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Experience of parents caring for a child with an acquired disability
The purpose of this study was to (1) gather empirical evidence about the concept of transforming loss, and (2) use the evidence to offer guidance for nursing practice on how to assist families who are navigating these ... -
Splanchnic oxygenation and feeding intolerance in the very low birthweight infant
This prospective, descriptive observational pilot study with repeated measures examined the relationships between feeding intolerance, intrauterine and extrauterine factors, and circulatory and intestinal immaturity in the ... -
Parent distress, parent-child interactions, child distress and child cooperation during cancer treatment-related port starts: A caring perspective
Children reported more suffering from cancer treatment-related painful procedures than cancer itself. Appropriate parent interaction behaviors can help children cope with these painful procedures. Swanson’s Theory ... -
Maternal confidence of first-time mothers during their child's infancy
Motherhood is a rewarding, but challenging experience. Mothers are expected to balance parenting with multiple roles including employment. How mothers adjust is influenced by their confidence in their role, their mental ... -
The culture care meaning of comfort for ethnically diverse pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing students in the educational setting
The nursing profession is calling for enhanced diversity within the ranks of registered nurses to meet the health care needs of an increasingly diverse society. Nursing education is faced with the challenge of retaining ... -
An exploration of factors that impact role strain among undergraduate clinical instructors teaching in Wisconsin nursing programs
The United States is in the midst of a nursing faculty shortage, particularly those that provide clinical instruction. Clinical instructors play an integral role in undergraduate nursing education by bridging the gap between ... -
Deprivation of liberty relating to detention in Irish residential care centres for the older person; A legal and ethical analysis
People enter residential care for a wide variety of reasons, with many people stating they would prefer to live in their own homes. Lack of community resources may lead to an older person entering residential care against ... -
Self-care agency and wellness behaviors of baccalaureate nursing students
The importance of nursing students developing their own self-care agency and wellness behaviors prior to caring for clients has been emphasized. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between self-care ... -
Masculinity, health beliefs and implications for health policy among men in Trinidad and Tobago
Background: Over the last three decades, men's health has emerged as an area of research interest. The relationship between male socialization, the performance of masculinity and health behaviour has been well established. ... -
Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue among pediatric nurses and the impact on patient satisfaction
Compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction are two inter-related concepts. Individuals in helping professions may occasionally face compassion fatigue from giving so much of themselves to others. Compassion fatigue has ... -
Resilience and health of older women who have experience intimate partner violence earlier in life
When a traumatic event such as intimate partner violence occurs, resilience can help define recovery from that event. Women who experience the adverse event of intimate partner violence suffer injury, loss of physical and ... -
Use of early specialty HESI exams as predictors of HESI exit examination performance in baccalaureate degree nursing program
This study explored standardized testing outcomes used early in a baccalaureate nursing (BSN) education program in traditional and second-degree students in order to identify predictors of outcome on the program exit ... -
Personal digital assistants: Their influence on clinical decision-making and the utilization of evidence-based practice in a baccalaureate nursing students
During the last decade, the advent of the personal digital assistant (PDA) and the development of clinical software specific to nursing practice have changed the way that many nurses manage information and workload. More ... -
Exploring educational issues: International nursing students enrolled in professional nursing programs in South Texas and their perceptions of educational barriers
This qualitative study explores educational challenges as manifested in the experiences of the English language learner (ELL) nursing students enrolled in a professional nursing program in San Antonio, Texas. Eleven ... -
Clinical nurse faculty and the lived experience of clinical grading
Clinical grading is one approach to assure that future nurses have the knowledge and skills to provide safe patient care. The phenomenon being explored for this study was the experience of clinical grading for clinical ... -
Learning transfer evidence in baccalaureate senior nursing students using a disaster emergency preparedness tabletop exercise
Little is known about learning transfer in senior baccalaureate nursing students, therefore, the primary purpose of this research was to describe senior nursing students’ learning transfer evidence for basic disaster ... -
Saving face: Expressing and negotiating vulnerability in culturally mis-matched home care nurse-patient dyads
Communication is the medium through which nursing is practiced. Despite the centrality of communication to nursing, there is limited knowledge about how vulnerability is manifested through language. This study ... -
Institutional commitment for cancer pain management by hospice nurses
Ineffective pain management continues to pose a significant public health problem. Barriers to pain management include physicians and nurses, patients and families, and regulations. Even nurses who have learned to manage ... -
Low income housing residents' perceived competency regarding hypertension and diabetes
People of African-American ethnicity are affected by hypertension and diabetes at alarming rates. Prevalence of hypertension and diabetes is thought to be the result of many different factors. When considering why each or ... -
Moral decision making by neonatal intensive care nurses
Purpose. The purpose of this research was to gain information about the perspective neonatal intensive care nurses use to make moral decisions. Previous research in nursing has assumed ...
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