Published: 01-08-2005

EDITORIAL

Political scholarship: nursing, knowledge, evidence and patient care
Dr Jackie Jones

 

GUEST EDITORIAL

Nursing’s academic future in Australia: is it dependent on setting a national nursing research agenda?
Dr Sally Borbasi and Kate Caelli

 

RESEARCH PAPERS

23-hour care centre: changing the culture of care
Richard Ryan, Judith Davoren, Helen Grant, Professor Leigh Delbridge

The effect of pre-admission education on domiciliary recovery following laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Nicole Blay, Judith Donoghue

Mapping recovery after total hip replacement surgery: health-related quality of life after three years
Anne McMurray, Sheila Grant, Susan Griffiths, Ali Letford, Dian Wilson

Coronary angioplasty: impact on risk factors and patients' understanding of the severity of their condition
Dr Michelle Campbell, Professor Colin Torrance

Competency standards for critical care nurses: do they measure up?
Murray J. Fisher, Andrea P. Marshall, Tina S. Kendrick

Documentation and the transfer of clinical information in two aged care settings
Dianne Pelletier, Professor Christine Duffield, Judith Donoghue

 

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

Physical restraint use on people with dementia: A review of the literature
Wei-Wei Wang, Professor Wendy Moyle

 

Editorial

POLITICAL SCHOLARSHIP: NURSING, KNOWLEDGE, EVIDENCE AND PATIENT CARE

Dr Jackie Jones RN PhD
Abstract 58 | view PDF Downloads 67

NURSING’S ACADEMIC FUTURE IN AUSTRALIA: IS IT DEPENDENT ON SETTING A NATIONAL NURSING RESEARCH AGENDA?

Dr Sally Borbasi, RN, PhD, Kate Caelli, RN, RM, PhD
Abstract 70 | view PDF Downloads 144

Research Papers

23-HOUR CARE CENTRE: CHANGING THE CULTURE OF CARE

Richard Ryan, RN, Grad Dip Nurs (C’thoracic), MNL, , Judith Davoren, BHA, MCoM (UNSW), , Helen Grant, RN, BA (Dip Ed), MN, Professor Leigh Delbridge, MD, FRACS
Abstract 112 | view PDF Downloads 71

THE EFFECT OF PRE-ADMISSION EDUCATION ON DOMICILIARY RECOVERY FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Nicole Blay, RN, BHA, Judith Donoghue, RN, PhD
Abstract 69 | view PDF Downloads 73

MAPPING RECOVERY AFTER TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY: HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER THREE YEARS

Anne McMurray, PhD, RN, FRCNA, Sheila Grant, MN, BN, RN, Susan Griffiths, BA, , Ali Letford, BN, RN, PGCertOrtho, , Dian Wilson, BN, RN, PGCertOrtho,
Abstract 90 | view PDF Downloads 59

CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY: IMPACT ON RISK FACTORS AND PATIENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF THE SEVERITY OF THEIR CONDITION

Dr Michelle Campbell, RN, BAppSc, MNSt, Professor Colin Torrance, RN, DipLScN, BSc(Hon), PhD
Abstract 86 | view PDF Downloads 63

COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR CRITICAL CARE NURSES: DO THEY MEASURE UP?

Murray J. Fisher, RN, ICCert, DipAppSc(Nurs), BHSc(Nurs), MHPEd, MRCNA, Andrea P. Marshall, RN, ICCert, BN, MN(Research), GradCertEd Stud(Higher Ed), , Tina S. Kendrick, RN, PaedICCert, MN, BN(Hon),
Abstract 96 | view PDF Downloads 70

DOCUMENTATION AND THE TRANSFER OF CLINICAL INFORMATION IN TWO AGED CARE SETTINGS

Dianne Pelletier, RN, BScN, DipEd(Nsg), MSc(Soc), , Professor Christine Duffield, RN, BScN, DipNsgEd, MHP, PhD, , Judith Donoghue, RN, CM, DNE, BA(Hons), PhD,
Abstract 95 | view PDF Downloads 106

Scholarly Papers

PHYSICAL RESTRAINT USE ON PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Wei-Wei Wang, RN, BN, MGeroNurs, , Professor Wendy Moyle, RN, PhD, MHS,c BN, DipAp Sci,
Abstract 136 | view PDF Downloads 113