THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING VOLUME 20 NUMBER 3 Editorial Margaret McMillan and Jane Conway Guest Editorial Dr Stephanie Chee NURSING RESEARCH IN VICTORIA: A SNAPSHOT OF CURRENT POLICY Key Words: nursing research, nurses' attitudes, research utilisation, survey design Brenda Happell, RN, PhD, is Associate Professor/Director, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Linda Johnston, RN, PhD, is Associate Professor/Associate Director, Centre for Nursing Practice Research, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Jaya Pinikahana, BA Hons, MSc, PhD, is a Research Fellow, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice, The University of Melbourne, Australia DIFFERENCES IN ACCESS TO EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE TRAINING AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Key Words: evidence based practice, education Andrew W. Miller, BA (Hons), is a Research Assistant, Division of Surgery, Repatriation General Hospital, South Australia, Australia. Craig E. Jones, BSc (Hons), Dip IT, is a Development Officer, Division of Surgery, Repatriation General Hospital, South Australia, Australia. Carole B. Pinnock, PhD, is a Principal Research Scientist, Division of Surgery, Repatriation General Hospital, South Australia, Australia TELL ME WHAT WE DO. USING WORK SAMPLING TO FIND THE ANSWER Key Words: work sampling, skill mix, management tool Christine Duffield, RN, PhD, is a Director, Centre for Health Services Management, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Wendy Wise, RN, BSocSci, GradDipNsg, is a Senior Research Officer, Centre for Health Services Management, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia CLINICAL PATHWAYS FOR FRACTURED NECK OF FEMUR: A COHORT STUDY OF HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE, PATIENT SATISFACTION AND CLINICAL OUTCOME Key Words: fractured neck of femur, clinical pathway, health-related quality of life, patient satisfaction Nick Santamaria, RN, RPN, BAppSc(AdvNsg), MEdSt, GradDipHlthEd, PhD, MRCNA, is Principal Research Scientist, The Alfred Hospital and Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia. Liza Houghton, RN, BAppSc(Nsg), GradCertCritCare, is Integration of Care Manager, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Australia. Lara Kimme, BPhysio, is Senior Musculo-skeletal Physiotherapist, The Alfred Hospital, Australia. Alisa Graham, BHSc(OT), is Occupational Therapist, The Alfred Hospital, Australia MOTHERING AND WOMEN'S HEALTH: I LOVE BEING A MOTHER BUT THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO WORRY ABOUT Key Words: mothering, women's health, adolescents, family support, feminist research Debra Jackson, RN, BHSc(Nsg), MN(Ed), PhD, is Coordinator Research Degrees (MHons and PhD), School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, Australia. Judy Mannix, RN, BEd(Nsg), MN(Hons), is a Lecturer, School of Nursing, Family and Community Health, University of Western Sydney, Australia POOLE'S ALGORITHM: NURSING MANAGEMENT OF DISTURBED BEHAVIOUR IN OLDER PEOPLE – THE EVIDENCE Key Words: aged care, behaviour, delirium, depression, dementia, education Julia Poole, RN, RM, Grad Dip HlthSci(Geront), MPubMment(Health), Grad Cert Psychiatry of Old Age, ACHSE, is a Clinical Nurse Consultant in aged care, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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