International journal of nursing studies
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As a profession, nurses are particularly concerned with cross-cultural influences that affect the health practices of populations. Although the international literature describes questionnaires and specific scales in health and disease behaviours, adequate Turkish-language instruments are scarce. Therefore, suitable Turkish-language instruments need to be developed or adapted for the Turkish population. ⋯ Although acceptable levels of reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the diabetes management SE scale for people with type 2 DM were reached, cultural factors appeared to play a role in the applicability of some items of the scale.
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The introduction of unrestricted visiting hours has led to the encouragement of parents to stay with and participate in the care of their hospitalised child. In order to stay with the hospitalised child, parents have to be away from home or work, which in turn impacts on their personal and family life. However, no published study on parents' experiences of childcare participation during paediatric hospitalisation has been found for a Chinese population. ⋯ Most parents viewed accompanying their hospitalised child as an unconditional aspect of being a parent and had a strong desire for participation. Parents' need for communication and emotional support during their participation of childcare in paediatric unit are universal. As Chinese parents are passive in seeking help, nurses should take the initiative in assessing their needs and offering them support accordingly.
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To review the accuracy of brief screening tools for autism in pre-school children. ⋯ The CHAT demonstrated a level of sensitivity unlikely to be useful for population screening purposes, however, its high specificity suggests it has utility in secondary screening. The M-CHAT is a parent only report and might be more sensitive, and therefore appropriate for population screening. However, full conclusions regarding its accuracy cannot be drawn until follow-up data has been collected.
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Although nurses worldwide are confronted with euthanasia requests, how nurses experience their involvement in euthanasia remains unclear. ⋯ Hospital nurses are confronted with patients' euthanasia requests. Each stage of this process requires that the nurses possess specific competencies. Their willingness to personally care for these patients, in addition to their specific care expertise, allows them to be skilled companions.