression levels of inpatients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kırşehir in the middle part of Turkey with a sample of 433 inpatients. As the data-gathering tools, a questionnaire form and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used. Statistic...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Unsal A,Unaldi C,Baytemir C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this qualitative study is to illustrate health-centred nursing by assessing the capabilities of patients with acute and severe ocular injuries. This study draws upon analyzing 17 nursing encounters with four adult male patients admitted to the ophthalmological ward of a university hospital in a rural Ch...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Guo X,Saito S,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：AIM:To consider clinician researcher career frameworks and propose a new pathway, integrating university and health service components to support research career progression within nursing and midwifery practice. BACKGROUND:Hospitals with research-active clinicians report fewer adverse events and better patient outcom...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Smith S,Gullick J,Ballard J,Perry L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strengthening the physical and social environment has been shown to support health and strengthen community action for health. In an attempt to improve the social factors that influence the health of individuals and the community, community interventions increasingly include strategies to build networks and social cap...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Griffiths R,Horsfall J,Moore M,Lane D,Kroon V,Langdon R

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the process of self-management in elderly male patients with congestive heart failure among those who have had not needed re-hospitalization for more than 2 years. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 male congestive heart failure patients. Interviews were audio-re...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Sano M,Majima T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses frequently encounter patients who neglect their personal hygiene and household cleanliness. Self-neglect is usually understood within the parameters of the medical model, with its need to objectify and categorize. The medicalization of self-neglect obscures the fact that patients and professionals may have diff...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Lauder W

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：: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：: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：:A previous study indicated that patient narratives include experiences of suffering caused or increased by health-care encounters. The aim of this study was to interpret and understand the meaning of patients' experiences of suffering related to health care from an ethical, existential and ontological standpoint. Sixt...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Arman M,Rehnsfeldt A,Lindholm L,Hamrin E,Eriksson K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable tool for assessing the frequency of nurses' implementation of patient education in line with the stages of determining needs, assessment and planning, implementation, and evaluation and documentation. BACKGROUND:Patient education is important in terms of the patient...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Şenyuva E,Kaya H,Can G

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and mortality of oral cancer in Taiwanese men have increased over the past decade, primarily associated with a surge in the popularity of betel quid chewing. The aim of this study was to examine the experience of six Taiwanese men with oral cancer, who were aged between 40 and 60 years, using a qualitati...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Hu TW,Cooke M,McCarthy A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) recommended by midwives and nurses and used by mothers on their 0 to 1-year-old infants. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The sample of the study consisted of 65 midwives and mothers of 349 infants registered at these health-care centr...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Çalişkan N,Yıldırım N,Atalay S,Kavaklı M,Özdoğan A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurosurgical intensive care unit patients are at high risk for delirium. A risk prediction model could help the staff screen for patients at high risk for delirium. On the basis of this risk, preventive measures could be taken to reduce the undesired effects of delirium. OBJECTIVES:To establish a delirium ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Wang J,Ji Y,Wang N,Chen W,Bao Y,Qin Q,Ma C,Xiao Q,Li S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first in a two-part series of papers examining mental health issues for refugees and asylum seekers. Beginning with the suicide of an asylum seeker in Scotland, the paper emphasizes mental health issues for adult and child asylum seekers, stress and memory, suicide, self-harm, risk and protective factors, ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Procter NG

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Competencies have been formulated for entry level nurses. Specialist and generic advanced nursing competencies are also being developed. This paper describes exploratory groundwork on aged and extended care nursing competencies derived from interviews with nurses, allied health staff, residents and their families from...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Ballantyne A,Cheek J,O'Brien B,Pincombe J

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence to suggest that there is a general decline in clinical expertise in nursing as a result of experienced clinicians leaving the profession. The expertise of clinical nursing practice is an important resource and needs to be captured and made available to others as loss of this knowledge and expertise h...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Cioffi JM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of preoperative fasting and fluid limitation in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Although traditional long-term fasting is not recommended in current preoperative guidelines, this is still a common intervention. Visual analogue scale was used to assess ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Tosun B,Yava A,Açıkel C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was aimed to explore the occurrence of burnout among nurses in health and social institutions in Baranya County of Hungary, to reveal the connections between burnout and sociodemographic factors, and to learn its extent in different types of care. The survey was a one-off, representative sample with 805 que...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Palfi I,Nemeth K,Kerekes Z,Kallai J,Betlehem J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper aims to discuss social networking sites as potentially salutogenic, culturally relevant extensions to maternity care provision for adolescent mothers. BACKGROUND:Studies report that online networking may enhance social capital, a concept linked to enhanced well-being, particularly for marginalized indiv...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Nolan SJ,Hendricks J,Williamson M,Ferguson SL

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To provide initial data regarding country-specific evidence of workplace violence towards nurses working within the health sector in five European countries. METHODS:This is a descriptive and cross-sectional pilot study, conducted in June 2016. The sample consisted of 260 nurses working in selected health care set...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Babiarczyk B,Turbiarz A,Tomagová M,Zeleníková R,Önler E,Sancho Cantus D

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence-based nursing is recognized as an indicator of quality in nursing practice, a basis for accountability and the gold standard of professional nursing care. The aim of this study was to explore nurses' experiences and perceptions about evidence-based nursing practice in giving care to patients with diabetic foo...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Varaei S,Salsali M,Cheraghi MA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient- and family-centred care practices are a recommended part of contemporary care for the acutely ill hospitalized adult patients. However, how patient- and family-centred care is enacted in an adult hospital setting is not well understood. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to explore the pe...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Mackie BR,Marshall AP,Mitchell ML

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00