Type 1 diabetes in schools: An integrative review of the literature.

Problem: Children with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) spend a large amount of time at school. Subsequently, school staff often need education around T1D management to optimise related outcomes. Education is particularly essential in primary school settings, due to lack of independence.

Travel health practices, behaviours and experiences of people living with type 1 diabetes.

Introduction: There are limited data regarding the international travel history and preparation, as well as glycaemic control practices, risk behaviours and experiences of people with type 1 diabetes during travel. Our review aimed to address the research question: 'What are the health practices, behaviours and experiences of people with type 1 diabetes when travelling?'

Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods narrative review using adapted review methods from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and standards developed by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. MEDLINE, Scopus, PubMed and CINAHL, and the reference lists of all eligible studies were searched.

Systematic review of the effectiveness of nurse-led care in reducing glycated haemoglobin in adults with Type 1 or 2 diabetes.

Background: Type 1 and 2 diabetes care, especially within primary health-care settings, has traditionally involved doctor-led clinics. However, with increasing chronic disease burden, there is scope for nurses to expand their role in assisting diabetes self-management.

Aims: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of nurse-led care in reducing glycated haemoglobin in adults with Type 1 or 2 diabetes.

Factors affecting ward nurses' basic life support experiences: An integrative literature review.

Background: Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in non-critical care hospital wards is a stressful event for the registered nurse; stress may negatively affect performance. Delays in initiating basic life support and following current basic life support algorithms have been reported globally.

Aim: The aim of this review was to investigate factors that can affect registered nurses' experiences of performing basic life support.

How registered nurses are measuring respiratory rates in adult acute care health settings: An integrative review.

Aims And Objectives: This integrative review aimed to draw conclusions from evidence on how registered nurses are measuring respiratory rates for acute care patients.

Background: Despite the growing research supporting respiratory rate as an early indicator for clinical deterioration, respiratory rate has consistently been the least frequently measured and accurately documented vital sign.

Design: An integrative review.

"I've had horrible things said about me": An inductive content analysis of nursing academic experiences of contra-power harassment from undergraduate nursing students.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of nursing academics exposure to contra-power harassment by under-graduate nursing students.

Background: Contra-power harassment by nursing students is a growing phenomenon which is defined as the harassment of those ni formal positions of power by those who are not. Harassing behaviours can include verbal, physical and sexual and digital harassment through mediums such as social media.

Nursing students' perceptions of clinical relevance and engagement with bioscience education: A cross-sectional study of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students.

Background: Bioscience in nursing education covers a broad range of disciplinary areas (anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology) and underpins clinical assessment and critical thinking in nursing practice. This is imperative for patient safety and favourable patient outcomes. In nursing programs for registration, most bioscience content is taught during the early phases of the program and little incorporated into postgraduate nursing programs.

Are we measuring nursing workflow correctly? A literature review.

When it comes to determining what constitutes nursing workload, there are a number of approaches that represent and characterise the work of nursing across the three traditional shift patterns (morning/day, afternoon/evening and night). These are observational, self-reporting and work-sampling techniques. A review of the quantitative and qualitative literature to examine workload distributions between the three nursing shifts was undertaken.

"Gaining a new sense of me": Mature students experiences of under-graduate nursing education.

Background: Mature aged students bring a unique perspective to the under-graduate nursing programme. For many this will be the culmination of different career pathways or the feeling it is their time. However, mature students also experience significant changes both educationally, familial and financially.

Nurse academics' experience of contra-power harassment from under-graduate nursing students in Australia.

Background: There is growing concern around inappropriate behaviour being perpetrated by under-graduate nursing students towards nursing academics. Coined contra-power harassment, is defined as the harassment of individuals in formal positions of power and authority by those that are not. The type of harassment behaviours reported include: verbal and physical violence, character assassination through social media, stalking and sexually motivated behaviours.

Weaning Humidified High Flow Oxygen Therapy among Paediatric Patients: An Integrative Review of Literature.

Problem: The paucity of up-to-date recommendations and evidence-based models, whether it is physician-initiated or initiated by other healthcare professionals, for humidified high flow oxygen therapy among children.

Eligibility Criteria: The inclusion criteria included the following: 1) use of high flow oxygen therapy (≥15 L/min); 2) published studies from the year 2000 and onwards; 3) research article in a peer-reviewed journal; 4) studies conducted in a hospital setting involving paediatric patients <18 years old; 5) availability of full article online.

Sample: From March to April 2018, electronic databases such as PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Excerpta Medica Database, Cochrane Library, Joanna Briggs Institute Library of Systematic Reviews, SCOPUS, Ovid, Informit, and Google Scholar were accessed.

"Nursing Tree Time": An inter-professional team approach to supporting student nurse learning at a regional university campus.

Providing academic and pastoral support to nursing students is important not only for ensuring success and achievement in their studies, but also to provide an inclusive environment where students have a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging. Such support is used extensively in other countries such as the United Kingdom, it is often not provided in some cases like Australia because of student cohort sizes and academic resistance to the pastoral role. The aim of this exploratory study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an inter-professional team approach to support nursing student learning.

