abstract：:A recent randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of specialist nurses providing information, advice and support to caregivers and patients at home during the first year after a stroke. Reported here are the results of a complementary study which used qualitative methods to examine the experience of patients ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Dowswell G,Lawler J,Dowswell T,Young J,Forster A,Hearn J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the literature on nursing competence measurement and reports the results of a comparative quantitative study of the competencies of Project 2000 diplomates and BA (Hons) Adult Nursing graduates from two UK nursing programmes. The findings reveal that graduates appear to overcome any initial limitati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Bartlett HP,Simonite V,Westcott E,Taylor HR

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:Patients often experience problems after discharge, for instance with housekeeping or a general lack of information. The effect of a nurse-initiated Telephone Reassurance Programme (TRP) on ophthalmic patient outcomes was investigated. Patients in the intervention group were phoned by a nurse 3-6 days after being rand...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Boter H,Mistiaen P,Groenewegen I

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to determine the role and development needs of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) in two acute hospital trusts. One of the aims was to obtain a detailed understanding of the current professional experience of Clinical Nurse Specialists. Data were collected using focus groups and analysed desc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Bamford O,Gibson F

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of post-operative pain has been an area of concern for many years, with many studies focusing on the knowledge and beliefs of nurses working in this area. Following the report of the Royal College of Surgeons & College of Anaesthetists (1990) in the UK, there has been a rapid expansion in the developmen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Mackintosh C,Bowles S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary health care team (PHCT) has a critical role to play in the care of people with mental health problems. However, little attention has been paid to the mental health training and preparation required by primary health care nurses. This paper reports on a training needs assessment undertaken in one London hea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Secker J,Pidd F,Parham A

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an overview of the work of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in developing an assessment tool to determine the need for registered nursing by older people in continuing care. In the past, healthcare has been provided free and social care 'means-tested'. The erosion of the NHS's responsibility for ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Ford P,McCormack B

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug administration is an integral part of the nurse's role. Responsibility for correct administration of medication rests with the nurse, yet medication errors are a persistent problem associated with nursing practice. This review examines what constitutes a medication error and documents contributory factors in medi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： O'Shea E

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Documentation of nursing care is an important source of reference and communication between nurses and other health care providers. This article describes a study of the documentation practices of nurses in a long-term care institution. Results revealed a number of positive aspects of nurses' documentation practices a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Martin A,Hinds C,Felix M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the attitudes of nurses who had little or no experience of computerized care planning (non-users) with those who had at least two years' experience (users). The study also assessed levels of computer literacy among both cohorts and the training methods that were considered most app...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Getty M,Ryan AA,Ekins ML

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines hope, as measured by the Herth Hope Scale, and its predictors in a sample of 305 people self-identified with multiple chemical sensitivity. The sample had relatively low levels of hope with scores unrelated to gender, severity or length of illness, income loss as a result of illness, or reported ia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Gibson PR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional nation-wide sample was used to determine the point prevalence and grading of pressure sores in patients in all hospitals in Iceland (22 hospitals). The pressure sore prevalence was 8.9% (n = 57 patients), 7.12% for women (n = 26) and 11.2% for men (n = 31); the mean age for both sexes with pressure s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Thoroddsen A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes how the results of an audit of district nursing care plan documentation have been used to inform practice development in a community trust. The principle aim of the audit was to discover whether the evaluation of patient care was being adequately recorded in nursing care plans. To establish this...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Griffiths J,Hutchings W

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-neglect in older people has an established medical literature but receives surprisingly little attention in the nursing literature. Hospital and community nurses were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire. All the nurses were able to identify patients who had shown features of 'gross self-neglect'. Poo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Adams J,Johnson J

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s, antibiotic resistance has become an increasing problem. Today, multiple-antibiotic resistance is commonly associated with a number of clinically important pathogens and is therefore an important issue in clinical nursing practice. Epidemiological studies identify a n...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Trnobranski PH

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertical transmission of HIV from mother-to-child is a significant problem around the world. This paper examines the main issues that confront those caring for pregnant women who may transmit HIV-1 to their babies with reference to the impact upon clinical practice. Nursing practice should accommodate research from a ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Purssell E

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the preliminary results of research investigating the factors that help or hinder advanced nurse practitioners as they attempt to implement new roles in clinical practice. Multiple facilitating and inhibiting factors are identified, the majority of which are shared across various clinical settings. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Woods LP

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reason for the present uncertainty in defining nursing competency is analysed. The prevailing educational philosophy underpinning nursing preparation for competence is subjected to a critique. The effect and outcome of this philosophy on clinical supervision, PREP and the law are considered in relation to nursing ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Bradshaw A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Change and transition are different concepts. Transition for practitioners in the workplace is complex. Transition within roles needs a positive tripartite arrangement with teacher and clinical manager. This paper looks at the findings from a study of 100 enrolled nurses undertaking a part-time conversion programme to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Hill Y,MacGregor J

