THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING

VOLUME 31 ISSUE 1

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Nurses perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care
The study was conducted to determine the perceptions of nurses regarding spirituality and spiritual care.

KEY WORDS: spirituality, spiritual care, nursing.

Bengu Cetinkaya, Assistant Professor PhD, Pamukkale Uniiversity Denizli School of Health, Department of Pediatric Nursing,Turkey
Arife Azak, Lecturer MsC, Pamukkale Uniiversity Denizli School of Health, Department of Medical Nursing,Turkey
Sebahat Altundag Dundar, Lecturer PhD, Pamukkale Uniiversity Denizli School of Health, Department of Pediatric Nursing,Turkey

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Nurse satisfaction with working in a nurse led primary care walk-in centre: an Australian experience
The aim of this study was to gain insight into the nursing staff's experiences and satisfaction with working at the ACT nurse led Walk-in Centre.

KEY WORDS: Walk-in centre, nurse led, nursing autonomy, advanced nursing roles, primary care.

Jane Desborough, RN RM DipAppSc (Nursing), GradDip (Midwifery), MPH, Research Fellow, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Laura Forrest, BSc PhD, Research Fellow, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Phian PArker, BSc MSc PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Understanding compliance with protective eyewear amongst peri-operative nurses: a phenomenological inquiry
The objective of this study is to obtain ann in-depth understanding of the phenomenon of peri-operative nurses' use of protective eyewear in the operating room and to understand nurses' attitudes and beliefs towards protective eyewear.

KEY WORDS: rqualitative, personal protective equipment, protective eyewear, nurses, peri-operative, compliance.

Felicia Neo, RN, BNurs (Hons) GDipClinNurs (ICU), Intensive Care Unit St Vincents Private Hospital, 59-61 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy Victoria, Australia
Karen-leigh Edward, RN, GDip Psych, MHSc, PhD, Director Nursing Research Unit, St Vincents Private Hospital, 59-61 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy Victoria; Associate Professor of Nursing Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, St Patrick's Campus Fitzroy Victoria, Australia
Cally Mills, RN,BNurs, MAdvPracNurs, Research Fellow Nursing Research Unit, St Vincents Private Hospital, 59-61 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy Victoria; Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, St Patrick's Campus Fitzroy Victoria, Australia

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Adolescents and youth in adult hospitals: psychosocial assessment on admission – an evaluation of the youth care plan
The study wsas undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of our previously published Youth Care Plan (YCP) as a tool for the psychosocial assessment of adolescents and young adults admitted to hospital.

KEY WORDS: adolescents, admission, adult hospital, psychosocial assessment, care plan.

Tegan Sturrock, RN, BN, MPH, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Department of Adolescent and Transition Medicine, Level 5 KGV Building, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Kate Steinbeck, MBBS, PhD, FRACP,Medical Foundation Chair in Adolescent Medicine, Academic Department of Adolescent Medicine, University of Sydney, The Childrens Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

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Changing philosophies: a paradigmatic nursing shift from Nightingale
To consider the changing philosophical and theoretical construction of nursing which has moved from an initial focus on positivism and science, and undergone a paradigmatic shift so that it is now being interpreted by some nursing theorists in alternative ways.

KEY WORDS: non-positivist, received view, positivist, perceived view, theoretical construction, nursing theory

Philip Warelow, RN, PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences - Nursing, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Victoria, Australia

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