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Volume Contents and Author Index for 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: journals

Rediscovering a history of nursing management: From Nightingale to the modern matronEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The history of nursing management has been ‘lost’ in celebratory and uncritical accounts of nursing as a whole. The important influence of key figures other than Nightingale has been overlooked and it emerges that nursing management has a longer and more complex history than is generally accepted. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Stuart Wildman, Alistair Hewison Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

The driving and restraining forces that promote and impede the implementation of individualised nursing care: A literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A body of knowledge was identified for future research. The results inform both clinical practice and education and promote better use of the nursing work force in order to provide individualised care for patients and maximise good patient outcomes. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Riitta Suhonen, Maritta Välimäki, Helena Leino-Kilpi Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

Emotional intelligence and nursing: An integrative literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This literature reveals widespread support of EI concepts in nursing. Theoretical and editorial literature confirms EI concepts are central to nursing practice. EI needs to be explicit within nursing education as EI might impact the quality of student learning, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, evidence and knowledge use in practice. Emotionally intelligent leaders influence employee retention, quality of patient care and patient outcomes. EI research in nursing requires development and careful consideration of criticisms related to EI outside nursing is recommended. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Karen Bulmer Smith, Joanne Profetto-McGrath, Greta G. Cummings Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

The effectiveness and active ingredients of mutual support groups for family caregivers of people with psychotic disorders: A literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: With increasing recognition of benefits from mutual support, this review highlights the dearth of evidence for the effects and active ingredients of mutual support groups. Mutual support may have significant impacts on long-term psychosocial and nursing interventions for both patients with severe mental illness and their families in community mental health care. Further research is recommended to investigate the therapeutic components and effects of mutual support groups for family caregivers of people with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders across cultures. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Wai-Tong Chien, Ian Norman Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

Relationships among sexual knowledge, sexual attitudes, and safe sex behaviour among adolescents: A structural equation modelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: No significant correlation was found between sexual knowledge and safe sex behaviour of adolescents. Improvements in sexual attitudes were found to be irrelevant to the promotion of safe sex behaviour of adolescents. In order to ensure safe sexual health, it is strongly suggested that adolescents learn to be responsible for their own behaviours and attitudes and obtain correct knowledge about their understandings and evaluations of sexuality. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jiunn-Horng Lou, Sheng-Hwang Chen Tags: Health and illness Source Type: journals

Factors related to the acceptance of home care and nursing homes among older Egyptians: A cross-sectional studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Feelings of shame while receiving care from a non-family member are more important than functional limitations when older Egyptians are considering the options of home care and nursing homes. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Thomas Boggatz, Tamer Farid, Ahmed Mohammedin, Theo Dassen Tags: Practice Source Type: journals

Nurses’ perceptions of informed consent and their related roles in Korea: An exploratory studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Nurses can take a proactive role in the process of informed consent, as advocator as well as witness. This may be influential in balancing patient autonomy with paternalism, changing the skewed patient–physician relationship to one of mutual respect. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Sunhee Lee, Won-Hee Lee, Byung Hye Kong, In-Sook Kim, Sue Kim Tags: Professional's experience of health Source Type: journals

Nursing academics’ languages of legitimation: A discourse analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Senior nursing academics in Ireland need to urgently consider how nursing in the academy can reconfigure its relationships with clinical nursing, increase its intellectual autonomy, enhance its internal coherence and cohesiveness, strengthen the epistemic power of its knowledge base and critically evaluate the ways in which past practices inform its present, and whether and to what extent they should shape its future. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Martin S. McNamara Tags: Professional's experience of health Source Type: journals

Exploration of the facilitators of and barriers to work engagement in nursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Interventions aimed at fostering engagement are called for and through future research in the area of engagement, it is believed that nurses will gain more positive experiences from their work and subsequently a greater sense of well-being. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Yseult M. Freeney, Joan Tiernan Tags: Professional's experience of health Source Type: journals

