A feasibility study on using tablet personal computers for self-reported symptom assessment in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients.

abstract：:Fatigue is common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and symptoms of fatigue are often reported as the most debilitating symptoms of the disease. However, there are few reports of interventions for fatigue in MS. A systematic review of published literature examining pharmacological and psychosocial/psychological i...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Lee D,Newell R,Ziegler L,Topping A

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:This study was conducted to examine the effects of an educational programme on shared decision-making on end-of-life care performance, moral sensitivity and attitude towards shared decision-making among Korean nurses. A quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Fort...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Jo KH,An GJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress at clinical environment is one of the cases that could affect the education quality among nursing students. The study aims to investigate Iranian nursing students' perceptions on the stressors in clinical environment in the South Western part of Iran. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2010 to...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Najafi Doulatabad S,Mohamadhosaini S,Ghafarian Shirazi HR,Mohebbi Z

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our study examined factors influencing the development of healthcare-associated infections in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary hospital in southern Spain. BACKGROUND:Healthcare-associated infections are a frequent adverse event, significantly lengthening patient stays in the ICU. Nursing practice is a ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Morales-Cané I,López-Soto PJ,Valverde-León MDR,Moral-Arroyo JA,León-López R,Rodríguez-Borrego MA

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Undergoing surgery is an anxious experience for children. Applying anxiety reduction age-appropriate programs by nurses would be beneficial in reducing anxiety to children. AIM:To test the effectiveness of age-appropriate preoperative information session in reducing anxiety levels of school-age children und...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Shaheen A,Nassar O,Khalaf I,Kridli SA,Jarrah S,Halasa S

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:Debate about nursing curricula has been on the forefront of industry and academia in Australia particularly since the shift from the 'apprenticeship style' of training for nurses to a university-based, comprehensive, bachelor's degree. There is the suggestion that university-based courses are rather inflexible and tak...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Warelow P,Edward KL

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:Empowerment concerning people with diabetes is well researched. However, few researchers specifically focus on the barriers to and facilitators of empowerment in Iranian people with diabetes. Understanding the factors could help health professionals facilitate self-empowerment more effectively. This study aims to dete...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Abdoli S,Ashktorab T,Ahmadi F,Parvizy S,Dunning T

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Mentoring in rural and remote nursing receives little attention in the literature, even though it is emerging in Australia as a popular strategy to improve the retention of staff. The Association for Australian Rural Nurses established a 2-year Mentor Development and Support Project in 2003 with the aim of promoting m...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Mills J,Lennon D,Francis K

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the V-scale, which measures nurses' attitudes towards vital signs monitoring in the detection of clinical deterioration. METHODS:This validity and reliability study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Ankara, Turkey, ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Ertuğ N

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of a new high dependency unit (HDU) that was developed from an adjoining ward was evaluated from both an organizational and consumer perspective. Satisfaction of patients and relatives with nursing care on the ward of origin was measured before and after the development of the HDU, and nurses were surveyed ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Armstrong K,Young J,Hayburn A,Irish B,Nikoletti S

更新日期：2003-10-01 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 paper examines the subject of systematic reviews from a nursing viewpoint. The history of the evidence-based healthcare movement and the major differences between systematic reviews and traditional literature reviews are discussed. The steps of the process used by those conducting reviews are examined in detail. ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Magarey JM

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:Prevention is important to reduce the prevalence of preterm births. Although prematurity has been well studied in developed countries, data from developing countries, such as Jordan, are still limited. This retrospective study analysed medical records to determine possible risk factors leading to preterm birth in the ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Mohammad K,Abu Dalou A,Kassab M,Gamble J,Creedy DK

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This (part two) paper finds 'the problem of the criterion' at the heart of disputes about what constitutes goodness in qualitative research, an ancient philosophic conundrum as to how best represent reality. Ways around the problem are considered, including conceiving criteria as open-ended 'lists', and 'enabling cond...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Emden C,Sandelowski M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Operating room nurses continue to draw criticism regarding the appropriateness of a nursing presence in the operating room. The technological focus of the theatre and the ways in which nurses in the theatre have shaped and reshaped their practice in response to technological change have caused people within and outsid...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Bull R,FitzGerald M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study examined the effects of an intervention on diabetes knowledge and self-management among adults with type 2 diabetes in Wuhan, China. A convenience sample of 29 adults with type 2 diabetes participated in a 6-week diabetes intervention in a community health center. Data on diabetes knowledge, diabetes ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Fu M,Hu J,Cai X

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:The aim of this study was to develop a simulation-based time-out learning programme targeted to nurses participating in high-risk invasive procedures and to figure out the effects of application of the new programme on acceptance of nurses. This study was performed using a simulation-based learning predesign and postd...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Jeong EJ,Chung HS,Choi JY,Kim IS,Hong SH,Yoo KS,Kim MK,Won MY,Eum SY,Cho YS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study is to examine psychometric properties of the Indonesian version of Medical Outcome Survey Short Form 12 version 2 (SF12v2). METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in three primary healthcare units in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Patients with cardiovascular diseases who were able to respond ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Wicaksana AL,Maharani E,Hertanti NS

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health outcomes and, in particular, patient health outcomes have become a driving force within health-care delivery. Little emphasis has been placed on the potential health consequences for nurses providing care and caring within the health-care system. Compassion fatigue (or secondary traumatic stress) has emerged as...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Sabo BM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this descriptive study was to produce knowledge of the degree of pressure ulcers, pressure ulcer patients' physical and psychological well-being and the association of these factors with pressure ulcers' severity. These patients were treated in Finland's capital area hospitals. The pressure ulcer patien...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Lepistö M,Eriksson E,Hietanen H,Asko-Seljavaara S

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate relations between ease of venous palpation and various venous factors, and to elucidate characteristics of hardly palpable veins. Healthy adult volunteers (n = 110) were enrolled. The ease of venous palpation was scored from 0: impalpable to 3: well palpable. Venous factors, namely veno...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Ichimura M,Matsumura Y,Sasaki S,Murakami N,Mori M,Ogino T

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:Errors in measuring blood pressure may have significant impact on the investigation and treatment of patients. Errors arise from faults in measurement technique or the equipment used. In Australia, blood pressure measurement technique is taught to nurses during their undergraduate education and may not be reviewed aga...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Armstrong RS

更新日期：2002-06-01 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