Journal of clinical nursing
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Comparative Study
Nursing and medical students' attitude, knowledge and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children.
Little research has been conducted to investigate students' attitudes, knowledge and beliefs regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents seeking health care for their children. ⋯ Educators can develop programs that provide students with knowledge and skills to ensure lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families receive effective health care when they access services for their children.
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Comparative Study
Examining nursing vital signs documentation workflow: barriers and opportunities in general internal medicine units.
To characterise the nursing practices of vital signs collection and documentation in a general internal medicine environment to inform strategies for improving workflow design. ⋯ Attention to clinical practice and environments can improve the workflow of prompt vital signs documentation and increase clinical productivity and timeliness of information for clinical decisions, as well as minimising transcription errors leading to safer patient care.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effectiveness of a standardised preoperative preparation in reducing child and parent anxiety: a single-blind randomised controlled trial.
To evaluate the effect of a structured preoperative preparation on child and parent state anxiety, child behavioural change and parent satisfaction. ⋯ Parents should be actively involved in their child preoperative preparation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of an intervention combining self-efficacy theory and pedometers on promoting physical activity among adolescents.
To study the effect of an intervention combining self-efficacy theory and pedometers on promoting physical activity among adolescents. ⋯ It is important for health professionals, including school health nurses, involved in the care of adolescent health, to design and provide a physical activity intervention combining self-efficacy theory and provision of pedometer to promote physical activity.