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This study set out to identify the educational and research priorities of registered nurses practising in rural and remote areas of Australia. It included two groups of participants, one which identified as rural and another which identified as remote. The findings for the rural cohort in the study are presented in this article. Research participants represented a national sample. The Delphi method was used to obtain the most reliable consensus of the nurse participants. In the final phase of the study, 13 high priorities were identified. Study findings highlight perceived needs for clinical nursing research and continuing education for nurses practising in rural Australia.
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Clinical Nursing Research , Community Health Nursing/organization & administration , Medically Underserved Area , Rural Health , Australia , Education, Continuing , Education, Nursing , Health Care Rationing , HumansABSTRACT
The aim of this pilot research project was to identify priority areas for clinical nursing research for renal specialist nurses practising in general critical care. Research participants in the study included Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and Clinical Nurse Consultants (CNCs), n = 12. The study sample was national with representation from a number of major metropolitan teaching hospitals in Australia. The Delphi technique was used to obtain the most reliable consensus of the specialist nurses. Research priorities emerged in four areas: 1) clinical research which is of highest value to patients; 2) clinical research which is of highest value to CNSs/CNCs; 3) clinical research which would provide improved community care and 4) research that would be of value for CNSs/CNCs professional needs. In the final phase of the study nine high priorities were identified. The findings of the study suggest directions for clinical nursing research which would benefit renal specialist nurses and their patients.
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Clinical Nursing Research , Health Priorities , Kidney Diseases/nursing , Nurse Clinicians/psychology , Adult , Australia , Critical Care , Delphi Technique , Female , Health Services Needs and Demand , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pilot ProjectsABSTRACT
The aims of this research project were to identify areas for research in Australian critical care nursing with potential for improvement in patient care, and to advise nursing research policy and priorities with relevance to areas of patients' needs. Research participants represented a national sample of clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) and clinical nurse consultants (CNCs). The Delphi method was used to obtain the most reliable consensus of the specialist nurses, and over 238 research priorities were identified initially. In the final phase of the research nine high priorities were identified. The findings of this study suggest directions for clinical nursing research in critical care.
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Clinical Nursing Research , Critical Care , Health Priorities , Health Services Needs and Demand , Adult , Australia , Consultants , Delphi Technique , Health Policy , Humans , Nurse Clinicians , Pilot Projects , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
This paper reports a study of the bronchodilator effects of doses of the beta 2 agonist fenoterol and the muscarinic blocker ipratropium suitable for administering in combination as a standard dose of two discharges from a single metered-dose pressurised aerosol. In 12 middle-aged bronchitics who had already been shown to respond to both types of drug the combination was almost always a little (6% on average) more effective than either drug singly. It is possible that an equal or better effect could have been obtained if fenoterol or perhaps ipratropium had been given alone in an individually determined maximally effective dose.
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Atropine Derivatives/administration & dosage , Ethanolamines/administration & dosage , Fenoterol/administration & dosage , Ipratropium/administration & dosage , Aerosols , Aged , Albuterol/therapeutic use , Bronchitis/drug therapy , Bronchitis/physiopathology , Chronic Disease , Drug Combinations , Female , Fenoterol/therapeutic use , Humans , Ipratropium/therapeutic use , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Salmonella and Arizona organisms could not be isolated from water samples, feces, and tissues of turtles prior to the experiment. After stressing, Salmonella organisms were isolated from tissues of 7 of 27 stressed turtles and from only 1 of 12 unstressed turtles. Arizona organisms were isolated from 9 of 36 stressed turtles whereas results for all 12 unstressed turtles were negative.
