Nursing Ideas

Researching the Internationally Educated Nursing Work Force in Saudi Arabia – Joan E Mitchell

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Joan E Mitchell MSN, EdD

jemitchell [at] cbahi.org

Nurse Consultant and Surveyor

Central Board of Accrediation for Healthcare Institutions – Jeddah [googleMap], Saudi Arabi

Sitting down with Joan Mitchell at the Sigma Theta Tau Conference in Indianapolis and discussing her work in patient safety and quality of care was very enlightening. After watching her presentation at the conference about her research on job satisfaction on foreign trained nurses in Saudi Arabia. It was a pleasure to learn about how and why she choose this topic to research.

Research

• Mitchell, JE (2009) Job satisfaction and burnout among foreign-trained nurses in Saudi Arabia: A mixed-method study. Ed.D. dissertation, University of Phoenix, United States — Arizona. Retrieved January 20, 2010, from Dissertations & Theses: Full Text.(Publication No. AAT 3357443).

Resources

• Contact Helen Ziegler if you are interested in working in Saudi Arabia

Questions

• Joan Mitchell: Will this research be helpful to you, for personal or research reasons?
• Robert Fraser: Have you seen any advertisements recruiting nurses to international destinations? Have you thought about the factors that impact job satisfaction in those exotic destinations?

Peter Goossens Helping Patients Recognize Bi-Polar Symptoms

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Peter Goossens RN PhD – email: p.j.j.goossens [at] saxion.nl

Nurse Expert – Dimence – Map

Professor in Mental Health – Saxion

Senior Researcher – Radboud University Nijmegen

Peter Goossens, a Dutch mental health nurse and researcher, and I sit down to discuss his research that helps bi-polar patients recognize on coming periods of mania and depression. We met at the Sigma Theta Tau 40th Biennial and discussed his fascinating research with mental health patients and their families. He has not only conducted excellent research he is allow a great ambassador for the profession of nursing, working to ensure the are able to fully able to support their patients and the nurses perspective is represented in national consortiums.

Research

• PubMed Search for Peter’s Research

Peer reviewed articles

• Van der Voort T.Y., Goossens P.J.J., van der Bijl J.J. (2009) Alone together: a grounded theory study of experienced burden, coping, and support needs of spouses of persons with bipolar disorder. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 18, 434-443
• Goossens, P.J.J., Hartong, E., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M. & Van Achterberg T. (2008) Self-reported psychopathological symptoms and quality of life in outpatients with a bipolar disorder. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 44/4 275-284
• Goossens, P.J.J., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M. & Van Achterberg T. Coping styles of outpatients with a bipolar disorder. (2008) Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 22/5 245-253
• Goossens, P.J.J., Van Wijngaarden B., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M. & Van Achterberg T. (2008) Family caregiving in bipolar disorder: caregiver consequences, caregiver coping styles, and caregiver distress. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 54/4 303-316
• Jonker E., Goossens P.J.J., Steenhuis I.H.M. & Oud N.E., (2008) Patient aggression in clinical psychiatry: perceptions of mental health nurses. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15, 492-499
• Goossens, P.J.J., Beentjes, T.A.A., de Leeuw, J.A.M., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M. & Van Achterberg T. (2008) Nursing bipolar disorder outpatients: what nurses actually do. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 22/1, 3-11
• Van der Voort T.Y., Goossens P.J.J., van der Bijl J.J. (2007) Burden, coping and needs for support of caregivers for patients with a bipolar disorder: A systematic review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 14, 679-687
• Goossens, P.J.J., J.A.M., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M, Kroon. H, & Van Achterberg T. (2007) Self- reported care needs of outpatients with a bipolar disorder in The Netherlands: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 14, 549-557
• Goossens, P. J. J., Van Achterberg T. & Knoppert van der Klein E.A.M. (2007) Nursing processes used in the treatment of patient with a bipolar disorder. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 16, 168-177

International presentations, both oral and posters

• Goossens P.J.J. Self management in Bipolar Disorder; recognizing prodromes of manic or depressive relapse STTI 20th biennial convention. Indianapolis; nov. 2009
• Goossens P.J.J., Van Achterberg T, Knoppert – Van der Klein E.A.M. Nursing processes used in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder. ISPN conference. Greenville; April 2009.
• Van der Voort T.Y., Goossens P.J.J., Van der Bijl J.J. Together-and-still-alone: Qualitative research on burden, coping and needed support of spouses of patients with a bipolar disorder. ISBD conference. New Delhi; jan. 2008

Questions

• Peter Goossens:  Who is performing an assessment and teaching of a client’s ability to recognize early warning signs of their bi-polar disorder? Are you able to do this as a nurse?
• Robert Fraser: For nurses outside of mental health, do you have tools to self manage mental health disorders and support patient’s self-care?

