Being an Insider Nurse Researcher: Navigating the Challenges and Benefits to Ensure Rigour.

Aim: To provide insights into the challenges and benefits of being an insider nurse researcher in case study research. To describe strategies used to maintain rigour and trustworthiness when conducting insider research.

Design: Case study with insider research methodology was used to evaluate a nurse-led supportive care model for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and their caregivers.

An exploration of undergraduate nursing assistant employment in aged care and its value to undergraduate nursing education.

Aims: To explore the types of nursing skills that are learnt through work as nursing assistants in aged care; and determine how these skills help to prepare novice nurses for new graduate practice as a Registered Nurse.

Background: Issues surrounding patient care currently plague the aged care sector in Australia. Undergraduate Assistants in Nursing are undergraduate nursing students who work in a variety of clinical settings, including aged care facilities.

Undergraduate nursing assistant employment in aged care has benefits for new graduates.

Aims: To determine how undergraduate assistant in nursing employment in aged care helps to prepare new graduates for clinical work as a Registered Nurse.

Background: The amount and quality of clinical experience afforded by university programs has been the subject of constant debate in the nursing profession. New graduate nurses are often deemed inadequately prepared for clinical practice and so many nursing students seek employment as assistants in nursing whilst studying to increase their clinical experience.

Adaptation and validation of a survey instrument measuring perceived preparedness of nursing graduates.

Background: In Australia, a significant percentage of bachelor of nursing students are employed in the aged care sector, or in aged care settings, as assistants in nursing (AINs) or personal care assistants. However the value of aged care in nursing education is often overlooked.

Aim: To outline the adaptation and validation of a survey, originally developed for medical graduates, for use with nursing graduates.

Barriers to breast and cervical cancer screening for women with physical disability: A review.

This review critically examined the barriers to breast and cervical cancer screening services for women with physical disability and discussed ways forward to change practice. When compared to the rest of the community, women with disability were less likely to use preventive health screening services for multiple reasons. Moreover, women with disability live longer than in previous years, and as age is linked to an increased risk of developing cancer, it is imperative that the barriers to screening for these women become a focus of discussion.

Exploring undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of working in aged care settings: A review of the literature.

Objectives: To explore undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of working in the aged care setting through a review of the literature.

Design: A review of available literature relating to undergraduate nursing students' attitudes, perceptions and experiences in the aged care setting, or in the care of older adults.

Data Sources: CINAHL Plus with Full Text was the primary database used.

The experiences of undergraduate Assistants in Nursing (AIN).

Background: University academic timelines and a shortage of clinical placements available for students have created challenges for universities to provide maximum clinical exposure and preparation for practise. A State-run health system in Australia developed an incentive whereby students are actively recruited to work as Assistants in Nursing (AINs) whilst completing their undergraduate nursing programme, enabling them to enhance clinical skills learned during university. There have been no previous studies that reflect their experiences.