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Featured Articles - Patient assessment, vital signs and deterioration

Patient assessment

Nursing physical assessment for patient safety in general wards: reaching consensus on core skills, 2016 (AU)
Douglas, Clint, et al. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Issue: Volume 25(13-14), July 2016, p 1890–1900.
What factors influence nurses' assessment practices? Development of the Barriers to Nurses' use of Physical Assessment Scale, 2014 (AU)
Douglas, Clint et al. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Issue: Volume 70(11), November 2014, p 2683–2694.
Optimising implementation of a patient-assessment framework for emergency nurses: A mixed-method study, 2018 (AU)
Munroe, Belinda, Curtis, Kate, Buckley, Thomas, Lewis, Melinda, Atkins, Lou.
Journal of Clinical Nursing. Issue: Volume 27(1-2), January 2018, p e269–e286
Promoting the 6Cs of nursing in patient assessment, 2014
Clarke, Chris. Nursing Standard ; 28(44): 52-59 2014.
Undertaking an accurate and comprehensive assessment of the acutely ill adult, Nursing Standard, 2017.
Paula Mayo. Undertaking an accurate and comprehensive assessment of the acutely ill adult. Nursing Standard. 32, 8, 53-63, 2017.
Preparing students to be ready for practice: An innovative approach to teaching advanced physical assessment skills online
Higgins, Karen et al. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Issue: Volume 31(11), 2019, p 640-647.
PALLIATIVE AND END-of-LIFE CARE: Using a Standardized Patient Family FOR Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Students
Celeste Shawler. Nursing Education Perspective; 32(3), May 2011,p 168-172.
Nursing assessment as an effective tool for the identification of delirium risk in older in-patients: A case–control study, 2018
Solà-Miravete, Elena et al. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Issue: Volume 27(1-2), January 2018, p 345–354.
Nursing Assessment of Patients Requiring Enteral and Gastric Feeding Tubes: An Exploratory Approach, 2017
Leckey, Jill; Davis, Suja; Raphael-Grimm, Theresa. Gastroenterology Nursing, Vol. 40(6), November/December 2017, p 469-483.
STOPDVTs: Development and testing of a clinical assessment tool to guide nursing assessment of postoperative patients for Deep Vein Thrombosis, 2018
Alanna O'Brien et al. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Vol.27(9-10), May 2018, p 1803–1811.

Vital signs and patient deterioration

Emergency nurses’ decisions regarding frequency and nature of vital sign assessment, 2017
Lambe, Katherine; Currey, Judy; Considine, Julie. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Issue: Volume 26(13-14), July 2017, p 1949–1959.
Prevention of Unplanned Intensive Care Unit Admissions and Hospital Mortality by Early Warning Systems, 2013
Ila D. Mapp; Leslie L. Davis; Heidi Krowchuk. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, Issue: Volume 32(6), November/December 2013, p 300–309.
Exploration of Nurse Practices and Attitudes Related to Postoperative Vital Signs, 2015
Burchill, Christian; Anderson, Barbara; O'Connor, Priscilla C. Medsurg Nursing, Jul/Aug2015; 24(4): 249-255.
The Factors that Affect the Frequency of Vital Sign Monitoring in the Emergency Department, 2014
Johnson, Kimberly D; Winkelman, Chris; Burant, Christopher J; Dolansky, Mary; Totten, Vicken. Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN; Philadelphia Vol. 40, Iss. 1, (Jan 2014): 27-35.
Nurses’ role in detecting deterioration in ward patients: systematic literature review, 2009 Odell, Mandy; Victor, Christina; Oliver, David. Journal of Advanced Nursing, Issue: Volume 65(10), October 2009, p 1992–2006.
Vital signs monitoring to detect patient deterioration: An integrative literature review, 2015
Wen Qi Mok, Wenru Wang, Sok Ying Liaw.
International Journal of Nursing Practice, Vol 21, Issue S2, 2015
Accurate respiratory rates count: So should you!, 2017 Flenady T.; Dwyer T.; Applegarth J.Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ. 20 (1) (pp 45-47), 2017

