@ TERNATIONAL JOURNAL of NURSING PRACTICE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alan Pearson School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia REGIONAL EDITORS Australia and the Pacific UK and Europe Nordic Countries Professor Mary FitzGerald Professor Iain Graham Dr Marja-Leena Perala Asia Africa Canada Professor David Thompson Professor Leana R. Uys Ms Doris Grinspun New Zealand South America Professor Alison Dixon Professor G. Hussein Rassool For contact details see inside back cover INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD David Arthur Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hong Kong Jean Orr Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland Helen Baker University of Newcastle, NSW, {ustralia Jan Pincombe Univer ity of South Australia, Salisbury East, Australia Senga Bond University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, UK Marta Stankova Charles Universit} The Czech Republic Anne Chang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Beverley Taylor Southern Cross University, NSW, Australia Elisabeth Hamrin Lin Koping, Sweden Alison Tierney University of Adelaide, SA, Australia Patricia Hess San Francisco State University, California, USA Pearl Treac y Universit} College, Dublin, Ireland Laszlo Komaromy Medical University of Pécs, Hungary Jean Watson Universit} f Colorado, Denver, USA Judy Lumby New South Wales College of Nursing, NSW; Australia Robin Watts Curtin University of Technology, WA, Australia Ann McMurray Griffith University, Queensland, Australia Jill White Universit} of Technology, NSW, Australia Marie Manthey Creative Nursing Management, Minneapolis, USA PRODUCTION EDITOR Sandra Ozols zols(a bigp ynd.net.au This journal is also published online at www.blackweil-synergy.com Aims and Scope: International Journal of Nursing Practice is a fully refereed vices Abstracts, MEDLINE, Social Planning/ Policy and Development Abstracts, Sociol f journal that publishes original scholarly work that advances the international {bstracts, UnCover and University Microfilms understanding and development of nursing, both as a profession and as an aca Editorial Correspondence: All material for publication should be submitte: demic disciplineT.h e Journal focuses on research papers and professional dis cussion papers that have a sound scientific, theoretical or philosophical base. online at ijnp.manus¢ riptcentral.com Preference is given to high-quality papers written in a way that renders them Disclaimer: The Publisher and Editors cannot be held responsible for errors or accessible to a wide audience without compromising quality. The primary cri any consequences arising from the use of information contained in this journal; th teria for acceptance are excellence, relevance and « larity. All articles are peer views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Publisher and reviewed by at least two researchers expert in the field of the submitted paper. Editors, neither does the publication of advertisements constitute any endorsement by the Publisher and Editors of the products advertised Abstracting and Indexing Services: The Journal is indexed by ASSIA, This journal is printed on acid-free paper British Nursing Index, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, CINAHL Database, Health Ser © 2003 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. To submit your manuscript visit: ijnp.manuscriptcentral.com For subscription and all other information visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/ijn IJN.JEB.Dec03 @ TERNATIONAL JOURNAL of NURSING PRACTICE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alan Pearson School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia REGIONAL EDITORS Australia and the Pacific UK and Europe Nordic Countries Professor Mary FitzGerald Professor Iain Graham Dr Marja-Leena Perala Asia Africa Canada Professor David Thompson Professor Leana R. Uys Ms Doris Grinspun New Zealand South America Professor Alison Dixon Professor G. Hussein Rassool For contact details see inside back cover INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD David Arthur Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hong Kong Jean Orr Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland Helen Baker University of Newcastle, NSW, {ustralia Jan Pincombe Univer ity of South Australia, Salisbury East, Australia Senga Bond University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, UK Marta Stankova Charles Universit} The Czech Republic Anne Chang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Beverley Taylor Southern Cross University, NSW, Australia Elisabeth Hamrin Lin Koping, Sweden Alison Tierney University of Adelaide, SA, Australia Patricia Hess San Francisco State University, California, USA Pearl Treac y Universit} College, Dublin, Ireland Laszlo Komaromy Medical University of Pécs, Hungary Jean Watson Universit} f