The effectiveness of interactive computer assisted instruction compared to videotaped instruction for teaching nurses to assess neurological function of stroke patients: A randomized controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Background: Teaching inexperienced nurses to assess neurologic function of acute ischemic stroke patients poses challenges to educators in Taiwan.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of two programs that teach nurses the use of the Chinese version of the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (C-NIHSS), and to evaluate the level of learner satisfaction with these teaching programs.Design: An experimental research design with two groups, one pre-test and two post-tests was utilized.Setting: Six neurology and neurosurgery wards at two hospitals in southern Taiwan.Participants: P...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Su-Chen Chiu, Kuei-Yueh Cheng, Tzu-Kuan Sun, Ku-Chou Chang, Teng-Yeow Tan, Tsu-Kung Lin, Yu-Ching Huang, Jui-Kun Chang, Shu-Hui Yeh Tags: Education and professional development Source Type: journals

Learning strategies of first year nursing and medical students: A comparative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Background: Interprofessional education (IPE), where two or more professions learn with, from, and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of care, has been proposed as a curriculum strategy to promote mutual understanding between professions, thus helping to prepare health professionals to work in challenging contemporary health systems. Although there is support for IPE initiatives within health professional education, differences in student motivation and learning strategies are likely to contribute to the success of these initiatives.Objective: To explore self-regulated learning strategies u...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Yenna Salamonson, Bronwyn Everett, Jane Koch, Ian Wilson, Patricia M. Davidson Tags: Education and professional development Source Type: journals

The art and science of mental health nursing: Reconciliation of two traditions in the cause of public healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We have argued elsewhere () that the identity of mental health nursing in the UK and other developed countries has been shaped by a creative tension between two traditions – an ‘artistic’ interpersonal-relations tradition which emphasizes the centrality of nurses’ therapeutic relationships with ‘people’ ‘in distress’ and a ‘scientific’ tradition concerned with delivery of evidenced-based interventions that can be applied to good effect by nurses to ‘patients’ suffering from ‘mental illness’. In this editorial we outline these traditions and make the case for drawing on both to develop a new publ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - November 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Ian Norman, Iain Ryrie Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

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Cascade iatrogenesis: Factors leading to the development of adverse events in hospitalized older adultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Older adults are at particular risk for injuries associated with hospitalization and the rate of adverse events increases significantly with age. The purpose of this paper is to review factors associated with the development of adverse events in hospitalized older adults, especially those factors that contribute to cascade iatrogenesis. Cascade iatrogenesis is the serial development of multiple medical complications that can be set in motion by a seemingly innocuous first event [Rothschild, J.M., Bates, D.W., Leape, L.L., 2000. Preventable medical injuries in older patients. Archieves of Internal Medicine 160 (Oc...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Deirdre K. Thornlow, Ruth Anderson, Eugene Oddone Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

A narrative review of interventions to support family carers who provide physical care to family members with cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Future research is needed to develop well-defined interventions on practical skills and evaluate the outcomes for patients and caregivers. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Ann-Louise Caress, Karen Chalmers, Karen Luker Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

A review of interventions used to improve adherence to medication in older peopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The salient findings of the review infer that there is no clear definition of non-adherent behaviour. Quantitative interventions fail to assess patient choice in relation to medication taking. Pharmacist-driven interventions are resource intensive. Health care outcomes and clinical effectiveness are seldom addressed in interventions. Among the many difficulties encountered when attempting to use interventions to promote adherence with medication in older people is their perceptions and beliefs, the appropriateness of the medicines prescribed as well as the impact of lifestyle patterns: smoking, alcohol and die...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Maggi Banning Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

Early mobilisation for patients following acute myocardiac infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our meta-analysis demonstrated a trend towards decreased mortality with EM after AMI. However, there is uncertainty about early mobilisation and more research should be developed having into account all kind of differences among patients receiving treatment after AMI worldwide. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Olga L. Cortes, Juan C. Villar, P.J. Devereaux, Alba DiCenso Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

Gender differences in heart failure self-care: A multinational cross-sectional studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Differences in HF self-care are attributable to factors other than gender; however, there are several gender-specific determinants of HF self-care that help identify patients at risk for practicing poor self-care. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Christopher S. Lee, Barbara Riegel, Andrea Driscoll, Jom Suwanno, Debra K. Moser, Terry A. Lennie, Victoria V. Dickson, Jan Cameron, Linda Worrall-Carter Tags: Health and illness Source Type: journals

