Current Issue December 2011, Vol. 18, No. 4

Issue Highlights

  • An open mind, discussion, debate and the testing of new ideas: The way of the future
    December 2011 (Vol. 18 | No. 4 | Pages 137-138)

    Patricia M. Davidson, John Daly

  • Factors influencing the supervision of nursing students administering medication: The registered nurse perspective
    December 2011 (Vol. 18 | No. 4 | Pages 139-146)

    Kerry Reid-Searl, Brenda Happell

  • Do inquiries into health system failures lead to change in clinical governance systems?
    December 2011 (Vol. 18 | No. 4 | Pages 147-155)

    Heather Gluyas, Selma Alliex, Paul Morrison

  • Extending the prescribing framework to nurses: Lessons from the past
    December 2011 (Vol. 18 | No. 4 | Pages 157-163)

    Jill Wilkinson

  • Cultural challenges to secondary prevention: Implications for Saudi women
    16 January 2012

    Hawazen O. Rawas, Patsy Yates, Carol Windsor, Robyn A. Clark

  • Cardiovascular disease in women: Implications for improving health outcomes
    13 January 2012

    Patricia M. Davidson, Julie Anne Mitchell, Michelle DiGiacomo, Sally C. Inglis, Phillip J. Newton, Jenni Harman, John Daly

  • Migration of women from the Philippines: Implications for healthcare delivery
    11 January 2012

    Lourdes Marie S. Tejero, Cathrine Fowler

  • Interprofessional clinical education: Clinicians’ views on the importance of leadership
    24 November 2011

    Karen Missen, Elisabeth R. Jacob, Tony Barnett, Lorraine Walker, Merylin Cross

  • Stigma and stereotypes: Women and sexually transmitted infections
    10 November 2011

    Leah East, Debra Jackson, Louise O’Brien, Kathleen Peters

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