Roles and functions of community mental health nurses caring for people with schizophrenia in Taiwan.

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:[corrected] This review of the literature intended to get insight into the international standards of quality of life assessment in palliative care, the conceptual and research literature addressing illness related quality of life and an examination of how nurse researchers define and assess this co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Jocham HR,Dassen T,Widdershoven G,Halfens R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore and understand the culture of nursing home life for older residents in Taiwan. BACKGROUND:The environment, the care providers and the residents all influence how the nursing home operates and performs. The literature has shown that there has been a move from understanding nursing home culture to changin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Chuang YH,Abbey J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To translate and validate a Greek version of the Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale. BACKGROUND:The major barrier in the management of hypertension is the lack of adherence to medications and lifestyle adjustments. Patients' knowledge of the nature of hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors is...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Chatziefstratiou AA,Giakoumidakis K,Fotos NV,Baltopoulos G,Brokalaki-Pananoudaki H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the hypothetical benefits of the IV(2) flow medical device. BACKGROUND:Intravenous fluid administration is a standard hospital procedure with assumed inadequacies. The IV-Event Study [Fraser N, Nel G, Snyman J & Wessels F (2004) IV-EVENT Study: Intravenous Infusion Therapy--Management and Adv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Fraser N,Snyman JR,Wessels F,Nel G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newly admitted residents in long-term care facilities are particularly vulnerable to depression and the early recognition and treatment of depression is therefore crucial around the time of admission to a home. Staff from 30 nursing and residential homes were asked to assess newly admitted residents for depression usi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Bagley H,Cordingley L,Burns A,Mozley CG,Sutcliffe C,Challis D,Huxley P

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To delineate the trajectories of functional status over four time points and to examine predictors of functional decline (FD) in hospitalised older patients. BACKGROUND:About 30-60% of the older patients develop new dependence in activities of daily living (ADL) during a hospital stay, which result...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Huang HT,Chang CM,Liu LF,Lin HS,Chen CH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The shift in emphasis to community-based health care necessitates that opportunities be provided for nursing students to acquire an understanding of the complex nature of health. A qualitative study was used to demonstrate the benefits accrued by junior baccalaureate nursing students in non-traditional community setti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Sword W,Noesgaard C,Majumdar B

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To assess the perceptions of clinical practitioners regarding the different dimensions of patient safety culture in their hospital and examine the work-related predictors of patient safety culture perceptions. BACKGROUND:Patient safety is seen as a progressively critical focus in healthcare areas w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Alenezi A,Pandaan RPM,Almazan JU,Pandaan IN,Casison FS,Cruz JP

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of the study is to examine factors associated with do-not-resuscitate orders, do-not-hospitalise orders and hospice care in older nursing home residents at admission. BACKGROUND:Although hospice care is viewed as the 'gold standard,' geographic availability and financial reimbursement limits its use. T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Lu CY,Johantgen M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND OBJECTIVE:The study compared the effect of earplug-delivered sleep-inducing music on sleep in persons with percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography in the cardiac care unit. BACKGROUND:Diverse types of music have been claimed to improve sleeping elsewhere, but relatively little is known in South Korea. M...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Ryu MJ,Park JS,Park H

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study is to examine nurses' view of the family in psychiatric care. BACKGROUND:The families of people who are mentally ill carry a heavy burden. Research has shown that they experience sorrow, shame and guilt. They are often involved in informal caring and there is evidence of families playing an ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Sjöblom LM,Pejlert A,Asplund K

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To explore and describe nurses' role in the rehabilitation and care of patients in one subacute care facility in Melbourne, Australia. BACKGROUND:The role of nurses in subacute care and within the rehabilitation team is evolving and remains unclear. DESIGN:Mixed methods. METHODS:Fourteen nurses f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Digby R,Bolster D,Hughes L,Perta A,Bucknall TK

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was conducted to adapt the Problem Areas in Psychological Empowerment Scale for use among staff nurses and to evaluate the psychometric properties. BACKGROUND:Considering the importance of psychological aspects in the administration of nursing, there is a need for validated measurements in this area. S...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Sun N,Li QJ,Lv DM,Lin P,Lu GZ,An XM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of clamping the urinary catheter before its removal in patients with hip fracture. BACKGROUND:Difficulties to return to normal bladder function after removal of the urinary catheter are frequent in patients with hip fracture. Clamping the urinary catheter before removal is proposed to sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Nyman MH,Johansson JE,Gustafsson M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To examine the impact and obstacles that individual Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IRECs) had on a large-scale national multi-centre clinical audit called the National Benchmarks and Evidence-based National Clinical guidelines for Heart failure management programmes Study. BACKGROUND:Mult...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Driscoll A,Currey J,Worrall-Carter L,Stewart S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes one part of a first-stage study concerned with the care received by a group of adolescents and young adults with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in one district health authority. The paper reports findings from a self-selected sample of 30 patients aged between 15 and 25. Each of the 30...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Robinson JJ,Sowden JA,Tattersall RB