The experience of being a middle-aged close relative of a person who has suffered a stroke, 1 year after discharge from a rehabilitation clinic: A qualitative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study highlights the middle-aged relatives’ realization that they will live an inevitability altered future. Individually, the stroke sufferer's relatives need support in their relationships within the family for emotional confirmation and to help them recognize and verbalize their needs without feeling guilt; gaining these supportive factors may help the relatives to recover their sense of well-being and give strength for a future, properly functioning family life. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Britt Bäckström, Karin Sundin Tags: Health and illness Source Type: journals

Attitudes regarding mental health nurse prescribing among psychiatrists and nurses: A cross-sectional questionnaire studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigated attitudes to mental health nurse prescribing held by psychiatrists and nurses.Method: 119 MHNs and 82 psychiatrists working in South-East England were randomly sampled. Participants completed a newly created questionnaire. This included individual item statements with 6-point likert scales to test levels of agreement which were summated into 7 subscales.Results: Psychiatrists had significantly less favourable, albeit generally positive attitudes than MHNs regarding general beliefs (63% vs. 70%, p (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: M.X. Patel, D. Robson, J. Rance, N.M. Ramirez, T.C. Memon, D. Bressington, R. Gray Tags: Education and professional development Source Type: journals

Writing ourselves into a web of obedience: A nursing policy analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The discourse of hospital procedural policy situates the nurse as obedient to organisational requirements by limiting practice to a performance of actions without explicit recognition of professional autonomy. This sets up a puzzling contradiction between performance expectations from the employing organisation and the nursing profession. Writing hospital policy in the discourse of procedural directives reduces nurses’ ability to act as autonomous, critically thinking professionals, with implications for patient safety, nurse autonomy and the professional status of nursing. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kasia Bail, Robert Cook, Anne Gardner, Laurie Grealish Tags: Professional's experience of health care Source Type: journals

Ethical beliefs related to HIV and AIDS among nursing students in South Africa and the United States: A cross-sectional analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Nursing students’ beliefs and attitudes related to HIV and AIDS are not congruent with the ethical principles guiding nursing. To facilitate support for the ethical principles of nursing in the context of HIV and AIDS, nursing students need guided experiences to assess personal attitudes and beliefs about HIV and AIDS and direct care opportunities to destigmatize the epidemic in order to meet the ethical standards of nursing practice. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Michael V. Relf, Katherine Laverriere, Caitlin Devlin, Theresa Salerno Tags: Professional's experience of health care Source Type: journals

Uncovering hidden eating disorders using the SCOFF questionnaire: Cross-sectional survey of adolescents and comparison with nurse assessmentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: SCOFF was found to be an appropriate instrument for screening for eating disorder symptoms in mid-adolescent populations within school healthcare. It may be a useful tool for detecting disordered eating, especially when no objective features of eating disorders appear. However, screening shall not replace a health examination but it is recommended to include it to health examinations so as to best take advantage of both procedures. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Lea Hautala, Jouni Junnila, Jouni Alin, Matti Grönroos, Aija-Mari Maunula, Max Karukivi, Pirjo-Riitta Liuksila, Hannele Räihä, Maritta Välimäki, Simo Saarijärvi Tags: Methodological developments Source Type: journals

Population-specific modifications of the short-form Mini Nutritional Assessment and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool for elderly TaiwaneseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: (a) Adoption of population-specific anthropometric cut-points improves the grading ability of the MNA-SF and the MUST in community-living Taiwanese, (b) CC is an acceptable alternative to BMI for both MNA-SF and MUST, and (c) nutritional assessment tools should be as much population or ethnically specific as possible to account for cultural and anthropometric differences across populations. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Alan C. Tsai, Tsui-Lan Chang, Jennifer T. Chen, Teng-Wen Yang Tags: Methodological developments Source Type: journals

