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Editorial Board page CO2 Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
EDITORIAL
Pharmacology content in undergraduate nursing programs: Is there enough to support nurses in providing safe and effective care? Elizabeth Manias pages 1-3 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (83 KB)
RESEARCH PAPERS
Practice
Balancing between being a person and being a patient—A qualitative study of wearing patient clothing David Edvardsson pages 4-11 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (140 KB)
Publisher's note: The views and preferences of resuscitated and non-resuscitated patients towards family witnessed resuscitation: A qualitative study page 12 Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
The process of practice redesign in delirium care for hospitalised older people: A participatory action research study Jenny Day, Isabel Higgins, Tina Koch pages 13-22 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (160 KB)
Patient dignity in an acute hospital setting: A case study Lesley Baillie pages 23-37 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (298 KB)
Methodological developments
A Chinese version of Kogan's Attitude toward Older People Scale: Reliability and validity assessment Chi-Hua Yen, Wen-Chun Liao, Yu-Ru Chen, Min-Chen Kao, Meng-Chih Lee, Cheng-Ching Wang pages 38-44 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (529 KB)
Psychometric properties and cross-cultural equivalence of the Arabic Social Capital Scale: instrument development study Wendy Sue Looman, Shewikar Farrag pages 45-54 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (201 KB)
Practice environments and their associations with nurse-reported outcomes in Belgian hospitals: Development and preliminary validation of a Dutch adaptation of the Revised Nursing Work Index Peter Van Bogaert, Sean Clarke, Karel Vermeyen, Herman Meulemans, Paul Van de Heyning pages 55-65 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (177 KB)
Health and illness
The impact of social support and sense of coherence on health-related quality of life among nursing home residents—A questionnaire survey in Bergen, Norway Jorunn Drageset, Geir Egil Eide, Harald A. Nygaard, Margareth Bondevik, Monica W. Nortvedt, Gerd Karin Natvig pages 66-76 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (188 KB)
Prevalence and risk factors of irritable bowel syndrome in Korean adolescent girls: A school-based study Youn-Jung Son, Eun-Young Jun, Jin Hee Park pages 77-85 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (169 KB)
Organisation of care
The organisational context of nursing care in stroke units: A case study approach Christopher R. Burton, Andrea Fisher, Theresa L. Green pages 86-95 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (165 KB)
Professional's experience of healthcare
Predicting nurse burnout from demands and resources in three acute care hospitals under different forms of ownership: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey Niklas Hansen, Magnus Sverke, Katharina Näswall pages 96-107 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (190 KB)
Education and professional development
Public stigma in health and non-healthcare students: Attributions, emotions and willingness to help with adolescent self-harm G. Urquhart Law, H. Rostill-Brookes, D. Goodman pages 108-119 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (271 KB)
REVIEWS AND DISCUSSION PAPERS
The nursing contribution to chronic disease management: A discussion paper Angus Forbes, Alison While pages 120-131 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (445 KB)
A review of workload measures: A context for a new staffing methodology in Western Australia Di Twigg, Christine Duffield pages 132-140 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (166 KB)
COMMENTARIES
Interrater reliability and the kappa statistic: A comment on Morris et al. (2008) Jan Kottner pages 141-142 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (78 KB)
Some further questions on the nature of caring Gary Rolfe pages 143-146 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (99 KB)
ANNOUNCEMENT
International Panel of Reviewers pages 147-150 Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
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