Nurses’ Handoff and Patient Safety Culture in Perinatal Care Units (Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018, Jan Epub)

This study suggests that hospitals should develop a standardized handoff checklist according to documented guidelines, promote cooperation among hospital units and departments, enhance communication, and clarify work processes to achieve safer care to create an affirmative culture that encourages reporting of errors to keep patients safe.

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Effects of staff training and electronic event monitoring on long-term adherence to lung-protective ventilation recommendations. (Journal of critical care, 2018, vol 43, p. 13-20)

Staff training effectively improves adherence to lung-protective ventilation strategies. Both interventions, which futures studies could deploy in combination, promise to improve the precision of mechanical ventilation.

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Exploring the research culture of nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in a research focused and a non-research-focused healthcare organisation in the UK (Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018, Jan Epub)

There is a gap in knowledge about the research culture of nurses and Allied Health Professionals in the UK, and the influence of a dedicated research strategy and funding. It is important to understand the culture in order to effectively promote evidence – based patient care. The primary aim of this research was to explore the influence of research focused exposure on the research culture of nurses and AHPs in the UK, and to identify if there was a difference in the research culture between a research- focused and non-research – focused clinical area.

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The culture contributing to interruptions in the nursing work environment: An ethnography. (Journal of clinical nursing, 2017, 26(23-24) p. 5093-5102)

Interruptions may lead to errors in nursing work and a decrease in efficiency. Interruptions are also an integral part of the culture of a medical nursing unit and attempting to decrease interruptions may disrupt current practices, such as communication to coordinate care, that are central to nursing work.

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Overseas nurses to gain postgraduate skills via ‘ethical’ recruitment programme. (Nursing Standard, 2017, 32(15) p. 8)

The article reports on the ‘earn, learn and return’ programme of the National Health Service, wherein nurses from India will learn a new postgraduate skill while working in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, to address nurse shortage in Great Britain.

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Effects of work environment and job characteristics on the turnover intention of experienced nurses: The mediating role of work engagement (Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2018, Jan. Epub)

The nursing shortage is an urgent concern in China. A high turnover rate of experienced nurses could have serious effects on the quality of care, costs and the efficiency of hospitals. It is crucial to explore the predictors of turnover intention and develop strategies tailored to experienced nurses.

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The Effects of Work Factors on Nurses’ Job satisfaction, Quality of Care, and Turnover Intentions in Oncology (Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2018, Jan, Epub)

The authors examined the effects of perceived supervisor support, value congruence and hospital nurse staffing on nurses’ job satisfaction through the satisfaction of the three psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness.

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Nursing staff retention: Effective factors (Ann Trop Med Public Health, 2017, Vol 10 p. 1467-73)

Understanding the factors that influence the intent to stay of the staff is one of the strategies to retain nurses. The objective of this study is to find personal factors (physical, mental-emotional, social) and organizational factors (job stress, social support, and job satisfaction and organizational factors) that influence the nursing staff retention.

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Preparing supervisors to provide safeguarding supervision for healthcare staff. (Nursing Management – UK, 2017, 24(8) p. 34-41)

This paper outlines why experienced supervisors at a London healthcare provider received skills training so they could offer safeguarding supervision to front-line colleagues with case management responsibilities for vulnerable children and young people. It examines how supervisors use the main functions of supervision and a cycle of reflection in clinical practice with supervisees.

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Quality Improvement: Staff Radiation Exposure Reduction While Maintaining Patient Safety. (Journal of Radiology Nursing, 2017, 36(4) p. 242-244)

Radiology nurses continuously strive for improved patient safety. However, these practices may lead to unanticipated decreased staff safety. Nursing leadership identified an increase in quarterly dosimeter readings among staff and found that the root cause was linked to insufficient education and practices regarding radiation exposure times.

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