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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"knowledge deficits"”.
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Knowledge Deficits in Manufacturing and Their Effects on New Employees
… of new employees and the influence that knowledge deficits have on their performance and on safety within an organization that is experiencing a massive loss of knowledge due to downsizing, attrition, and turnover. There were three research questions: (1) How does knowledge deficit …
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Knowledge Deficits of Radation Therapy Patients in a Rural Setting: A Pilot Study
… under investigation was:<br> What are the knowledge self-care deficits of patients receiving radiation therapy in a rural outpatient setting?<br> A better understanding of their needs may impact the kinds of educational programs offered to these patients. When patients are at home, caring …
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Safe Sleep in the NICU Environment for SIDS Prevention
… prevention interventions and to address any RN knowledge deficits that may be present. Previous research has shown that this safe sleep environment established in the NICU will carry on through discharge home when the incidence of SIDS may occur.</p> <p>Our focus for the project was on the …
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Organ and tissue donation: an evaluation of health care professionals’ knowledge and training and implications for education
… This study provides an original contribution to knowledge as no research has been undertaken since to evaluate whether these recommendations have been implemented and whether any relationship exists between education and its influence towards health care professionals perceived attitude, …
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Respiratory Management Education for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse
… improvement initiatives aimed at resolving knowledge deficits in settings such as these can improve both quality and patient safety via a more competent and educated PACU nursing staff. Purpose: To address an educational need among the CVMC PACU nursing staff with the implementation of a …
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In-Patient Self-Management Diabetes Education
… diabetes educational materials and identified knowledge deficits among the bedside nurses. The original aim was determined and measured outcomes were performed using the PSDA cycle and PDSA cycle. This allowed for the standardization of tasks that are fundamental for continuous improvements and …
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Palliative Care: Viewpoints from Nurses
… emerged from the data included inconsistencies, knowledge deficits, communication issues, and emotional responses and rewards to providing palliative care. The themes focused on the need for clarification of the meaning of palliative care, more education on the topic and better communication. The …
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Older Adult Sexuality and Educational Needs of Nursing Staff in Nursing Facilities
… 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 expressions encountered by nursing staff, nursing knowledge and attitudes related to resident sexuality, and their …
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School Nurse Perceptions and Decisions about Children Self-Carrying Inhalers in School
… characteristics, student characteristics, trust, knowledge deficits, teachers, safety nets, control, nursing philosophy, internal policies, praxis, and assessments of students. The consequences included elementary school nurses manipulating the situation and micromanaging; and high school nurses …
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Nurse Practitioner's Perspectives on Human Trafficking in the Emergency Department; A Narrative Inquiry
… performance pressures, the bias of presentation, knowledge deficits, lack of trust during encounters, and the overlapping sixth theme of moral distress. Findings support existing research but also reveal a deeper understanding of the complexities of HT identification in the ED.</p> …
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Self-reported and actual knowledge regarding the care of individuals with diabetes mellitus of nurses working in home care and hospital settings
… describe the relationship between self-reported knowledge and skills and actual knowledge about the care of individuals with diabetes mellitus of nurses working in acute medical/surgical hospital units and home care settings. Data were gathered by means of three instruments. The Demographic Data …
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Knowledge and attitudes regarding pain among surgical nurses in three teaching hospitals in Ireland
… role in pain management and must be highly knowledgeable to ensure their practices in the management of pain are of a high quality standard. Aim: The central purpose of this study was to determine the baseline level of knowledge and attitudes regarding pain of Irish surgical nurses working …
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Why now : a quantitative analysis of barriers influencing a delay in treatment-seeking behavior for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
… significantly predicted delayed treatment, while knowledge (p = .204) and attitude (p = .702) barriers did not. A point-biserial correlation revealed that knowledge barriers were significantly correlated with longer time to treatment (rpb = .306, p = .002). The Mann-Whitney U test found non-White …
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Oncology Nurses' Cultural Competence, Knowledge, and Attitudes Toward Cancer Pain
Effective pain management requires appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and assessment skills. The purposes of this study were to obtain information about the knowledge and attitudes of oncology nurses related to cancer pain and its management, to evaluate oncology nurses' cultural competence, and to …
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Public perceptions of child sex offenders
… research has shown public perceptions and knowledge regarding child sex offenders and paedophilia to be lacking and inaccurate which can lead to punitive attitudes and little support for rehabilitative efforts (Jahnke, 2018; King, 2019). The intense societal stigma of paedophilia can hinder …
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Comparing women's unprompted and prompted knowledge of breast and cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms in Sub- Saharan Africa
… Despite the high burden of disease, women’s knowledge of evidence-based risk factors and symptoms remains low. To adequately address the apparent knowledge deficits, the underlying knowledge in communities needs to be measured, so as to identify important gaps and contextually address them. …
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Record keeping : self-reported attitudes, knowledge and practice behaviours of nurses in selected Cape Town hospitals
… To describe the self-reported attitudes towards, knowledge of and practice behaviours of nurses, and the association between these factors and selected variables (category of nurse, gender, hospital sector, years of experience after registration/enrolment, day/night shift and practice discipline) …
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Are Women Aware? : Factors Related to Women's Knowledge of Risk and Preventive Factors in Breast Cancer
… cancer and its effects has been to increase knowledge of breast cancer risk and preventive factors and women’s use of that knowledge. This knowledge is important for women to have so they can practice intentional preventive self-care. Ambiguous knowledge may lead to apathetic or disengaged …