The role of peer support groups in adjustment to stoma: A qualitative study
In Australia, access to peer support for people who have a stoma (ostomates) in a group setting, is variable and impacted by barriers such as distance and availability. The ostomate-perceived value of peer support in relation to adjustment to stoma surgery has not been previously researched. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of people who have a stoma (ostomates) and who attended a stoma peer support group. A qualitative design was used to gather insights into the ostomates ’ experience. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - April 23, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Julia Kittscha, Val Wilson, Greg Fairbrother, Vida Bliokas Source Type: research
Post-fall outcomes of aged care residents that did not transfer to hospital following referral to a specialised hospital outreach service: A retrospective cohort study
Hospital outreach services aim to reduce the number of avoidable emergency department (ED) transfers of aged care residents and improve healthcare outcomes. While there are known benefits of such services, including avoiding the distress and discomfort that comes with the care transition, little is known about the outcomes of older people in residential aged care facilities who are referred to an outreach service and do not transfer to hospital after a fall. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Karen Venaglia, Amanda Fox, Margaret MacAndrew Source Type: research
Understanding research capacity and culture of nurses and midwives in two health services in Western Australia
Health services with a strong research culture report better patient outcomes and organisational performance. Measuring research capacity and culture (RCC) is important for understanding baseline research capabilities of a health service and assessing the effectiveness of capacity-building and culture-improving interventions. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - March 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carrie Janerka, Gavin D. Leslie, Olivia Gallagher, Melissa Mellan, Marguerite Lane, Fenella J. Gill Source Type: research
Family members ’ experiences of ‘living well’ with a family member with depression
With the high and growing prevalence of depression worldwide, there is an increasing number of families assuming the role of caregivers for family members with mental health conditions such as depression. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - March 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Amanda Cole, Julie Ann Pooley, Vivien Kemp, Lisa Whitehead Source Type: research
Nurses ’ understanding of their duty of confidentiality to patients in mental health care: A qualitative exploratory study
There are significant personal repercussions for patients, and professional, legal, financial, or reputational repercussions for stakeholders, when confidential patient information is mishandled by nurses working in mental health care. Education and guidance would be helpful for nurses, to address any knowledge or practice gaps related to their duty of confidentiality to patients, but there is limited empi rical literature exploring their understanding of this important area of nursing practice to guide these interventions. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - March 8, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Darren Conlon, Toby Raeburn, Timothy Wand Source Type: research
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Source: Collegian - February 27, 2024 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
The development of the Australian gerontological nursing competencies
There is a global workforce shortage of registered nurses that can work in community and care homes. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - February 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Victoria Traynor, Pippa Burns, Kate Clissold, Nicole Britten, Lynn Chenoweth, The Nursing in Aged Care Collaborative Source Type: research
Acute coronary syndrome pathway use and differences in intervention times in rural hospitals: A retrospective cohort analysis
This study examined ACS Pathway use and the associated time-to-interventions in one rural health district to assess this potential. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - February 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Cindy Earl, Penelope Patterson, Claire Ellen Seaman Source Type: research
Australian regional cancer nurses ’ experiences of burnout during 2019–2021
Cancer nurses are known to experience high rates of burnout. Despite cancer nurses being critical to providing care for people in rural and remote areas, there is limited research exploring the unique challenges and job demands experienced by regional cancer nurses, and the job demands that may act to buffer these stressors. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - January 23, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Lauren Parkinson-Zarb, Cameron Duff, Ying Wang, Jane Mills Source Type: research
Employment of undergraduate nursing students for specialling of people with cognitive impairment: A pilot study
Health services need to consider how best to care for and resource people with cognitive impairment, such as dementia and/or delirium, during an acute care hospital admission. Upskilling undergraduate students in nursing (USiNs) is one option. This paper describes a pilot model to prepare employed USiNs under the delegation of registered nurses (RNs). (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - January 22, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Lisa Beccaria, Heather Hoey, Helen Towler, Sharon Rees, Rebecca Brazier, Karen Gordon, Christine Neville, Bob Knight Source Type: research
In-service educational learning factors related to nursing competence among new nurses
To provide quality patient care, nurses are required to actively learn and improve their nursing competence. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - January 20, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Junko Hoshino, Koji Tamakoshi, Masashi Hotta, Suguri Muto, Naomi Furukawa Source Type: research
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Source: Collegian - January 19, 2024 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Graduate entry nursing students ’ well-being and transformation in becoming registered nurses: Phase three of a longitudinal case study
Graduate entry nursing (GEN) programmes offer an accelerated entry to practice pathway for people with a non-nursing degree. Characteristics and motivations of students enrolling in these programmes differ from those in nursing undergraduate programmes. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - January 17, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Kay Shannon, Patricia McClunie-Trust, Rachel Macdiarmid, Rebecca Jarden, Jan Dewar, Rosemary Turner, Rhona Winnington, Rebecca Mowatt, Virginia Jones Source Type: research
Exploring nursing students ’ perceptions on usefulness, ease of use, and acceptability of using a simulated Electronic Medical Record: A descriptive study
Modernisation in the healthcare landscape has seen the spread of the integration of health information technology to replace paper-based systems with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. Although this technology has become accessible in most healthcare settings globally, its adoption into nursing school curricula as a teaching tool and learning strategy is slow. Universities are now faced with a number of challenges to ensure nursing and midwifery students are well-equipped to use this new technology upon graduation and to determine how best to integrate this new technology into undergraduate health education curricula...
Source: Collegian - January 15, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Linda Ng, Sonya Osborne, Rob Eley, Anthony Tuckett, Jan Walker Source Type: research
“I changed my mind after my placement”: The influence of clinical placement environment on career choices of final-year pre-registration nurses
Clinical placements (CPs) in the final year of nursing education largely impact nursing students ’ professional development by exposing them to nursing realities. Nursing students also use placement exposure to identify suitable career opportunities for their upcoming professional life. However, there is limited evidence on how final-year CPs may attract pre-registration nursing students into different nursing specialties, including hospital and non-hospital settings. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - January 3, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Edah Anyango, Irene Ngune, Janie Brown, Esther Adama Source Type: research
