From March 2007 to April 2008 the Royal College of Nursing supported a project to improve services for people with alcohol-related problems by demonstrating and publicising the effectiveness of nursing interventions. The project team included representation from England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. This article presents a framework that can be adapted and used by nurses to promote the...

China is facing growing challenges from the increasing elderly population, the number of elderly who require care is growing, “4-2-1” family structure and “empty nesters” exacerbate the burden of care. The existing nursing homes are far from meeting the demand. However, two extremes exit: overcrowding and low occupancy because of cost, facilities and services. There is a severe shortage and ins...

BACKGROUND Research in nursing schools still falls behind that in other disciplines. Schools need to develop a good research culture, in which those undertaking and supervising research are supported and guided. This requires commitment from management and effective leadership. CONCLUSION To raise awareness the authors explore some of the ways in which a nursing school can foster a positive r...

The beginning of nursing education in Croatia can be traced back to the early 20th century, although the first organized care for the patients started in 1845, when six nurses arrived from Austria to Zagreb (1). The first nurses set up the foundations for two activities – educational work in schools and care for patients in hospitals and nursing homes. They were Nursing in Croatia: Past, Presen...

Many persons spend their final days as nursing home residents. It has been suggested that one set of factors powerfully and unfavorably influencing the quality of end-of-life (EOL) care provided in American nursing homes involves the anxieties that nursing home providers experience regarding potential negative legal entanglements and repercussions associated with the provision of EOL care to th...

This article explores the concept of using online questionnaires to carry out nursing research. It discusses options for nurses who do not have advanced technical IT skills for electronic distribution of survey questionnaires. The general principles of web distribution are explained, and some approaches are evaluated in terms of current access to technology and its ease of use. The article also...

Two broad issues that beginning graduate nursing students face are identifying a research focus and learning how to organize complex information. Developing a mind map is 1 strategy to help students clarify their thinking and lay the foundation for in-depth expertise related to their research focus, review of the literature, and conceptual framework. The authors discuss their use of mind mappin...

The UK Oncology Nursing Society's (UKONS) annual conference focused on three major themes. These were 'Living With and Beyond Cancer', 'Patient Information and Support', and 'Innovations in Treatment and Care'. It featured a wide range of presentations, industry satellites, exhibitions, poster discussions. and workshops. Presenters ranged from those eminent in their particular field to those gr...

The quality of the built environment can impact the quality of life and the sense of home of nursing home residents. This study investigated (1) which factors in the physical and social environment correlate with the sense of home of the residents and (2) which environmental factors are most meaningful. Twelve participants engaged in a qualitative study, in which photography was as a supportive...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the attitudes of nursing staff towards restraint measures and restraint use in nursing home residents, and to investigate if these attitudes are influenced by country of residence and individual characteristics of nursing staff. METHODS A questionnaire on attitudes regarding restraints (subscales: reasons, consequences, and appropriateness of restraint use) and opinio...