Volume 2, Number 3, September 2012 (Special Issue on )

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Content of nursing discharge notes: Associations with patient and transfer characteristics

Rose Mari Olsen, Ove Hellzén, Liv Heidi Skotnes, Ingela Enmarker

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23042  15,163 Downloads  35,800 Views   Citations

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Being in limbo: The experience of critical illness in intensive care and beyond

Agness C. Tembo, Vicki Parker, Isabel Higgins

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23041  5,513 Downloads  9,158 Views   Citations

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The meaning, lived experiences and intentions for safer sex communication among young Batswana women in dyadic relationships

Mabel K. M. Magowe

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23040  4,247 Downloads  6,349 Views   Citations

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Determinants of nurse faculty intention to remain employed

Ann E. Tourangeau, Heather Thomson, Margaret Saari, Kimberley Widger, Era Mae Ferron, Kathleen MacMillan

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23039  4,143 Downloads  7,080 Views   Citations

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Evaluation of the effects of a leader-training program on public health nurse leadership for staff in Japan

Izumi Ueda, Kazuko Saeki, Mariko Kawaharada, Michiyo Hirano, Miyuki Seki, Hisako Izumi

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23038  3,844 Downloads  6,320 Views   Citations

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The development of an interdisciplinary nurse educator doctoral program: Issues for consideration and goals for success

Marietta P. Stanton, Donna R. Packa

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23037  3,627 Downloads  5,623 Views   Citations

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Building on the evidence: Interventions promoting NCLEX success

Judy R. Hyland

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23036  13,692 Downloads  22,205 Views   Citations

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Re-envisioning nursing education and practice in Nigeria for the 21st century

Clara Agbedia

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23035  6,890 Downloads  11,555 Views   Citations

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The paradox of our outcomes, and the use of qualitative methodology as a way to understand the realities of emerging countries

María Sandín Vázquez

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23034  4,279 Downloads  6,166 Views   Citations

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Are there differences between the expectations of parents, nurses and physicians when using music in NICU?

Pölkki Tarja, Korhonen Anne, Saarela Timo, Peltoniemi Outi, Laukkala Helena

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23033  4,020 Downloads  6,520 Views   Citations

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Salivary alpha-amylase activity—An indicator of relaxation response in perioperative patients

Chika Minowa, Kikuyo Koitabashi

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23032  4,097 Downloads  7,438 Views   Citations

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The unexpected emotional similarities and behavioral differences of Japanese men experiencing parenthood in Japan and the USA

Hatsumi Taniguchi

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23031  3,460 Downloads  5,745 Views   Citations

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A nursing interface terminology: Evaluation of face validity

Maria Eulàlia Juvé Udina

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23030  7,247 Downloads  11,500 Views   Citations

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The healthcare environment—The importance of aesthetic surroundings: Health professionals’ experiences from a surgical ward in Finland

Britt-Maj Wikström, Emma Westerlund, Jaana Erkkilä

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23029  5,895 Downloads  9,482 Views   Citations

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Psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of Krantz Health Opinion Survey

Petra Svedberg, Bodil Ivarsson, Ulrica G Nilsson, Asa Roxberg, Amir Baigi, David Brunt, Margareta Brannstrom, Bengt Fridlund, Sylvi Persson, Mikael Rask, Carin Alm-Roijer

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23028  4,779 Downloads  7,023 Views   Citations

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Prevention of heart disease in women: Considerable challenges remain

Melissa Sherrod, Nicholas McIntire Sherrod, Mandy Tate Spitzer, Dennis Cheek

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23027  4,530 Downloads  6,862 Views   Citations

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Physical restraint use rate and total fall and injurious fall rates: An exploratory study in two US acute care hospitals

Huey-Ming Tzeng, Chang-Yi Yin

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23026  6,839 Downloads  11,235 Views   Citations

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The effect of music therapy on the level of anxiety in the patients undergoing coronary angiography

Meltem Vizeli Doğan, Leman Şenturan

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23025  9,750 Downloads  15,835 Views   Citations

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Healthy lifestyle for people with intellectual disabilities through a health intervention program

Bente Lorentzen, Britt-Maj Wikström

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23024  5,497 Downloads  9,622 Views   Citations

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Nurse’s knowledge, attitude and practice on the initial management of acute poisoning among adult casualties: Study at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya

Japheth Rutto, James Mwaura, Angeline Chepchirchir, Theresa Odero

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2012.23023  6,674 Downloads  12,614 Views   Citations

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