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Featured article: Cross-sectional examination of the association between shift length and hospital nurses job satisfaction and nurse reported quality measures

Shifts of 12 hours and longer are associated with poor ratings of quality of care and higher rates of care left undone; are shorter shift patterns better for the patient AND the nurse?

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

Katrina Young, Harrison Ng Chok and Lesley Wilkes

Published on: 21 September 2017
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A mixed method study of an education intervention to reduce use of restraint and implement person-centered dementia care in nursing homes

Frode F. Jacobsen, Tone Elin Mekki, Oddvar Førland, Bjarte Folkestad, Øyvind Kirkevold, Randi Skår, Eva Marie Tveit and Christine Øye

Published on: 18 September 2017
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A cross sectional study on nursing process implementation and associated factors among nurses working in selected hospitals of Central and Northwest zones, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Zeray Baraki, Fiseha Girmay, Kalayou Kidanu, Hadgu Gerensea, Dejen Gezehgne and Hafte Teklay

Published on: 15 September 2017
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How school nurses experience and understand everyday pain among adolescents

Magnhild Høie, Kristin Haraldstad, Gudrun Rohde, Liv Fegran, Thomas Westergren, Sølvi Helseth, Åshild Slettebø and Berit Johannessen

Published on: 13 September 2017
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Ground-up-top down: a mixed method action research study aimed at normalising research in practice for nurses and midwives

Vicki Parker, Gena Lieschke and Michelle Giles

Published on: 12 September 2017

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A qualitative study of nursing student experiences of clinical practice

Farkhondeh Sharif and Sara Masoumi

Published on: 9 November 2005
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A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a single session of nurse administered massage for short term relief of chronic non-malignant pain

Kate Seers, Nicola Crichton, June Martin, Katrina Coulson and Dawn Carroll

Published on: 4 July 2008
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Factors influencing nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure to microorganisms: A focus group study

Georgios Efstathiou, Evridiki Papastavrou, Vasilios Raftopoulos and Anastasios Merkouris

Published on: 21 January 2011
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Managing change in the nursing handover from traditional to bedside handover – a case study from Mauritius

Hemant K Kassean and Zaheda B Jagoo

Published on: 28 January 2005
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Patient advocacy: barriers and facilitators

Reza Negarandeh, Fatemeh Oskouie, Fazlollah Ahmadi, Mansoure Nikravesh and Ingalill Rahm Hallberg

Published on: 1 March 2006

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Anto De Pol, Universita di Modena e Reggio
Bridget Johnston, University of Glasgow
Adelais Markaki, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pammla Petrucka, University of Saskatchewan and Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology
Lesley Wilkes, University of Western Sydney

Bridget Johnston, Section Editor

Bridget’s research has centered on self-care and advanced cancer, telehealth and palliative care symptom management in palliative care and laterally developing and testing interventions related to dignity and end of life care. She has a keen interest in her current role in supporting nurses to integrate and implement evidenced base practice and building clinical academic careers. Bridget supports a number of PhD students doing palliative care studies.

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Featured article: Cross-sectional examination of the association between shift length and hospital nurses job satisfaction and nurse reported quality measures

We are recruiting new Editorial Board members

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

A mixed method study of an education intervention to reduce use of restraint and implement person-centered dementia care in nursing homes

A cross sectional study on nursing process implementation and associated factors among nurses working in selected hospitals of Central and Northwest zones, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

How school nurses experience and understand everyday pain among adolescents

Ground-up-top down: a mixed method action research study aimed at normalising research in practice for nurses and midwives

A qualitative study of nursing student experiences of clinical practice

A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a single session of nurse administered massage for short term relief of chronic non-malignant pain

Factors influencing nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure to microorganisms: A focus group study

Managing change in the nursing handover from traditional to bedside handover – a case study from Mauritius

Patient advocacy: barriers and facilitators

Aims and scope

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Bridget Johnston, Section Editor

BMC Series blog

Behind the Image: Camera-shy Octupi

Podcast: Family member perceptions of OCD

Possible effects of raising tobacco taxes across the EU

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