Effects of music on anxiety and pain in children with cerebral palsy receiving acupuncture: A randomized controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Objectives: To study the effects of music on anxiety and pain in children with cerebral palsy receiving acupuncture daily in a clinical setting.Design: A randomized controlled trial.Setting: Acupuncture Unit at Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shenzhen City of China.Participants: Sixty children with cerebral palsy undergoing acupuncture.Methods: Intervention: Children listened to their favorite music or a blank disc for 30min. Measurements: (1) the modified Yale preoperative anxiety scale for children's anxiety (mYPAS); (2) children's hospital of eastern Ontario pain scale (CHEOPS) and Wong-Ba...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Haibo Yu, Yongfeng Liu, Shuzhen Li, Xiaoming Ma Tags: Practice Source Type: journals

The effects of measurement site and ambient temperature on body temperature values in healthy older adults: A cross-sectional comparative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Background: Accurate baseline body temperature measurement is essential for assessment. Tympanic membrane temperature (TMT) measurement is popular, but there is no consensus on whether it is as accurate as oral temperature (OT) for use with the elderly at varying ambient temperature levels.Objectives: To test agreement between TMT and OT measurement of body temperature among an elderly population; and to explore whether agreement between the two sites depends on ambient temperature.Design: A cross-sectional comparison study.Methods: Two samples of older community-dwelling adults were recruited from 17 community s...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Shu-Hua Lu, Yu-Tzu Dai, Chung-Jen Yen Tags: Practice Source Type: journals

Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem: Treatment and managementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The NHS National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE, 2009) publication – Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem: treatment and management – is a clinical practice guideline for the UK which partially updates and extends the earlier depression management in primary and secondary care guideline (). Like other clinical guidelines, it has been systematically developed from the best available research evidence to assist clinicians and patients, and service commissioners and providers in making decisions about the most appropriate treatment and service organisation for this important area...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Mark Haddad Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: journals

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The perpetual search for parsimony: Enhancing the epistemological and practical utility of qualitative research findingsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: While there are currently no definitive criteria for determining the parsimony of qualitative research findings, it would be epistemologically inappropriate and philosophically incongruent to import and translate quantitative notions of parsimony. However, the ideas, principles and epistemological functions that parsimony serves can and should be applied to the qualitative paradigm. The authors suggest that more than one type of qualitative parsimony is required. The authors advance the argument that there is a relationship between the degree of parsimony and the elegance, ease of accessibility and straightforw...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: John R. Cutcliffe, Henry G. Harder Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

What are scoping studies? A review of the nursing literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Scoping studies in relation to nursing are embryonic and continue to evolve. Its main strengths lie in its ability to extract the essence of a diverse body of evidence giving it meaning and significance that is both developmental and intellectually creative. As with other approaches to research and evidence synthesis a more standardized approach is required. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kathy Davis, Nick Drey, Dinah Gould Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

Living with heart failure: An integrative reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Literature that explores understanding the patient's experiences of living with heart failure, taking on a new identity and the influence of this on their self-care behaviour, is limited. The integration of the new condition with patient's sense of self is likely to a have a major impact on the effectiveness of treatments offered. An essential and ethical care component for patients with heart failure should be an ongoing assessment of their experience of the situation that they live with. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jenny Welstand, Alex Carson, Peter Rutherford Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

Postpartum depression in Asian cultures: A literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This review informs a current state of knowledge regarding risk factors for postpartum depression and has implications for clinical practice. Health care professionals should be aware that the phenomenon is as prevalent in Asian cultures as in European cultures. Women should be screened for potential risk factors and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum periods so that appropriate interventions, if needed, can be initiated in a timely fashion. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Piyanee Klainin, David Gordon Arthur Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

Working patterns and perceived contribution of prostate cancer clinical nurse specialists: A mixed method investigationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Variability in services provided by the prostate cancer nurse specialists arose from differences in local demand for nursing services and the skills and experiences of those appointed. Such variability – whilst understandable – has implications for access and equity across patient groups. Further, it can compromise efforts to define clinical nurse specialists’ contribution to care, can impede others’ expectation of their role, and render their outcomes difficult to evaluate. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Emma Ream, Jenifer Wilson-Barnett, Sara Faithfull, Lorraine Fincham, Vincent Khoo, Alison Richardson Tags: Organization of care Source Type: journals

