THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING VOLUME 19 NUMBER 2 Editorial Heather Dawson Guest Editorial Nancy Roper PATIENT FALLS FROM BED AND THE ROLE OF BEDRAILS IN THE ACUTE CARE SETTING Key Words: bedrails, cot-sides, restraints, falls, injury Marina van Leeuven, BscHons), is a Research Officer in the Urban Health Nursing Research Unit, Dept of Family and Community Health Nursing, The University of Sydney and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Lydia Bennet, PhD, BA(Hons), RN, iccert, DipTeac(nurs), FCN(NSW), Psychologist NSW, MAPsS, is the Professor and Director, Urban Health Nursing Research Unit, Dept of Family and Community Health Nursing, The University of Sydney and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Sandra West, PhD, BSc, RN, ICCert, CM is and Associate Professor and Head of the Dept of Clinical Nursing, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Valda Wiles, MA, BA, is the Manager, Clinical Nursing Services, Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital, Urban Health Nursing Research Unit, Dept of Family and Community Health Nursing, The University of Sydney and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Jillian Grasso, BHSC, is a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Ophthalmology at the Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital, Urban Health Nursing Research Unit, Dept of Family and Community Health Nursing, The University of Sydney and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING CLINICAL PRACTICE TOOLS: THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS Key Words: clinical practice tools, guidelines, weaning, development, legal, ethical Samantha J. Keogh, RN, BSc(Hons), PhD Student, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Mary Courtney, RN, Badmin, MHP, PhD, Professor of Nursing and Director, Centre for Nursing Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia DIFFICULTY IN REMOVING SUPRAPUBIC URINARY CATHETERS IN HOME BASED PATIENTS- A COMPARATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY Key Words: suprapubic catheter, balloon cuffing, hysteresis, community nursing Wendy Jannings, RN, SCM, CertSpinalInjuries, GradCertAdultEd. CertIVWorkplaceTandA, is a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Spinal Injuries, with the Northern Sydney Home Nursing Service, Sydney, Australia. Mary Kelly, RN, BN(Hons), is a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Continence, with the Northern Sydney Home Nursing Service, Sydney, Australia THE DYNAMICS OF COPING AND ADAPTATING TO THE IMPACT WHEN DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES Key Words: coping, diabetes, transitions, change, residual socialisation Ruth Lo, PhD, RN, is a Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Health Care Practices, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia. Doug MacLean, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Human Services, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTH AND SELF-ESTEEM Key Words: quality of life, health, happiness, stress, self-esteem, relationships Stephen Kermode RN, BA, MHPEd, PhD, is Associate Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing and Health Care Practices at Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia. Doug MacLean, BA, DipEd, MA, DipSocSci, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology and Human Development at Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia
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