Self-administered medication packet for patients experiencing a vaginal birth.

abstract：:Deep vein thrombosis remains a source of adverse outcomes in surgical patients. Deep vein thrombosis is preventable with prophylactic intervention. The success of noninvasive mechanical modalities for prophylaxis relies on compliance with correct application. The goals of this project were to create a guideline that r...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Restrepo P,Jameson DL,Carroll DL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous quality improvement (CQI), staff education, and patient education are essential, interrelated components of nursing practice that share the common goal of improved patient outcomes. The nurses of the Nashville Veterans' Administration Medical Center dialysis unit effectively combined these activities to imp...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Heard K

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of a telephone call service (TCS) for ambulatory surgery patients. Three outcomes were evaluated: patient satisfaction, patients' perceptions of the value of a TCS intervention, and nurses' perceptions of difficulties in implementing it. The results indicated that...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Chen CH,Ma HJ,Yen M,Li SF,Liu LC

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary data developed by the Health Care Financing Administration under its pilot cooperative cardiovascular screening project indicate that 50 percent of Medicare heart attack patients arriving in emergency departments who are appropriate for thrombolytic therapy do not receive it within the time period specifie...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Oetker D,Cole C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to gain insight into how nurse leaders are influencing the use of performance data to improve nursing care in hospitals. Two themes emerged: getting relevant, reliable, and timely data into the hands of nurses, and the leaders' ability to "connect the dots" in working with different stakeholders...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Jeffs L,Nincic V,White P,Hayes L,Lo J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home mechanical ventilation was once a remote idea and thought to be used only in extreme cases. However, patient preference as well as limited financial resources to care for these patients in a long-term setting is forcing acute care facilities and families to make the choice of home care. This article describes how...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Warren ML,Jarrett C,Senegal R,Parker A,Kraus J,Hartgraves D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a feasibility study to test an intervention to reduce medication omissions without documentation using nurse-initiated recall cards and medication chart checking at handover. No significant difference in the omission rate per 100 medications was found, although after adjusting for hospital and patient age...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Johnson M,Sanchez P,Zheng C,Chapman B

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between nurse staffing hours and 6 quality indicators: physical restraints, weight loss, incontinence, late loss activities of daily living decline, stages 1 to 4 pressure ulcers, and problem behaviors toward others. Increasing registered nurse staff hours may ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Bostick JE

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognizing that little is known about use of quality improvement (QI) processes to enhance care of the dying, 11 large hospices exchanged information about their QI programs. These hospices reported monitoring from 3 to 50 outcomes measured by various indicators and methods. Agencies that related QI to their organiza...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： D'Onofrio CN,National Hospice Work Group.

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-acquired pneumonia is now the number one hospital-acquired infection. Hospitals have addressed ventilator-associated pneumonia; however, patients not on a ventilator acquire more pneumonia with significant associated mortality rates. LOCAL PROBLEM:In our hospital, non-ventilator-associated pneumoni...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Baker D,Quinn B,Ewan V,Giuliano KK

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care organizations across the country are in different phases of transition from quality assurance to quality improvement. A plan is essential to ensure quality assessment and improvement requirements are met while the organization is in transition. Based on the hospital's commitment to quality improvement, the...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Johnson T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information technology is integral to health care delivery. Nurse leaders recognize the need to build intellectual capital (knowledge, skills, and experience) in use and oversight of electronic health records despite financial constraints on indirect care time. A systematic literature review was conducted to answer th...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Poe SS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes nurse perceptions about medication errors. Findings reveal that there are differences in the perceptions of nurses about the causes and reporting of medication errors. Causes include illegible physician handwriting and distracted, tired, and exhausted nurses. Only 45.6% of the 983 nurses believed ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Mayo AM,Duncan D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite evidence of the positive impact of the clinical nurse leader (CNL) role, implementation of supplemental nursing roles has proven to be challenging due to unclear role explanations and organizational unfamiliarity. PROBLEM:Nurses practice in a dynamic environment and need to cope with the rapid pace ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Hatley A,Ralyea T,Buttriss GO,Rankin VL

