Nurse-surgeons in the Australian public health system: A descriptive quantitative survey.

Background: With over five billion people worldwide lacking access to surgery, innovative solutions are vital to address the global surgical crisis. Nurse-surgeons present a promising innovation. Considering their contribution worldwide and impact on surgical care in Australia, an exploration of these advanced practice nurses is timely.

Clinicians' and Patients' Experiences and Perceptions on the Prevention and Management of Surgical Site Infections: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.

Aim: To explore clinicians' and patients' perceptions of implementing evidence-based practice to improve clinical practice for preventing and managing surgical site infections within hospital acute care settings.

Design: A convergent integrated mixed-methods systematic review using the Joanna Briggs Institute approach.

Methods: Included studies reported (i) acute care hospital clinicians' and patients' experiences and preferences for preventing and managing surgical site infections and (ii) barriers and facilitators to implementing surgical site infection prevention and management guidelines.

Internationally qualified nurses' perspectives on transitioning specialty skills within Australia: A content analysis.

Aim: To explore internationally qualified nurses' perceptions regarding the facilitators and barriers to specialty skill transfer in Australia.

Design: The study utilised a descriptive research design with a cross-sectional survey. Data were collected from July to September 2022.

Transfer of internationally qualified nurses' specialty skills to developed countries after immigration: A multicentre policy review.

Background: Internationally qualified nurses are highly sought after as a labour source due to continued shortages in the nursing profession in most developed countries. However, the lack of clear policies and procedures for nurses in the host country to use specialty nursing skills can result in the underutilisation of their expertise.

Objectives: To review the registration processes of internationally qualified nurses in 20 developed countries, with a focus on the transferability of specialised skills gained overseas.

Psychometric properties of the Braden scale to assess pressure injury risk in intensive care: A systematic review.

Objective: To analyse the psychometric properties of the Braden scale to assess pressure injury risk in adults in intensive care.

Design: A systematic review was conducted, with literature searches undertaken in five electronic databases. No date limits were applied.