Published: 01-08-2007
EDITORIALS
From the Editor Jackie Jones
RESEARCH PAPERS
Development and validation of a vein assessment tool (VAT)
Joan Webster, Helen-Louise Morris, Kathernine Robinson, Ursula Sanderson
The development of a tool to assess levels of stress and burnout
Virginia Skinner, Kingsley Agho, Trish Lee-White, Judy Harris
I don’t want to hate him forever: understanding daughter’s experiences of father absence
Leah East, Debra Jackson, Louise O’Brien
Women’s perspectives of pain following day surgery in Australia
Mridula Bandyopadhyay, Milica Markovic, Lenore Manderson
A comparative study of patient perceived quality of life pre and post coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Alicia Ballan, Geraldine Lee
Patient advocacy and advance care planning in the acute hospital setting
Marion Seal
Nurses’ attitudes toward elderly people and knowledge of gerontic care in a multi-purpose health service (MPHS)
Prue Mellor, Daniel Chew, Jennene Greenhille
SCHOLARLY PAPER
The impact of hospital structure and restructuring on the nursing workforce
Christine Duffield, Mark Kearin, Judy Johnston, Joanna Leonard
The importance of language for nursing: does it convey commonality of meaning and is it important to do so?
Sonia Allen, Ysanne Chapman, Karen Francis, Margaret O’Connor
Respiratory assessment skills for surgical ward nurses: does using a stethoscope make a difference?
Beverly Duff, Glenn Gardiner, Margaret Barnes