AIM To report an analysis of the concept of mindfulness. BACKGROUND Mindfulness is an emerging concept in health care that has significant implications for a variety of clinical populations. Nursing uses this concept in limited ways, and subsequently requires conceptual clarity to further identify its significance, use and applications in nursing. DESIGN Mindfulness was explored using Rodge...

OBJECTIVE to understand the meaning baccalaureate nurses and nursing technicians attribute to night work in the context of clinical palliative oncology nursing care services, as well as how nursing works to attend to clients and caregivers' needs in this period. METHOD in this exploratory and qualitative study, grounded theory was used. Seven nurses and four nursing technicians were interview...

AIM This article is a report of a study conducted to explore the phenomenon of concerns as experienced by Chinese stroke survivors during hospitalization and in transition to home. BACKGROUND Stroke is characterized by its sudden onset and prolonged residual problems, which affect survivors' holistic well-being. Many studies have focused on stroke consequences and their correlates with psycho...

Enterprise architecture, EA, is an established approach for the model-based and holistic management of IT. The scope of EA is however wide and the predominant EA frameworks suggest the creation of broad and detailed models. IT management cannot control all areas spanned by the present frameworks for EA models. In order to ensure well informed decisions, IT management has a series of questions t...

Stories of Liminality: Living With Life-Threatening Illness 35 Anne Bruce, Laurene Sheilds, Anita Molzahn, Rosanne Beuthin, Kara Schick-Makaroff, and Sheryl Shermak Leadership Lessons in Global Nursing and Health From The Nightingale Letter Collection at the University of Alabama at Birmingham 44 Doreen C. Harper, Kimberly S. Davey, and Pamela N. Fordham Practice The Feasibility of a Holistic W...

Presence is recognized as a quality and an intervention of nursing care. As technology replaces human touch, economic constraints decrease time spent with the patient and the demand for holistic care increases, the act and quality of presence gains significance. Presence is described as transformative to the patient care experience, having the potential to hinder or facilitate the healing proce...

This article describes the role of the community neonatal nurse in the discharge of infants with chronic lung disease (CLD), or bronchopulmonary dysplasia. It also explores the use of a common assessment framework in the assessment of such children and development of a nursing care plan. The article includes a case study to illustrate the link between CLD and other diseases, and emphasises the ...