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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Acute hospital settings"”.
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Registered nurses’ experiences of working with trainee nursing associates in acute hospital settings: a generic qualitative study
Launching new roles in healthcare settings can be controversial; potentially threatening the status of existing professionals. The introduction of the Trainee/Nursing Associate (TNA/NA) role occurred in response to a governmental mandate to bridge the gap between unregulated generic healthcare …
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An exploration of nurse-patient interactions in acute hospital settings when electronic patient record (EPR) systems are used
… explore how nurses' use of EPR systems in four acute hospital wards influenced the quality of nurse-patient interactions. Methods: This mixed methods study included observations using a published tool to evaluate the duration and quality of nurse-patient interactions, as well as nurse and …
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"That's how we do it...we treat them all the same": an exploration of the experiences of patients, lay carers and health and social care staff of the care received by older people with dementia in acute hospital settings.
… received by older people with dementia in the acute hospital setting. In view of the ageing population, an increasing prevalence of dementia and the emerging dignity agenda this is a particularly topical subject. Four elements are included in this thesis: a literature review, a research study, …
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Managing risk; how doctors, nurses and pharmacists optimise the use of medicines in acute hospitals in Northern Ireland: a grounded theory study.
… work to optimise the use of medicines in acute hospital settings in Northern Ireland. Seventeen semi-structured, one-to-one interviews were conducted with doctors, nurses and pharmacists. Concurrent data collection and analysis was carried out using coding, particular to grounded theory, …
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A study of bereavement in the Abrahamic faiths
In the UK approximately 60% of deaths occur in acute hospital settings to people from different cultures and religions. This thesis explored the experiences of bereaved relatives from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths, doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants and religious leaders to explore …
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Workplace Violence, Organizational Culture, and Registered Nurses' Incident Reporting Patterns in Acute Hospitals in California
… of the reporting patterns of WPV Type II in acute hospital settings. Although some patients are abusive toward nurses, that the abuse is underreported to hospital administrators. Qualitative studies identified common themes for underreporting including fear of being blamed, abuse considered …
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Pain assessment and management: An audit of practice at a tertiary hospital
… is essential for effective pain management in acute hospital settings. Unfortunately, no such guidelines exist in South Africa. To implement appropriate precepts for the South African context, current practice must be understood. Aim: To evaluate pain assessment and management of patients in …
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Registered Nurses' attitudes towards, and experiences of, aggression and violence in the acute hospital setting
… investigating aggression and violence within the acute hospital setting. This study aimed to respond to this gap, providing New Zealand based data on Registered Nurses' attitudes towards and experiences of aggression and violence within the acute hospital setting by: determining the incidence of …
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The implementation of integrated psychological medicine services in historically siloed acute healthcare systems: A study on the factors influencing implementation
… however, its implementation within secondary acute care faces significant challenges and delivery remains inconsistent and under-theorised. Key challenges include fragmented service structures, contested conceptualisations of integration, and historically siloed healthcare systems, beliefs and …
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Towards implementation of pharmacogenomic-guided medicines optimisation for older patients in secondary care
… a systematic review, secondary data analysis of hospital admissions data for older patients and a qualitative interview study with older patients and healthcare professionals. This research provides a proof-of-concept for the use of PGx testing in medicines optimisation, leading to a potential …
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Towards implementation of pharmacogenomic-guided medicines optimisation for older patients in secondary care
… a systematic review, secondary data analysis of hospital admissions data for older patients and a qualitative interview study with older patients and healthcare professionals. This research provides a proof-of-concept for the use of PGx testing in medicines optimisation, leading to a potential …
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Central nervous system organisation following traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) : a longitudinal clinical study
… tests carried out for SCI patients in acute hospital settings are extremely challenging, raising fundamental questions of how these tests could be brought into the acute clinical setting in the caring for SCI patients. Individual electrophysiological tests included conventional SEP …
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The impact of a quality improvement complex intervention on the incidence of surgical site infection and the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals
… post-operative complication that depletes hospital resources and has a detrimental impact on patient outcomes. There is published evidence to help healthcare professionals prevent SSIs, yet SSI prevention remains suboptimum and a complex problem to address. Implementing evidence-based …
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End-of-life care supports and decision-making practices in specialist intellectual disability residential services
… with an ID are being supported in community settings and are availing of supports from community and hospital services. In addition, the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act (ADM) (2015) is changing the way these individuals will be included in decision making across all aspects of their …