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The desired outcome of health care provision can only be known by evaluating care from the perspective of the consumer. An exploratory study was undertaken to develop and evaluate a research instrument (a semistructured telephone interview guide) as a measure of patient outcomes in discharge planning. A sample of 29 p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Armitage SK,Kavanagh KM

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:Feminist methodology has been used in this study to investigate the subjective work experiences of 19 enrolled nurses. Reflexive conversational techniques enabled participants to relate autobiographical narratives examining their experiences of working in a nursing hierarchy. Two themes are reported: 'nursing identity...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Mackenzie J

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structured interviews were carried out with a sample of 96 patients to identify the sources of anxiety for patients in the accident and emergency (A & E) department. Only two patients reported that they were not at all anxious about any aspect of being in A & E. The average number of anxieties reported was 6.9. The mo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Byrne G,Heyman R

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of telephone triage in many accident and emergency (A&E) departments is seen as a way to give clients information immediately on demand, to assess and prioritize the need for treatment and to direct the client to the most appropriate service available. This article aims to examine the medico-legal asp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Coleman A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of chronic life-threatening illness on the family is one of the major problems confronting the health-care system today. Increasingly, parents have the major responsibility for the daily management of their child's condition. There is evidence that many parents lack the professional help and support which c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Coyne IT

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obtaining study leave is becoming difficult for clinical nurses in the current economic climate, but the need to develop new clinical skills and to maintain existing good practice remains of prime importance to patient care and will become mandatory with the advent of post-registration education and practice (PREP) in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Gould D,Chamberlain A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological stressors are said to be an important influence on the outcome of chronic illness such as rheumatoid arthritis (Engel, 1977). Helping patients to cope with stressors is identified as a central concept in the delivery of nursing care (Khan et al., 1994). It is thus reasonable to suggest that rheumatology ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Newbold D

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home apnoea and cardiorespiratory monitors are commonly used in the UK, the rest of Europe and USA in infants at increased risk of 'sudden infant death'. The efficacy of apnoea and cardiorespiratory monitors remains unknown. The use of transcutaneous oxygen monitoring is presented as an alternative method of home moni...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Noyes J,Stebbens V,Sobhan G,Samuels M,Southall D

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The questions 'what is it that you want from nursing?' and 'how would you know when you have got what you want from nursing?' were put to patients, nurses and other health professionals. The patients identified essential qualities of nurses. Problems within the nursing group are identified. The view of each group on t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Millar B,Maggs C,Warner V,Whale Z

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Britain, nursing development units (NDUs) have provided a focus for change and innovation in nursing since the early 1980s. This paper explores the approaches to change in these areas of practice. A review of both the management of change and feminist literature has been conducted. By identifying the similarities b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Biley A,Whale Z

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A selected review of the literature on caring in nursing is presented. The review relies on the work of the major theorists in this area. The major conceptualizations of caring are compared and contrasted, along with some of the research approaches which have been applied to investigate the phenomenon of caring in nur...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Lea A,Watson R

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Part 1 of this article discussed the process of evaluating patient satisfaction by means of unstructured, in-depth interviews. In this part, the content of interviews will be presented and the analytic domains derived from the research will be described. These are 'nursing', 'the hospital' and 'patients' concerns', an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Pontin DJ,Webb C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The research reported in this article formed part of a project evaluating nursing developments in four demonstration wards in one health authority, and the article focuses on evaluation of patient satisfaction. The evaluation of patient satisfaction is a topic surrounded by much methodological debate and therefore it ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Pontin DJ,Webb C

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lived experience of relocating to a nursing home is explored from the perspective of 19 residents of Australian nursing homes. The interpretative research methodology is informed by hermeneutic phenomenology. In-depth interviews were conducted with 19 nursing home residents living in nursing homes in NSW. Intervie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Nay R

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：:The aim of this paper is to present an informed argument in favour of changing power relationships between learning disability nurses and their clients and to do so through an examination of the influence that they have on quality of life issues for people whose autonomy is impaired. The challenge of empowerment and e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Sines D

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper provides a review of research relating to knowledge, attitudes and education of nurses in relation to HIV/AIDS. Early studies portrayed nurses (and other health-care workers) as fearful of AIDS, ill-informed, and negative and discriminatory in their attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS. Several major surv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Tierney AJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent sociological research in the field of lay health and illness beliefs is reviewed and discussed in the light of nursing practice in health promotion. How the findings might deepen nurses' understanding of difficulties in adhering to desired health behaviours is outlined. The distinctions between 'public' and 'pr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Dines A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression in elderly people is a common yet treatable psychiatric problem. The Gospel Oak depression study researched this much overlooked group and has shown that a community psychiatric nurse (CPN) was able significantly to improve the mental state of depressed elderly people. A multifaceted package of care was co-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical nursing

authors： Waterreus A,Blanchard M,Mann A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00