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Showing 1 to 20 of 235 for “"Nursing Staff"”.
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Creating a Healthy Work Environment: Empowering Nursing Staff
… Previous studies suggest empowered nursing staff improve patient outcomes. This study utilizes responses from three surveys (Experience of Work, National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, ‘empowerment’ survey) targeted toward staff perceptions of the work environment. An …
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Stress in qualified nursing staff and its effect on student nurses
… between the perceived stress in qualified nursing staff and the satisfaction of students with the clinical learning environment. The study consisted of three distinct phases. The initial phase was based on informal interviews with students (N=54) and qualified staff (N=23). Data collected …
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Older Adult Sexuality and Educational Needs of Nursing Staff in Nursing Facilities
… the lifespan. For older adults living in nursing homes, sexual expression is often challenging. A limited body of research exists to understand nursing staff knowledge and perceptions of resident sexuality in long-term care settings. The aims of this study were to ascertain resident sexual …
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Special Care Unit Nursing Staff to Resident Ratio Relationship to Quality Indicators
… purposes of this study were to describe the: 1) staff to resident ratios in special care units (SCUs) for residents with dementia, 2) incidence of falls, urinary tract infections and significant weight loss in SCUs, 3) relationship between the staff to resident ratios and the incidence of falls, …
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Competencies Required to Function in the Role of Nursing Staff Development Coordinator
… and competencies required to function as a nursing staff development coordinator as reported by the supervisor of nursing staff development coordinators In hospitals In the upper midwest. A questionnaire was used to collect data. One hundred and one questionnaires were mailed and 58 were …
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A study of trust and commitment amongst nursing staff within NHS organisations
… and the conditions which create trust between nursing staff and their managers within two NHS organisations (an acute and a community Trust) and to examine the level of attitudinal and behavioural commitment amongst nursing staff towards the organisation. The purpose of this study was to …
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Determination of oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour among nursing staff in Lesotho
The changing patterns of oral diseases in industrialized countries (decrease in the prevalence of dental caries and less increase in periodontal disease) are strongly attributed to the shift of dental services from mainly curative to preventive dental services. The idea of using lay health workers …
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Effectiveness of a Fall Prevention Educational Program for Long-Term Care Nursing Staff
… in a long-term care facility by (a) measuring staff knowledge of fall prevention, (b) behavioral assessment of fall prevention approaches, and (c) evaluation of fall rates and fall injury rates. The study used convenience sampling of nursing staff members, which included nursing assistants and …
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Nursing staff absenteeism at the Red Cross Children's Hospital and it's financial implications
… establish the determinants of absenteeism among nursing personnel of RCCH and financial implications thereof. This involved establishing the extent of absenteeism among the nursing personnel, identifying major causes, estimating the financial burden and making recommendations on how to manage …
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An exploration of the "feeding partnership" between patients with late stage dementia and nursing staff
… between patients with late stage dementia and nursing staff. Twelve video dyads, consisting of four female patients and three members of their nursing team, were recorded during feeding. All twelve videos were made during the midday meal, within the normal nursing environment of the continuing …
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Management of self-cutting in psychiatric inpatient wards: attitudes of nursing staff and service users
… sought to measure the attitudes of mental health nursing staff and service-users towards the management of self-cutting events in mental health wards. <br/>Methods: Systematic reviews: Three databases were searched using comprehensive terms, resulting in 18 and 26 papers respectively. Studies were …
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Safe Patient Handling & No Lift Policy: Reducing The Incidence Of Work-Related Injuries Among Nursing Staff
… the incidence of work-related injuries among nursing staff involved in patient handling activities on the Medical-Cardiac IICU.</p> <p><strong>Methodology: </strong>The theoretical framework employed for this project was Lippitt’s change theory. Pre-and post-survey self-report evaluations were …
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A qualitative investigation of the experiences of nursing staff working in a secure personality disorder unit
… reviewing the empirical literature relating to staff attitudes towards patients with a personality disorder in an inpatient setting. It aims to present the current understanding of staff attitudes and the components which attribute to this.Part twoAn empirical paper which explores the …
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Nursing staff experiences and responses to violence and aggression in the emergency department: a grounded theory study
… were to explore how emergency department (ED) nursing staff conceptualise the terms that encompass violence and aggression in the clinical area; to explore the formal reporting practices of nursing staff following such experiences and to explore situational factors at play, relating to the …
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The Relationship of a Hospital Merger to Elicited Moods and Feelings of the Merging and Merged Professional Nursing Staff
<p>The objectives of the study are as follows:<br> 1. To determine the moods of the merging nurses four years following the merging of their institution.<br> 2. To determine the moods of the merged nurses four years following the merger of their institution.<br> 3. To compare and contrast the …
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Death and dying in the emergency department: a phenomenological study of the experiences of family members and nursing staff
Background: The purpose of this qualitative nursing study has been to understand the experience of death and dying in the emergency department of a hospital, through listening to the experiences of bereaved family members and nursing staff. Death and dying remain taboo subjects in society today and …
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Stigma towards people with mental illness: a cross-sectional study among nursing staff in health facilities in Amolatar district, Uganda
Introduction: Mental health of Ugandans could be improved through mainstreaming the services into primary care systems. Nurses constitute a high percentage of the workforce in health; therefore they can significantly contribute towards several experiences by patients with mental illness. Stigma …
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