The importance of the nurse/patient relationship is a central concept for psychiatric nursing. The present research provides a model of the nursing process identifying aspects of the nurse/patient relationship that influence treatment compliance. Five expert nurses and 15 patients participated in the study. Data collection included participant observation, field notes, memos, demographic questi...

BACKGROUND This study determined the experiences of nurse educators of the factors contributing to the uncivil classroom behaviours of nursing students at a South African school of nursing. OBJECTIVE To describe what nurse educators consider to be factors contributing to incivility among nursing students in a South African nursing school. METHOD A qualitative descriptive design was used. El...

A qualitative intervention was used to explore how older adults living in a long-term care environment (nursing home) understand hope and experience being participants in a group in which a hope intervention was carried out. A group project in which each session focused intentionally on a hope strategy was carried out with a convenience sample of 10 women (ages 75-99) who were members of an exi...

BACKGROUND Policy initiatives and an increasing amount of the literature within higher education both call for students to become more involved in creating their own learning. However, there is a lack of studies in undergraduate nursing education that actively involve students in developing such learning material with descriptions of the students' roles in these interactive processes. METHOD ...

Authors’ Note: This document was developed through collaboration of members of The american academy of Nursing expert Panel on global Nursing and Health and The Transcultural Nursing Society, with participation by members of The american academy of Nursing expert Panel on Cultural Competence. Sharon M. Weinstein, MS, CRNI, RN, FaaN, Larry Purnell, PhD, RN, FaaN, Cheryl Leuning, PhD, RN, and Rut...

Background: In situations of care transfer of older people from hospital to home care at discharge, exchanging relevant and necessary information about the patient’s health status and individual needs are of importance to ensure continuity and appropriate nursing follow-up care. Objective: The objectives of the study were to: 1) examine the content of nurses’ discharge notes of older patients’ ...

Autonomy has significance for everyone, including those in long-term residential care. This article looks at the concept of autonomy particularly in relation to the population of older persons living in residential care settings. It examines the values underpinning the exercise of personal autonomy and notes how an individual's autonomy may be enhanced or restricted. The implications for geront...

BACKGROUND Although older people are increasingly cared for in nursing homes towards the end of life, there is a dearth of research exploring the views of residents. There are however, a number of challenges and methodological issues involved in doing this. The aim of this paper is to discuss some of these, along with residents' views on taking part in a study of the perceptions of dignity of o...

This article describes the development and use of a practical model for clinical teachers in nursing education. One of the major problems experienced by clinical teachers is how to use information-rich interactions involving students in clinical practice. The Reflective Interaction Analysis in Nursing Education (RIANE) Model addresses this problem by facilitating clinical teachers' translation ...