THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING VOLUME 19 NUMBER 1 Editorial Heather Dawson-Bryne Guest Editorial Sr Callista Roy WOMEN'S EXPERIENCE OF EARLY MISCARRIAGE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY Key Words: miscarriage, experience, phenomenology Joan Harvey, RN, BN, MN(Hon), is a Nurse Practice Coordinator, Gynaecology In-patient Services, at the Mater Mothers' Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia. Wendy Moyle, RN, DipAppSc, BN, MHSc, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Australia. Debra Creedy, RN, BA(Hons), PhD, is Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Australia MOVING FROM TECHNICAL TO CRITICAL REFLECTION IN JOURNALLING: AN INVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS' ABILITY TO INCORPORATE THREE LEVELS OF REFLECTIVE WRITING Key Words: levels of reflective writing, reflective practice, teaching strategies, nursing education, preregistration nursing students, journalling Kim Usher, RN, RPN, DipHSc, BA, MNursSt, PhD, FANZC, MHN, FRCNA, is Head of the School of Nursing Sciences at James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Joanne Tollefson, RN, BGS, MSc(Trop Med), MRCNA, is a Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Nursing Sciences at the James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Dawn Francis, BEd, BA, MEd, PhD, MACE, is an Associate Professor in the School of Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia A SURVEY OF NURSES' VIEWS ON INDICATORS FOR CONTINUING COMPETENCE IN NURSING Key Words: nursing, regulation, competency indicators, continuing competence, professional licensing Alan Pearson, RN, ONC, DipNEd, DANS, MSc, PhD, FCN(NSW), FINA, FRCNA, FAAG, FRCN, Professor of Nursing, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Mary FitzGerald, RN, RNT, DipNurs(London), MNurs(Wales), PhD(UNE), Senior Lecturer, The University of Adelaide, Australia FACTORS INFLUENCING NURSES' DECISIONS TO USE NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPIES TO MANAGE PATIENTS' PAIN Key Words: non-pharmacological therapies, pain, nurses, holistic care Susan Helmrich, RN, BN, MN, is a Clinical Nurse at The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia. Patsy Yates, RN, MSocSci, is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Robyn Nash, RN, MHthSc, is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Alan Hobman, RN(Psych), BNurs, is a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Psychosocial Care at The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Australia. Valda Poulton, RN, GradDipPalCare, is a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Palliative Care, at The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia. Lyn Berggren, RN, MHlthPlanning is a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Palliative Care, at The Mater Misericordiae Public Hospital, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Australia CONTINUED NEGLECT OF RURAL AND REMOTE NURSING IN AUSTRALIA: THE LINK WITH POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES Key Words: rural, remote nursing, policy, organisational support, Australia, health outcomes Liz Hanna, RN, RCCN, BA, MPH, FRCNA, is the Coordinator of Nursing Studies, La Trobe University, Shepparton Campus, Shepparton, Australia
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