Marla Salmon – Nursing an Entire Nation

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Marla E Salmon ScD, RN, FAAN

Dean & Professor – University of Washington School of Nursing

A conversation with Marla Salmon ScD RN FAAN, current Dean and Professor at the University of Washington and former Chief Nurse of the United States of America. We discuss her experience working with Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and her career moving from patient to nation care. This interview was a fun and candid conversation that was made possible thanks to the kind introduction by Carla Hall and Jane Palmer from Sigma Theta Tau International, both of whom were the first live audience for a taping of Nursing Ideas.

Marla became a nurse “to make a difference in peoples lives.”

During this interview our discussion ranges from how she sent a letter to the World Health Organization to how learning etiquette and being grounded by the people around her helped her along the way. In this brief interview I got just a glimpse of the amazing leader and kind person she is. Hopefully, you will learn from her and be inspired by the simple yet very meaningful insights from her experience as a international leader in nursing.

Links

• Lillian Carter Center for International Nursing
• World Health Organization
• Emily Post’s Etiquette Website
• Nurse: A World of Care [Book] – Dedication of Nurses Around the World

Question

• Marla Salmon: The next generation of nurses need to do a much better job of caring the nursing profession forward. How are you going to use web 2.0 and social networking as a way of advancing the profession and reaching people that were not possible before?

Irmajean Bajnok Sharing Nursing Best Practice Around the World

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Irmajean Bajnok RN PhD

Director of International Affairs and Best Practice Guidelines – Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

Sitting down with Irmajean Bajnok we discuss her experience and how she came to be Director of the IA-BPG. We talk about how the BPG came to be but also about how she hopes that they are able to support nurses in the workplace and create a health work environment for them to practice in.

Recently the RNAO won the an award from Sigma Theta Tau International, for Practice Academe Innovation Collaboration, below I posted a short video I took in Indianapolis of them accepting their award. Enjoy!

Links

• RNAO Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) Professionalism in Nursing
• Health Work Environments Best Practice Guidelines
• RNAO PhD Fellowships
• Condensed Guidelines for PDA’s
• Video on Kingston General Hospital implementation of BPGs
• REISS Project
• Submit Idea for BPG & Sign up to be a BPG Stakeholder

Question

• Irmajean Bajnok: Do you have any ideas for BPG that you would find useful? How many of you have downloaded the PDA version of the guidelines?
• Robert Fraser: What format of information is best for you to use knowledge in practice (i.e print, video, audio, PDA, etc)?

Sioban Nelson Learning from the History of Nursing

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Sioban Nelson PhD

Dean and Professor - Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

After starting the MN at the University of Toronto, I have had a few readings from Sioban about understanding the history of Nursing. These articles really helped my understanding of nursing. Being young in the profession this historical analysis helps to ground and better understand nursing. During this episode we talked about Dr Nelson’s background and how she integrated her understanding of historical analysis into her academic work.

Links

• Nursing (wikipedia) Timeline of Nursing
• Sioban’s latest book: Complexities of Care

Research

• Nelson, S. & Gordon, S. (2004). The rhetoric of rupture: Nursing as a practice with a history? September/October Nursing Outlook, 52, 255-261.
• Nelson, S. (1997). Reading nursing history. Nursing Inquiry, 4: 229-236.
• Nelson, S. & McGillion, M. (2004) Expertise or performance? Questioning the rhetoric of contemporary narrative use in nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing. 47(6).

Question

• Robert Fraser: How have you learned about nursing history? Do you understand how it might give you insight into the profession?

Moving from Clinician and Scientist to Leader and Director

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Dr Mary Jane Esplen – Part 2

Director – de Souza Institute

This is the second half of the interview with Mary Jane. In this portion of our conversation we move from psychosocial oncology to how she has evolved from nurse to her current role as Director of the de Souza Institute. Mary Jane shares her development as a researcher and scientist and how her skills of learning, research and grant writing have helped her take on the steep learning curve she is on.

Links

• The Brazilian Ball
• de Souza Institute & de Souza Institute Steering Committee

Questions:

Mary Jane Esplen: Do you have any suggestions for what de Souza should offer?

Rob Fraser: How are you learning and informing your nursing practice (journals, online videos, google, powerpoint, etc)?

Research and Practice of Dr Mary Jane Esplen Part 1

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Dr Mary Jane Esplen RN

Clinician Scientist and Professor – University of Toronto

Area of expertise: Psychosocial Oncology

Dr Mary Jane Esplen has an extensive career in clinical oncology practice that has evolved over the years to include research as major part of her role. Her ability to drive research strongly tied to clinical practice and how she managed to stay in both academia and practice is part of what we talk about. More recently she has been appointed Director of the de Souza Institute for nursing oncology knowledge transfer for the province, and is planning to take this international. We discuss how her career evolved, why she loves psychosocial oncology and how others might learn from her experience.

