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Knowledge of menopause and attitude toward menopause in nurses and non-nurses
… of menopause and attitude toward menopause in nurses and non-nurses was investigated using a menopause knowledge questionnaire, a menopause attitude scale, and a demographic data questionnaire. Written comments about menopause were elicited from the participants. The constructs of (a) …
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Understanding Nurses' Knowledge Work
… for organizations. Thus, strategies that target nurses’ knowledge work may be more effective for hospitals; particularly in times of mounting fiscal deficits and demands for health services. This study examined the behaviors, influences, and outcomes of nurses’ knowledge work. The hypothesized …
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Nurses' Ethical Problem Solving
… the hospital organizational environment in which nurses seek to resolve ethical problems related to patient care, whereas other studies have focused on the impact of nurses’ personal or professional qualities on those nurses’ ethical problem solving. This qualitative investigation sought to …
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Codependent concerns among nurses
… claims that codependency is (a) a problem among nurses, (b) related to the demands of the profession, and that (c) codependent nurses eventually suffer disillusionment and burnout. The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the severity of codependent concerns among Western Australian …
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An exploration of nurses' emotions: a study of Jordanian nurses in intensive therapy.
Emotions within the Intensive Therapy Nurses (ITNs) are the phenomena under investigation. Emotions of ITN s are exposed to stressors that may lead to emotional changes. This study aimed to explore the emotional changes experienced by Jordanian ITN s. Multiple triangulation was employed in three …
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Critical thinking of nursing students, graduate nurses and expert nurses in simulated clinical situations
Critical thinking is a thought process used by nurses for clinical decision making. This descriptive correlational study focused on the relationships among critical thinking, decision making and clinical nursing expertise during a clinical simulation. A mid-range theory was developed from the work …
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Compassion fatigue and cancer nurses: A national survey of cancer nurses in New Zealand
BACKGROUND Nurses are at risk of compassion fatigue by the very nature of their work in being witness to patients and families during traumatic situations. Cancer nurses are especially vulnerable because of the close association and relationships they have with family/whānau often over extended …
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Stories of yesterday. Reflections on collegiality: Capturing the essence of nurses working with nurses
… to answer the question, ‘what are long-serving nurses’ experiences of collegiality: nurses working with nurses?’ It involved gathering nurses’ stories about their experiences of practicing nursing and, in particular, their experiences of collegiality, within the context of hospital nursing in …
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Reflective practices for veterinary nurses
… Teaching reflectiveness to our veterinary nurses and educators is part of looking at how we can improve mental wellbeing and create sustainability in our industry. Reflective models from Schon (1983) and Gibbs (1998) were adapted and utilised depending on where and how the reflecting was …
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Attitudes of nurses to euthanasia
… Euthanasia is an important issue for practising nurses as research and technological advancesa llow patientst o be resuscitated,given new treatments and kept alive using artificial means. Nurses are the largest group of health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) whose role encompasses the care of …
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Staff nurses’ attitudes toward power
… to explore and describe attitudes of staff nurses toward the meaning of power as measured by the Power Orientation Scale (Goldberg, Cavanaugh, & Larson, 1983). The purpose was to provide empirical descriptive data on nurses' attitudes to facilitate clarification of the issue of power versus …
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Best Practices: Retaining Registered Nurses
… commitment for the recruitment and retention of nurses in health care organizations. Furthermore, strategic recommendations to improve overall work environments for nurses vary throughout the literature. In order to recommend strategies for increasing organizational commitment of hospital staff …
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Palliative Care: Viewpoints from Nurses
TITLE: Palliative Care: Viewpoints from Nurses Palliative Care has been described as care that includes the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of an individual when they are diagnosed with a serious or life-limiting illness. The ultimate goal of palliative care is to …
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Immersing new emergency room nurses
… A 92-bed Emergency Center is hiring Graduate Nurses (GNs) at a much higher rate than historically. The GNs have attended and finished nursing school during the COVID-19 pandemic and have expressed concern with not feeling prepared and able to care for the specialized population of emergency …
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Registered Nurses Intent to Leave
… cycles of excesses and shortages of registered nurses since the early 1980's. Many studies have addressed these issues, however few studies focus on turnover and intent to leave in small, non-profit facilities. This study addressed variables associated with registered nurses intent to leave …
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Nurses' Interpretation of Force Fluids
<p>This study was done to survey nurses on the medical units of one hospital in order to (1) ascertain their interpretation of a minimum and maximum amount of fluid in the order "Force fluids", and (2) determine criteria most used by these nurses to identify the fluid quantities.</p> <p>The …
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Demonstrating nurses' clinical decision-making
The study answers the question: 'How can nurses' properly considered decisions relating to patient care be demonstrated?' Nurses in the United Kingdom have a professional requirement to demonstrate': the properly considered clinical decisions relating to patient care' (UKCC, 1994; NMC, 2002). …
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The lived experience of nurses working with student nurses in the acute care clinical environment
… study was to describe the lived experience of nurses’ who work with baccalaureate student nurses in the acute care clinical environment. Because of the nursing shortage nursing education is challenged with equipping a safe qualified workforce while preventing or reducing student attrition. …
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