Journal of clinical nursing
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The aim was to interview new entrants to a Master's level programme of educational preparation for advanced healthcare practice roles. The objectives were to gain an understanding of their issues and concerns as they looked ahead to their future development and to illuminate issues concerning their experiences as students and as employees. ⋯ Students undertaking educational preparation for advanced practice roles see themselves as innovators, specifically aiming to develop and improve aspects of service provision. Education for advanced practice roles should not be undertaken lightly, but can equip students with various skills, particularly regarding clinical assessment, and these skills should underpin practitioners' autonomy.
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To review systematically research conducted during the past five years focusing on the relatives' situation and needs in end-of-life care. ⋯ Staff members have a great deal of responsibility for assuring that the patient feels as good as possible, facilitating relatives' involvement based on the family's wishes and limiting the stress and difficulties experienced by the family. The results showed that the relative's satisfaction could depend on the attitude of the professional as well as on good communication, good listening and good information. This can also be viewed as a prerequisite for the professional to get to know the family and to provide 'care in the light'.
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The aim of this article was to present the ways that nurses can integrate psychological approaches into their management of chronic pain conditions using a biopsychosocial framework. Communication, the importance of the patient-practitioner interaction, the role of education and provision of information, reassurance and reduction of anxiety and the use of coping strategies training in the management of chronic pain are reviewed alongside the key skills of nursing. ⋯ Commonly utilized nursing skills are similar to those required for cognitive-behavioural therapy. It is reasonable to assume therefore that nurses can and should be involved in effectively managing the psychological aspects associated with chronic pain conditions.
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This study sought to explore the nurses' experience of a day hospital chemotherapy service in an acute general hospital in Northern Ireland and how this compared with their experience of working in an inpatient setting. ⋯ There is a need to achieve a balance between delivering a clinical role (administering chemotherapy) while maintaining the centrality of the nurse-patient relationship. This can be likened to achieving a balance between 'nursing the clinic' alongside 'nursing the patient'. These findings have implications for the discourse on caring within other outpatient type clinics and discourse on cancer nursing as therapy and the culture of the cancer clinic.