Contemporary Nurse

BACKGROUND: The highly complex and technological environment of critical care manages the most critically unwell patients in the hospital system, as such there is a need for a highly trained nursing workforce. Intensive care is considered a high-risk area for errors and adverse events (AE) due to the severity of illness and number of procedures performed. OBJECTIVE: To investigate if the percentage of Critical Care Registered Nurses (CCRN) within an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is associated with an increased risk of patients experiencing an AE...

BACKGROUND: Widespread use of subcutaneous injection for parenteral medications is likely to be related to high medication bioavailability and rapid onset of action. Correct subcutaneous injection technique and site selection are essential for nursing care quality and patient safety. AIM: The study aimed to determine nurses' knowledge and practice preferences regarding subcutaneous injection technique and administration site selection. DESIGN: This cross-sectional study took place between March and June 2021...

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Background: Nursing applicants' desire to work in nursing has been identified as an important aspect to consider in nursing student selection, but relevant instruments are missing. Aims: To describe the development and psychometric testing of the Desire to Work in Nursing instrument. Design: A mixed-methods design. Methods: The development phase included the collection and analysis of two types of data. First, three focus group interviews were organised with volunteer nursing applicants (n = 18) after the entrance exams of three universities of applied sciences (UAS) (in 2016)...

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BACKGROUND: Community engagement is encouraged when educating nursing students on topics such as preventative care and advocacy. Community engagement supports delivery of effective healthcare in population settings. Students often struggle to connect theory to practice and benefit from experiences focused on real-world application. AIM: This paper describes the effect of a student-led health project on academic achievement and perception of ability for positive community impact...

Structured AbstractObjective/Aim: To examine the experiences of culturally safe mentoring programs described by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives in Australia.

BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy. Diagnosis of GDM, that could be unexpected, may cause women to feel negative emotions such as fear, guilt, sadness, and loss of control and experience difficulties adapting to pregnancy. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore psychosocial adaptation to pregnancy in women with GDM. METHODS: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted with women with GDM and healthy pregnant women who applied to the pregnancy and perinatology outpatient clinic of a university hospital...

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BACKGROUND: : There has been an increased prevalence in the community of chronic kidney disease and a resultant increased demand for nephrology trained nursing staff. OBJECTIVE: We sought to explore how nephrology trained nurses are currently impacted by daily caseload pressure, perceived organisational support and their educational needs. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: A co-designed 57-item questionnaire developed by the research team and clinical nephrology nurses hosted on Qualtrics™ was distributed to nephrology nurses in Australia and New Zealand via the Renal Society of Australasia electronic communications...

BACKGROUND: Diagnostic accuracy studies are important to identify the best set of defining characteristics for a given nursing diagnosis. The reliability of nursing inferences can be increased by using clinical indicators with high prediction capacity helping nurses to be more accurate in their clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: To clinically validate the nursing diagnosis Decreased diversional activity engagement in adult patients with diabetes. METHOD: A diagnostic accuracy study with a cross-sectional design was carried out patients with type 2 diabetes...

BACKGROUND: There is an active strategy to recruit international nurses and midwives to help manage vacancy gaps in the United Kingdom's healthcare system. International recruits need to pass a two-stage test of competence in order to gain required professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council: a Computer Based Test followed by an Objective Structured Clinical Exam. There is little evidence detailing how recruiting organisations prepare new recruits for these tests, and no set standards govern the support provision deemed necessary...

AIM: To highlight the role of secondary aeromedical services and required knowledge of Critical Care Flight Nurses (CCFN), in facilitating the safe inter-hospital transfer of patients with acute Spinal Cord Impairment (SCI) from a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) to a specialist SCI centre. METHOD: literature search. RESULTS: There is significant demand for secondary aeromedical services in order for patients with acute SCI to be transferred to a SCI centre within 24 hours of injury...

Abstract Development of the Nurse practitioner role and the specialisation of practice is an increasing focus in healthcare. To date, a bibliometric evaluation of scholarly work referring to Nurse Practitioners, has not been located in the published literature . With the aim of identifying the top 100 cited articles in the Nurse Practitioner domain the Scopus™ database was searched for Nurse Practitioner studies during 2007-2021. Using bibliometric analysis we identified prolific authors; annual trend; citation rates; countries of origin; and study design...

BACKGROUND: Health sciences students should have the necessary skills required to find health information from online resources for future use in their clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: To assess the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) and its association with internet use for health-related purposes, self-perceived health and health-related behaviour among health sciences students. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a convenience sample of 528 health sciences students (47...

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The transition from practicing nurse to nurse academic can be stressful as novice nurse academics need to assume new roles and acquire new skills in addition to having demonstrated mastery over their field of clinical practice. In this reflection, the authors use Gibbs' reflective cycle to reflect on the experience of transition from being senior nurses to novice nurse academics in the Australian university context. A description of the experience of transition is outlined alongside the feelings encountered...

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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to translate the Work-Related Quality of Life Scale (WRQoLS-2) into Chinese and validate the capacity of the tool to effectively measure this concept in a cohort of nursing professionals from mainland China. METHODS: The Chinese version of the WRQoLS-2 (WRQoLS-2C) was developed using forward and backward language translation. In total, 639 nurses were invited to complete the WRQoLS-2C. Two weeks later, 79 (12.4%) nurses were retested...