Journal of advanced nursing
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Development and psychometric testing of an instrument to assess venous leg ulcer lifestyle knowledge. ⋯ An instrument with an acceptable content validity and construct validity was developed. The instrument can be applied in nursing education, nursing practice and nursing research to evaluate venous leg ulcer advice knowledge.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of music on biochemical markers and self-perceived stress among first-line nurses: a randomized controlled crossover trial.
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of music on stress indices and to examine the association between music preference and stress. ⋯ The findings provided evidence for nurses to use soothing music as a research-based nursing intervention for stress reduction.
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The present study examines the efficacy of a scalp cooling system to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia in people with cancer. ⋯ A penguin cap can be an effective method to avoid alopecia in patients receiving chemotherapy drugs. However, it is important to bear in mind that because of individual characteristics, liver function and drug regimens it is not successful in all cases.
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To determine nursing skills most relevant for nurses participating in disaster response medical teams; make recommendations to enhance training of nurses who will be first responders to a disaster site; to improve the capacity of nurses to prepare and respond to severe natural disasters. ⋯ The core nursing skills for disaster response training are: mass casualty transportation; emergency management; haemostasis, bandaging, fixation, manual handling; observation and monitoring; mass casualty triage; controlling specific infection; psychological crisis intervention; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; debridement and dressing; central venous catheter insertion; patient care recording.