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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Quality nursing care"”.
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Quality nursing care: An exploration of student nurses' perspectives
… was to explore and describe the delivery of nursing care from the perspective of associate degree nursing (ADN) students. Actions and interactions attributed to quality care were explored as well as factors that enhance or inhibit the delivery of such care. Moreover, nursing students' …
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What Is Good Nursing Care? The Lived Meaning of Quality Nursing Care for Practicing Nurses
Healthcare quality in the United States of America (USA) is the subject of intense criticism. Although quality nursing care is vital to patient outcomes and safety, meaningful quality improvements have been disturbingly slow and incremental. Practicing nurses are rarely involved in developing …
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Factors affecting quality nursing care at selected public hospitals in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… an important role in the provision of health care. The performance of nurses is linked to the productivity and provision of quality patient care. Quality nursing care is important when patients are hospitalized and depend on the care providers and systems of the hospitals. Poor nursing care …
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Trust in the Nurse and Perceived Quality Nursing Care by Adult Oncology Patients with Implantable Vascular Access Port Devices: A Mixed Methods Study
… of nurse behaviors that promote trust and quality nursing care as perceived by oncology patients with totally implantable vascular access devices (TIVAD).</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> An explanatory sequential mixed-method design was used to answer the study questions. This design was …
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Investigating the challenges of delivering basic quality patient care in selected Gauteng government hospitals
The South African Nursing profession is experiencing a crisis - this is the opinion of various academics as well as politicians. Addressing the crisis is not necessarily always within the ability of nursing personnel, but rather various stakeholders on provincial and national level. Guided by the …
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Challenges experienced by professional nurses at the rural primary health care facilities in Msukaligwa Sub-District of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Professional nurses providing health care services in rural primary health care facilities need to have a broad range of skills, knowledge and stay current and up to date on different areas of healthcare. They work in an environment characterized by poor infrastructure, inadequate equipment, and …
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Specialized Transplant Orientation: Improving Nursing Competence Caring for the Solid Organ Transplant Patient
… and ongoing education for nurses promotes both quality nursing care, nurse satisfaction, and retention. Over the preceding two years, the average daily unit census has increased from 12 patients to >20. The number of solid organ transplants has also grown annually, from 82 in 2013 to 102 in …
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Heterosexism and Homophobia Among Students Participating in a Bachelor of Science Nursing Program
… participating in a Bachelor’s of Science nursing program.</p> <p><strong>Design</strong>: A quantitative, descriptive, and non-experimental design was used.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: The study employed a convenience sample of 245 nursing students recruited from a university’s …
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Patient Satisfaction and Total Quality Management: An Analysis of Customer Feedback
… is an area of renewed interest related to quality of care and total quality management (TQM). Some patient satisfaction surveys provide narrative comments as well as empirical data about quality of care. Though numerous studies report empirical data, only one study was found which examined …
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THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD FUNCTIONALITIES IN THE STATE OF KANSAS WITH REGARD TO NURSING PRACTICE
… health record functionalities of acute care hospitals in the state of Kansas with regard to nursing practice. From the perspective of the Chief Nursing Officer, what was the nurses' role in implementation of the electronic health record, what nursing documentation was in the electronic …
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The Relationship between Nurse Manager Leadership Attributes and Nurse Clinical Autonomy: Magnet Versus Non-Magnet Hospitals
… Structural Contingency Theory modified in the Nursing Systems Outcomes Research model was the research model for conceptualizing the structure-environment-effectiveness relationship. Critical Social Theory (CST) provided the conceptual/motivational basis for this study, a lens through which to …
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An exploration of specialist nurses in Malta: a qualitative case study.
The concept of specialist nursing and advanced nursing practice has been extensively debated in the literature internationally but to date no consensus exists on the preparation, titling and regulation of these nurses worldwide. The introduction of specialist nurses in Malta in 2003, now titled …
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An assessment of the implementation of Batho Pele principles by health care providers at selected mental health hospitals in the Limpopo Province
… (Draft White Paper, 1995:2). Furthermore, health care providers as public servants are expected to practice Batho Pele Principles to improve quality health care services. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of Batho Pele Principles by health care providers at selected …
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Self-directed learning among Thai nurses in clinical practice
… also found that nurses learned about patients, nursing practice and nursing communications through self-direction by selecting their own methods of learning, as well as choosing the sources of their learning. Nurse educators have a role in encouraging and supporting nurses to learn through …
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Becoming a professional: what is the influence of registered nurses on nursing students’ learning in the clinical environment?
… thesis sets out to explore and understand how nursing students learn in the clinical environment, specifically through the influence of registered nurses. Background: At a time when public confidence in the quality of health and nursing care is called into question, the United Kingdom Nursing …
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The Development and Evaluation of an Empathy Intervention for Nursing Students: Using the Medical Research Council Framework
… but it's especially important for providing high-quality nursing care. However, previous health and social care reports have revealed severe failings in patient care in the NHS and called for a culture change to include more empathetic care. Also, nursing studies show that empathy declines …