Vol. 34 No. 4 (2021)

Published: 31-12-2021

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Editorials

The good, the bad and the ugly: Nurse Practitioners and the politics of health care

Guest Editor

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Articles

The first three procedures that marked the dawn of surgery

Dr Lois Hamlin

5–11
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Variations in COVID-19 airway management and preparedness among Victorian hospitals

Dr Kaylee A Jordan, Ms Teresa Sindoni, Professor Reny Segal, Dr Keat Lee, Dr Roni B Krieser, Dr Paul M Mezzavia, Ms Yinwei Chen, Dr Irene Ng

12–18, s1–s3
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Environmental stressors perceived by patients in the surgical intensive care unit and their level of satisfaction with nursing care

Hacer Karaer, Dr Esma Ozsaker

29–37
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Qualifying thirst distress in the acute hospital setting – validation of a patient-reported outcome measure

Dr Sharon Carey, Dr Jacob Waller, Lucy Yueming Wang, Dr Suzie Ferrie

38–44
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The incidence of peripheral nerve injuries related to patient positioning during roboticassisted surgery: An evidence summary

Tina Oblak, Professor Brigid M Gillespie

49–53
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Literature reviews

Pre-operative and post-operative recommendations to surgical wound care interventions: A systematic meta-review of Cochrane reviews

Professor Brigid M Gillespie, Rachel M Walker, Elizabeth Catherine McInnes, Zena Moore, Anne M Eskes, Tom O’Connor, Emma Harbeck, Codi White, Ian A Scott, Hester Vermeulen, Wendy Chaboyer

19–28, s4–s9
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Discussion papers

To stand or not to stand? Implications of prolonged standing for perioperative nurses: A discussion paper

Katinka Olynick, Dr Paula Foran

45–48
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