http://www.contemporarynurse.com/ Latest Articles Web Feed from Contemporary Nurse Journal en-us http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4558 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4558 Background: Bullying has been recognized as an important and increasing problem for nurses, who are faced with different kinds of bullying. Recent research has suggested a possible association between bullying and low self-esteem. Objective: To determine the prevalence of bullying at work in a sample of Spanish nurses; to examine the association between bul Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4659 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4659 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4557 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4557 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4577 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4577 One way that nursing students build their practice is through reflective learning from stories. Stories in children's picture books offer a special source of narratives that enable students to build empathy and examine and reconstruct their personal concepts around human experience. Picture books tend to be short and provide an efficient learning tool. Yet, Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4598 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4598 The purpose of this paper is to explore and describe the process of transition that nurses experience when moving from the acute sector to a specialist area of community nursing. Issues explored include the increased movement of nurses into the community sector, the experience of culture shock and changes in nursing roles. Transition issues including the nee Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4609 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4609 This paper reports on one of the key findings from a recent descriptive phenomenological study on lived experience of ten new graduate nurses (NGNs) in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a major acute care hospital. Interpersonal relationships experienced by NGNs in ICU give rise to diverse thoughts, perceptions and feelings that may have significant impact on Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4643 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4643 The aim of the study was to investigate students' verbal violence experiences, the effect of assertiveness on being subjected to violence, the behaviour of students after the violence and the experience of psychological distress during practical training. The study sample consisted of 274 students attending a school of nursing. A questionnaire form and the R Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4645 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4645 A clear understanding and appreciation of the student satisfaction proves to be fundamental in improving educational processes, enhancing the quality of education and evaluating the institutional efficiency. This study aims to determine the satisfaction levels of students and analyze the satisfaction levels on the basis of certain variables. The study sample Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4646 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4646 With the increasing burden of Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) in New Zealand (NZ) the number of people approaching dialysis and therefore requiring pre-dialysis care is increasing. Pre dialysis nurses play a central role in the delivery of this care. This paper aims to discuss what pre-dialysis nurses perceive to be key influences on effective pre-dialysis nurs Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4655 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/42/issue/2/article/4655 Persistent pain negatively impacts upon the individual suffering this condition. Almost all care related to persistent pain is self-managed. Decision-making is a critical skill of the self-manager and without these skills it would be improbable that effective self-management would emerge. However, current theories regarding decision-making and self-managemen Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1000