Research

• Some of Mary Jane’s research Search Results
• Quality of Life Tools for adult patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy
• Literature Search: Body Image + Cancer
• Profile: Jimmie Holland MD – Pscyho Oncology
• Effects of psychological interventions on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer

Other

• Definition of Nursing Intervention Model
• Research profile of Mary Jane
• Dr David Spiegel – Psychosocial Researcher
• de Souza Intitute
• Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
• Oncology Nursing Society

Questions:

Mary Jane Esplen: What is the impact of new technologies on practice? Who should be involved in helping families involve these technologies? How can they change clinical practice? What can my role be in this?

Rob Fraser: Are you seeing cancer starting to come into your area of practice? Are you aware of the research that is happening in oncology and how it might improve your practice?

Nightingale Initiative

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Deva-Marie Beck RN, PhD

Nightingale Innovative For Global Health –  Interanational Co-Director

After meeting Deva-Marie beck at the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario’s  Point of Care Symposium, and had to hear more about her work with the World Health Organization and team promoting the Nightingale Declaration.

Questions

• Deva-Marie Beck: This is a passion of mine, is this a passion of yours, if not what is a passion you would like to see us (the global community) work on?
• Rob Fraser: Have you heard of the Millennium Development Goals? Which one do you want do you relate to the most, and want to start working on?

Research Advancing Practice (Part I)

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Lianne Jeffs RN, PhD(c)

Director Nursing & Clinical Research

Research Scientist – Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

In her current role at she contributes globally to evolving patient safety science as her program area of research is patient safety. Her work focuses on the generating knowledge on the design and delivery of safer health-care systems. In this interview we talk about the Research Advancing Practice initiative that was start at St Michael’s Hospital to get clinical nurses to start generating research relevant to their areas of practice

Links

• Research and Reflection for RAP artists (2009) The Standard. College of Nurses of Ontario.
• The art and science of caring
• RNAO Leadership Award in Nursing Research - Lianne Jeffs Research Advancing Practice

Research

• Jeffs, L., Smith, O., Wilson, G., Kohn, M., Campbell, H., Maione, M.,
  Tregunno, D. & Ferris, E. (in press). Building Knowledge for Safer Care:
  Nursing Research Advancing Practice. Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
  24(3).
• Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B., Schultz, A. (2005) Transforming Health Care from the Inside Out: Advancing Evidence-Based Practice in the 21st Century, Journal of Professional Nursing, 21(6), 335-344.
  

Questions

• Lianne: Have you been involved in a similiar process or program? What are the difficulties, challenges and enablers where you are practicing and how do you bring research to your daily work?
• Rob: Do you see yourself as a researcher, and feel a need to contribute to nursing knowledge? If you hospital offered a program like this would you take part?

Caring for the Future of Nursing

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Dr. Judy Boychuck Duchscher RN, PhD

Executive Director  – Nursing the Future

Interview with Dr. Judy Boychuck Duchscher RN, PhD about her research on the transition of new graduate nurses into the profession and what has evolved from her research.

Links

Research

• Cowin, L. , Duchscher, J.E.B. (2007). Transitional programs. In E. Chang & J. Daly (Eds.). Transition in Nursing: Preparing for professional practice, 2nd ed. NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia.
• Cowin, L. , Duchscher, J.E.B. (2006). The new graduates’ professional inheritance. Nursing Outlook, 54(3), 152-158.
• Cowin, L. , Duchscher, J.E.B. (2006). The experience of marginalization in new nursing graduates. Nursing Outlook, 52(6), 289-296.
• Cowin, L. , Duchscher, J.E.B. (2004). Multigenerational Nurses in the Workplace. Journal of Nursing Administration, 34 (11), 1-9.
• Duchscher, J.E.B. (2008). Glimmer of hope, ripples of change: The lived experience of the new nursing graduate. Self-publication in press, July, 2008
• Duchscher, J.E.B. (2008). Transition shock: The initial stage of role adaptation for newly-graduated Registered Nurses. The Journal of Advanced Nursing, Accepted for publication, In Press, July, 2008
• Duchscher, J.E.B. (2008). A process of becoming: The stages of new graduate professional role transition. Journal of Continuing Nursing Education, 39 (10), 441-450.
• Duchscher, J.E.B. (2004). Transition to professional nursing practice: Emerging issues and initiatives In M.H. Oermann & K.T. Heinrich, Annual Review of Nursing Education (Vol 2). New York: Springer Publishing Company, Inc.
• Duchscher, J.E.B. (2003). Critical Thinking: Perceptions of Newly Graduated Female Baccalaureate Nurses. Journal of Nursing Education, 42(1), 14-27.
• Duchscher, J.E.B. (2001). Out in the Real World. Journal of Nursing Administration, 31(9), 426-439.
• Duchscher, J.E.B., Myrick, F. (2008). The prevailing winds of oppression: Understanding the new graduate experience in acute-care. Nursing Forum, 43 (4), 191-206.

Question

1. Judy: What strategies have you used to maintain that spirit that you left your educational program with? The feeling that you can change your world. Who supported you? How did they support you? What can organizations do to help you?
   
2. Rob: Nursing Students are you thinking about the transition period, and how are you preparing for it? Nurses who have gone through the transition, when did you transition and what was the experience like?