Colorado, Denver, USA Judy Lumby New South Wales College of Nursing, NSW; Australia Robin Watts Curtin University of Technology, WA, Australia Ann McMurray Griffith University, Queensland, Australia Jill White Universit} of Technology, NSW, Australia Marie Manthey Creative Nursing Management, Minneapolis, USA PRODUCTION EDITOR Sandra Ozols zols(a bigp ynd.net.au This journal is also published online at www.blackweil-synergy.com Aims and Scope: International Journal of Nursing Practice is a fully refereed vices Abstracts, MEDLINE, Social Planning/ Policy and Development Abstracts, Sociol f journal that publishes original scholarly work that advances the international {bstracts, UnCover and University Microfilms understanding and development of nursing, both as a profession and as an aca Editorial Correspondence: All material for publication should be submitte: demic disciplineT.h e Journal focuses on research papers and professional dis cussion papers that have a sound scientific, theoretical or philosophical base. online at ijnp.manus¢ riptcentral.com Preference is given to high-quality papers written in a way that renders them Disclaimer: The Publisher and Editors cannot be held responsible for errors or accessible to a wide audience without compromising quality. The primary cri any consequences arising from the use of information contained in this journal; th teria for acceptance are excellence, relevance and « larity. All articles are peer views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Publisher and reviewed by at least two researchers expert in the field of the submitted paper. Editors, neither does the publication of advertisements constitute any endorsement by the Publisher and Editors of the products advertised Abstracting and Indexing Services: The Journal is indexed by ASSIA, This journal is printed on acid-free paper British Nursing Index, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, CINAHL Database, Health Ser © 2003 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. To submit your manuscript visit: ijnp.manuscriptcentral.com For subscription and all other information visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/ijn IJN.JEB.Dec03 * VOLUME CONTENTS Number 1 Editorial Getting the evidence into practice Alan Pearson Research Papers Focus group study of endometriosis: Struggle, loss and the medical merry-go-round Helen Cox, Lorraine Henderson, Natalie {nderse n, Glenda Cagliarini and ¢ hantal Ski Women’s experiences of Caesarean section and vaginal birth after Caesarian: A Birthrites initiative . Jennifer Fenwick, Jenny Gamble and Jackie Mawson Quality of life of elderly Japanese patients with glaucoma Yoko Uenishi, Hisako Tsumura, Tokuhiko Miki and Kunishiko Shiraki Nurses’ influence on quality of care in postoperative pain management: A phenomenological study Olle Séderhamn and Ewa Idvall Development of a group model of clinical supervision to meet the needs of a community mental health nursing team Ken Walsh, Jennifer Nicholson, Colleen Keough, Robert Pridham, Myra Kramer and Jennifer Jeffrey Evaluation of quality of life in Chinese patients with gynaecological cancer: Assessments by patients and nurses Hong Zhao, Katsuya Kanda, Shao-Jin Liu and Xiu-Ying Mao Effects of sleep loss in men and women with insufficient sleep suffering from chronic disease: A model for supportive nursing care Ulla M. Edell-Gustafsson, Gunilla Gustavsson and Pia Yngman Uhlin Practice Report Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in the UK Natalie Doughty, Megan Pontin, Vichelle Saunders and Lorraine Donn Supplement Nursing management of fever in children: A systematic review Robin Watts, Jeanette Robertson and Gail Thomas Number 2 Editorial A blast from the past: whatever happened to the ‘new nursing’ and ‘nursing beds’? Alan Pearson Scholarly Paper Consumer expectations of residential aged care: reflections on the literature Helen Edwards, Mary Courtney and Lyndall Spencer Research Papers Nursing experience in [ran {lireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi, Azita Emami and Zohre Parsa Yekta Job stress, coping and health perceptions of Hong Kong primary care nurses Joseph KL Lee Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment: transforming research findings into consensus based clinical guidelines Matthew Lewis, Alan Pearson and Cathy Ward Ensuring excellence: an investigation of the issues that impact on the re -gistered nurse providing residential care to older Australians Julianne Cheek, Alison Ballantyne, Jacqueline Jones, Gerda Roda-Allen and Simon Kitto Different meanings of quality of life: a comparison between what elderly people and geriatric staff believe is of importance Anna-Lena Berglund and Kjersten Ericsson Mothers’ health post-partum and their patterns of seeking vaccination for their infants Cathy Turner, Fran Boyle and Peter O’ Rourke Book Review Supplement The use of moist wound-healing dressings