Clinical decision-making processes among graduate nurses, specialist nurses and nurse practitioners A collaborative international study.

Aim: To explore clinical decision-making by comparing the processes used by three groups of nurses in the emergency departments of three hospitals: in Norway, Finland and Ireland.

Background: Clinical decision-making in an emergency department environment is a complex process often occurring in times of crisis. It is an important aspect contributing to the quality of care.

An international comparison of student nurse practitioner diagnostic reasoning skills.

Background: Nurse practitioners (NPs) play a pivotal role in health care provision. Diagnostic reasoning is an important core skill of advanced practice.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare diagnostic reasoning skills of NP students.

Psychometric testing of the facilitative student-patient relationship scale within six EUROPEAN countries.

Aim: The aim of the study was to test the psychometric properties of the Facilitative Student-Patient Relationship (FSPR) Scale in clinical practicum in hospital settings within six European countries.

Design: A multi-country, cross-sectional survey design was applied.

Methods: A convenience sample of graduating nursing students (N = 1,796) completed the FSPR Scale.

The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries-Comparison between countries.

Aim: To analyse graduating nursing students' self-assessed competence level in Europe at graduation, at the beginning of nursing career.

Design: An international cross-sectional evaluative design.

Methods: Data were collected in February 2018-July 2019 from graduating nursing students in 10 European countries.

An exploration of the levels of clinical autonomy of advanced nurse practitioners: A narrative literature review.

Aims And Objectives: The aims of the review are to synthesise current evidence about advanced nurse practitioner clinical autonomy and consider how this may inform clinical practice and research.

Background: Clinical autonomy is one of the cornerstones of advanced nursing practice globally, yet there is limited synthesis of clinical autonomy in the literature.

Design: This is a narrative literature review.

Conducting research through cross national collaboration.

Aim: To explore the collaborative nature of an international research project with other advanced practice nurse researchers and critically analyse the process.

Background: Research within the nursing community is recognized internationally as important to ensure that nurses participate in cutting-edge health care and promote evidence-based practices, yet there is little detail found in literature on how a successful collaborative relationship is initiated and conducted in advanced practice research.

Design: Discussion paper: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the process of collaboration on a research study among advanced practice nurses from four countries who are members of an international organization.

The effect of nurse-to-patient ratios on nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in acute specialist units: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Nurses are pivotal in the provision of high quality care in acute hospitals. However, the optimal dosing of the number of nurses caring for patients remains elusive. In light of this, an updated review of the evidence on the effect of nurse staffing levels on patient outcomes is required.

Postoperative hyperglycaemia of diabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery - a clinical audit.

Background: Previous studies have shown that hyperglycaemia is associated with postoperative complications in cardiac surgical patients. Conversely, well-controlled glucose levels are said to reduce major infectious complications in diabetic patients.

Aim/objectives: The purpose of this clinical audit was to evaluate the blood glucose levels of diabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery and to determine the effectiveness of postoperative glycaemic control.

The need for nurses to have in service education to provide the best care for clients with chest drains.

Chest drains are a widespread intervention for patients admitted to acute respiratory or cardiothoracic surgery care areas. These are either inserted intraoperatively or as part of the conservative management of a respiratory illness or thoracic injury. Anecdotally there appears to be a lack of consensus among nurses on the major principles of chest drain management.

Nurses' knowledge of chest drain care: an exploratory descriptive survey.

Chest drains are a common feature of patients admitted to acute respiratory or cardio-thoracic surgery care areas. Chest drains are either inserted intraoperatively or as part of the conservative management of a respiratory illness or thoracic injury. Anecdotally, there appears to be a lack of consensus among nurses on the major principles of chest drain management.