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Browsing Graduate Projects (Nursing) by Title
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(2012-07-19)Nurses caring for blood and bone marrow transplant recipients need to understand the effects that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection can have on patients, family members, and health care providers. The current ...
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(2015-09-23)Background: With an aging population, the numbers of older adults with depression are increasing. Improving the care of the depressed older adult requires strategies and skills in mental health care. The research literature ...
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(2013-05-01)In this paper, I present an integrative literature review to explore whether health literacy (HL) and cultural sensitivity can strengthen nurses’ capacity to foster self-care in outpatient heart failure disease management ...
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(2012-07-30)Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Canada. A growing body of literature supports the practice of consistently screening all patients for tobacco dependence, providing a brief intervention ...
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(2013-08-14)Home intravenous (IV) programs are a growing community health sector due to the fact that it is safe, cost-effective and allows earlier patient discharge to home. Home IV programs provide nursing support to allow clients ...
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(2012-07-17)In 2006, the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) revised their immunization services delivery model to try to increase vaccination rates. Changes included establishing unit-based influenza clinics and creating a ...
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(2015-12-01)In acute care, end-of-life (EOL) communication is limited between healthcare providers (HCP)s and recipients suffering progressive, life-limiting-illnesses, who appear to be at the end of their lives. Few researchers have ...
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(2012-08-10)“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” -- Herbert Spence The reality of nurses’ practice in the perioperative environment is seriously impacted by the power struggles and political influences present in ...
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(2012-08-08)“A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist.”---Stewart Alsop The life-saving focus of intensive care, coupled with patients who are ...
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(2012-08-08)The speciality of gerontological nursing is caught among health care directives, the position of older adults in society, practice setting challenges (i.e., staffing, workload, blend of various skilled staff), and various ...
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(2014-09-29)Influenza, an infectious disease that occurs annually in temperate regions around the world, affects an estimated 5-15% of the world’s population and results in 500, 000 deaths annually (World Health Organization, [WHO], ...
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(2012-07-30)Clinical nurse educators and clinical nurse specialists are responsible for keeping themselves and their nursing staff up to date on new evidence and research. This knowledge translation occurs in a complex environment ...
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(2012-06-21)Truth telling in cancer care is a complex and challenging issue for families and health professionals. Sometimes patients’ needs for knowing the truth about diagnosis or prognosis are undermined by families’ requests of ...
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(2014-04-30)Abstract This integrative literature review explores the positive and negative approaches to relational practice in health-care encounters which involves nurses, health professionals and Aboriginal patients. The findings ...
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Exploring the impact of anonymity on cyberbullying in adolescents: an integrative literature review (2015-04-22)Adolescents are vulnerable to the risks associated with failing to protect their online privacy and becoming involved with risky online behaviours such as cyberbullying. The ability to remain anonymous on Social Networking ...
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(2012-09-04)The purpose of this paper was to disrupt the biomedical discourse on heart failure. Literature on the lived experiences of older women with heart failure was reviewed from a feminist perspective. The literature review ...
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(2012-06-14)This project presents an integrative review of sexual assault nursing practice. The sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) role was established to provide a comprehensive multisystem services for women who experience sexual ...
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Exploring what is important to parents of children receiving palliative care: an integrative review (2014-04-25)Objectives: To identify what is important to parents of children with life-threatening or lifelimiting conditions (LTCs) who receive pediatric palliative care (PPC) and make recommendations for improvements for PPC care ...
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(2012-08-17)Although older adults are the largest growing group of emergency patients, most emergency departments are ill prepared to receive, assess, and treat the complex needs of this group (Leah & Adams, 2010; Nolan, 2009; Roethler, ...
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The forensic mental health nurse: confusion, illusion or specialization? A scoping literature review (2012-07-30)There is considerable confusion surrounding the role and responsibilities of forensic mental health nurses. There are a plethora of definitions and inconsistencies in the use of the term making it difficult to determine ...
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