Adult children of parents with mental illness: parenting journeys.

Background: Individuals who have lived with childhood parental mental illness are at increased risk of developing mental health concerns. Yet there is limited knowledge about how a person's childhood experiences of parental mental illness may influence their subsequent parenting roles.

Methods: This narrative study generated parenting narratives of adult children who had lived with childhood parental mental illness.

Physical restraints in intensive care-An integrative review.

Background: Physical restraints (PRs) are commonly used in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide for the prevention of treatment interference. While PRs are fundamentally used to maintain patient safety, they can negatively impact the experiences of patients and their families and cause moral and ethical dilemmas for ICU nurses.

Objectives: The aim of this integrative review was to explore the current literature on the use of PR in intensive care.

"You take the private part of her body, … you are taking a part of her life": Voices of circumcised African migrant women on female genital circumcision (FGC) in Australia.

Western countries working toward eradication of female genital mutilation require better inclusion of women originally from countries where the practice is prevalent. However, few authors have examined the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of circumcised African migrant women in western countries. Our findings from 40 responses from self-reported survey and five in-depth interviews show that the participating African migrant women know the reasons behind female genital circumcision (FGC), are living with the negative consequences of FGC, and have a zero tolerance attitude toward the practice.

Experiences of registered nurses from a refugee background: A scoping review.

Aims And Objectives: This scoping review presents an exploration of international literature on the factors that impact refugees' personal and professional experiences during their journey to being registered nurses in a new host country.

Background: Governments of host countries receiving refugees seek to develop strategies that facilitate the successful resettlement, employment and enculturation of refugees that arrive as skilled professionals. There is a scarcity of studies focussing on issues faced by refugees that are RNs or those pursuing nursing registration and employment in a new host country.

Treatment in the home setting with intermittent pneumatic compression for a woman with chronic leg ulcers: a case report.

Background: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) is shown to improve the healing rate of Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU) in the hospital setting. The current Australian "Gold Standard" treatment according to the Australian and New Zealand Wound Management Associations' (AWMA) Prevention & Management of Venous Leg Ulcer guidelines is compression, generally in the form of bandaging then progressing to hosiery once wounds are healed to prevent recurrence. This is recommended in conjunction with other standards of wound management including; nutrition, exercise, client education and addressing underlying pathophysiology and psychosocial factors.

"I am still passionate despite the challenges": Nurses navigating the care for refugees.

Aims And Objectives: To report the challenges faced by the nursing workforce in refugee health.

Background: Nurses are in the forefront of care provision for refugees who are recognised as one of the most vulnerable population groups in the world. The number of refugees in Australia is increasing, and more nurses are needed as care providers.

Knowledge, attitude and practises of dentists towards oral health care during pregnancy: A cross sectional survey in New South Wales, Australia.

Background: Studies internationally show a lack of consensus among dentists regarding perinatal oral health yet no study in Australia has explored the perceptions of dentists in this area. This study aims to determine the knowledge, perceptions and practises of dentists in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, about perinatal oral health.

Methods: An online survey was distributed to 1357 members of the Australian Dental Association (NSW) and 185 (13.

The role of the breast care nurse in patient and family care.

Aims And Objectives: To describe the role of the breast care nurse in caring for patients and families.

Background: The breast care nurse is an expert clinical nurse who plays a significant role in the care of women/men and their families with breast cancer. The role of these nurses has expanded since the 1990s in Australia.

What do antenatal care providers understand and do about oral health care during pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in New South Wales, Australia.

Background: There is mounting evidence to support the lack of awareness among pregnant women about health consequences and long term risks associated with poor oral hygiene during pregnancy. A recognised and important point of influence is their interaction with health professionals, particularly when receiving Antenatal Care. However, there is limited evidence about the perceptions of ANC providers in Australia toward the provision of perinatal oral healthcare.

Developing a tool to measure the factors influencing nurses' enjoyment of nursing.

Aims And Objectives: To develop a tool to measure the influencing nurses' enjoyment of nursing.

