Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR): Perceived benefits, barriers and enablers to implementation and practice.

Introduction: There are a number of perceived benefits and barriers to family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) in the emergency department, and debate continues among health professionals regarding the practice of family presence.

Aim: This review of the literature aims to develop an understanding of the perceived benefits, barriers and enablers to implementing and practicing FPDR in the emergency department.

Results: The perceived benefits include; helping with the grieving process; everything possible was done, facilitates closure and healing and provides guidance and family understanding and allows relatives to recognise efforts.

Attitudes, implementation and practice of family presence during resuscitation (FPDR): a quantitative literature review.

Aim: To undertake a review of the quantitative research literature, to determine emergency staff and public attitudes, to support the implementation and practice of family presence during resuscitation in the emergency department.

Background: FPDR although endorsed by numerous resuscitation councils, cardiac, trauma and emergency associations, continues to be topical, the extent to which it is implemented and practiced remains unclear.

Review Methods: A review of the quantitative studies published between 1992 and October 2011 was undertaken using the following databases: CINAHL, Ovid Medline, PSYCHINFO, Pro-Quest, Theses Database, Cochrane, and Google Scholar search engine.

Development of an undergraduate nursing Clinical Evaluation Form (CEF).

A clinical placement evaluation form for undergraduate nursing students was developed to address the need for evaluating success in clinical teaching support and provide a feedback loop to the University, clinical educators and clinical venues. A 21-item, with five domains, (orientation, clinical educator/teacher, ward staff and environment, clinical hurdles, and university) Clinical Evaluation Form (CEF) was developed. The form was live tested with 178 year 1 and 2 undergraduate nursing students.

The influence of adult behaviors on child coping during venipuncture: a sequential analysis.

The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the influences of adult behaviors on child coping behaviors during venipunctures (VPs) in an emergency department. Observations of children and adults from 66 VPs were coded using a modified version of the Child-Adult Medical Procedure Interaction Scale and analyzed using sequential analysis. Results showed adult reassurance behavior promoted child distress behaviors, such as crying, as well as nondistress behaviors, such as information seeking; adult distraction behaviors promoted children's distraction, control, and coping behaviors; and children frequently ignored adult behaviors.

Rating medical emergency teamwork performance: development of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM).

Aim: To develop a valid, reliable and feasible teamwork assessment measure for emergency resuscitation team performance.

Background: Generic and profession specific team performance assessment measures are available (e.g.

A multicultural perspective on conducting palliative care research in an Indian population in Australia.

Australia's population is culturally and linguistically diverse, with approximately one quarter of the population born overseas (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2005). Health-care research must be culturally sensitive and due consideration given to the unique ethical, cultural, and other issues that may arise. Issues in palliative care research have become more complex as the options of care at the end of life develop in respect to the requirements of different cultures.

Automated versus manual blood pressure measurement: a randomized crossover trial.

This study evaluated the accuracy and reliability of the Dinamap 8100 automated blood pressure machine against three internationally recognized criteria. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were taken concurrently by two nurses using the automated machine and a manual sphygmomanometer. Results demonstrated agreement between automated and manual readings on one set of criteria for both systolic and diastolic pressures, and support for systolic readings only on one other criterion.

Treatment content in child and adolescent mental health services: development of the treatment recording sheet.

This paper presents a clinician self-report measure developed to record the specific components of treatment used with adolescents attending a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Using action research methodology, 18 clinicians attended up to five facilitated discussion groups during 2006 to discuss the planned implementation of a clinical trial. The clinicians helped adapt a checklist for recording treatment strategies applied in CAMHS with adolescents.

Using overseas registered nurses to fill employment gaps in rural health services: quick fix or sustainable strategy?

Objective: This study sought to identify and evaluate approaches used to attract internationally trained nurses from traditional and non-traditional countries and incentives employed to retain them in small rural hospitals in Gippsland, Victoria.

Design: An exploratory descriptive design.

Setting: Small rural hospitals in Gippsland, Victoria.

Does Interpersonal Psychotherapy improve clinical care for adolescents with depression attending a rural child and adolescent mental health service? Study protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial.

Background: Depression amongst adolescents is a costly societal problem. Little research documents the effectiveness of public mental health services in mapping this problem. Further, it is not clear whether usual care in such services can be improved via clinician training in a relevant evidence based intervention.

The attitudes and practices of neonatal nurses in the use of kangaroo care.

Objectives: To survey the attitudes and practices of Australian neonatal nurses in the use of kangaroo care (KC) and identify possible concerns with promoting KC in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Design: A two-phase research approach was used that included a descriptive survey followed by in-depth interviews with a subset of survey respondents.

Sample: Thirty four nurses working in the NICU of a large public hospital in Melbourne completed a survey questionnaire.

Quality of life of cancer patients receiving inpatient and home-based palliative care.

Aims: This paper reports a comparative study of the symptom experience, physical and psychological health, perceived control of the effects of cancer and quality of life of terminally ill cancer patients receiving inpatient and home-based palliative care, and the factors that predict quality of life.

Background: Quality of life is a major goal in the care of patients with terminal cancer. In addition to symptom management, psychological care and provision of support, being cared for at home is considered an important determinant of patient well-being.

Symptoms, psychological distress, social support, and quality of life of Chinese patients newly diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer.

This study aims to describe symptoms, psychological distress, social support, and quality of life of Chinese patients newly diagnosed with gastrointestinal tract (GIT) cancer, and to identify the extent to which demographic, physical, and psychosocial factors predict their quality of life. A convenience sample of 146 newly diagnosed GIT cancer patients recruited from 3 major hospitals in Shanghai completed a self-report questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to obtain demographic and medical data and measures of symptoms, psychological distress, social support, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and global quality of life (GQoL).

Quality of life of Chinese patients newly diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer: a longitudinal study.

Cancer of the gastrointestinal (GIT) tract is a major health problem in China. The aims of the study were to investigate quality of life of Chinese patients newly diagnosed with gastrointestinal (GIT) cancer, identify factors predicting quality of life, and to examine the pattern of stability and change in symptoms, psychosocial measures and quality of life over a 6 months period. A convenience sample of 146 newly diagnosed GIT cancer patients recruited from three major hospitals in Shanghai completed a self-report questionnaire initially and 6 months later.