THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING

VOLUME 36 ISSUE 2

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Emergency management of patients with Supratherapeutic INRs on Warfarin: a multidisciplinary education study

Supratherapeutic INRs exceeding 4.5 are associated with increased risk of haemorrhage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an educational program focused at improving emergency clinician compliance with the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand (THANZ) guidelines.

KEY WORDS: warfarin, vitamin k, anticoagulant, reversal, guidelines, emergency management, supratherapeutic, INR

Inaam Safatly, BNurs, PGrad Cert Emergency Care, RN, The Alfred Hospital, Emergency & Trauma Centre, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Hugh Singleton, MBBS, Emergency Registrar, The Alfred Hospital, Emergency & Trauma Centre, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Kelly Decker, BNurs, MN (Emergency), Nurse Manager, The Alfred Hospital, Emergency & Trauma Centre, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Cristina Roman, BPharm (Hons), MPP Pharmacist, The Alfred Hospital, Emergency & Trauma Centre, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Adam Bystrzycki, MBBS FACEM, Emergency Consultant, The Alfred Hospital, Emergency & Trauma Centre, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Biswadev Mitra, MBBS, MHSM, PhD, FACEM, Emergency Consultant (Professor), Director of Emergency Medicine Research
The Alfred Hospital, Emergency & Trauma Centre, Prahran, Victoria, Australia; Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, Australia

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Perceived barriers and enablers to conducting nursing assessments in residential aged care facilities in Victoria, Australia

Nurses working in aged care facilities need to be adequately prepared to manage the increasingly complex care needs of older people. This paper reports on the views of nurses on the barriers and enablers to conducting nursing assessments with older people in residential aged care, six weeks after attending a four day education and training workshop on this topic.

KEY WORDS: Assessment, nurses, nursing home, older people

Michael Bauer, PhD, M Gerontol, BA, RN, Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus
Victoria, Australia
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh, PhD, MA, BA, RN, Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus
Victoria, Australia
Margaret Winbolt, PhD, GradDipAdvNurs, RN, Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University, Melbourne Campus
Victoria, Australia

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Exploring the experiences of internationally and locally qualified nurses working in a culturally diverse environment

This article explores the support needs, attitudes and experiences of both internationally and locally qualified nurses working within a culturally diverse environment.

KEY WORDS: Internationally qualified nurses, diversity management, workforce

Dr Cathy O’Callaghan, PhD, MPH (Hons), MA, BA, Multicultural Health Service, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District;
Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of NSW, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Patty Loukas, BA, Multicultural Health Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Michelle Brady, RN, Nurse Educator, The Sutherland Hospital, Taren Point, NSW, Australia
Dr Astrid Perry, PhD, BA, BA (Hons), Postgrad. Cert. Health Leadership, Settlement Services International, Ashfield, NSW, Australia


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Analysis of interviews to uncover the effects of nurse prescribing on the doctor-nurse relationship

The introduction of nurse prescribing has had a profound effect on how patients obtain a prescription. Yet very little has been researched about the effects of nurse prescribing on the professional relationship between nurses and doctors since its introduction. It was this lack of enquiry that led to this research study to see if this relationship has changed since the introduction of the nurse prescriber.

KEY WORDS: Nurse prescribing, professional relationship, doctor and nurse views

Michael Pritchard, EN (G), RGN, DipHE, BA (Hons), MSc, Independent Nurse Prescriber, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Clatterbridge, Hospital, Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, United Kingdom


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