in the management of split-thickness skin graft donor sites: a systematic review Number 3 Editorial Advanced nursing practice: What is it? David Thompson and Roger Watson Scholarly Papers The impact of regular hospitalization of children living with thalassaemia on their parents in Sri Lanka: A phenome nological study Chitra Kumari Nahalla and Mary FitzGerald The relationship between the application of the nursing ethical code and nurses’ work satisfaction Vered Biton and Nili Tabak Research Papers Fall risk assessment: A prospective investigation of nurses’ clinical judgement and risk assessment tools in predicting patient falls Helen Myers and Sue Nikoletti Associations between psychosocial factors and happiness among school adolescents Gerd Karin Natvig, Grethe Albrektsen and Ulla Qvarnstrom Experiences of regional and rural people with cancer being treated with radiotherapy in a metropolitan centre Kristine Martin-McDonald, Cath Rogers-Clark, Desle} Hegney, Alexandra McCarthy and Susanne Pearce Operation Safe Haven: The needs of nurses caring for refugees Rhonda Griffiths, Elisabeth Emrys, Cathryn Finney Lamb, Sand; Exa gar and Mitchell Smith The influence of de -mographic variables and ward type on e Iderly patients’ perceptions of needs and satisfaction duri ing acute hospitalization Esther Chang, Karen Hancock, Lynn Chenoweth, Yun-Hee Jeon, Janet Glasson, Kathy Gradidge and Emilia Graham A conceptual framework for person-centred practice with older peopl Brendan McCormack Review Maintaining oral hydration in older adults: A systematic review Brent Hodgkinson, David Evans and Jacky Wood Announcement Number 4 Editorial Support to heal the scars of war Nicholas Procter Scholarly Papers L eading the deve ‘lopment of nursing within a Nur sing Deve lopment Unit: The perspectives of leadership by the team leader and a professor of nursing lain Graham Hospital fall risk assessment tools: A critique of the literature Helen Myers Research Papers The influences on and experiences of becoming nurse entrepreneurs: A Delphi study Anne Wilson, Andrea Averis and Ken Walsh Improvement of family carers’ knowledge, skills and attitudes ii n caring for older people following the impleme ntation of a Family Carers’ Training Program in the community in Indonesia Junaiti Sahar, Mary Courtney and Helen Edwards Consumer participation in acute care settings: An Australian experience Sally Wellard, Jennifer Lillibridge, Christine Beanland and Michele Lewis Workplace violence in nursing in Queensland, Australia: A self-reported study Desle; Hegney, Ashley Plank and Victoria Parker Announcements Number 5 Editorial The role of documentation in making nursing work visible {lan Pearson : Scholarly Paper Evidence-based practice: To be or not to be, this is the question! Kathryn Zeitz and Helen McCutcheon Special Feature on Quality Improvement in Health Care Imbedding quality improvement into all aspects of nursing practice Lesley E Long E valuating the impact of a new high dependency unit Kiele . irmstrong, Jeanne Young, Alison Hayburn, Benjamin Irish and Sue Nikoletti Quality improvement measures based on patient data: Some psychometric issues Gerry Larsson and Bodil Wilde Larsson Research Papers Adequacy of support for new graduates during their transition into the workplace: \ Queensland, Australia study Victoria Parker, Ashley Plank and Desley Hegney Agitated older patients: Nurses’ perceptions and reality Julia Poole and Sarah Mott Predictors of psychological well-being of nurses in Alexandria, Egypt Mostafa Ahmed Arafa, Mervat Wagdy Abou Nazel, Nahla Khamis Ibrahim and Ashraf Attia The spiritual dimensions of care in military nursing practice Andrew Ormsby and Ann Harrington Practice Report The importance of social and cultural factors to nursing status Anna Bojtor Number 6 Editorial Key performance indicators for nursing Alan Pearson Scholarly Paper Principles of recruitment and retention in clinical trials Leanne Aitken, Robyn Gallagher and Christine Madronio Research Papers University and industry partnerships: Lessons from collaborative research Deanne Gaskill, Paul Morrison, Fran Sanders, Elizabeth Forster, Helen Edwards, Rosanne Fleming and Sandra McClure Part One: Restoring patients to health—Outcomes and indicators of advanced nursing practice in adult critical care Carol Ball and Carol L Cox The parenting competency framework: | earning to be a parent of a child with asthma Hendrika J Maltby, Linda Kristjanson and Mardhie E Coleman Mother—infant interaction in premature infants at three months after nursery discharge Leigh Davis, Helen Edwards and Heather Uohay Self-care practices and the need for influenza vaccination in healthy individuals Candice Bodkin and Hester C Klopper Risks for unplanned hospital readmission in a teac hing hospital in southern Taiwan Su-Hsien Chang,Y a Hung Chiu and | Ping Liou New Regional Editor Biography Referees Author Index Subject Index e a tigto sst