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To describe the prescribing behaviours and practices of registered nurse and midwife prescribers and to explore experiences of enablers and barriers to prescribing practices. BACKGROUND:The extension of prescriptive authority to nurses and midwives internationally has created new opportunities for ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Casey M,Rohde D,Higgins A,Buckley T,Cashin A,Fong J,Hughes M,McHugh A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to test the Chinese version of the Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CTDI-CV) among nurses in Taiwan. BACKGROUND:Critical thinking is the use of purposeful self-regulatory judgments to identify patient's problems and provide patient care. Critical thinking influence...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Hwang SY,Yen M,Lee BO,Huang MC,Tseng HF

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Admission to care after a period of family care-giving has been the focus of much recent research. Rather than being seen as an end in itself, admission is part of a process. This article concentrates on 'reaching the end' of family care-giving and the 'new beginning' of entering residential care. A cross-national stu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Dellasega C,Nolan M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To describe young children's demonstrated participation in healthcare situations while using an interactive communication tool. BACKGROUND:Participation is a multidimensional concept influenced by situational and contextual issues. In child participation, verbal and nonverbal communicative expressi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Stålberg A,Sandberg A,Larsson T,Coyne I,Söderbäck M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To examine nursing staff's perceptions about how often they provide interventions of emotional support and the level of competence needed on neurosurgical wards to support traumatic brain injury patients' family members. BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury in one individual affects the health of thei...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Coco K,Tossavainen K,Jääskeläinen JE,Turunen H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration has been attested to by a number of authors. Some have suggested that Nurse Practitioners (NPs) may be able to improve collaboration between doctors and nurses, but this assertion does not appear to have been researched. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To investigate do...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Copnell B,Johnston L,Harrison D,Wilson A,Robson A,Mulcahy C,Ramudu L,McDonnell G,Best C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe nursing home residents' perceptions of the significance of relationships with peer residents to their experience of thriving. BACKGROUND:Interactions between nursing home residents are limited. Knowledge about the importance of peer interactions t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Bergland A,Kirkevold M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To provide a critical review of nursing literature about compassion, identifying major themes, questions arising and directions for future investigation of the topic. BACKGROUND:Compassion has emerged as a topic of broad social concern in recent years and is particularly pertinent to nurses. DESIG...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： McCaffrey G,McConnell S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND OBJECTIVES:To describe associations between patient fall risk and common symptoms among hospitalised inpatients. BACKGROUND:Predictors of falls have been identified in a variety of populations and settings, but the role of inpatients' symptom experience has not been adequately evaluated. DESIGN:Cross-sectiona...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Lerdal A,Sigurdsen LW,Hammerstad H,Granheim TI,Risk Study Research Group.,Gay CL

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is very little work that discusses the pain experience following fractured shaft of femur. Therefore, an exploratory phenomenological study of the individual experience of pain following a traumatic fracture of the shaft of femur was conducted. Two key themes emerged: the injury experience and the pain experienc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Santy J,Mackintosh C

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of group intervention on depression, self-efficacy and quality of life in haemodialysis patients. BACKGROUND:Chronic renal failure and haemodialysis treatment is a long-term process; patients need to have an appropriate adaptive strategy to con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Lii YC,Tsay SL,Wang TJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To understand the needs of critically ill patient families', seeking to meet those needs and explore the process and patterns of involving family members during routine care and resuscitation and other invasive procedures. METHODS:A structured literature review using Cumulative Index to Nursing and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Al-Mutair AS,Plummer V,O'Brien A,Clerehan R

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To explore Māori (Indigenous people of New Zealand) experiences of hospitalisation in surgical or medical settings and how these might influence length of stay. BACKGROUND:Globally Indigenous peoples with histories of colonisation suffer health disparities compared with other groups. They experienc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Wilson D,Barton P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this systematic review was to assess the outcome of acupuncture treatment prior to surgery in order to avoid or minimise postoperative nausea and vomiting. BACKGROUND:The symptoms of nausea and/or vomiting remain a huge problem for many patients after surgery. There is much debate around...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Holmér Pettersson P,Wengström Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00