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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"acute hospital"”.
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Caring and anxiety among registered nurses in an acute hospital setting
… levels of anxiety when caring for patients in acute settings. Despite an abundance of published studies on caring there is a dearth of research available that focuses on the relationship between caring and anxiety. Aim: The aim of this research study was to investigate caring and anxiety in a …
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The information needs of the families of patients with advanced cancer in an acute hospital
… the information needs of these families in an acute hospital setting. The aim of this study is to modify an existing tool, The Family Inventory of Needs (FIN), to more precisely assess the information needs of these families in an acute hospital setting and to measure the extent to which these …
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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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Registered nurses’ experiences of working with trainee nursing associates in acute hospital settings: a generic qualitative study
… welcoming TNAs to the role across a variety of acute clinical settings. An unexpected finding was the existence of conflict, tension, jealousy and animosity from healthcare support worker colleagues toward TNAs. The introduction of new healthcare support roles can be contentious. A myriad of …
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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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Benefit or Burden? Exploring Experiences of the Acute Hospital as a Place of Care Amongst People with Palliative Care Needs
… will spend a significant amount of time in hospital during the last year of their life and, in many countries, a majority will die in a hospital setting. With pressure on health funding, the way in which hospitals are being used in the last year of life is being increasingly scrutinised by …
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An audit of geriatric stroke rehabilitation services at a post-acute hospital (Booth Memorial) in urban Cape Town, South Africa
Booth Memorial Hospital (BMH), situated at the foot of Table Mountain in urban Cape Town, South Africa, is an NGO-run hospital in a Public- Private Partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health. The essential service being offered is sub-acute health care, with state hospitals referring …
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An exploration of cultural issues affecting staff compliance with recommended infection prevention and control practices in a ‘ring-fenced’ acute hospital elective surgical ward
… poses a serious threat to patients admitted into hospital as well as health care staff. Whilst recommendations for preventing HCAI exist, many research studies, primarily quantitative in nature, have reported serious concerns about the suboptimal infection prevention and control (IPC) practices …
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Pause time: a multi-perspective exploration of person-centred care in an acute hospital: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study with older people, families and staff.
… is less evident, especially in the context of acute hospital care, as is the exploration of simultaneous PCC experiences from the multiple perspectives of older people, their families and MDT members. The study in this thesis explores, interprets and illuminates the experiences of PCC from the …
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An exploratory study of the lived experience of newly appointed Health Care Assistants (HCAs) during their first six months in a role within an Acute Hospital setting.
… their first six months in a role within an acute hospital setting. The focus of this research is unique in that it is a UK based study involving Health Care Assistants newly employed in an acute NHS Hospital. It is timely in that it coincides with the potential for development of the …
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Strategies to Prevent Hospital Transfers in the SNF Environment
… </em>The purpose of this project is to reduce hospital readmissions in geriatric patients who are currently having any changes of medical condition within the SNF microsystem. In this project, the CNL functions as the team manager and care coordinator. The CNL facilitated, and utilized …
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The contributory factors in drug errors and their reporting
… scheme to improve the quality of reporting in an acute hospital trust. The related research questions are: 1. What are the contributory factors in drug errors? 2. How effective is the reporting of drug errors? 3. Can an enhanced reporting scheme, predicated on the analysis of local documentary and …
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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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"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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Physical activity and function in survivors of critical illness after discharge from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
… population in the UK following discharge from acute hospital is extrapolated to be 80.8% (excluding readmissions to the same critical care unit of the same patient within the same acute hospital stay) between 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland [ICNARC – …
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Evaluating Comorbidity Indices for Predicting Post-Acute Outcomes
Comorbidities are defined as acute or chronic medical conditions that an individual has in addition to his or her primary diagnosis. These comorbid conditions can affect a patient’s prognosis across the continuum of care. Functional decline and the presence of comorbidities are common in older …
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Rate of psychiatric readmissions and associated factors at Saint John of God Psychiatric Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi
… readmitted within one year of discharge from the acute hospital admission. Lowand middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Malawi have also reported high rates of psychiatric readmissions. This poses challenges when providing psychiatric care to patients. Most of Malawi`s health institutions, …
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The Clinical Decision Support Liaison: A Novel Means for Support in Acute Care
… beyond physiology alone. However, in the acute hospital setting there exist numerous barriers that make this goal difficult. Physicians and staff are faced with ethical dilemmas daily while encountering patients faced with high stress situations, critical decision-making, and planning for …
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Moving home : exploring older peoples' experiences of hospital discharge
… on the experiences of the older person leaving acute hospital care and returning to their own home. The project aims are summarised as below:*To develop an understanding of individuals' experiences within discharge preparation and planned support while they are preparing for home, getting home …
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The Effects of Partial Hospitalization on Acute Psychiatric Hospital Readmission Days
… the effects of a combination of partial and acute psychiatric hospitalization and only acute psychiatric hospitalization on the total number of acute hospital readmission days over a 12 month period using a causal-comparative design. Two hundred and forty cases were randomly selected from an …
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