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The purpose of this study was to assess bedside nurses’ perceived skills and attitudes about updated safety concepts and examine their impact on medication administration errors and adherence to safe medication administration practices.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between depressive symptoms, burnout and perceptions of patient safety.
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The article provides information on a study which investigated the nature and extent of physical restraint deaths reported to coroners in Australia over a 13-year period.
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The article presents differing views on the perception that nurse leaders are failing to fight for safe staffing in Great Britain.
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This article aims to examine the relationship between nurse knowledge, work environment, and registered nurse (RN) turnover in perinatal hospice and palliative care organizations. The findings revealed that advanced professional experience in the form of APNs was associated with reductions in RN turnover. This suggests that having a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner on staff may provide knowledge and experience to other RNs, creating stability within the organization.
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The author discusses the issue that nurses have lost their moral compass. Topics discussed include indications such as incivility and bullying in the workplace, clique behaviours and the alienation of “out-group” colleagues, definition of moral compass, the history of the modern nursing profession’s quest for a moral compass and social-psychological influences and organisational aggravators that can facilitate moral neglect.
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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing intervention for patients with claustrophobia in MR examination. Conclusion: Effective nursing interventions can improve patient’s psychological state and MR successful rate for claustrophobic patients.
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This article describes the data obtained from 30 educational study days, which took place across England, Scotland and Wales. It will explore nurses’ knowledge in relation to the cost-effectiveness and clinical efficacy of current wound care practices, based on the answers of 1717 delegates that attended the events. It will also outline the results in relation to reducing expenditure on wound dressings and the importance of performing an accurate wound assessment.
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the perceived characteristics of an effective nursing clinical instructor and methods for measure instructor effectiveness. This review also examined importance of characteristics based on student age. The analysis of the literature suggests the ability to develop interpersonal relationships is the most valued skill for clinical instructors. Overall, approachability emerged as the most important personality trait needed to be an effective clinical instructor.
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This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of supervised exercise among nurses conducting shift work for health promotion. Conclusion: Our data-suggest the effectiveness of exercise supervised by a PT at the workplace of nurses conducting shift work for health promotion.
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