THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING

VOLUME 22 NUMBER 3

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Editorial
AJAN enters a new phase

Dr Jackie Jones

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Guest Editorial
Developing a global mindset for nursing scholarship and health policy

Mi Ja Kim

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LEARNING TO BECOME A NURSE: STUDENTS' REFLECTIONS ON THEIR CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
The objective of this paper was to expose the significant events undergraduate student nurses reflect on during clinical experiences as they learn to become nurses.

Key Words: clinical education, reflective practice, undergraduate student nurse-learning, debriefing, journal writing

Lynette J. Stockhausen, RN, PhD, Associate Professor and Head, School of Nursing and Health Science, Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia.

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AN EVALUATION OF THE RESPONSE TO POOLE'S ALGORITHM EDUCATION PROGRAMME BY AGED CARE FACILITY STAFF
The objective of this paper was to evaluate the response of residential aged care facility staff to the education programme - Poole's Algorithm: Nursing management of disturbed behaviour in aged care facilities.

Key Words: delirium, depression, dementia, challenging behaviour, anxiety

Julia L. Poole, RN, MN, Grad Dip Hlth Sci (Geront), Mst Pub Man (Hlth), Dip Psych Old Age, Clinical Nurse Consultant in Aged Care, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Christine McMahon, RN, Grad Dip Hlth Sci (Geront), Grad Dip Pall Care, Mst Pub Man (H'lth), Dip Psych Old Age, Clinical Nurse Consultant in Psychogeriatrics. Manager, Residential Services South, DutchCare Ltd, Carrum Downs, Victoria, Australia.

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A COMPARISON OF THE OUTCOMES OF PARTNERSHIP CASELOAD MIDWIFERY AND STANDARD HOSPITAL CARE IN LOW RISK MOTHERS
Using secondary analysis of data from the Obstet Data System routine collection (PHMC n=976, SHC n=976) from a large metropolitan hospital, maternal and infant clinical outcomes were examined.

Key Words: caseload, midwifery, mothers

Maree Johnson, RN, PhD, Research Professor, School of Nursing Family and Community Health, College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Visiting Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Dublin. Helen Stewart, RN, CM, BHealthSc(Mgt), AFCHSE, ACMI, Nursing Director, Women's and Child Health, Liverpool Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Rachel Langdon, BAppSc, BA(Hons), Research Assistant, Centre for Applied Nursing Research (CANR), Liverpool Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Pauline Kelly, RN, CM, ACMI, Infant and Family Health Certificate (Karitane), Clinical Nurse Educator (Midwifery), Women's and Child Health, Liverpool Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Lian Yong, RN, CM, DNE, BA(Ed), FCN, IBCLC, ACMI, Manager, Education Support Unit, Liverpool Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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PREVALENCE OF HAND DERMATITIS AMONG HOSPITAL NURSES WORKING IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT
The aim of our investigation was therefore, to investigate HD prevalence and correlates among nurses within a unique Australian setting.

Key Words: hand dermatitis, nurse, Australia, tropical environment, rural, hospital

Derek R. Smith, BSc, MHSc, PhD, MPH, is a Researcher, National Institute of Industrial Health, Kawasaki, Japan, and a Visiting Researcher, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Wendy Smyth, BA, MAppSc, MBus, RN, is a Nurse Manager (Research), Townsville Health Service District, Queensland Health, Townsville, Australia. Peter A. Leggat, BMedSc, MBBS, MMedEd, MPH, MHSc, PhD, MD, DrPH, is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Rui-Sheng Wang, MD, MPH, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist, Department of Hazard Assessment, National Institute of Industrial Health, Kawasaki, Japan.

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NURSES' PERCEPTIONS OF PATIENTS' REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING RESOURCES
The study used semi-structured interviews in an interpretive research design to explore nurses' perceptions of patients requiring disproportionate amounts of nursing resources, and factors influencing those perceptions.

Key Words: nursing resources, organisational context, high dependency

Sandra V. Dunn, RN, PhD, FRCNA, Chair in Nursing Practice, Flinders University/Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia. Karl Schmitz, RN, CNCC, DipAppSc, BA, BNg, MEdSt, GradDipBioethics, Lecturer, Flinders University of Adelaide, South Australia.

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MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITHIN THE GENERAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NURSING PROFESSION
The aim of this paper is to briefly describe the prevalence of mental illness within the general health care population and the implications for the nursing profession.

Key Words: nursing, general health care system, mental health problems, education, nurses attitudes

Brenda Happell, RN, PhD, Associate Professor/Director, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice, School of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Chris Platania-Phung, Research Assistant, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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HOW TO RECOGNISE A 'QUALITY' GROUNDED THEORY RESEARCH STUDY
This paper recognises that clinical practitioners need to be critical readers of grounded theory research, so that they recognise 'quality' research studies and can develop their clinical practice based on sound research findings.

Key Words: grounded theory, research methods, quality criteria, nursing research

Naomi Elliott, RGN, RNT, BNS, MSc, Lecturer/Course coordinator, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Anne Lazenbatt, BSc, PhD, Associate Head of School (Research and Development), Reader in Health Sciences, The Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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