Using the HALT model in an exploratory quality improvement initiative to reduce medication errors.

Medication errors can have deleterious effects on patient safety and care. Interruptions, patient acuity and time pressures have all been cited as contributing factors in the incidence of medication errors. Yet, despite the number of different strategies that can be taken to reduce the incidence of medication errors, they still occur.

Snaps: Peer-to-peer and academic support in developing clinical skills excellence in under-graduate nursing students: An exploratory study.

Peer to peer learning is not a new concept. It has proven to be a valuable approach to enhance deeper learning, improve critical thinking and problem solving. It has been used in the clinical environment, the classroom and the clinical skills laboratory.

The gastro-renal effects of intra-abdominal hypertension: Implications for critical care nurses.

Intra-abdominal hypertension is classified as either primary or secondary - primary occurs due to intra-abdominal or retro-peritoneal pathophysiology, whereas secondary results in alterations in capillary fluid dynamics due to factors, such as massive fluid resuscitation and generalised inflammation. The renal and gastro-intestinal effects occur early in the progression of intra-abdominal hypertension, and may lead to poor patient outcomes if not identified. As a direct response to intra-abdominal hypertension, renal function is reduced with remarkable impairment from pressures of around 10 mmHg, oliguria developing at 15 mmHg and anuria developing at 30 mmHg.

Using Colaizzi's method of data analysis to explore the experiences of nurse academics teaching on satellite campuses.

Background: Phenomenology is a useful methodological approach in qualitative nursing research. It enables researchers to put aside their perceptions of a phenomenon and give meaning to a participant's experiences. Exploring the experiences of others enables previously unavailable insights to be discovered.

An integrative review of absenteeism in newly graduated nurses.

Managing sickness and absenteeism in the workplace is challenging, and nurse managers must consider their various causes so they can implement effective management strategies. It is also vital to consider the factors that influence absenteeism and turnover among newly graduated registered nurses (RNs), whose retention can help to address staff shortages. This article describes a literature review that aimed to identify the potential causes of sickness absence in newly graduated RNs.

An integrative review of graduate transition programmes: Developmental considerations for nursing management.

Unlabelled: Graduate transition programmes have been developed to recruit new nursing staff and facilitate an effective transition from nursing student to Registered Nurse within the clinical environment. Therefore the aim of this paper was to explore the various elements included in nursing graduate transition programmes. An integrative review was undertaken incorporating a strict inclusion criterion, critical appraisal, and thematic analysis of 30 studies.

Nursing students collaborating to develop multiple-choice exam revision questions: A student engagement study.

Background: Nursing students find bioscience subjects challenging. Bioscience exams pose particular concerns for these students, which may lead to students adopting a surface-approach to learning.

Objectives: To promote student collective understanding of bioscience, improve their confidence for the final exam, and improve deeper understanding of bioscience.

Hypocalcaemia-induced tetany secondary to total thyroidectomy: a nursing case review.

Presentations to the emergency department with a diagnosis of hypocalcaemia-induced tetany secondary to total thyroidectomy are rare. A patient presented to the emergency department of a regional Australian hospital with hypocalcaemia-induced tetany. A case study was employed to reflect on the care provided and identify knowledge practice deficits within this unusual patient presentation.

The cardio-respiratory effects of intra-abdominal hypertension: Considerations for critical care nursing practice.

Intra-abdominal hypertension can be classified as either primary or secondary. Primary intra-abdominal hypertension is often associated through trauma or diseases of the abdominopelvic region such as pancreatitis or abdominal surgery, while secondary intra-abdominal hypertension is the result of extra-abdominal causes such as sepsis or burns. The critically ill patient offers some challenges in monitoring in particular secondary intra-abdominal hypertension because of the effects of fluid resuscitation, the use of inotropes and positive pressure ventilation.

Nursing handovers: An integrative review of the different models and processes available.

The aim of this study is to explore the different handover models and processes available and their efficacy in improving handover communication within nursing practice. The handover of information is a key nursing responsibility that ensures patient outcomes through continuity of care. This process is widely recognised as an opening for error that may comprise patient safety.

Advancing student nurse knowledge of the biomedical sciences: A mixed methods study.

Background: Nursing students' ability to learn, integrate and apply bioscience knowledge to their clinical practice remains a concern.

Objectives: To evaluate the implementation, influence, and student perspective of a team-teaching workshop to integrate bioscience theory with clinical nursing practice.

Design: The team-teaching workshop was offered prior to commencement of the university semester as a refresher course at an Australian university.

Final year Australian nursing students' experiences with bioscience: A cross-sectional survey.

Nursing students have reported bioscience to be challenging and difficult to understand. This might have a negative impact upon their ability to understand patients' clinical conditions and nursing practice. We sought information about students' experiences with bioscience.