Contemporary Nurse, Volume 52, Issue 2-3 (2016)

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Contemporary Nurse, Volume 52, Issue 2-3 (2016)

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Editorial
Call to action: greater investment in the registered nurse role is required to improve care outcomes for dementia patients living in residential aged care and their families
Louise D. Hickman, Stephen Neville, Thomas Fischer, Patricia M. Davidson & Jane L. Phillips
Pages: 137-139
Published online: 23 Aug 2016
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Current role challenges in New Zealand aged residential care: the potential consequences for healthcare assistant role expansion
Kay Shannon & Barbara McKenzie-Green
Pages: 140-151
Published online: 18 Aug 2016
AbstractforCurrent role challenges in New Zealand aged residential care: the potential consequences for healthcare assistant role expansion | Full Text | References | PDF (201 KB)
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Night-time continence care in Australian residential aged care facilities: findings from a grounded theory study
Joan Ostaszkiewicz, Beverly O'Connell & Trisha Dunning
Pages: 152-162
Published online: 10 Jun 2015
AbstractforNight-time continence care in Australian residential aged care facilities: findings from a grounded theory study | Full Text | References | PDF (130.6 KB)
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Developing networks between residential aged care facilities as a result of engagement in a falls prevention project: an action research study
Emma Lea, Sharon Andrews, Terry Haines, Jennifer Nitz, Betty Haralambous, Kirsten Moore, Keith Hill & Andrew Robinson
Pages: 163-175
Published online: 27 Jan 2016
AbstractforDeveloping networks between residential aged care facilities as a result of engagement in a falls prevention project: an action research study | Full Text | References | PDF (316.7 KB)
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Psychometric testing of a person-centred care scale the Eden Warmth Survey in a long-term care home in New Zealand
Polly Yeung, Vivien Rodgers, Michael Dale, Sarah Spence, Blanka Ros, Jenny Howard & Kieran O’Donoghue
Pages: 176-190
Published online: 19 Jun 2016
AbstractforPsychometric testing of a person-centred care scale the Eden Warmth Survey in a long-term care home in New Zealand | Full Text | References | PDF (227.1 KB)
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The rhetoric and reality of nursing in aged care: views from the inside
Jenny Davis, Amee Morgans, Melanie Birks & Colette Browning
Pages: 191-203
Published online: 24 Aug 2016
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Pain among hospitalized older people with heart failure and their preparation to manage this symptom on discharge: a descriptive–observational study
Priyanka Bhattarai, Louise Hickman & Jane L. Phillips
Pages: 204-215
Published online: 10 May 2016
AbstractforPain among hospitalized older people with heart failure and their preparation to manage this symptom on discharge: a descriptive–observational study | Full Text | References | PDF (358.2 KB)
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What can be learned from patient stories about living with the chronicity of heart illness? A narrative inquiry
Jasna Krmpotić Schwind, Suzanne Fredericks, Kateryna Metersky & Victoria Gaudite Porzuczek
Pages: 216-229
Published online: 28 Sep 2015
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Review Article
The patient experience of remote telemonitoring for heart failure in the rural setting: a literature review
Lauren Jones & Carol Grech
Pages: 230-243
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
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A survey of views and opinions of health professionals managing thirst in chronic heart failure
Sabine M. Allida, Sally C. Inglis, Patricia M. Davidson, Christopher S. Hayward, Sajad Shehab & Phillip J. Newton
Pages: 244-252
Published online: 08 Jun 2016
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Editorial

Editorial
Addressing the stroke evidence-treatment gap
Caleb Ferguson, Louise D. Hickman, Sara Lal, Phillip J. Newton, Ian I. Kneebone, Sharon McGowan & Sandy Middleton
Pages: 253-257
Published online: 03 Aug 2016
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Living in your own home and being socially connected at 95 years and beyond: a qualitative study
Stephen Neville, Julia Russell, Jeffery Adams & Debra Jackson
Pages: 258-268
Published online: 12 Jul 2016
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Assuaging death anxiety in older overseas-born Australians of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds hospitalised for end-of-life care
Megan-Jane Johnstone, Alison M. Hutchinson, Helen Rawson & Bernice Redley
Pages: 269-285
Published online: 16 Jun 2016
AbstractforAssuaging death anxiety in older overseas-born Australians of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds hospitalised for end-of-life care | Full Text | References | PDF (511.9 KB)
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Sustained health home visiting can improve families’ social support and community connectedness
Joanne M. Stubbs & Helen M. Achat
Pages: 286-299
Published online: 26 Aug 2016
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The vital blend of clinical competence and compassion: How patients experience person-centred care
Sandra Sharp, Margaret McAllister & Marc Broadbent
Pages: 300-312
Published online: 16 Jun 2015
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Nursing assessment of older people who are in hospital: exploring registered nurses’ understanding of their assessment skills
Wendy Penney, Nola Poulter, Clare Cole & Sally Wellard
Pages: 313-325
Published online: 18 Nov 2015
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Pressure injury prevention strategies in acute medical inpatients: an observational study
Sharon Latimer, Wendy Chaboyer & Brigid Gillespie
Pages: 326-340
Published online: 09 Jun 2016
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Self-efficacy in managing chronic respiratory disease: parents’ experiences
Virginia Jones, Lisa Whitehead & Marie Therese Crowe
Pages: 341-351
Published online: 27 Jul 2016
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Older people home care through electronic health records: functions, data elements and security needs
Fatemeh Rangraz Jeddi, Hossein Akbari & Somayeh Rasoli
Pages: 352-365
Published online: 23 Aug 2016
AbstractforOlder people home care through electronic health records: functions, data elements and security needs | Full Text | References | PDF (138.4 KB)
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Compassion: a universal language
Leigh Booth
Pages: 366-368
Published online: 18 Aug 2016
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Emergency nurses attitudes towards older people in the emergency department: a cross-sectional study
Debra Deasey, Ashley Kable & Sarah Jeong
Pages: 369-380
Published online: 31 Aug 2016
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