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Graduate students' experiences with research ethics in conducting health research
(Research Ethircs, 2016)Graduate students typically first experience research ethics when they submit their masters or doctoral research projects for ethics approval. Research ethics boards in Canada review and grant ethical approval for student ... -
Graduate Students’ Perceptions of the Practice of Posting Scholarly Work to an Online Class Forum: Balancing the Rhetorical Triangle
(International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 2005)In both healthcare and education, basing one’s practice upon research evidence, has become very important. This paper presents the findings from a descriptive analysis of graduate students’ perceptions of the practice ... -
Help seeking experiences of health care learners in a WebCT online graduate study program
(Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2005)This article presents findings from a qualitative research project that explored health care students activities related to seeking help within a masters program offered exclusively through a WebCT online environment. ... -
Home Births and Hospital Deliveries: A Comparison of the Perceived Painfulness of Parturition
(Research in Nursing and Health, 1988)Cognitive assessments of the amount of pain associated with childbirth by parents electing either homebirth (n=282) or hospital delivery (n=191) were compared using Thurstone's univariate scaling method of paired ... -
How does coping change with development? A review of childhood and adolescence sport coping research
(European Journal of Sport Sciences, 2005-03)It is important to study how children and adolescents cope with stressors in sport because effective coping enhances sport experiences and prevents psychological and physiological problems that can lead to sport withdrawal. ... -
How to uncover post-stroke depression.
(Nursing made Incredibly Easy!, 2010)Often undetected, post-stroke depression occurs in at least one-third of stroke survivors. Nurses can help by recognizing and responding to patients who become depressed after experiencing a stroke. We fill you in ... -
Immunizing Children Who Fear and Resist Needles: Is it a Problem for Nurses?
(Nursing Forum, 2010)Despite increasing evidence that immunization procedures can be stressful for children, little is known about what the experience of immunizing frightened and needle resistant children can be like for nurses. This article ... -
Instructional immediacy online
(Information Science Reference, 2009-01)Educators in both traditional and online learning events have consistently recognized a link between teachers who demonstrate warm, friendly behaviors and the creation of welcoming interactive learning environments. One ... -
Instructor immediacy strategies to facilitate group work in online graduate study
(Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2007)An increasing number of online graduate study programs require students to participate in collaborative work projects. And yet, educational research examining instructional strategies that facilitate learning in small ... -
Is the theory of planned behavior a useful framework for understanding exercise behavior during phase II cardiac rehabilitation?
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Job dissatisfaction spurs nursing shortage
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Keeping clients safe on the night shift
(Mental Health Practice, 2013)The night shift admission checklist helps night nurses to maintain a culture of safety when admitting a person to an inpatient mental health unit. Mental health symptoms can be pronounced on admission but, on night shift, ... -
Late life depression: nursing actions that can help
(Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2018)Purpose: This article explains the symptoms of late life depression (LLD) and discusses evidence‐informed actions that nurses can implement to provide older adults with the help they need. Conclusions: Recognizing and ... -
Learning psychiatric mental health nursing: One student's experience.
(Partners in Psychiatric Health Care Journal, 2001)Few Registered Nursing students intend to work in the mental health area. This descriptive research casts the story of a second year baccalaureate student, who is interested in this specialty and using a literature review ... -
Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) among Adults in Alberta, 2000–2005
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Licensed Practical Nurses becoming Registered Nurses: Conflicts and responses that can help
(Clinical Nursing Studies, 2013)This article describes findings from a qualitative research project designed to understand the professional socialization experiences of Licensed Practical Nurses attending university to transition to the role of Registered ... -
LPN to BN nurses: Introducing a new group of potential health care leaders
(e-Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership, 2010)Vocationally educated Licensed Practical Nurses are seldom viewed as potential leaders in health care organizations. And yet, transformational leadership practices were evident as Licensed Practical Nurses graduated from ... -
Lunch with the theorists: A clinical learning activity
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Malawian health care workers perceptions of volunteer midwives
(Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice, 2007)This article discusses a qualitative research project that explored Malawian health care workers' feelings towards western trained volunteer midwives. The project was framed from a constructivist theoretical perspective ... -
Mandatory practice hours
(The Canadian Nurse, 1996)