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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Ethical Sensitivity in Nursing Ethical Leadership: A Content Analysis of Iranian Nurses Experiences

    Fatemeh Esmaelzadeh, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Fariba Borhani and Hamid Peyrovi

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: January 31, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Family Health Conversations have Positive Outcomes on Families - A Mixed Method Research Study

    Åsa Dorell, Ulf Isaksson, Ulrika Östlund and Karin Sundin

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 14.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 28, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Use of Social Media By Nurse Educator Students: An Exploratory Survey

    Mari Lahti, Heidi Haapaniemi-Kahala and Leena Salminen

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 26.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 28, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Nurses’ Knowledge toward Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Guilan, Iran

    Farahnaz Joukar, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei, Mohammad Reza Naghipour and Tolou Hasandokht

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 34.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 17, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Patients´ Variations of Reflection About and Understanding of Long-Term Illness- Impact of Illness Perception on Trust in Oneself or Others

    Håkan Nunstedt, Gudrun Rudolfsson, Pia Alsen and Sandra Pennbrant

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 43.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 17, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Acceptability Among Community Healthcare Nurses of Intelligent Wireless Sensor-system Technology for the Rapid Detection of Health Issues in Home-dwelling Older Adults

    Christine Cohen, Thomas Kampel and Henk Verloo

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 54.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 17, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Estimation of the Basic Reproduction Number of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 in Elementary Schools Using the SIR Model

    Daisuke Furushima, Shoko Kawano, Yuko Ohno and Masayuki Kakehashi

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 64.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 29, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    The Core of Sibling Stem Cell Donation – A Grounded Theory Study

    Annika M Kisch and Anna Forsberg

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 73.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 30, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Relationship between Capillary Refill Time at Triage and Abnormal Clinical Condition: A Prospective Study

    Claudia M. Sansone, Fabiano Prendin, Greta Giordano, Paola Casati, Anne Destrebecq and Stefano Terzoni

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 84.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 26, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Pressure Ulcer Risk Evaluation in Critical Patients: Clinical and Social Characteristics

    Mônica Suêla de Azevedo Macena, Rayanne Suely da Costa Silva, Maria Isabel Da Conceição Dias Fernandes, Ana Beatriz de Almeida Medeiros, Kadyjina Daiane Batista Lúcio and Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Lira

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 91.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 28, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Effects of Cyberbullying Experience and Cyberbullying Tendency on School Violence in Early Adolescence

    Mi-Kyoung Cho, Miyoung Kim and Gisoo Shin

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 98.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 10, 2017
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  • SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

    Interventions to Reduce Adult Nursing Turnover: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews

    Mary Halter, Ferruccio Pelone, Olga Boiko, Carole Beighton, Ruth Harris, Julia Gale, Stephen Gourlay and Vari Drennan

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 108.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 15, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Assessment of Primary Health Care in the Treatment of Tuberculosis in a Brazilian Locality of the International Triple Frontier

    Reinaldo Antonio Silva-Sobrinho, Anneliese Domingues Wysocki, Lúcia Marina Scatena, Erika Simone Galvão Pinto, Aline Ale Beraldo, Rubia Laine Paula Andrade, Adriana Zilly, Rosane Meire Munhak da Silva, Michela Prestes Gomes, Paulo César Morales Mayer, Antonio Ruffino-Netto and Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 124.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 22, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Correlation Between Stress and Quality of Life Experienced by Caregivers: Perception of a Group of Healthcare Professionals

    Bhárbara Karolline Rodrigues Silva, Fernando Rodrigues Peixoto Quaresma, Erika da Silva Maciel, Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo, Jonathan Souza Sarraf and Fernando Adami

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 135.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 27, 2017
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  • SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

    A Systematic Review and Comprehensive Critical Analysis Examining the Use of Prednisolone for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Croup

    Anna Catherine Elliott and Graham R. Williamson

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 241.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 30, 2017
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  • BOOK REVIEW

    How to Help the Suicidal Person to Choose Life: The Ethic of Care and Empathy as an Indispensable Tool for Intervention by K. Stephany

    John R. Cutcliffe

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 262.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 29, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Challenges of Obtaining Informed Consent in Emergency Ward: A Qualitative Study in One Iranian Hospital

    Nayyereh Davoudi, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Mohammad Saeed Zokaei and Nematallah Fazeli

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 263.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 29, 2017
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Changing to Concept-Based Curricula: The Process for Nurse Educators

    Kristy A. Baron

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 277.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 29, 2017
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    • Methodological Approaches for Quantitative Nursing Research
      Edited by: Ileana Baldi, Dario Gregori
      (October 31, 2017)
      • EDITORIAL

        Methodological Approaches for Quantitative Nursing Research

        Ileana Baldi and Dario Gregori

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 142.
        Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2017
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        Anchoring Vignettes in EQ-5D-5L Questionnaire: Validation of a New Instrument

        Danila Azzolina, Clara Minto, Stefania Boschetto, Matteo Martinato, Barbara Bauce, Sabino Iliceto and Dario Gregori

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 144.
        Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2017
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      • REVIEW ARTICLE

        Electronic Questionnaires Design and Implementation

        Clara Minto, Giulia Beltrame Vriz, Matteo Martinato and Dario Gregori

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 157.
        Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2017
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        An Epistemological View on Risk Exposure Assessment: A Case Study

        Daniele Chiffi, Paola Berchialla and Dario Gregori

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 203.
        Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2017
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        High Agreement and High Prevalence: The Paradox of Cohen’s Kappa

        Slavica Zec, Nicola Soriani, Rosanna Comoretto and Ileana Baldi

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 211.
        Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2017
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      • RESEARCH ARTICLE

        A Social Network Approach to the Estimation of Perceived Quality of Health Care

        Giulia Carletti, Nicola Soriani, Martina Mattiazzi and Dario Gregori

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 219.
        Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2017
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      • REVIEW ARTICLE

        Wearable Devices for Caloric Intake Assessment: State of Art and Future Developments

        Maria Laura Magrini, Clara Minto, Francesca Lazzarini, Matteo Martinato and Dario Gregori

        The Open Nursing Journal, 2017; 11: 232.
        Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2017
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    • About the Editor

      Graham R. Williamson
      University of Plymouth, School of Nursing and Midwifery
      The Exeter School of Nursing
      Exeter
      UK
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      Biography of Graham R. Williamson

      Dr. Williamson obtained his doctorate (Ph.D.) from Plymouth University School of Nursing and Midwifery, where he is an Associate Professor. Much of his teaching concerns evidence and nursing practice. He has published extensively on issues of student support as well as other areas of clinical nursing. He has co-authored texts on undergraduate project planning, and action research. Dr Williamson was previously Associate Editor of The Open Nursing Journal before becoming Editor-in-Chief in 2019.

      University of Plymouth, School of Nursing and Midwifery, The Exeter School of Nursing, Exeter, UK
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      The Open Nursing Journal

      ISSN: 1874-4346
      Volume: 15, 2021

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      The Open Nursing Journal is committed to ensuring high quality of research published. We believe that a dedicated and committed team of editors and reviewers make it possible to ensure the quality of the research papers. The overall standing of a journal is in a way, reflective of the quality of its Editor(s) and Editorial Board and its members.

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