THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING

VOLUME 30 ISSUE 3

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The development and evaluation of a preceptorship program using a practice development approach
The aim of the research was to evaluate a Preceptor Workshop for nurses and midwives structured using a Practice Development framework. The workshop was underpinned by an exploration of nurses and midwives attitudes, perceptions and concerns about being a preceptor.

KEY WORDS: preceptorship, practice development, emancipatory processes, nursing, midwifery.

Karen Ford, RN PhD, ADON Research and Practice Development, Practice Development Unit - Nursing and Midwifery, Royal Hobart Hospital, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
Helen Courtney-Pratt, RN, BN (Hons), PhD, Senior Lecturer School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Mary Fitzgerald, RN PhD, Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing Midwifery and Indegenous Health, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

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The influence of personal characteristics on perioperative nurses' perceived competence: implications for workforce planning
To examine the influence of personal characteristics on perioperative nurses' perceived competence.

KEY WORDS: Australian, operating room, survey, experience, specialty education.

Brigid M Gillespie, PhD RN, Senior Research Fellow, NHMRC Research Centre for Clinical Excellence in Nurisng Interventions (NCREN) and Research Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, Australia
Denise F Polit, PhD FAAN, President, Humanalysis Inc., Saratoga Springs, New York and Professor, Research Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Lois Hamlin, DN RN, Former Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, NSW, Australia
Wendy Chaboyer, PhD RN, Professor and Driector, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Nurisng Interventions (NCREN) and Research Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, Australia

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The challenges for families managing an adolescent with an intellectual disability and type 1 diabetes
This paper describes the experiences of two families caring for their adolescent sons who have type 1 diabetes (T1D) and an intellectual disability.

KEY WORDS: type 1 diabetes, intellectual disability, independence, responsibility, parents, families.

Sharon Hillage, BHS (Nursing) Grad Cert TESOL, PhD, RN RM, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW, Australia
Jennifer Evans, BHS (Nuirsing) MNSt, EdD, RN, Lecturer, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, NSW Australia
Susan Gallagher, BEd (Nursing) MA(Ed) RN RMRN RPN, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, NSW Australia


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To investigate the concerns and benefits of job sharing a community based Clinical Nurse Consultant role
The purpose of this study was to identify concerns and benefits of job sharing the Clincial Nurse Concultant (CNC) Youth Health team role and how these impact on job sharing a nursing leadership role.

KEY WORDS: Clinical Nurse Consultants, job sharing.

Gay Woodhouse, RN CM GradCert Community Nursing, GradCert Advanced Rural Nursing, Master of Clinical Nursing, Clinical Nurse Consultant Research ENRiCH (at time of research); Manager Learning and Development, Southern NSW Local Health District, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
Tracey Finn, RN, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Youth Health Team, Kaleidoscope, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
Daren Johnson-De Wit, RN RM, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Youth Health Team, Kaleidoscope, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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Practice-based simulation model: a curriculum innovation to enhance the critical thinking of nursing students
The purpose of this paper is to describe the Practice-Based Simulation Model (PBSM) as a pedagogical framework that enables the integration of simulation in a way that ensures critical thinking skills are explicitly taught as part of the processes and outcomes of students' learning.

KEY WORDS: nursing, simulation, critical thinking, curriculum development, pedagogy

Mee Young Park, RN PhD, Lecturer, Director of Clinical Simulation, Discipline of Nursing and Midwifery, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Margaret Anna McMillan, RN PhD OAM, Conjoint Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Jane Frances Conway, RN DEd, Conjoint Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Sonja R Cleary, RN MN, Lecturer, Head of Discipline, Discipline of Nursing and Midwifery, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Leonie Murphy, RN Med, Lecturer, Discipline of Nursing and Midwifery, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sharee Kathleen Griffiths, RN MN, Lecturer, Discipline of Nursing and Midwifery, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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