Purpose The purpose of this article is to characterize the concept knowing the patient as
reflected in the contemporary nursing literature and to consider implications for nursing …

Nursing is typically understood, and understands itself, as a care-giving occupation. It is
through its relationships with patients–whether these are absent, present, good, bad or …

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title!" This is a well-written, thought-provoking book on
theoretical thinking and knowledge development in nursing." Score: 93, 4 stars. óDoodyís …

Evidence suggests that delivery of good nursing care in long-term care (LTC) facilities is
reflected in nurses' descriptions of the factors and structures that affect their work …

Background Recruitment of sufficient participants in an efficient manner is still widely
acknowledged to be a major challenge to the mounting and completion of randomised …

Background Studies have demonstrated that the transition experience of new graduate
nurses is complex and frequently negative, leading to dissatisfaction with nursing and …

Compassionate practice is expected of Registered Nurses (RNs) around the world while at
the same time remaining a contested concept. Nevertheless, student nurses are expected to …

Title. Emotional labour underlying caring: an evolutionary concept analysis Aim. This paper
is a report of a concept analysis of emotional labour. Background. Caring is considered as …

Our study provides an analysis of role transition, examining how macro-level influences and
micro-level practice interact in framing role transition, with a focus upon professional identity …

Kenyan neonatal nurses are asked to do the impossible: to bridge the gap between
international standards of nursing and the circumstances they face each day. They work …