Issue 32 HARTRICK, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada writes that recent research has raised questions regarding the validity and relevance of practitioners’ perspectives regarding diabetes and diabetes care.... more MATZ and BROWN, Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, North Carolina USA review the current literature (30 references) regarding humour and pain management.... more WARDELL and ENGEBRETSON, School of Nursing, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, USA write that technological advances and economic, social and cultural conditions have created a climate of change in health care and that new roles and approac... more Issue 24 HALL, University of Texas as Austin, USA outlines a critique of existing knowledge regarding spirituality, gleaned from data and insights during 10 years of research and practice regarding the psychosocial and spiritual aspects of living with HIV, and prop... more | Issue 24 cont'd KACPEREK, Independent British Healthcare Fulwood Hall Hospital, Preston, Lancashire UK describes how her nursing practice was enhanced following the loss of her voice . Surprisingly, being unable to speak seemed to improve the nurse/patient relationship.... more ROYLE and colleagues, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada write that in the rapidly changing health care environment nurses need to keep up-to-date with new developments, assess whether these are app... more SHAW, Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA writes that the “hot flash (flush) ” (HF ) or vasomotor instability is experienced by 75% of perimenopausal and menopausal women in the US.... more WALLACE, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Western New York Health Care System USA writes that a review of the literature regarding relaxation and imagery interventions for cancer pain is required because major review articles have excluded nursing resear... more |
