C.W.Y. & CHAN K.L. (2004) Journal of Advanced Nursing 46(6), 657–670 Towards a Chinese definition of nursing Background. A theory of nursing derived from nurses’ experience can reflect indigenous practice values, which in turn can act as a fertile source of ideas and inventiveness in developing a relevant knowledge base to inform practice. However, systematic study of how Chinese nurses articul...

BACKGROUND Nurses have a moral obligation to ensure holistic care of patients, inclusive of the spiritual dimension. However, there seems to be a void in the teaching and learning of spiritual care in nursing curricula. Despite the South African Nursing Council being in favour of holistic nursing, there are no measures in place to ensure implementation of spiritual care, hence its practice is n...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of an electronic nursing record system for perinatal care that is based on detailed clinical models and clinical practice guidelines in perinatal care. METHODS THIS STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT IN FIVE PHASES: 1) generating nursing statements using detailed clinical models; 2) identifying the relevant evidence; 3) linking nursing state...

T he members of the Organization of Nurse Executives of New Jersey Research Committee discussed the need to clarify the meaning of a professional practice model in nursing. Confusion regarding the meaning of this term and its essential elements exists. All disciplines use jargon, and nursing is no exception. Terms such as patient care delivery model, professional practice model, care delivery m...

Miles K (2011) Using attachment theory in mentoring. Nursing Times; 107:

Available online at: http://npt.tums.ac.ir Background & Aim: Increasing students’ academic stress especially during taking final exams may result in sleep disorders, fatigue, poor academic performance and low functional efficiency. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep quality with fatigue severity and academic performance of nursing students. Methods & Materials...

BACKGROUND There are several studies that have targeted student nurses, but few have clarified the details pertaining to the specific ethical problems in clinical practice with the viewpoint of the nursing faculty. This study was to investigate the ethical problems in clinical practice reported by student nurses to Japanese nursing faculty members for the purpose of improving ethics education i...

Correspondence: Therese Connell Meehan, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland. E-mail: [email protected] MEEHAN T.C. (2003) Journal of Advanced Nursing 44(1), 99–107 Careful nursing: a model for contemporary nursing practice Background. Careful nursing, a system of nursing developed in Ireland by Cath...