A comparison of novice and expert nurses’ cue collection during clinical decision-making: Verbal protocol analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In the real world of practice expert nurses collect a broader range of cues to assess patient status than novice nurses. This differs to expert nurses cue collection in simulations where expert nurses may select only those cues that are necessary for the identified problem. This difference, if identified in other studies, may have important implications for nursing research and education. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Kerry A. Hoffman, Leanne M. Aitken, Christine Duffield Tags: Education and professional development Source Type: journals

Does the Comprehensive International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for rheumatoid arthritis capture nursing practice? A Delphi surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The validity of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for RA was largely supported by the nurses. However, a number of body functions which address side effects of drug therapies were not included in the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for RA. Furthermore, several issues arose which were not precisely covered by the ICF like “dry mucous”, “risk for decubitus ulcers” and “height” and need to be investigated further. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Agnes Rauch, Inge Kirchberger, Christine Boldt, Alarcos Cieza, Gerold Stucki Tags: Methodological developments Source Type: journals

Comparison of three established measures of fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults: Psychometric testingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Background: Several approaches have emerged for measuring self-reported fear of falling. A comparison of measurement scales’ psychometric properties is needed for researchers to choose the proper scale for their study.Objectives: To compare the psychometric properties of the Falling Efficacy Scale (FES), the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) and the Geriatric Fear of Falling Measurement (GFFM).Design: Secondary analysis using baseline and 8-week data from a randomized, controlled trial on fall and fear of falling prevention.Settings: Rural area northeast of Taiwan with assessments conducted in ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Tzu-Ting Huang, Woan-Shyuan Wang Tags: Methodological developments Source Type: journals

An interrater reliability study of the assessment of pressure ulcer risk using the Braden scale and the classification of pressure ulcers in a home care settingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The standardized study procedure applied in the annual nationwide pressure ulcer prevalence surveys leads to reliable and reproducible results regarding pressure ulcer risk and pressure ulcer prevalence in the home care setting. Researchers and practitioners should be careful when drawing inferences from single pressure ulcer risk factors included in the Braden scale. Descriptions of the items “moisture”, “sensory perception” and “nutrition” should be made more clearly and unambiguous. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jan Kottner, Ruud Halfens, Theo Dassen Tags: Methodological developments Source Type: journals

The effects of a childbirth psychoeducation program on learned resourcefulness, maternal role competence and perinatal depression: A quasi-experimentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The childbirth psychoeducation program appears to be a very promising intervention for promoting learned resourcefulness and minimizing the risk of perinatal depression in first-time Chinese childbearing women. Future empirical work is required to determine the effectiveness of extending the childbirth psychoeducation program into the early postpartum for the promotion of maternal role competence in Chinese childbearing women. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Fei-Wan Ngai, Sally Wai-Chi Chan, Wan-Yim Ip Tags: Practice Source Type: journals

Nurse-determined assessment of cardiac output. Comparing a non-invasive cardiac output device and pulmonary artery catheter: A prospective observational studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In 80% of our cohort, USCOM, PAC and Fick measures of CO all showed clinically acceptable agreement and the learning curve for operation of the non-invasive USCOM device by an ICU RN was found to be satisfactorily short. Further work is required in patients receiving positive pressure ventilation. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Amanda Corley, Adrian G. Barnett, Dan Mullany, John F. Fraser Tags: Practice Source Type: journals

RN+RN=better care? What do we know about the association between the number of nurses and patient outcomes?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Over the past ten years we have moved from a situation where very little was known about the association between the number of registered nurses and patient outcomes in acute hospitals to a situation where it might seem that we now know all that we need to. There is now considerable evidence of a positive correlation between nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes, some of it published over recent years in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, including our recent special issue on the nursing workforce (), and previous editorials (). For some, the implications are clear: we should simply employ more registered n...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - August 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Peter Griffiths Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

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On content validity: A response to Squires (2009)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I wish to thank Dr. Squires for taking the time to review and to comment on my paper, Content validity is naught. Her remarks and those made by four other anonymous reviewers (unfortunately unpublished) characterize the extent to which robust academic debates on matters of scientific import are welcomed in nursing research. In this rebuttal I will respond to two statements made by Dr. Squires in her commentary for these provide opportunity to reiterate central concepts brought up in the original article. I will also attempt to clarify for the reader the distinction between validation and operationism; an implicit theme thr...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - July 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jason W. Beckstead Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals

