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Post-registration ICU nurses education: Plea for a European curriculum
25 August 2011
During the past decades, the nursing profession has succeeded in developing a substantial and distinctive body of knowledge, and in placing great emphasis on optimising the delivery of high quality pa...
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Sonia Labeau,
Jean-Daniel Chiche,
Stijn Blot
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127-128
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A preoperative education intervention to reduce anxiety and improve recovery among Chinese cardiac patients: A randomized controlled trial
23 September 2011
Abstract: Background: Patients awaiting cardiac surgery typically experience significant physical and psychological stress. However, although there is evidence that preoperative education intervention...
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Ping Guo,
Linda East,
Antony Arthur
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129-137
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Comparison of a theory-based (AIDS Risk Reduction Model) cognitive behavioral intervention versus enhanced counseling for abused ethnic minority adolescent women on infection with sexually transmitted infection: Results of a randomized controlled trial
22 September 2011
Abstract: Background: Ethnic minority adolescent women with a history of sexual or physical abuse and sexually transmitted infections represent a vulnerable population at risk for HIV. Community-based...
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Jane Dimmitt Champion,
Jennifer L. Collins
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138-150
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The Lively Legs self-management programme increased physical activity and reduced wound days in leg ulcer patients: Results from a randomized controlled trial
30 September 2011
Abstract: Objective: Investigating the effectiveness of the Lively Legs program for promoting adherence with ambulant compression therapy and physical exercise as well as effects on leg ulcer recurren...
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Maud Heinen,
George Borm,
Carine van der Vleuten,
Andrea Evers,
Rob Oostendorp,
Theo van Achterberg
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151-161
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Nurse-led central venous catheter insertion—Procedural characteristics and outcomes of three intensive care based catheter placement services
26 September 2011
Abstract: Background: Nurse-led central venous catheter placement is an emerging clinical role internationally. Procedural characteristics and clinical outcomes is an important consideration in apprai...
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Evan Alexandrou,
Margherita Murgo,
Eda Calabria,
Timothy R. Spencer,
Hailey Carpen,
Kathleen Brennan,
Steven A. Frost,
Patricia M. Davidson,
Ken M. Hillman
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162-168
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The Spanish version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form: Reliability and validity assessment
19 September 2011
Abstract: Background: Only a minority of infants are exclusively breastfed for the recommended 6 months postpartum. Breastfeeding self-efficacy is a mother's confidence in her ability to breastfeed an...
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Antoni Oliver-Roig,
Marta-Luisa d’Anglade-González,
Beatriz García-García,
Jose-Ramón Silva-Tubio,
Miguel Richart-Martínez,
Cindy-Lee Dennis
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169-173
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Diabetes-related emotional distress in adults: Reliability and validity of the Norwegian versions of the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale (PAID) and the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS)
19 September 2011
Abstract: Background: Regular assessment of diabetes-related emotional distress is recommended to identify high-risk people with diabetes and to further prevent negative effects on self-management. Ne...
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Marit Graue,
Anne Haugstvedt,
Tore Wentzel-Larsen,
Marjolein M. Iversen,
Bjørg Karlsen,
Berit Rokne
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174-182
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Caring behaviors perceived by elderly residents of long-term care facilities: Scale development and psychometric assessment
26 September 2011
Abstract: Background: To meet the growing need for relationship-centered nursing practice and for nursing school accreditation in Taiwan, nursing school curricula must include training in care for eld...
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Huei-Lih Hwang,
Chin-Tang Tu,
Shiue Chen,
Hsiu-Hung Wang
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183-190
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A survey of European intensive care nurses’ knowledge levels
13 July 2011
Abstract: Background: The application of knowledge to the care of critically ill patients is a hallmark of professional nursing practice. However, the educational preparation of intensive care nurses ...
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Paul Fulbrook,
John W. Albarran,
Birte Baktoft,
Ben Sidebottom
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191-200
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Evaluation of the Scrub Practitioners’ List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS) system
05 October 2011
Abstract: Background: The Scrub Practitioners’ List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS) system is a new tool for training and assessing scrub practitioner (nurse, technician) behaviours d...
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Lucy Mitchell,
Rhona Flin,
Steven Yule,
Janet Mitchell,
Kathy Coutts,
George Youngson
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201-211
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Surveillance technology: An alternative to physical restraints? A qualitative study among professionals working in nursing homes for people with dementia
03 October 2011
Abstract: Background: Working with surveillance technology as an alternative to traditional restraints creates obvious differences in the way care is organised. It is not clear whether professional ca...
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Sandra A. Zwijsen,
Marja F.I.A. Depla,
Alistair R. Niemeijer,
Anneke L. Francke,
Cees M.P.M. Hertogh
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212-219
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A comparative qualitative analysis of stories of spousal caregivers of people with dementia: Negative, ambivalent, and positive experiences
26 September 2011
Abstract: Background: Caregivers of people with dementia describe a wide spectrum of caregiving experiences, from very negative to very positive. Previous research reveals that differences exist, but ...
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Bomin Shim,
Julie Barroso,
Linda L. Davis
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220-229
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Factors influencing self-management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An integrative review
08 December 2011
Abstract: Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common, chronic and burdensome condition requiring the individual to engage in a range of self-management strategies. The capacity to e...
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R.T. Disler,
R.D. Gallagher,
P.M. Davidson
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230-242
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Where is the international variation in the protection of the public? Commentary on Cutcliffe and Forster (2010)
31 October 2011
John Cutcliffe's guest editorial (Cutcliffe and Forster, 2010) proposes that the continuing competence requirements of some nursing regulatory bodies to safeguard the public have limited legitimacy or...
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Rachael Vernon,
Pam Doole,
Carolyn Reed
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243-245
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