A DiCenso

..To review the effectiveness of primary prevention strategies aimed at delaying sexual intercourse, improving use of birth control, and reducing incidence of unintended pregnancy in adolescents...

..Many of their comments reflected traditional gender differences. Peers, and for females, partners and parents influenced sexual decision-making. The participants made numerous suggestions for improving sexual health services...

..The results indicate that NPs are not being used to their full potential in managing pain among elderly LTC residents...

..Large numbers of sexually active Ontario adolescents continue to be vulnerable to pregnancy, STDs and AIDS...

..This article highlights available resources and describes strategies that nurses can use to develop and sustain an evidence-based nursing practice...

..This paper describes a participatory, evidence-based, patient-focused process for advanced practice nursing (APN) role development, implementation, and evaluation (PEPPA framework)...

..Mothers of children at-risk for developmental delays tend to be the most difficult to access and engage, and commonly drop out of home visiting programmes prematurely...

..These findings illustrate the value of qualitative inquiry for understanding patients' satisfaction with care, can be used for self-reflection, and have implications for nursing education programs...

..008) were respective positive and negative predictors of APN job satisfaction. Progress in role development is described, and recommendations for improving role development and expanding the delivery of oncology APN services are provided...

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..This paper is a report of a study exploring the perceptions of long-term care team members and nurse managers about barriers and facilitators to optimal use of nurse practitioners to manage residents' pain in long-term care settings...

..To determine the impact of early mobilisation (EM) on total mortality and non-fatal re-infarction after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...

..They may benefit more from an APN role that can provide ongoing rather than episodic supportive care to assess and manage the multiple, new, and worsening health problems associated with progressive disease...

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..Implications for practice to improve supportive care services for families affected by APC are provided...

..Future qualitative studies will inform the design of interventions to improve satisfaction among adolescent mothers...

..001). Age was a predictor of HRQL, with older women demonstrating poorer physical and better mental HRQL 3 months after the operation. CONCLUSIONS: HRQL of older women is improved significantly as early as 3 months after CABG surgery...

..The purpose of this paper is to construct a comprehensive framework of research dissemination and utilization that is useful for both health policy and clinical decision-making...

..Public policy or individual patient treatment decisions should be based on observational studies only when randomized trials are unavailable and only with careful consideration of possible biases...

..These data provide useful information about Canadian adolescent sexual activity, particularly related to identifying high risk groups for targeted prevention interventions...

..To test the validity of The Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scales as measures of patient satisfaction with nursing care in an inpatient postpartum unit...

..The findings have implications for nurses who are responsible for hiring, training, and supervising family visitors...

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..Additionally, nurses felt their orientation only moderately prepared them for their new jobs. The findings suggest orientation programs need to be tailored to address the learning needs of nurses experiencing job change...

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..Transition programs that aim to improve the transition process should be developed for these patients...

..It became clear that a planned systematic approach to facilitate implementation of CPGs was needed...