A valid step in the process: A commentary on Beckstead (2009)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I would like to begin this commentary by reviewing the concept of validity, as defined by psychometric theory. Nunally and Bernstein (1994) address content validity in their broader chapter about validity and instrument development, the content they deem the most important to understanding the instrument development process. “Validity” itself they describe as denoting “the scientific utility of a measuring instrument, broadly statable in terms of how well it measures what it purports to measure” (p. 83). All forms of validity involve some kind of scientific generalization within the design of the instrument, making...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - July 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Allison Squires Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals

Content validity is naughtEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Content validation theory and practice have received considerable attention in the nursing research literature. This paper positions the discourse within the broader scientific literature on validity of measurement. The content validity index has been recommended as a means to quantify content validity; this paper critically examines its origins, theoretical interpretations, and statistical properties. In addition, the author sets out to understand why many nurse researchers are occupied with content validity and its estimation. This investigation may be of interest to the scholar who desires to deeply understand...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - July 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Jason W. Beckstead Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

Second generation professional doctorates in nursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: This paper traces the increase in number and diversity of professional doctorates over the last two decades and discusses the evolution from first to second generation doctorates as a response to the rise of the knowledge economy and new understandings of knowledge-production. Distinctions between first and second generation doctorates are interpreted in the light of Gibbons et al. [Gibbons, M., Limoges, C., Nowotny, H., Schwartzman, S., Scott, P., Trow, M., 1994. The New Production of Knowledge: The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies. Sage, London] taxonomy of knowledge-production, and it...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - July 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Gary Rolfe, Ruth Davies Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

The relevance of team characteristics and team directed strategies in the implementation of nursing innovations: A literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Few studies and little evidence were found for the relevance of team characteristics and team directed strategies in the implementation of nursing innovations. Feedback was most frequently used as a strategy. Leadership could be labeled as a team characteristic as well as a team directed strategy. Further research should be of good methodological quality and focusing on patient outcomes and time and costs invested in strategy delivery. This increases scientific knowledge on nursing implementation strategies focusing on leadership. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - July 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Gerda Holleman, Else Poot, Joke Mintjes-de Groot, Theo van Achterberg Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

Compulsory community mental health treatment: Literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Following their introduction in the United States in the 1970s various forms of compulsory treatment in the community have been introduced internationally. Compulsory treatment in the community involves a statutory framework that mandates enforceable treatment in a community setting. Such frameworks can be categorized as preventative, least restrictive, or as having both preventative and least restrictive features. Research falls into two categories; descriptive, naturalistic studies and controlled and uncontrolled comparative studies. The research has produced equivocal results, and presents numerous methodologi...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - July 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Anthony J. O’Brien, Brian G. McKenna, Robert R. Kydd Tags: Reviews and Discussion Papers Source Type: journals

The mediating effects of team and self-efficacy on the relationship between transformational leadership, and job satisfaction and psychological well-being in healthcare professionals: A cross-sectional questionnaire surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Within the pressurised environment faced by employees in the healthcare sector today transformational leaders may help ensure employees’ job satisfaction and psychological well-being. They do so through the establishment of a sense of being in control as individuals but also as being part of a competent group. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - July 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Karina Nielsen, Joanna Yarker, Raymond Randall, Fehmidah Munir Tags: Professional's experience of healthcare Source Type: journals

Attitudes of nurses toward current and proposed vaccines for public programs: A questionnaire surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The general attitudes of nurses toward vaccines recommended by public health authorities are positive and were not negatively affected by the recent implementation of the pneumococcal, varicella and influenza vaccines in the childhood vaccination program. Important differences are observed when comparing the perceived usefulness, safety, efficacy, acceptability, and intention to recommend new vaccines. Nurses clearly give their priority to combined vaccines and to vaccines they had received more information about. The delivery of clear evidence-based information about the new immunization program targets and va...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - July 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Vladimir Gilca, Nicole Boulianne, Eve Dubé, Chantal Sauvageau, Manale Ouakki Tags: Professional's experience of healthcare Source Type: journals