Background: Enjoyment in the workplace is an influential aspect found to boost work morale, job satisfaction leading to higher work retention which is important in nursing given the availability of nurses in the workforce. This study looks to refine the determinants of enjoyment from nurses in a large metropolitan hospital in western Sydney.

Enjoyment in nursing--experiences from the clinical milieu.

Aims And Objectives: To present findings from a qualitative study which aimed to explore and describe experiences of enjoyment in nursing.

Background: The topic of 'enjoying nursing' is often part of job satisfaction surveys conducted in the workplace and in some studies it has been found to be the prime reason that nurses stay in the workforce. However, there is little research which explores the concept fully.

Treading the clinical pathway: a qualitative study of advanced practice nurses in a local health district in Australia.

Background: Career planning in nursing is often haphazard, with many studies showing that nurses need personal motivation, education, and the support of workplaces, which are often dominated by political and fiscal agendas. Nurses often need institutional and personal support to plan their careers and make decisions regarding their career aspirations.

Method: A descriptive qualitative design was used.

The role of a clinical nurse consultant in an Australian Health District: a quantitative survey.

Background: This study replicates previous research undertaken in 2013 that explored the role of the Clinical Nurse Consultant in a metropolitan health district in Sydney, Australia.

Methods: A descriptive survey, using Likert scales, was used to collect data from Clinical Nurse Consultants.

Results: Clinical Nurse Consultants are well informed about the domains and functions of their role, as stipulated in the relevant award.

Using the Delphi technique in nursing research.

The Delphi technique is often used when consensus views of experts are sought in nursing education, management and clinical work. This article discusses the usefulness of the technique for research in nursing, using personal experience, past critiques and examples from contemporary nursing research.

Transcriptionist saturation: knowing too much about sensitive health and social data.

Aim: The paper describes and interprets the experiences of transcriptionists employed to translate recorded auditory research, medical, court data into text and specifically when the research is sensitive and the audio source material may be traumatic to hear.

Background: This study highlights the ongoing need for transcriptionists to be recognized in the ethics process as a potentially vulnerable group who need greater support and debriefing when transcribing sensitive health and social data.

Design: Qualitative research.

Nutritional screening and older adults.

Nutrition is rarely included in the screening programmes of older people. However, nutritional screening of this population is important to distinguish between deterioration in their health status due to the physical decline of ageing and that due to nutritional deficiency.

Work-related stress: a brief review.

Work-related stress is a serious and growing problem in the UK and as such, is regarded as a significant health and safety issue. It is vital that this issue is addressed and that action is taken to address the problems that this may create both for individuals and the organisations in which individuals work. This paper reviews the concept of work-related stress showing how its deleterious impact may exert both direct and indirect effects on the workforce thus affecting both individual and organisational effectiveness.

Interventions in forensic psychiatry: the caregiver's perspective.

Although a number of official reports have identified the needs of the caregivers of mentally disordered offenders (forensic clients), there has been limited research in this area. However, some consistent themes have started to emerge from the literature. The burdens being faced by healthcare professionals working with forensic clients are distinct from that of those working with non-forensic clients, with levels of violence directed towards the former being much higher.

The relevance of degree-level preparation for community nurses.

The most recent changes in the preparation of specialist community nurses assume that educational improvements automatically increase the skills and knowledge of the participants and thus the subsequent quality of care. The rapidly changing environment of community healthcare delivery has meant that the possession of degree-level qualification is now seen as necessary for flexibility and responsiveness to change. However, the philosophy behind this thinking is flawed--education does not always reflect the reality of care delivery.

Nutrition: a necessary adjunct to hospital care?

Good nutrition is undoubtedly central to optimum health and to the recovery from illness yet research and clinical surveys repeatedly demonstrate an unacceptably high incidence of malnutrition in hospital patients in whom it delays recovery, increases the incidence of complications and significantly increases the cost of treatment; the human cost is inestimable.

The search for strategies to reduce nurse wastage.

Potential nurse candidates lack realistic information about the profession. The way nurses are interviewed for entry to the pre-registration diploma programme needs restructuring. The bursary system causes problems, especially for mature students with children.