Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing
The centre endeavours to inform clinical practice via rigorous research and
has developed nursing research activities around three key foci:
- · nursing/midwifery interventions - examining the
post-discharge needs of patients; relationship between patients' experiences of
discomfort and self-care capabilities; haemodialysis patients' perception of
itch and implication for nursing practice; associations between stress and
coronary artery disease; the emotional impact on families who monitor
vulnerable infants at home; the experience of parents in neonatal intensive
care unit; effect of breastfeeding education in the middle of pregnancy on
duration of breastfeeding; outcomes of women experiencing perineal trauma/
repair after a normal delivery; uncomplicated AMI patients' learning needs and
symptoms of discomfort after early discharge to hospital in the home; learning
needs, perceptions of stress, coping and burden of the carer supporting the AMI
patient at home
- · health care informatics - development of a new nursing
information system; studies examining nursing costs; the use of digital
photography and its potential as a documentation source for patient associated
cues
- · advanced practice - credentialing nurse pap smear
providers; exploring collaborative models of care; evaluate the impact of an
educational package on midwives performing perineal repair; evaluate impact of
implementation of cardiac hospital in the home program on uncomplicated AMI
patients discharged early
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Thu May 25 16:53:16 EST 2000