Volume 3, Number 2, June 2013 (Special Issue on )

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Pain and fatigue in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Association with body awareness, demographic, disease-related, emotional and psychosocial factors ()

Helena Lööf, Unn-Britt Johansson, Elisabet Welin Henriksson, Staffan Lindblad, Fredrik Saboonchi

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32040  11,090 Downloads  30,825 Views   Citations
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A study evaluating the effect of Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) focused patient education, on health outcomes in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Protocol of an ongoing study ()

Bernadette Hardware, Claire Hale, Dawn Johnson, Jackie Hill, Tracey Young, Adewale Adebajo

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32039  4,814 Downloads  7,486 Views   Citations
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Psychological preparation practices for children undergoing medical procedures in Japan and Germany ()

Naomi Matsumori, Michael Isfort

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32038  3,359 Downloads  4,895 Views   Citations
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Health-promoting behavior is positively associated with diabetic control among type 2 diabetes patients ()

Chia-Pei Chen, Yun-Shing Peng, Hsu-Huei Weng, Hsiao-Yun Yen, Mei-Yen Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32037  3,850 Downloads  6,369 Views   Citations
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Nurses’ movements within and between various paths when improving their communication skills—An evaluation of validation method training ()

Mona Söderlund, Agneta Cronqvist, Astrid Norberg, Britt-Marie Ternestedt, Görel Hansebo

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32036  3,562 Downloads  5,672 Views   Citations
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The devil is in the detail: Prevention of diabetic foot ulceration in rural area is possible ()

Chia-Mou Lee, Chang-Cheng Chang, Chien-Ming Chen, Li-Ju Lai, Chyong-Fang Chang, Mei-Yen Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32035  4,681 Downloads  7,078 Views   Citations
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The relationships among critical thinking disposition, caring behavior, and learning styles in student nurses ()

Hsiang-Chu Pai, Cheng-Joo Eng

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32034  5,905 Downloads  9,705 Views   Citations
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A description of resilience for Norwegian home-living chronically ill oldest older persons ()

Aud Moe, Knut Ekker, Ingela Enmarker

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32033  3,283 Downloads  5,049 Views   Citations
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Factors influencing female patients’ recovery after their first myocardial infarction as experienced by cardiac rehabilitation nurses ()

Inger Wieslander, Jan Mårtensson, Bengt Fridlund, Petra Svedberg

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32032  4,708 Downloads  7,260 Views   Citations
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Utilizing simulation curriculum to decentralize mental health concepts ()

D. M. H. Michelle Beckford

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32031  5,050 Downloads  6,799 Views   Citations
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Decision-making competency, self-determination, and health lifestyle in nursing students ()

BongSuk Lee, Ji-Su Kim

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32030  4,828 Downloads  7,653 Views   Citations
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Latina mothers feeding their children: A focus group pilot study ()

James A. Bany, Victoria Lowerson Bredow, Robynn Zender, Susan Tiso, Merry Grasska, Jill Berg

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32029  3,326 Downloads  4,976 Views   Citations
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Effects of early breastfeeding education on maintenance of breastfeeding practice: A prospective observational study ()

Tae-Hee Kim, Hae-Hyeog Lee, Junsik Park, Seyeon Jang, Minjung Kim

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32028  3,668 Downloads  5,922 Views   Citations
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Development of ethical dilemma scale Japanese nurse faced physical restraints to elderly patients with dementia ()

Miwa Yamamoto, Masako Nakamura, Shigeru Sakuraba

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32027  5,340 Downloads  8,112 Views   Citations
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The nurses’ voice of working in a newly established community based 24-hour support center for people with psychiatric disabilities ()

Ann-Christin Janlöv, Agneta Berg

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32026  3,926 Downloads  5,265 Views   Citations
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The level of patients’ satisfaction and perception on quality of nursing services in the Renal unit, Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi, Kenya ()

James Ndambuki

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32025  10,486 Downloads  16,147 Views   Citations
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Perceptions of cultural competency of undergraduate nursing students ()

Diane Von Ah, Natasha Cassara

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32024  6,173 Downloads  9,534 Views   Citations
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The effects of incivility on nursing education ()

Amy Schaeffer

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32023  8,481 Downloads  14,030 Views   Citations
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Enhancers and hindrances to doctor-nurse interdisciplinary collaborative practice in Nigeria ()

Ijeoma L. Okoronkwo, John E. Anieche, Anthonia U. Chinweuba, Afam C. Ndu

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32022  4,286 Downloads  6,416 Views   Citations
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Seniors’ experiences of visual art environmental enrichment ()

Lars Olov Bygren, Birgitta Näsman, Britt-Maj Wikström, Benson B. Konlaan Konlaan, Ann-Brith Karlsson, Eva Elgh, Andrej M. Grjibovski, Sven Sandström

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DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2013.32021  3,503 Downloads  5,229 Views   Citations
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