Journal of clinical nursing
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This article explores the perceptions of new graduate nurses around their readiness for practice when faced with death and dying within the workplace, particularly in rural hospital and community nursing settings. ⋯ Graduate nurses feel they are not adequately prepared for end of life care which demonstrates the need for quality end of life care education in undergraduate nursing curricula.
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Comparative Study
Impact of a webcast on nurses' delivery of tobacco dependence treatment.
To evaluate an educational programme about nurses' role in tobacco dependence treatment, and its webcast component, on the long-term impact of increasing the frequency of nurses' self-reported changes in practice related to delivery of smoking cessation interventions. ⋯ Distance learning is a feasible mechanism for enhancing nurses' involvement in tobacco dependence treatment and promoting evidence-based clinical practice.
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To explore the experiences of parents with babies born between 28-32 weeks' gestation during transition through the neonatal intensive care unit and discharge to home. ⋯ Providing information to parents during their time in hospital, in a consistent and timely manner is an essential component of their preparation when transitioning to home.
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To investigate the prevalence and extent of burnout on nurses and its association with personal resilience. ⋯ Adaptable and effective interventions for improving resilience are needed to relieve nurses' burnout and reduce workplace stress. Moreover, nurse managers and hospital administrators should establish an effective management system to cultivate a healthy workplace and adopt positive attitudes and harmonious relationships.
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To explore and describe the caregiving experiences of Chinese stroke caregivers. ⋯ Research on the practice of culture can serve as a basis for the formulation of specific policies and effective interventions for supporting stroke caregivers of different cultural backgrounds.