Browsing Nursing and midwifery - Collected Works by Title
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Understanding and appraising medical students’ learning through clinical experiences: Participatory practices at work
(Routledge, 2018-12-17)This chapter explores the participatory practices of some medical students’ learning through their clinical experiences. Participatory practices are those that comprise a duality between what is afforded by the social ... -
Understanding child mental health consultation from the perspective of primary health care professionals
(Cambridge Publishing, 2012)im To explore the understanding of mental health consultation and its utilisation from the perspective of primary care workers working with children and young people who experience mental health issues. Background Recognition ... -
Understanding the effects of neonatal early discharge on parents: a literature review
(Wolters Kluwer, 2019-04-01)Problem: A Neonatal Early Discharge (NED) program is a supported process where preterm infants leave hospital before they have established full sucking feeds, and are gavage fed by their parents while they transition to ... -
The use of digital badges by undergraduate nursing students: a three-year study
(Elsevier, 2018)During a three-year study, 32% (n=67) in 2015, 16% (n=44) in 2016 and 55% (n=161) of students in 2017 expressed an interest in using digital badges to enhance their learning. But who are these students? This paper explores ... -
The use of restraint in four general hospital emergency departments in Australia
(SAGE Publications, 2014)Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate restraint use in Australian emergency departments (EDs). Method: A retrospective audit of restraint incidents in four EDs (from 1 January 2010 to 31 December ... -
The Use of Restrictive Measures in an Acute Inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
(Elsevier, 2014-09-04)There are significant issues associated with the use of restrictive measures, such as seclusion and restraint, in child and adolescent mental health care. Greater understanding of how restrictive measures are used is ... -
Using Complexity and Network Concepts to Inform Healthcare Knowledge Translation
(International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM), 2017-07-10)Many representations of the movement of healthcare knowledge through society exist, and multiple models for the translation of evidence into policy and practice have been articulated. Most are linear or cyclical and very ... -
Using mixed methods to analyse barriers to primary paediatric health access
(eContent Management Pty Ltd, 2013-08)This paper describes the way in which a mixed methods approach might provide a knowledge base to understand some of the factors involved in access to paediatric healthcare. The paper addresses the potential for this approach ... -
Using the Delphi technique to develop standards for neonatal intensive care nursing education
(Neonatal Paediatric and Child Health Nursing, 2011)The purpose of this study was to use the Delphi technique to determine the first draft of national standards for neonatal intensive care nursing (NICN) education. The Australian College of Neonatal Nurses (ACNN) endorsed ... -
Validation of a risk prediction model for Barrett’s esophagus in an Australian population
(Dove Press, 2018-03-28)Background: Esophageal adenocarcinoma is a disease that has a high mortality rate, the only known precursor being Barrett’s esophagus (BE). While screening for BE is not cost-effective at the population level, targeted ... -
Validation of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT): a tool to assess midwifery competence
(Elsevier, 2018-02)Background There is no current validated clinical assessment tool to measure the attainment of midwifery student competence in the midwifery practice setting. The lack of a valid assessment tool has led to a proliferation ... -
Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, understanding the present and imagining the future
(Macquarie University, 2013-12)3D virtual reality, including the current generation of multi-user virtual worlds, has had a long history of use in education and training, and it experienced a surge of renewed interest with the advent of Second Life in ... -
Volunteer experiences in community housing during the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, Japan
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)The recovery phase of disasters is long term and the victims require intensive support. Experiences in disasters can be traumatic and affect people physically and psychologically. Recovery is not only about the rebuilding of ... -
Ways of being: Preparing nursing students for transition to professional practice
(Slack, 2016-07-01)Abstract Background: The new graduate registered nurse (NGRN) does not work in isolation but within an organizational environment. Unfortunately for the NGRN, transition to practice programs are often variable and under ... -
What are the components of effective chronic condition self-management education interventions for children with asthma, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes? A systematic review
(Elsevier, 2018-11-13)Objective To articulate the components of educational interventions that help children learn about managing their asthma, cystic fibrosis, or diabetes, relevant to their age/developmental status. Methods A systematic ... -
What attributions do Australian highperforming general practices make for their success? Applying the clinical microsystems framework: a qualitative study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-04-10)Objectives To identify the success attributions of high-performing Australian general practices and the enablers and barriers they envisage for practices wishing to emulate them. Design Qualitative study using semi-structured ... -
Who supports breastfeeding?
(Australian Breastfeeding Association -- www.breastfeeding.asn.au, 2008-07)‘Breastfeeding is best for baby ’ is the view supported by many health organisations including Australia’s National Health and Medical research council (NNHMrc) and the World Health Organization (WWHO). this literature ... -
Why Do We Need to Study the Fundamentals of Care?
(Longwoods Publishing Corporation, 2016-03)This paper makes the case for revisiting our understanding and valuing of basic or fundamental nursing care. Despite the interest in movements such as the person-centred or patient-centred care agenda, there continues to ... -
Work-integrated learning (WIL) supervisors and non-supervisors of allied health professional students.
(James Cook University, 2013-03)Introduction: This study sought to characterise the allied health professional (AHP) workforce of the Northern Territory (NT), Australia, in order to understand the influence of student supervision on workload, job ... -
Yarning about fall prevention: community consultation to discuss falls and appropriate approaches to fall prevention with older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
(BioMed Central, 2017-08-01)Background Fall related injury is an emerging issue for older Indigenous people worldwide, yet few targeted fall prevention programs are currently available for Indigenous populations. In order to inform the development ...