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    The Meaning of Awaiting Bariatric Surgery Due to Morbid Obesity

    My Engström, Malin Wiklund, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hans Lönroth and Anna Forsberg

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 9, 2011
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    The Attending Nurse: An Evolving Model for Integrating Nursing Education and Practice

    Terry Fulmer, Eloise Cathcart, Kimberly Glassman, Wendy Budin, Madeline Naegle and Nancy Van Devanter

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 9.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 24, 2011
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    Longitudinal Evaluation of the Impact of Placement Development Teams on Student Support in Clinical Practice

    Graham R. Williamson, Lynne Callaghan, Emma Whittlesea, Lauren Mutton and Val Heath

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 14.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 24, 2011
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    Barriers and Benefits Associated with Nurses Information Seeking Related to Patient Education Needs on Clinical Nursing Units

    Josette Jones, Katherine Schilling and Daniel Pesut

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 24.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 24, 2011
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    A Nurse-Led Telephone Session and Quality of Life after Radiotherapy Among Women with Breast Cancer: A Randomized Trial

    Birgit Bjerre Høyer, Gunnar Vase Toft, Jeanne Debess and Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 31.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 30, 2011
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    Implementing and Evaluating the First German Young-Carers Project: Intentions, Pitfalls and the Need for Piloting Complex Interventions

    Jörg große Schlarmann, Sabine Metzing-Blau and Wilfried Schnepp

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 38.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 7, 2011
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    Can One Learn to Think Critically? – A Philosophical Exploration

    Christy Raymond-Seniuk and Joanne Profetto-McGrath

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 45.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 21, 2011
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    Patients´ Experiences of Pain Following Day Surgery - At 48 Hours, Seven Days and Three Months

    Helena Inger Rosén, Ingrid Helena Bergh, Anders Odén and Lena Birgitta Mårtensson

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 52.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 6, 2011
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    Discord of Biological and Psychological Measures in a Group of Depressed African American and White Cancer Patients

    Amy Y. Zhang

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 60.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 30, 2011
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    Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Instrument: Attitudes Towards Organ Donor Advocacy Scale (ATODAS)

    Anne Flodén, Annette Lennerling, Isabell Fridh, Magnus Rizell and Anna Forsberg

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 65.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 19, 2011
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    The Use of Information and Communication Technology to Meet Chronically Ill Patients’ Needs when Living at Home

    Lisa Skär and Siv Söderberg

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 74.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 26, 2011
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    Information Sharing and Case Conference Among the Multidisciplinary Team Improve Patients’ Perceptions of Care

    Hiroko Komatsu, Kazuhiro Nakayama, Taisuke Togari, Kumi Suzuki, Naoko Hayashi, Yoshie Murakami, Yukiko Iioka, Wakako Osaka, Kaori Yagasaki, Seigo Nakamura, Joyce Neumann and Naoto T Ueno

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 79.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 26, 2011
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    Germany’s First Young Carers Project’s Impact on the Children: Relieving the Entire Family. A Qualitative Evaluation

    Jörg große Schlarmann, Sabine Metzing, Susanne Schoppmann and Wilfried Schnepp

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 86.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 26, 2011
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    “Striving for a Good Life” – The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis as Experienced by Patients

    Ulrika Bergsten, Stefan Bergman, Bengt Fridlund and Barbro Arvidsson

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 95.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 4, 2011
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    The Challenge of Coming to Terms with the Use of a New Digital Assistive Device: A Case Study of Two Persons with Mild Dementia

    Eva Karlsson, Karin Axelsson, Karin Zingmark and Stefan Sävenstedt

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 102.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 4, 2011
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    A Methodological Description of a Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Hospital-Based Care and Hospital-Based Home Care when a Child is Newly Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

    Irén Tiberg, Annelie Carlsson and Inger Hallström

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 111.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 18, 2011
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    Managing Deteriorating Patients: Registered Nurses’ Performance in a Simulated Setting

    Simon Cooper, Tracy McConnell-Henry, Robyn Cant, Jo Porter, Karen Missen, Leigh Kinsman, Ruth Endacott and Julie Scholes

    The Open Nursing Journal, 2011; 5: 120.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 18, 2011
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        The Open Nursing Journal

        ISSN: 1874-4346
        Volume: 13, 2019

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        Graham R. Williamson
        University of Plymouth, School of Nursing and Midwifery
        The Exeter School of Nursing
        Topsham Rd
        Exeter
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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, Topsham Rd, Exeter, UK
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        • Articles
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        • Issues
        • Comparison of the Professionalism Behaviours of Medical Students from Four GCC Universities with Single-gender and Co-educational Learning Climates

          November 15, 2019
        • Comparison of the Effect of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Parkinson's Women

          November 15, 2019
        • Public Health Nursing Art to Enhance “Strength of Community” in Japan

          November 15, 2019
        • Behavioral Feasibility of the Clinical Nursing Information System

          October 24, 2019
        • Perceptions of Stages of Family Violence and their Perceived Solutions in Persons with Schizophrenia

          September 30, 2019
        • Effect of Psychological Empowerment on Nurses Burnout

          P. Yukthamarani Permarupan, Abdullah Al Mamun, Naresh Kumar Samy, Roselina Ahmad Saufi, Naeem Hayat
          November 21, 2019
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          • Volume 13, 2019
          • Volume 12, 2018
          • 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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