Journal of clinical nursing
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To explore the expectations of final year nursing students before they start employment and to describe the experiences of newly graduated nurses during their first six months of employment as registered nurses. ⋯ Individuals in clinical practice settings need to be cognisant of the significant role that experienced registered nurses and nurse unit managers occupy in the socialisation of new graduate nurses. Additionally, there needs to be increased awareness that nursing culture can influence recruitment and retention of new graduates. Further, health care organisations need to evaluate the benefits of new graduates rotating through clinical areas in the first 12 months of employment.
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Review Meta Analysis
The effectiveness of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds: a meta-analysis.
The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds. ⋯ The results of this study provide objective data on the effectiveness of silver-related dressing when applied to non-healing chronic wounds.
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To describe relatives' perceived participation in discharge planning for patients with stroke and identify correlates to perceived participation. ⋯ Clinicians should give more attention to the altered situation of stroke patients' relatives when planning for continuing care and when setting postdischarge goals for the patients. The professionals need to develop strategies to involve relatives in sharing information, goal-setting and needs assessment in discharge planning.
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To investigate pre- and postpartum levels of childbirth fear in a cohort of childbearing women and explore the relationship to birth outcomes. ⋯ The results of this study add to our preliminary understanding of the phenomena of childbirth fear within an Australian context and are particularly useful in profiling women for whom secondary fear of childbirth is more likely to occur.
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Review
A systematic review of the effectiveness of cutaneous warming systems to prevent hypothermia.
To retrieve and critique recent randomised trials of cutaneous warming systems used to prevent hypothermia in surgical patients during the intraoperative period and to identify gaps in current evidence and make recommendations for future trials. ⋯ Nurses can use this review to inform their selection of warming interventions in perioperative nursing practice. They can also assess other factors such as nursing workload, staff training and equipment maintenance, which should be incorporated into future research.