Featured - Resilience, well-being, nurse transitioning, time management

Resilience & Well-being

Building Resilience in Nurses: The Need for a Multiple Pronged Approach. Journal of Nursing & Care; 2015. Open Access
Enhancing the resilience of nurses and midwives: Pilot of a mindfulness based program for increased health, sense of coherence and decreased depression, anxiety and stress. Contemporary Nurse; 2013
Emotional labour and wellbeing: what protects nurses? Healtcare; 2016 Gail Kinman, Sandra Leggetter. Emotional Labour and Wellbeing: What Protects Nurses? Healthcare (Basel). 2016 Dec; 4(4): 89.
Resilience in nurses: an integrative review. Journal of Nursing Management; 2012 Hart P.L., Brannan J.D., de Chesnay M. (2014) Journal of Nursing Management 22, 720–734. Resilience in nurses: an integrative review
Strategies new graduate registered nurses require to care and advocate for themselves: A literature review. Contemporary Nurse; 2017 Strategies new graduate registered nurses require to care and advocate for themselves: A literature review Peter Mellor, Carolyn Gregoric & David Gillham. Contemporary Nurse Vol. 53 , Iss. 3, 2017.
Resiliency Program for New Graduate Nurses, 2021
Using Reflection to Improve Person-Centred Care as a New Graduate Registered Nurse.Whitireia Nursing & Health Journal; 2014 Using Reflection to Improve Person-Centred Care as a New Graduate Registered Nurse. Whitireia Nursing & Health Journal, No.21, Dec 2014:49-52.

Graduate Nurse Transition

Impact of COVID-19 on New Graduate Nurses' Transition to Practice: Loss or Gain?
Novice clinical nurse educator's experience of a self-directed learning, education and mentoring program: a qualitative study, 2018
The lived experiences of graduate nurses transitioning to professional practice during a pandemic, 2021 Casey K, Oja KJ, Makic MBF Nursing Outlook. 2021 Jul 29. Request an article
Experiences of Western Australian rural nursing graduates: A mixed method analysis, 2020 (AU) Graf AC, Nattabi B, Jacob E, Twigg D Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2021 May 16.
Identifying the experiences of new graduate nurses during the transition period to practice as a professional nurse, 2020 Salem Alghamdi M, Ghazi Baker O Journal of Clinical Nursing. 29(15-16):3082-3088, 2020 Aug.
Contemporary nursing graduates' transition to practice: A critical review of transition models. [Review], 2020 Graf AC, Jacob E, Twigg D, Nattabi B Journal of Clinical Nursing. 29(15-16):3097-3107, 2020 Aug.
New Graduate Nurse Transition Programs and Clinical Leadership Skills in Novice RNs, 2014 New Graduate Nurse Transition Programs and Clinical Leadership Skills in Novice RNs. Chappell, Kathy B.; Richards, Kathy C; Barnett, Scott D. Journal of Nursing Administration, Vol. 44(12):659-68, 2014.
An Exploration of New Graduate Nurses' Transition to Specialty Practice, 2021 Baldwin, Kathleen et al. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development Issue: Volume 37(2), March/April 2021, p 93-100.
Exploring the Impact of a Dedicated Education Unit on New Graduate Nurses' Transition to Practice, 2020 Dimino, Kimberly; Louie, Kem ; Banks, Janet ; Mahon, Emily. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development Issue: Volume 36(3), May/June 2020, p 121-128.
Practice readiness of new graduate nurses and factors influencing practice readiness: A scoping review of reviews, 2022
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Time management

Relationship Between Problematic Internet Use and Time Management Among Nursing Students. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 2018 Relationship Between Problematic Internet Use and Time Management Among Nursing Students Öksüz, Emine; Guvenc, Gulten; Mumcu, Sule. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing Issue: Volume 36(1), January 2018, p 55–61.
Time Management in Nursing Work. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 2014 Time Management in Nursing Work Said, Nizar Belal; International Journal of Caring Sciences, Sep-Dec2014; 7(3): 746-749. Open Access Journal
Time Management Strategies for New Nurses, 2020 Leis SJ, Anderson A American Journal of Nursing. 120(12):63-66, 2020 12.
Time management strategies in nursing practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2003 Time management strategies in nursing practice. Waterworth, Susan. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Issue: Volume 43(5), September 2003, p 432–440.

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The lived experiences of graduate nurses transitioning to professional practice during a pandemic.
Casey K., Oja K.J., Makic M. Nursing Outlook. 2021

The transition from nursing student to practicing nurse: An integrative review of transition to practice programs.
Kimberly B. Hampton, Nurse Education in Practice, Volume:52, March 2021.