Bioimpedance as an indicator in the distribution of interface pressure in vulnerable regions for pressure ulcers: A preliminary study.

abstract：AIM:Tuberculosis (TB) continues to challenge global health systems, especially in South Africa. Nurses are especially vulnerable to TB exposure, because of their prolonged front-line contact with infected patients-especially in primary health care (PHC) clinics. Their infection control practices, influenced by key fact...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： van Rensburg AJ,Engelbrecht M,Kigozi G,van Rensburg D

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Communication with non-speaking patients in intensive care unit is stress for both nurse and patients. Semi-experimental study that took place at a University Hospital was to develop illustrated material for patient communication and determine its effectiveness. The study sample consisted of 90 intubated patients at t...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Otuzoğlu M,Karahan A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of terms are used to describe advanced practice nursing roles internationally. This has resulted in confusion in terminology around these roles. The aim of this concept analysis was to clarify what is meant by advanced practice nursing internationally, what attributes signify advanced practice nursing and wh...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Dowling M,Beauchesne M,Farrelly F,Murphy K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper is to report a study exploring aspects of teenage pregnant women relationships with the fathers of their unborn children within the context of two contrasting demographic areas of the UK. The perceptions of teenage pregnant women on how they view their relationship with the fathers of their unbor...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Whitehead E

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：: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：UNLABELLED:This study investigated the perspectives of newly graduated and experienced nurses concerning medication errors. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in a military education and research hospital in Turkey, which was performed between July and August 2009. Totally, 169 nurses were involved i...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Unver V,Tastan S,Akbayrak N

更新日期：2012-08-01 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 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：:There is evidence to suggest that people who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator and their caregivers experience psychological distress. This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences, concerns and needs of recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and their caregivers who attended ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Williams AM,Young J,Nikoletti S,McRae S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of day-surgery patients and aims to identify factors associated with HRQoL. The cross-sectional questionnaire survey data were collected from day-surgery patients being discharged from hospitals in one Finnish hospital district in 2001 using the Nottingha...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Suhonen RA,Iivonen MK,Välimäki MA

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:In this paper, we describe a geriatric rehabilitation nursing model developed on the basis of the nursing and rehabilitation literature. That literature comprised some 120 articles addressing the rehabilitation of elderly patients and the work done by nurses in that process, various philosophical questions and the res...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Routasalo P,Arve S,Lauri S

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the postpartum experiences of older Japanese primiparas during the first month after childbirth. The participants were 21 primiparous women over 35 years of age who gave birth to a healthy child at three urban hospitals. Data were collected from July 2011 to April 2012 through a semi-struc...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Mori E,Iwata H,Sakajo A,Maehara K,Ozawa H,Maekawa T,Morita A,Saeki A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of a nurse-led intervention programme on compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and burnout, which are indicators of the professional quality of life and post-traumatic growth of oncology nurses. METHOD:The study was designed in a single group with pre-test and post-test comparisons. ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Yılmaz G,Üstün B,Günüşen NP

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short hospital length of stays present new challenges for nurse competencies. The purpose of this study was to describe Finnish nurses' self-assessed level of competencies and their actual use in the ambulatory surgery setting. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used, and the data were collected electronically u...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Hamström N,Kankkunen P,Suominen T,Meretoja R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion is cited internationally as an appropriate conceptual framework for healthcare service delivery yet the literature reveals minimal evidence of nursing services interpreting and applying the Ottawa Charter strategies into nursing practice. Nurses with the community services of No...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Cusack L,Smith M,Byrnes T

更新日期：1997-06-01 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：: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：:This study aimed to explore how visiting nurses in Japan sense Kuuki (mood or atmosphere) in the homes of patients and families. Participants were 15 Japanese visiting nurses with experience sensing kuuki in homes of patients and families. Data were collected through two 90 min focus group interviews with experienced ...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Shimamura A,Suwa S,Tsujimura M

更新日期：2016-04-01 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 main purpose of this study was to examine the significance of health beliefs, perceived seriousness of harmful consequences and perceived barriers in explaining health care-seeking decisions of patients experiencing myocardial infarction symptoms. A structured interview guide developed by the researchers that incl...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Al-Hassan MA,Omran SM

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is estimated that about 2000 people die as a result of venous thromboembolism (VTE) each year, with a further 30,000 being hospitalized. Prophylaxis significantly reduces VTE morbidity and mortality, and thus represents a real long-term health-care benefit. The aim of this study was twofold: (i) to assess the curre...

journal_title：International journal of nursing practice

authors： Gaston S,White S

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：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：: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：: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：: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：: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