International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2017
To explore and qualitatively review &... more To explore and qualitatively review 'end-of-shift' verbal communication practices and processes; and to further develop a core theoretical construction of nurses' perspectives on handover in contemporary Australian clinical settings. The following study will report the results from phase 1 of a two-phase study examining the Australian nurse's perspective of verbal handover. The data were gathered over a 2-month period in 2013 for phase 1 of the study.Phase 1 of the research was undertaken using Strauss and Corbin's Grounded Theory methodology, to explore the perceptions of verbal handover by acute care nurses. The participants included 41 registered nurses purposively sampled from acute care surgical and medical backgrounds in a metropolitan hospital in Melbourne, Australia.Data were collected using intensive interviewing techniques in six focus groups with an average of seven members in each group. The data were then coded and analyzed concurrently allowing the categorization of core concepts. Communication proved to be the underlying core concept with linked themes such as mode of handover, relevance of information, professional roles of nursing, duty of care, timeliness and scope of practice. Communication during handover time must be tailored to support the oncoming nurse in preparing for the shift ahead. To do this effectively, information shared must be relevant and fashioned in such a way that the oncoming nurse can prioritize patient care needs while ensuring adherence to their scope of practice. This Grounded Theory has helped toward the reconceptualization of verbal handover, one that attempts to enhance current end-of-shift communication practices and processes, thereby optimizing clinical outcomes.
The direct and indirect behavioural assessment measures are outlined and illustrated with example... more The direct and indirect behavioural assessment measures are outlined and illustrated with examples from research in the sport psychology field. The major issues of behavioural assessment are related to this area of research and recommendations for the future direction of this research are made.
Informit is an online service offering a wide range of database and full content publication prod... more Informit is an online service offering a wide range of database and full content publication products that deliver the vast majority of Australasian scholarly research to the education, research and business sectors. Informit is the brand that encompasses RMIT Publishing's online products ...
ABSTRACT Self-concept is one important yet understudied construct, often associated with healthy ... more ABSTRACT Self-concept is one important yet understudied construct, often associated with healthy children’s well-being, and particularly crucial for those raised in rural disadvantaged communities. Also, commonly acknowledged is that adults, including parents and teachers, play an important role in fostering self-concept. The overall aim of the current study was to explore self-concept differences between rural and urban children in the state of Victoria, Australia, and to investigate relationships between student-teacher relationships, parental school engagement and self-concept in both groups. The sample comprised 219 triads of children (aged between 7-14 years), parents and teachers, representing rural (n = 33) and urban (n = 186) areas. Children, parents, and teachers completed measures related to self-concept, parental engagement with school, and quality of student-teacher interactions, respectively. No significant differences were detected between the self-concept levels of rural and urban children. However, associations between the student-teacher relationship, parental engagement, and self-concept differed between demographic groups. The unique selfconcept experiences of children from rural and urban areas in Australia have important intervention and research implications. The role of the student-teacher relationship in the development of self-concept in children from rural locations should be considered in addition to parenting and home factors typically associated with fostering selfconcept.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a study that investigates the spatial behavioural patterns of intern... more ABSTRACT This paper presents a study that investigates the spatial behavioural patterns of international tourists travelling to the City of Melbourne in Australia. It demonstrates that these behavioural patterns are influenced by the differing cultural backgrounds of the visitors. A ...
This paper presents a study that investigates the spatial behavioural patterns of international t... more This paper presents a study that investigates the spatial behavioural patterns of international tourists travelling to the City of Melbourne in Australia. It demonstrates that these behavioural patterns are influenced by the differing cultural backgrounds of the visitors. A ...
Abstract Good cross-cultural research should involve researchers who are familiar with the cultur... more Abstract Good cross-cultural research should involve researchers who are familiar with the culture they are studying. One way this can be achieved is by conducting qualitative research. The aim of this article is to review the ...
... choice. These results (and their contradiction of Plog's original conceptualisation) are ... more ... choice. These results (and their contradiction of Plog's original conceptualisation) are explained in terms of other psychological factors influencing tourist decision-making and the evolution of tourism in the past 40 years. The ...
Abstract: This research paper through a case study approach used the qualitative methodology to a... more Abstract: This research paper through a case study approach used the qualitative methodology to analyse the various view points of different stakeholders concerning the quality of service in nature based tourism. The study focussed on one of the most productive and much visited ...
