Vol 5, No 7 (2015)

Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Vol. 5, No. 7, July 2015

Table of Contents

Original Research

Students’ evaluation of a computerized patient simulator in nursing education and its effect on the results of preclinical tests
Elisabeth K. Flaathen, Jill Flo, Lisbeth Fagerström
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A qualitative study of the work environment in obstetrical nursing in northeastern Ontario, Canada
Behdin Nowrouzi, Nancy Lightfoot, Lorraine Carter, Michel Larivière, Ellen Rukholm, Diane Belanger-Gardner
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Development of communication skills in healthcare: Perspectives of new graduates of undergraduate nursing education
Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Dany M. Hilaire
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Determinants of the medication adherence behavior among elderly patients with coronary heart diseases
Hsien-Jy Ma, Miaofen Yen, Ching-Huey Chen
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Low back pain and coping strategies’ among nurses in Port Said City, Egypt
Maha Moussa Mohamed Moussa, Hanan Hassan El-Ezaby, Reda Ibrahim El-Mowafy
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The CARE heuristic for addressing burnout in nurses
Jane Compson
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The impact of an inpatient hospital admission on patients’ physical functioning and quality of life in the oncology setting
Andrew Murnane, Justin Keogh, Fiona Magat, Sonya Imbesi, Marie Coulombe, Sharni Patchell, Allan Abbott
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Development of a valid and reliable evaluation instrument for undergraduate nursing students during simulation
Janeth J. Stiller, Kristine A. Nelson, Mindi Anderson, Mary J. Ashe, Sharon T. Johnson, Kamal Sandhu, Ellen Mangold, Susan Scheid, Judy LeFlore
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The use of high-definition video technology on diabetes management
Amal Abdel-hameed Elabbassy
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Animal-assisted therapy to promote ambulation in the hospital setting: Potentially effective but is it feasible?
Nancy L. Novotny, Jackie Deibner, Cheryl Herrmann
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Evaluation of TeamSTEPPS integration across a curriculum regarding team attitudes: A longitudinal study
Mary Beth R. Maguire, Marie N. Bremner, David N. Bennett, Lewis VanBrackle
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Case Report

Use of root cause analysis in nursing education: Best practice from the quality and safety officer
Elizabeth Cooper, Susan Pauly-O'Neill
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Improving systems through the use of improvement and safety science: A case study in pain pump and patient transfer processes
Shea Polancich, Terri Poe, Linda Moneyham
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Reviews

Nursing reflective practice: An empirical literature review
Véronique Dubé, Francine Ducharme
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Nursing education in the United States, Thailand, and China: Literature review
Ying Liu, Branom Rodcumdee, Ping Jiang, Li Yan Sha
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