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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Medical-Surgical Nurses"”.
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Self-Assessment of Medical-Surgical Nurses’ Behavioral Healthcare Competency
… These individuals suffer from a high rate of medical co-morbidities. Because of this, patients hospitalized on medical-surgical units for medical reasons often are living with psychiatric/substance abuse co-morbidities, which are not addressed during their medical hospital admission. These …
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Perceived and actual level of knowledge of diabetes among medical-surgical nurses
… and actual knowledge of diabetes mellitus among medical-surgical nurses, to investigate the relationship of perceived to actual knowledge of diabetes, and to identify factors that affect nurses' level of perceived and actual knowledge of diabetes mellitus. Tools used to gather data were the …
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Description of Medical-Surgical Nurses Care of Patients at Risk for Pressure Ulcers
… of implementing PU prevention measures in nurses caring for patients in medical-surgical units. Method: The study was conducted in three (3) community hospitals within the same healthcare system using an Interpretive Description approach. Six (6) focus groups were conducted including thirty …
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The Effect of Human Patient Simulation on Medical-Surgical Nurses’ Self-Efficacy in Cardiac Emergency Management
… for first responders within the hospital. Medical-surgical nurses, who are frequently the first nurses to arrive at an IHCA, must begin immediate patient resuscitation. It is imperative for these first responders to remain confident in their own abilities. Therefore, the purpose of this …
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Recognition of Compassion Fatigue among Medical-Surgical Nurses: The Provision of Education to Manage the Effects
… make the “recruitment and retention of qualified nurses a priority”. The ability to comply with the recommendation is fraught with challenges. Nurses are required to care for patients across the age span with varying medical complexities. There are work related stressors which are inherent to the …
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Learning Needs of Ostomy Patients: A Comparison of Nurse and Patient Perceptions
… patient education program when comparing:<br> a. Medical-surgical nurses and ostomy patients;<br> b. E.T. nurses and ostomy patients;<br> c. Medical-surgical nurses and E.T. nurses.<br> 2. Determine the different perceptions regarding time placement of patient education content items when …
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Delirium Education for Nurses on a Medical-Surgical Unit
… and may lead to harmful outcomes. By June 2015, nurses on medical-surgical units will screen 100-percent of patients for delirium according to an established protocol. The project mesosystem is a 411-bed, level I trauma center and teaching hospital; the microsystem is a 28-bed medical-surgical …
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The Relationship Between Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture, Nurse Advocacy, and Nurse Sensitive Patient Outcomes
… patient advocacy and key patient outcomes. Nurses play an integral role in patient safety, providing care through constant interaction with the patient and clinical team. Advocating for patients is part of that role; however little research existed that explored how advocacy was related to …
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Factors Influencing Nurses' Intentions to Provide Weight Management Education to Hospitalized Obese Adults
… at risk for various chronic health problems. Nurses caring for hospitalized obese clients are in a prime position to provide them with timely information on weight management. This study utilized an exploratory sequential mixed method design to examine medical-surgical nurses' intentions to …
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Nurses' Perception of Diabetes: A Comparative Analysis
… management is vital to improve patient outcomes. Nurses play a major role in providing diabetes care and education to patients. This study examined nurses' perceptions of diabetes mellitus and their effects on patient care. The Diabetes Attitude Scale version 3 (DAS-3), developed by the University …
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STRIPES AND STETHOSCOPES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NURSE CORPS PROMOTION RATES ACROSS ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE
… career trajectories for similarly qualified nurses. Using longitudinal administrative data from the Defense Medical Human Resources System Intranet (DMHRSi) spanning fiscal years 2016–2024, I analyze promotion rates, time-in-grade, and promotion likelihood at the O-3 to O-4, O-4 to O-5, and …
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Registered nurses' attitudes towards substance use and abuse
… study was to explore the attitudes of registered nurses toward substance use and abuse. The variables of age, gender, ethnicity/race, years of nursing experience, highest degree of education, and nursing specialty were explored through the administration of the Substance Abuse Attitude Survey …
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Empirical Data Mining: Conservation of Nursing Energy and Care Capacity in Medical-Surgical Hospital Work Environments
… OF NURSING ENERGY AND CARE CAPACITY IN MEDICAL-SURGICAL HOSPITAL WORK ENVIRONMENTS</p> <p>Nurses are a critical component of the hospital care delivery system and provide essential observation and surveillance of inpatients. Mounting evidence describes an association between nurse …
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Increasing Sequential Compression Device Compliance to Decrease Venous Thromboembolisms and Improve Nursing Documentation
… place at the end of each patient bed across all medical-surgical units. Additionally, in-services were conducted to educate day and night shift medical-surgical nurses on the importance of VTE prevention, new SCD protocols, and were reminded to document SCDs. Audits were conducted to evaluate the …
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Inpatient & Outpatient Venous Thromboembolism: A Multifactorial Approach to Increase Mechanical and Pharmacological Prophylaxis Compliance
… changes were made in patient rooms across ten medical surgical units to increase nurses’ compliance with sequential compression device (SCD) orders. New machines were labeled and placed on patient beds, signs were placed on documentation stations, and education sessions were conducted with over …
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Neurological Nursing Assessment Education at Intermountain Medical Center: A Quality Improvement Project
… of neurological assessments can occur for nurses who do not routinely perform these exams; furthermore, nurses need to be able to identify normal vs. abnormal neurological findings. The Aims of this project were to deliver neurological assessment education and assess nurses’ 1) ability to …
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Organizational, Nurse, and Patient Empowerment at a Magnet and Non-Magnet Hospital
… to prepare patients to make these decisions. Nurses spend more time providing care to patients compared to other healthcare providers. Nurse attitudes and behaviors influence patient empowerment and can result in improved patient satisfaction. Nurses must feel empowered in order to empower …
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Exploring the Relationship Between and Among Registered Nurses' Spiritual Well-Being, Spiritual Care Perspectives, and their Provision of Spiritual Care in Acute Care Settings
… is an essential aspect of holistic nursing care, nurses often feel ill-prepared for, uncomfortable with, and uncertain about providing spiritual care. Studies have indicated that nurses who have a strong sense of their own spiritual well-being and/or a positive perspective [attitude, value, …