Effect of a nurse-led intervention programme on professional quality of life and post-traumatic growth in oncology nurses.

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective observational study was to determine the levels of satisfaction of the three main 'customers' of a dedicated inpatient venepuncture service at a rehabilitation centre, namely the patients, medical staff and nursing staff. The venepuncture service was delivered by two part-time nurses. O...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Oatey A,Stiller K

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:In 1999, under the leadership and direction of the Director of Clinical Services (Nursing), Roger Napthine, Project Consultant, was commissioned to undertake a review of medication policies and practices for a regional acute-care hospital. This initiative was taken with the view of improving nursing practice and patie...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Jarman H,Jacobs E,Walter R,Witney C,Zielinski V

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper uses a literature review to question the proposition that nurses will be permitted to care for the psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients in the manner that is frequently presented as the nurses role. Second, it will explore qualities in nurse-patient relationships that can be not only helpful to thos...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Barthow C

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the study was to identify barriers and benefits in establishing a model for integration of palliative care of cancer patients in daily clinical practice in tertiary health institutions. METHODS:This was a qualitative design study using in-depth interviews with four stakeholders and focus group discussio...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Ndiok A,Ncama B

更新日期：2020-08-19 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：AIM:This study aimed to investigate the effect of warm shower hydrotherapy and perineal exercises with a ball on pain, anxiety, and neuroendocrine stress parameters during childbirth. METHODS:This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 128 women during childbirth, admitted for hospital birth in São Paulo, Braz...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Henrique AJ,Gabrielloni MC,Rodney P,Barbieri M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expertise in nursing has been widely studied although there have been no previous studies into what constitutes expertise in nephrology (renal) nursing. This paper, which is abstracted from a larger study into the acquisition and exercise of nephrology nursing expertise, provides evidence of the characteristics and pr...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Bonner A

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：: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：: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：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：: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：BACKGROUND:The majority of breast cancer patients will experience some level of emotional distress, with some patients having long-term psychological maladjustment. Personal and social resources play a role in recovery yet the interplay between these factors warrants further examination. This study aimed to investigate...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Edward KL,Chipman M,Stephenson J,Robinson K,Giandinoto JA,Trisno R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to test relationships among injury appraisals, coping, social support and outcomes of coping efficacy, mood states and post-traumatic stress syndrome. A purposive sample of 152 hospitalized patients a week following major trauma was recruited from two trauma centres. The measures included ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Tsay SL,Halstead MT,McCrone S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impressions of 200 patients (both medical and surgical) and 200 nursing staff (registered, enrolled and trainee enrolled nurses) in relation to two bed-bathing methods were compared by means of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Data regarding costs were obtained from appropriate cost centre managers. ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Hancock I,Bowman A,Prater D

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the effectiveness of a 12-week school-based educational preventive programme for type 2 diabetes by change in weight and fasting blood glucose level in Jordanian adolescents. Sixteen percent of Jordanian adults have obesity-related type 2 diabetes and 5.6% of obese adolescents examined, however one-third une...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Bani Salameh A,Al-Sheyab N,El-Hneiti M,Shaheen A,Williams LM,Gallagher R

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:This study was carried out to measure changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients (n=100) undergoing total hip arthoplasty. The Sickness Impact Profile was used to measure patients' dysfunctions in 12 different categories post surgery. Improvement was observed in each category and dimension already a...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Montin L,Suominen T,Haaranen E,Katajisto J,Lepistö J,Leino-Kilpi H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postnatal depression in mothers is commonplace as it affects 10-15% of recent mothers. Postnatal depression is still an under-diagnosed illness and if unidentified, is often left untreated. If left untreated, the depression can have an adverse effect not only on the mother, but also on the child's development and on t...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Tammentie T,Tarkka MT,Astedt-Kurki P,Paavilainen E

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses played a significant role in providing care to Kosovar and East Timorese refugees at the East Hills Reception Centre in Sydney, Australia, during Operation Safe Haven in 1999-2000. To ascertain the needs of nurses in this setting, 13 nurses participated in two focus group interviews, and two in-depth interviews...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Griffiths R,Emrys E,Finney Lamb C,Eagar S,Smith M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principle aim of this study was to obtain a more complete understanding of quality of life (QoL) through exploring different factors affecting that concept among elderly persons and staff members, combining mixed methods for validation of QoL categories and themes, and enlightening the meanings through some quotes...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Berglund AL,Ericsson K

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to explore complexities in nursing documentation and related factors. Nursing documentation has been one of the most important functions of nurses since the time of Florence Nightingale because it serves multiple and diverse purposes. Current health-care systems require that documentation ensures cont...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Cheevakasemsook A,Chapman Y,Francis K,Davies C

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：AIM:To determine the effects of two different methods, breastfeeding and heel warming, during heel stick procedures on pain levels in healthy term neonates. METHODS:This study was a prospective, randomized controlled trial. The sample of the study consisted of 150 healthy newborns who matched the case selection criter...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Aydin D,İnal S

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:With the growing number of severe congenital heart disease (CHD) surgeries, some hospitals in Japan are experiencing difficulty meeting the demand for CHD surgery. As a result, CHD surgery preparation is difficult for mothers of these infants. AIMS:To examine the stress and coping of mothers whose infants n...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Nakazuru A,Sato N,Nakamura N

更新日期：2017-06-01 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 article seeks to analyse the current state of scientific knowledge concerning critical thinking in nursing. The methodology used consisted of a scoping review of the main scientific databases using an applied search strategy. A total of 1518 studies published from January 1999 to June 2013 were identified, of whi...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Zuriguel Pérez E,Lluch Canut MT,Falcó Pegueroles A,Puig Llobet M,Moreno Arroyo C,Roldán Merino J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internationally, collection of reliable data on new and evolving health-care roles is crucial. We describe a protocol for design and administration of a national census of an emergent health-care role, namely nurse practitioners in Australia using databases held by regulatory authorities. A questionnaire was developed...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Middleton S,Gardner G,Gardner A,Della P,Gibb M,Millar L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00