International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2017
To explore and qualitatively review &... more To explore and qualitatively review 'end-of-shift' verbal communication practices and processes; and to further develop a core theoretical construction of nurses' perspectives on handover in contemporary Australian clinical settings. The following study will report the results from phase 1 of a two-phase study examining the Australian nurse's perspective of verbal handover. The data were gathered over a 2-month period in 2013 for phase 1 of the study.Phase 1 of the research was undertaken using Strauss and Corbin's Grounded Theory methodology, to explore the perceptions of verbal handover by acute care nurses. The participants included 41 registered nurses purposively sampled from acute care surgical and medical backgrounds in a metropolitan hospital in Melbourne, Australia.Data were collected using intensive interviewing techniques in six focus groups with an average of seven members in each group. The data were then coded and analyzed concurrently allowing the categorization of core concepts. Communication proved to be the underlying core concept with linked themes such as mode of handover, relevance of information, professional roles of nursing, duty of care, timeliness and scope of practice. Communication during handover time must be tailored to support the oncoming nurse in preparing for the shift ahead. To do this effectively, information shared must be relevant and fashioned in such a way that the oncoming nurse can prioritize patient care needs while ensuring adherence to their scope of practice. This Grounded Theory has helped toward the reconceptualization of verbal handover, one that attempts to enhance current end-of-shift communication practices and processes, thereby optimizing clinical outcomes.
The direct and indirect behavioural assessment measures are outlined and illustrated with example... more The direct and indirect behavioural assessment measures are outlined and illustrated with examples from research in the sport psychology field. The major issues of behavioural assessment are related to this area of research and recommendations for the future direction of this research are made.
Informit is an online service offering a wide range of database and full content publication prod... more Informit is an online service offering a wide range of database and full content publication products that deliver the vast majority of Australasian scholarly research to the education, research and business sectors. Informit is the brand that encompasses RMIT Publishing's online products ...
ABSTRACT Self-concept is one important yet understudied construct, often associated with healthy ... more ABSTRACT Self-concept is one important yet understudied construct, often associated with healthy children’s well-being, and particularly crucial for those raised in rural disadvantaged communities. Also, commonly acknowledged is that adults, including parents and teachers, play an important role in fostering self-concept. The overall aim of the current study was to explore self-concept differences between rural and urban children in the state of Victoria, Australia, and to investigate relationships between student-teacher relationships, parental school engagement and self-concept in both groups. The sample comprised 219 triads of children (aged between 7-14 years), parents and teachers, representing rural (n = 33) and urban (n = 186) areas. Children, parents, and teachers completed measures related to self-concept, parental engagement with school, and quality of student-teacher interactions, respectively. No significant differences were detected between the self-concept levels of rural and urban children. However, associations between the student-teacher relationship, parental engagement, and self-concept differed between demographic groups. The unique selfconcept experiences of children from rural and urban areas in Australia have important intervention and research implications. The role of the student-teacher relationship in the development of self-concept in children from rural locations should be considered in addition to parenting and home factors typically associated with fostering selfconcept.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a study that investigates the spatial behavioural patterns of intern... more ABSTRACT This paper presents a study that investigates the spatial behavioural patterns of international tourists travelling to the City of Melbourne in Australia. It demonstrates that these behavioural patterns are influenced by the differing cultural backgrounds of the visitors. A ...
This paper presents a study that investigates the spatial behavioural patterns of international t... more This paper presents a study that investigates the spatial behavioural patterns of international tourists travelling to the City of Melbourne in Australia. It demonstrates that these behavioural patterns are influenced by the differing cultural backgrounds of the visitors. A ...
Abstract Good cross-cultural research should involve researchers who are familiar with the cultur... more Abstract Good cross-cultural research should involve researchers who are familiar with the culture they are studying. One way this can be achieved is by conducting qualitative research. The aim of this article is to review the ...
... choice. These results (and their contradiction of Plog's original conceptualisation) are ... more ... choice. These results (and their contradiction of Plog's original conceptualisation) are explained in terms of other psychological factors influencing tourist decision-making and the evolution of tourism in the past 40 years. The ...
Abstract: This research paper through a case study approach used the qualitative methodology to a... more Abstract: This research paper through a case study approach used the qualitative methodology to analyse the various view points of different stakeholders concerning the quality of service in nature based tourism. The study focussed on one of the most productive and much visited ...
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