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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Acute Care Hospital"”.
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Relational and Motivational Factors of Nursing Empowerment in an Acute Care Hospital
… nurses employed in a medium-sized hospital in Iowa. All staff nurses working at least half time were invited to participate in the study. Twenty-one respondents are associated prepared and fifteen are baccalaureate-prepared. In this descriptive study responses from a three-part tool …
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Older Adults’ Implementation of Discharge Instructions Following an Acute Care Hospital Stay
<p>Discharge instructions are a self-care guide for patients after discharge from an acute care hospitalization. The discharge process starts on admission to the hospital and continues until discharged. Many patients rely on informal caregivers to provide support after a discharge. However, it is …
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The lived experience of new graduate baccalaureate-prepared Registered Nurses working in an acute care hospital setting
… prepared Registered Nurses (RNs) who work in an acute care hospital setting. The study was a phenomenological qualitative research design, with researcher-developed guiding questions to help direct the interviews. Participants had passed the National Council for Licensure Examination for …
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Transitioning from Curative Care to End-of-Live Care in the Acute Care Hospital: A Hermeneutical Phenomenological Study
… members of multidisciplinary teams in two urban acute hospitals when transitioning from curative care to end-of-life care with a patient. With so many people continuing to die in acute care hospital wards (Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, 2016; Cavaye & Watts, 2012; Grande, 2009), it …
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An exploration of clinical teaching and learning within a preceptorship model in an acute care hospital in the Republic of Ireland
… working together on four clinical areas in one hospital. Data were collected using semi- structured interviews and documentary analysis relating to the teaching and assessment of BNSc (general) students. Main findings showed preceptors used strategies that fostered performance and understanding …
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Changing The Paradigm For Newly Graduated Nurses’ Intent To Leave Through An Emeritus Rn Virtual Mentoring Program In An Acute Care Hospital Setting
… shortage presents a critical challenge to healthcare organizations, withwide-reaching implications for patient safety and financial sustainability. High nurse turnover contributes to increased staffing costs, estimated at $56,300 average cost per nurse replaced. This shortage directly impacts …
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The application of evidence based practice in the acute care hospital setting: A grounded theory study of the perspective of nurses in Western Australia
… (EBP) in nursing is an important part of care provision, both in Australia and globally. The experience of applying evidence in practice presents many challenges for nurses. This study focused on the application of EBP in the acute care hospital setting. Grounded Theory methodology was …
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The lived experience of new graduate registered nurses (NGRNs) who worked in the adult medical-surgical units (MSUS) of acute care hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
Aim: To understand the experiences of NGRNs who cared for COVID-19 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology Results: The analysis of eight interviews yielded 192 initial coded, which were refined using the Gadamerian hermeneutic circle into 23 categories and five …
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Differences of weekend versus weekdays, nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, patient diagnoses, and direct nursing care time
… in time spent providing direct nursing care time on weekends versus weekdays, nurse-to-patient ratios, medical-surgical nursing units, and weekend versus weekday patient diagnoses. Specific aims were (a) determine differences in nurse-to-patient staffing ratios and direct care time on …
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Relationships Between and Among the Power of Self-Care Agency, Perceived Structural Empowerment and Psychological Empowerment in Nurse Managers in Acute Care Hospitals with Magnet Designation
… In today’s dramatically changing healthcare environment, the nurse manager’s role in an acute care hospital is critical to meet the increasing patient care demands and the goals of the organization. The literature provides consensus that optimal nurse manager role behaviors are essential …
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Preventing Blood Component Administration Errors
… life saving intervention in the inpatient acute care hospital setting. Although blood transfusions can be extremely beneficial when delivered correctly, the risks associated with receiving incorrect blood components are severe and potentially fatal. The blood component administration …
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An evaluation of the provision and performance of acute care hospitals in the non-metropolitan regions of the Western Cape Province
… In the Western Cape Province, 200 regional hospital beds have already been closed with a further 500 beds located in academic health centres earmarked for closure. Hospitals in the province consume over 73% of the health care budge at PAWC and faced with budget cuts, research teams were …
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Personality Types of Registered Nurses Employed in a Rural Community Hospital
… A descriptive study was conducted at a 68 bed acute care hospital. The sample consisted of 40 experienced registered nurses working in staff positions within the hospital. Sensing, feeling, and judging were the preferred functions of the nurses, consistent with the expected tasks of the direct …
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The Registered Nurse Experience Delivering Care to a Difficult Patient: A Qualitative Study
<p><strong>Background</strong>: Nurses provide care for patients they classify as “difficult.” The phenomenon of the difficult patient is described in nursing research and is associated with a broad spectrum of behaviors ranging from non-compliant to physical violence. Despite the recommendation …
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Fall Reduction with Nursing Interventions
… fall rate in the medical surgical unit at an acute care hospital through improving the fall precaution process. </strong>The unit consists of 37 bed with a population of stroke, medical, and surgical patients. The focus of the nursing staff education using handouts, brochures, and poster will …
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Physician compliance with registered dietitian recommendations in total parenteral nutrition patients
… patients and its effect on patient length of hospital stay, days of TPN administration, body weights, albumin and prealburnin levels, and mortality rates. Closed medical charts, from a 350-bed acute care hospital, were reviewed for 202 patients who had received TPN during 2007. Data was …
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Improving Patient Safety: Reducing Medication Errors in the Microsystem
<p>In a 72-bed for-profit long-term acute care hospital located in an urban setting, there has been a fifteen percent increase of medication errors that the pharmacy department has detected across nursing, and pharmacy departments, as well as with physicians from both day and night shifts. Over the …
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A Descriptive Study of Farmers and Ranchers Entering South Dakota Nursing Homes
… Set Plus nursing home resident assessment and care screening tool. The sample consisted of 1.446 farmers and 157 ranchers. Descriptive analysis was completed on the sample relating to the objectives of the study. Findings suggest further study is needed to examine the influences of gender, …
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Prospectus Summary Brief: NICU Communication Improvement
… communication in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) not only reduces errors and adverse patient outcomes but also create an environment that promotes staff satisfaction. The purpose of this prospectus is that of improving the process of communication between the perinatal …
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