Publications by authors named "P Calleja"
Background: Transitioning into the first year of clinical practice as a nurse or changing specialties in the nursing career presents a critical phase for novice nurses characterized by excitement, apprehension, and the phenomenon of "transition shock." Within perioperative nursing, this transition phase takes on distinctive challenges. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on transition programs and arrangements.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acute application of adjunctive negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) significantly improves time to re-epithelialization in pediatric burn patients. This adjunctive treatment has not yet been broadly or routinely adopted as a standard primary burns dressing strategy. The Implementation of Negative PRessurE for acute Pediatric burns (INPREP) trial will implement and evaluate the impact of adjunctive NPWT in parallel with co-designed implementation strategies and resources across four major pediatric hospitals.
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- Pediatric burn injuries are a significant healthcare challenge, and while negative pressure wound therapy can enhance healing in children, its use is not uniformly adopted in treatment.
- The study explored barriers to implementing this therapy in Australian pediatric hospitals through a survey of healthcare professionals and interviews with senior clinicians, identifying eight key obstacles related to resources, knowledge, patient needs, and more.
- The findings will support the development of targeted strategies and inform future research, emphasizing the need for improved resources, training, and policies to enhance therapy uptake.
Background: New graduate nurses are the nursing cohort at greatest risk for turnover and attrition in every context internationally. This has possibly been heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Workplace conditions significantly impact nursing turnover; however, interventions under the positive psychology umbrella may have a mediating impact on the intention to leave.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: This study aimed to gain a better understanding of nursing/midwifery students' perspectives on a pedagogy of caring and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, it aimed to determine if the COVID-19 pandemic impacted students' perceptions and experience of online learning and students' desire to enter the nursing/midwifery workforce.
Design: Mixed methods.