THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING

VOLUME 33 ISSUE 3

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Moral distress of oncology nurses and morally distressing situations in oncology units
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intensity and frequency of moral distress and determine clinical situations leading to moral distress in oncology units. The study also examined the relationship between moral distress scores and demographic characteristics of oncology nurses.

KEY WORDS: moral distress, nurses, oncology.

Malihe Ameri, MSc Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, 7th Tir Square, Shahroud, Iran
Zahra Safavibayatneed, MSc Nursing, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Medical and Surgical Studies, Iran
Amir Kavousi, PhD in Statistics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Head of Educational and Research, Health Faculty at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

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A prospective comparison of the AUSDRISK and HbA1c for persons with spinal cord injury
The primary object of this study was to determine the validity of the Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool (AUSDRISK) for predicting the development of type 2 diabetes in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).

KEY WORDS: AUSDRISK, type 2 diabetes, spinal cord injury, diabetes screening tools, preventative health.

Wendy Jannings, RN, SCM, Cert Spinal injuries, Cert Adult Ed, CNC spinal injuries, Northern Sydney Home Nursing Service, Northern Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia
Margaret Fry, PhD MED BSc NP Professor of Nursing,Director Research and Practice Development, Nursing and Midwifery Directorate, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Faculty of Health University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Robyn Gallagher, PhD, MN, BN, RN, Professor of Nursing, Charles Perkins Centre and Sydney Nursing School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Why such success? Nursing students show consistently high satisfaction with bioscience courses at a regional university
This paper examines nursing students’ satisfaction with bioscience and nursing courses in the first two years of a Bachelor of Nursing at an Australian university, in order to suggest strategies for effective bioscience teaching.

KEY WORDS: bioscience, education, nursing, satisfaction, learning, effective teaching.

I. Delma Clifton, B App Sci, Grad Dip Teach, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Central Queensland University, Bruce Highway, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Stephen C. McKillup, BSc Hons, PhD, Professor, Central Queensland University, Bruce Highway, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

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Y doesn't Gen Y like 2 w8
The aim of this small scaled research project was to identify any generational differences in expectations and satisfaction in waiting times, amongst Minor Injury patients with an ATS (Australian Triage score) four and five and how, or indeed if these relate to overall satisfaction of the Emergency Department (ED) Fast track or Treatment Stream (TS) Service.

KEY WORDS: Nurse Practitioner, Treatment Stream, Generation Y, waiting times, expectations, satisfaction

Karen Jackson, NP RN, BSc(Hons)Ng, PGCrt:CritCare(ED), PGCrtOrtho, PGDipNP, PGDipCNS ICU, MSc(NP), MACNP MCENA
Nurse Practitioner Emergency Department, Armadale Hospital, 3056 Albany Highway, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
Kerry Drew, NP RN, BSc (Nursing), MN(NP). MACNP MCENA, Nurse Practitioner Emergency Department, Armadale Hospital, 3056 Albany Highway, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
Jacqueline Shaw, NP RN BN, PGDip ED. MN(NP), MACNP, Nurse Practitioner Emergency Department, Armadale Hospital, 3056 Albany Highway, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia

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A nurses’ guide to the hierarchy of research designs and evidence
This article provides a breakdown of the components of the hierarchy, or pyramid, of research designs. Its intention is to simplify the components of the hierarchy to enable novice readers of research to better understand the differing approaches and levels of evidence.

KEY WORDS: Evidence based practice (EBP). Case reports, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cohort Studies, Random Control Trials, Systematic Reviews, Meta-analysis

Rebecca (Becky) Ingham-Broomfield JP, RN (NSW), ENB249 Cardio-Thoracic Nursing (London)., Cert.Ed., Dip.Nurs. (London), BSc. (Hons), MSc (Health Psychology), Lecturer in Nursing, Armidale Rural Referral Hospital, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

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