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Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviour and its Associated Factors Among Patients in the Outpatient Department of Dompe E-hospital, Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡Dompe e -医院门诊部患者在线健康信息寻求行为及其相关因素

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/sljn.v1i2.34

S. Senarathne, M. Meegoda

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Why Nurses Should Continue Their Professional Education? 为什么护士要继续接受专业教育?

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/sljn.v1i2.31

K. Abhayasinghe, S. Seneviratne

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Validation of Fear of COVID-19 Scale and Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 Among People Living in High-risk Zones in Sri Lanka During the First and Second Waves of the Pandemic 第一波和第二波大流行期间斯里兰卡高危地区居民对COVID-19恐惧量表的验证和评估

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/sljn.v1i2.33

N. Rathnayake, S. Lekamwasam, C. S. Lokanwaththa

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Psychosocial, Economic and Environmental Impact of COVID-19: Risks and Rewards 2019冠状病毒病的社会心理、经济和环境影响:风险与回报

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing Pub Date : 2022-02-12 DOI: 10.4038/sljn.v1i1.28

W.A.R.P. Menike

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Screen Time and Associated Health Problems Among Undergraduates of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡Sri Jayewardenepura大学大学生的屏幕时间与相关健康问题

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing Pub Date : 2022-02-12 DOI: 10.4038/sljn.v1i1.27

N. Patterson, S. Warnakulasuriya

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Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Begley and Glacken’s Assertiveness Scale for Use Among Sinhala Speaking Nursing Students in Sri Lanka Begley和Glacken自信量表在斯里兰卡僧伽罗语护生中的跨文化适应

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing Pub Date : 2022-02-12 DOI: 10.4038/sljn.v1i1.25

Chandima Kumara Walpita Gamage, S. Warnakulasuriya

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Public Health Midwives’ Perceptions, Challenges and Attitudes Towards Health Education on Vulvovaginal Discharge 公共卫生助产士对外阴阴道分泌物健康教育的认识、挑战和态度

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing Pub Date : 2022-02-12 DOI: 10.4038/sljn.v1i1.26

I. Ilankoon, C. Goonewardena, R. Fernandopulle, P. Perera

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Higher Education in Nursing: Paving the Way to Success 高等护理教育:为成功铺路

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing Pub Date : 2022-02-12 DOI: 10.4038/sljn.v1i1.24

S. Seneviratne

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