A phenomenological study of the lived experience of clinicians transitioning into academic roles in Australian universities
Nurse academics occupy a pivotal role in educating the nursing workforce of the future. However, preparation of registered nurses for an intense academic workload requiring diverse skills, attracts limited literature from an Australian context. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - June 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Dianne Stratton-Maher, Jennifer Kelly, Karen Livesay Source Type: research
Improving stroke Emergency Department nursing care: The Code Stroke 2.0 pre-test/post-test feasibility study
Activation of an acute ‘Code Stroke’ pathway on hospital arrival improves thrombolysis rates. Whilst post-stroke protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia, and dysphagia (Fever, Sugar and Swallow (FeSS) Protocols) have been shown to reduce death and dependency, facilitated implementation in Emergency Department (ED) has been difficult. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - June 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Brett Jones, Oyebola Fasugba, Simeon Dale, Chris Burrows, Manju John, Mary Doncillo, Simogne Wright, Christian Lueck, Catherine D ’Este, Ben McElduff, Elizabeth McInnes, Sandy Middleton Source Type: research
Practice standards for Australian cardiovascular nurses: An electronic Delphi study
Professional standards for nurse practice protect the public and define the scope of nursing broadly and in specialty areas. Nurses encounter patients with cardiovascular disease in a variety of clinical contexts, and specialty practice standards have the potential to articulate the scope and role expectations for nurses caring for this population. Practice standards and role expectations for nurses caring for cardiovascular patients in Australia were developed through electronic Delphi (eDelphi) technique. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - May 31, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jacqueline Colgan, Patricia Irene Bromley, Dawn McIvor, Ross Proctor, Melanie Greenwood Source Type: research
The role of nurses ’ knowledge and attitudes in postoperative pain management
In managing postoperative pain, the knowledge and attitudes of nurses about pain are crucial. Effective postoperative pain management ensures satisfaction with the nursing care provided to patients by increasing patients ’ comfort. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - May 31, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Çisem Ocak, Sacide Yildizeli Topcu Source Type: research
The impact of COVID-19 on clinical research at Australian and New Zealand universities: a qualitative study
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the implementation of social distancing measures, travel restrictions, and infection control measures which introduced a myriad of disruptions in the conduct of clinical research worldwide. As a result, many aspects of clinical research were variably impacted. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - May 8, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Renu Bhutkar, Sarira El-Den, Claire L. O ’Reilly, Jack C. Collins Tags: Research paper Source Type: research
Long-acting reversible contraception prescribing coverage by nurse practitioners and midwives in Australia
Expanded patient access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is needed to support patient choice and access to efficacious forms of contraception. Little is known about nurse practitioner (NP) and midwife LARC prescribing. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - May 4, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Sharon James, Aline Kunnel, Jane Tomnay, Danielle Mazza, Luke Grzeskowiak Source Type: research
Young adolescents living in the liminal space of cancer: A narrative inquiry study
A cancer diagnosis changes how adolescents view their world as they confront the reality of side effects from cancer-related treatment, loss, changes to their usual routines, and feeling isolated. The cancer experience of adolescents has been studied previously. However, little is known about the young adolescent ’s experience of cancer. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - April 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Donna Drew, Ashley Kable, Pamela van der Riet, Gary Crowfoot Source Type: research
Linking student in nursing/student in midwifery employment to Australian professional standards: A cross-sectional study
Undergraduate nursing and midwifery curricula in Australia are accredited according to the Australian Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and Midwife Standards for Practice. At the university level, all subjects are mapped to their relevant professional standards. Little is known about the intersection between the curricula and dedicated student in nursing (SIN) and student in midwifery (SIM) employment roles. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - April 19, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Tracey Ahern, Madelyn Pardon, David Lindsay, Marie McAuliffe Source Type: research
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives respond to the National Apology from the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery Australia
We acknowledge our distinct 'Countries', cultures , and histories as Australia's First Peoples, and our ongoing connection and sovereignty over land and waters. We acknowledge the Elders of the past, the current generation of Elders, and the generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to come. We also acknowledge and affirm the Gadigal nation on whose lands the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) took place, and the response to the apology was delivered. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - April 12, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Lynore K. Geia, Linda Deravin, Roianne West Source Type: research
Hospital service use in the last year of life by Indigenous Australians who died of heart failure or cardiomyopathy: A linked data study
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience disproportionate rates of heart failure. However, information regarding their use of hospital services in the last year of life is poorly delineated to inform culturally appropriate end-of-life health services. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - April 7, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Gursharan K. Singh, Alison P. Bowers, Caleb Ferguson, Julee McDonagh, Serra E. Ivynian, Shirley Chambers, Louise D. Hickman Source Type: research
An apology to Aboriginal and Torres Islander people: A moment of truth for the nursing and midwifery professions
There is widespread acceptance of our nation ’s history and agreement that the wrongs of the past should never be repeated. For nursing and midwifery, there still needs to be truth-telling, historical acceptance, acknowledgement of professional and institutional racism, and social justice before we can begin on the road to healing. Nursing a t its premise is about healthcare to all individuals in the community. We must recognise and acknowledge the role that nurses and midwives have played since colonisation, through the influence of successive punitive government policies that led to nurses and midwives acting as agents...
Source: Collegian - April 7, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Karen Strickland, Lynore Geia, Linda Deravin, Moira Williamson, Cheryl Atherfold, Caryn West, Karen Nightingale, Ann Bonner, On behalf of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery, Australia and New Zealand Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Healthy ageing status and risk of readmission among acutely hospitalised older people
Hospital readmissions are most common in older people and associated with adverse outcomes and increased health system costs. Understanding who is most at risk informs strategies to reduce readmission. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - April 4, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Sarah E. Remm, Kath Peters, Elizabeth Halcomb, Deborah Hatcher, Steven A. Frost Source Type: research
Eating and drinking-related care for persons with advanced dementia in long-term care
Advanced dementia is a life-limiting illness that requires a palliative approach to care. Decline in eating/drinking represents a milestone in progression that warrants decision-making and planning of care. In long-term care (LTC), this is best conducted via family case conferences. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - March 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Tim Luckett, Dimity Pond, Geoffrey Mitchell, Lynnette Chenoweth, Ingrid Amgarth-Duff, Domenica Disalvo, Jane Louise Phillips, Elizabeth Beattie, Patricia Mary Davidson, Georgina Luscombe, Stephen Goodall, Meera Agar Source Type: research
The sleeping giant - Nurses ’ professional principal practice in managing sleep health and sleep disorders in Australia and New Zealand: A cross-sectional study
The current practices and roles of nurses working extensively in sleep health that manage people with sleep health problems are poorly described and unclear. To our knowledge, there is no global data, and as nurses are the largest healthcare workforce, it is important to understand the roles and practices of nurses involved in sleep health. The aim of this study was to understand the roles, practices, and educational credentials of nurses involved in sleep health in Australia and New Zealand. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - March 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Catherine Buchan, Sally Powell, Nicole Grivell, Darren O ’Brien, Christopher J. Gordon Source Type: research
Serial –multiple mediation of transformational and clinical leadership in the relationship between work overload and quality of work life among nurses: A Job Demands-Resources Framework
Nurses ’ quality of work life is a crucial factor in nurse, patient and organisational outcomes. Because work overload and leadership affect quality of work life, it is important to understand the relationship between them. (Source: Collegian)
Source: Collegian - March 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Hilal Ku şcu Karatepe, Emine Türkmen Source Type: research
