Vol 2, No 3 (2012)

Table of Contents

Editorial

The discharge of individuals from hospital: Do we need to refocus our research?
Michelle Renee Guerin, Karen Grimmer-Somers, Sarvana Kumar, Wendy Dolejs
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Original Research

Feelings and expectations of permanent colostomy patients
Marli Terezinha Stein Backes, Dirce Stein Backes, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann
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p9
Use of virtual simulations for improving knowledge transfer among baccalaureate nursing students
Dana Tschannen, Michelle Aebersold, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Jessica Bowen, Jon Fairchild
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Development and psychometric testing of the nursing student satisfaction scale for the associate nursing programs
Hsiu-Chin Chen, Huan-Sheng Lo
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p25
RETRACTION: The perceptions of nurses in their management of patients experiencing anxiety
Webster Sayumporn, S. Gallagher, Peter Brown, J. Evans, M. Flynn, V. Lopez
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Perception of academic nursing staff toward shared governance
Raghad Abdelkader, Mahmoud Ogla Al-Hussami, Marwa Al barmawi, Ali Saleh, Thana A. Shath
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p46
Using Boyer to create a culture of scholarship: Outcomes from a faculty development program
Maryann Forbes, Jane H. White
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Psychometric and maternal sociodemographic assessment of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale - short form in a brazilian sample
Regina Cláudia Melo Dodt, Lorena Barbosa Ximenes, Paulo Cesar Almeida, Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá, Cindy-Lee Dennis
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p66
The satisfaction with simulation experience scale (SSES): A Validation Study
Brett Williams, Simon Dousek
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p74
A triangulation study: Bahraini nursing students' perceptions of nursing as a career
Tawash Eman, Cowman Seamus, Anunciacion Edgar
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Humming as a means of communicating during mealtime situations: A single case study involving a woman with severe dementia and her caregiver
Lena Marmstål Hammar, Christine Williams, Anna Swall, Gabriella Engström
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Risks for non-communicable chronic diseases: A cross-sectional study with undergraduate nursing students
Hérica Cristina Alves de Vasconcelos, Niciane Bandeira Pessoa Marinho, Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas, Lorena Barbosa Ximenes, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro, Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno
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p103
Quality assurance and quality enhancement of the nursing curriculum – happy marriage or recipe for divorce?
Thea van de Mortel, Jennifer L. Bird, Julienne I. Holt, Maree A. Walo
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p110
The structure of the “lived-experience”: analysis of reports from women with systemic lupus erythematosus
Bruna Paes de Barros, Camila Bernardes de Souza, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn
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p120
Correlations between stress and anxiety levels in nursing students
Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi, Juliana Miyuki do Prado, Maria Julia Paes da Silva
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p128
Motivations driving spiritual engagement based on a phenomenological study of spirituality amongst palliative care clients and caregivers
Joy Penman
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p135

Case Report

Workplace violence towards nurses: A reality from the Pakistani context
Rozina Karim Somani, khurshid khowaja
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How can we help minority nursing students?
Nancy Carol Schoofs
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Reviews

Computer-based nursing education: An integrative review of empirical studies
Juan Manuel Carrillo de Gea, José Luis Fernández Alemán, Ana Belén Sánchez García
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A systematic review of nurses’ knowledge of genetics
Lea Godino, Heather Skirton
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Counseling chronically ill adults in the healthcare setting: An integrative literature review
Pirjo Kaakinen, Patala-Pudas Leena, Kääriäinen Maria, Kyngäs Helvi
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p185

Clinical Practice

Reconceptualising manual handling: Foundations for practice change
Kate Kay, Nel Glass, Alicia Evans
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p203