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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Ukrainian-Speaking Migrants’ Concerning the Use of Interpreters in Healthcare Service: A Pilot Study

    Emina Hadziabdic

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 15, 2016
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    Mental Health Nursing, Mechanical Restraint Measures and Patients’ Legal Rights

    Soren Birkeland and Frederik A. Gildberg

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 8.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 28, 2016
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    TIME - MAKING THE BEST OF IT!
    A Fieldwork Study Outlining Time in Endoscopy Facilities for Short-Term Stay

    Karin Bundgaard, Erik E. Sørensen and Charlotte Delmar

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 15.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 27, 2016
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    What is Health and What is Important for its Achievement? A Qualitative Study on Adolescent Boys’ Perceptions and Experiences of Health

    Eva Randell, Lars Jerdén, Ann Öhman and Renée Flacking

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 26.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 29, 2016
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    An Investigation of Nurses’ Job Satisfaction in a Private Hospital and Its Correlates

    Wai-Tong Chien and Sin-Yin Yick

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 99.
    Electronic Publication Date: May 27, 2016
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    The Effect of Educational Intervention Regarding the Knowledge of Mothers on Prevention of Accidents in Childhood

    Elayne Cristina Soares Silva, Maria Neyrian de Fátima Fernandes, Márcia Caroline Nascimento Sá, Layane Mota de Souza, Ariadne Siqueira de Araújo Gordon, Ana Cristina Pereira de Jesus Costa, Thábyta Silva de Araújo, Queliane Gomes da Silva Carvalho, Carlos Colares Maia, Ana Larissa Gomes Machado, Fabiane do Amaral Gubert, Leonardo Alexandrino da Silva and Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 113.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 29, 2016
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    The Shift in Existential Life Situations of Adult Children to Parents with Dementia Relocated to Nursing Homes

    Linda Høgsnes, Karl-Gustaf Norbergh, Ella Danielson and Christina Melin-Johansson

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 122.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 25, 2016
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Ageing with Muscular Disease

    Bente Martinsen and Pia Dreyer

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 131.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 30, 2016
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    • Innovations in Mental Health Care
      Edited by: Debra A. Scrandis
      (April 30, 2016)
      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        Innovations in Mental Health Care

        Debra A. Scrandis

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 36.
        Electronic Publication Date: April 30, 2016
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        Using Humor in Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Worthy of Further Investigation

        Benjamin Canha

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 37.
        Electronic Publication Date: April 30, 2016
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        The Use of Phone Technology in Outpatient Populations: A Systematic Review

        Ana C. Duarte and Sue A. Thomas

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 45.
        Electronic Publication Date: April 30, 2016
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Gateway to Screening for Bipolar Disorder in Primary Care

        Ann Marie Kriebel-Gasparro

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 59.
        Electronic Publication Date: April 30, 2016
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        Promoting Access Through Integrated Mental Health Care Education

        Karan Kverno

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 73.
        Electronic Publication Date: April 30, 2016
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        Mini Review of Integrated Care and Implications for Advanced Practice Nurse Role

        Diana McIntosh, Laura F. Startsman and Suzanne Perraud

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 78.
        Electronic Publication Date: April 30, 2016
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        Mindfulness Based Programs Implemented with At-Risk Adolescents

        Kristen Rawlett and Debra Scrandis

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2016; 10: 90.
        Electronic Publication Date: April 30, 2016
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      The Open Nursing Journal

      ISSN: 1874-4346
      Volume: 13, 2019

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    • About the Editor

      W.T. Chien
      Nethersole School of Nursing
      Faculty of Medicine
      The Chinese University of Hong Kong
      Shatin
      Hong Kong
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      Biography of W.T. Chien

      Prof. CHIEN was graduated from his Ph.D. in Nursing at King’s College London, United Kingdom and obtained the grandfather fellowship of Hong Kong Academy of Nursing in Education and Research in 2012 and the Research Scholarship Award (Community Leader), Pi Iota Chapter, The Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing in 2009. Prof. Chien is a professor in mental health nursing and Associate Head (Research) in School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has secured over 30 health research grants and published over 130 scientific publications. Prof. CHIEN has contributed to mental health promotion and care Hong Kong and Asia in the past 20 years by establishing psycho-education, motivational interviewing, mindfulness-based, and other psychosocial intervention programs to people with mental health problems and their family members.

      Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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      • Articles
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      • Issues
      • m-Health in the Surgical Context: Prospecting, Review and Analysis of Mobile Applications

        January 31, 2019
      • Screening for Underlying Osteoporosis in Fragility Fracture Patients: The Patients Perspective

        January 31, 2019
      • Effects of Gargling with an Aroma Solution on Xerostomia, Halitosis, and Salivary pH in Hemodialysis Patients – A Randomized Controlled Trial

        January 23, 2019
      • Effects of a Standardized Care Protocol for Patients with Degenerative Spine Disease

        Bo-Yeoul Kim, Hwa-Jung Lim
        February 6, 2019
      • The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Questionnaire on the Nurses’ Recognition of Elder Abuse by Family Caregiver

        Atefeh Alipour, Abbas Shamsalinia, Fatemeh Ghaffari, Zahra Fotokian
        February 06, 2019
      • What is the Current Effectiveness of Olaparib for Breast Cancer Patients with a BRCA Mutation? A Systematic Review

        Polly Marsh, Graham R Williamson
        January 16, 2019
      • Published Contents

        • Volume 13, 2019
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        • Volume 11, 2017
        • Volume 10, 2016
        • Volume 9, 2015
        • Volume 8, 2014
        • Volume 7, 2013
        • Volume 6, 2012
        • Volume 5, 2011
        • Volume 4, 2010
        • Volume 3, 2009
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