Volume 3, Number 1, March 2013 (Special Issue on )

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Experiences of being old and receiving home nursing care. Older South Sami narrations of their experiences—An interview study

Tove Mentsen Ness, Ingela Enmarker, Ove Hellzèn

Abstract | References PDF (75KB) ,PP. 1-7, Pub. Date: March 6, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31001, Downloads: 407 Google Scholar

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Factors that affect the process of professional identity formation in public health nurses

Mika Okura, Miyoko Uza, Hisako Izumi, Masami Ohno, Hidenori Arai, Kazuko Saeki

Abstract | References PDF (172KB) ,PP. 8-15, Pub. Date: March 15, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31002, Downloads: 221 Google Scholar

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Development of a career-orientation scale for public health nurses

Mika Okura, Chizuko Noro, Hidenori Arai

Abstract | References PDF (153KB) ,PP. 16-24, Pub. Date: March 15, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31003, Downloads: 132 Google Scholar

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Engagement in clinical learning environment among nursing students: Role of nurse educators

Melba Sheila D’Souza, Ramesh Venkatesaperumal, Jayanthi Radhakrishnan, Shreedevi Balachandran

Abstract | References PDF (184KB) ,PP. 25-32, Pub. Date: March 18, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31004, Downloads: 406 Google Scholar

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Insomnia is associated to depressive symptoms in patients with chronic heart failure

Peter Johansson, Anders Broström

Abstract | References PDF (187KB) ,PP. 33-41, Pub. Date: March 18, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31005, Downloads: 163 Google Scholar

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Professional caregivers’ perceptions on the prerequisites for and consequences of people with mild dementia using a digital photo diary

Christina Harrefors, Karin Axelsson, Anders Lundquist, Bengt Lundquist, Stefan Sävenstedt

Abstract | References PDF (247KB) ,PP. 42-54, Pub. Date: March 18, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31006, Downloads: 123 Google Scholar

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Health status of working children in Jordan: Comparison between working and nonworking children at schools and industrial sites

Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour, Ekhlas Al-Gamal, Mai K. Sultan, Reema Matrouk, Maram Al Nawaiseh

Abstract | References PDF (139KB) ,PP. 55-62, Pub. Date: March 18, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31007, Downloads: 119 Google Scholar

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Students’ perception of effective clinical teaching and teacher behaviour

Ijeoma L. Okoronkwo, Jane-Lovena Onyia-pat, Mary-Ann E. Agbo, Pat U. Okpala, Afam C. Ndu

Abstract | References PDF (133KB) ,PP. 63-70, Pub. Date: March 18, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31008, Downloads: 211 Google Scholar

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Relaxation technique training to alleviate emotional stress in patients with chronic pain: A report of two cases

Shinobu Kobayashi, Natsuko Yanagi, Kikuyo Koitabashi

Abstract | References PDF (118KB) ,PP. 71-75, Pub. Date: March 18, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31009, Downloads: 190 Google Scholar

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Scenarios in HIV/AIDS prevention research: Insights from literature and research in Botswana

Mabel K. M. Magowe

Abstract | References PDF (90KB) ,PP. 76-85, Pub. Date: March 18, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31010, Downloads: 112 Google Scholar

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Mortality and motivations: Clinicians’ integrity engaging death within complex cultural context

Christopher Jenner

Abstract | References PDF (87KB) ,PP. 86-94, Pub. Date: March 18, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31011, Downloads: 181 Google Scholar

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The problem-based learning integrated with simulation to improve nursing students’ self-efficacy

Min Sohn, Youngmee Ahn, Mijin Lee, Heami Park, Narae Kang

Abstract | References PDF (96KB) ,PP. 95-100, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31012, Downloads: 218 Google Scholar

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The development of patient education: Experiences of collaborative work between special and primary care in Finland

Kaija Lipponen, Outi Kanste, Helvi Kyngäs

Abstract | References PDF (68KB) ,PP. 101-107, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31013, Downloads: 115 Google Scholar

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Unrecognised, undertreated, pain in ICU—Causes, effects, and how to do better

S. M. Alderson, S. R. McKechnie

Abstract | References PDF (3779KB) ,PP. 108-113, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31014, Downloads: 141 Google Scholar

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Depression prevention program for workers of private companies: A randomized controlled trial

Mariko Kawaharada, Izumi Ueda, Eiji Yoshioka, Michiyo Hirano, Tamiko Tamiko Ikeno, Yukari Shindou, Reiko Kishi

Abstract | References PDF (151KB) ,PP. 114-121, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31015, Downloads: 103 Google Scholar

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Variations in the mental health and sense of coherence (SOC) of new graduate nurses and the effects of SOC on variations in mental health

Tomoko Takeuchi, Taisuke Togari, Makoto Oe, Yukie Takemura, Hiromi Sanada

Abstract | References PDF (177KB) ,PP. 122-129, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31016, Downloads: 98 Google Scholar

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A qualitative study of the Omani physicians’ lived experience with truth disclosure to cancer patient

Ahmed Bait Amer, Nazik AL-Zakri

Abstract | References PDF (130KB) ,PP. 130-137, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31017, Downloads: 113 Google Scholar

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The DNP: Knowledge and perceptions of students in an accelerated master’s program in nursing

Young-Me Lee, Karyn Holm, Elizabeth Florez, Megan Glauser, Erin Haswell

Abstract | References PDF (227KB) ,PP. 138-146, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31018, Downloads: 146 Google Scholar

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Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among female undergraduates in university of Nigeria Enugu campus

Peace Iheanacho, Afam Ndu, Amaka Doris Emenike

Abstract | References PDF (71KB) ,PP. 147-152, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31019, Downloads: 94 Google Scholar

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The effect of protective genital care protocol on preventing diaper dermatit development in 0 - 18 month old children using antibiotics

Gülbeyaz Baran, Saniye Çimen

Abstract | References PDF (499KB) ,PP. 153-161, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.31020, Downloads: 84 Google Scholar