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses as patients or caregivers evaluated their care differently than nonnurses. A qualitative design with content analysis was used to provide an assessment of the quality of nursing care by examining nurses' perceptions as recipients of care. The 231 participants were registered nurses recruited from 8 hospitals in...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Elayan RM,Ahmad MM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to develop a psychometrically sound measure of nurses' evaluation of patient care delivered. The Nurses' Assessment of Quality Scale-Acute Care Version (NAQS-ACV), derived from the qualitative interviews of acute care nurses, was initially 138 items formatted as a Likert-type scale and administ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Lynn MR,McMillen BJ,Sidani S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report increased the focus by health care providers, regulators, and the public on the cause and effect of medical errors. The IOM report recognizes the complexity of the problem of medical errors and advocates a systematic approach to error reduction. Medication delivery systems i...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Hronek C,Bleich MR

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While much of the research on falls has focused on the ambulatory elderly, little is known about wheelchair-related falls that occur in persons with disabilities. A thorough understanding of wheelchair-related falls would include the demographics, the mechanism and nature of the fall event, and the nature of any resul...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Gavin-Dreschnack D,Nelson A,Fitzgerald S,Harrow J,Sanchez-Anguiano A,Ahmed S,Powell-Cope G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes innovative educational strategies used by one organization to simultaneously develop leadership skills and evidence-based practice. The methods were theory-driven and designed to positively affect the nursing culture at the individual, unit, and organizational levels. Case studies, outcomes, and...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Pipe TB,Cisar NS,Caruso E,Wellik KE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the level of acuity of pediatric hospital admissions continues to increase, additional pressure is being placed on hospital resources and the nursing workforce. LOCAL PROBLEM:Currently, there is no formalized approach to care for high-acuity patients on our pediatric inpatient unit. METHODS:We used a qu...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Cassidy C,MacEachern L,Egar J,Best S,Foley L,Rowe ME,Curran J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines families' and nurses' perceptions of the functions that should be performed by families of elderly nursing home residents and whether there is congruency between nursing staff and families' perceptions. This was a quasi-experimental study and was based on questionnaires distributed among 85 nurses ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Natan MB

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined hostility, spirituality, and indices of health risk among 100 young, primarily males of Hispanic background. Over half of the subjects were prehypertensive or hypertensive; one third had at least 2 objective risk factors for cardiac disease; and younger participants had lower spirituality scores an...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Sethness R,Rauschhuber M,Etnyre A,Gilliland I,Lowry J,Jones ME

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a cardiac rehabilitation program (phase II) in improving participants' quality of life (QOL). Existing data collected previously by a not-for-profit rural community hospital using the SF-36 tool were analyzed. The secondary data consisted of precardiac and ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Aude T,Hill PD,Anderson MA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The paradigm shift that has occurred for patients with total hip (THA) and knee (TKA) arthroplasty through enhanced recovery programs underscores the need for redesigning care provision. LOCAL PROBLEM:In this hospital, the patient outcomes and experience anticipated from the implementation of enhanced recov...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Burley G,Torres L,Heligman J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To ensure successful integration and implementation of evidence into practice, validation of measures and interventions should be performed in the population and setting in which they will be used. PURPOSE:This article provides a method for evaluating the predictive performance of a risk tool using the Hest...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Kaiser J,Wills N,Reilly T,Pratt J,Tumbleson V,Niemeyer M,Mindling G

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal to develop and implement a new model of nursing care delivery grew out of administrative and shared governance initiatives to improve the quality of nursing care. This evaluative study used both quantitative and qualitative methods. Seven principles related to quality were identified and became the driving fo...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Nardone PL,Markie JW,Tolle S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the development and implementation of the Nursing Quality Indicators Scale and a quality control system for hospital nursing care, which allows universal access to all external and internal audit results, thus ensuring complete data transparency. Standardized indicators make departments' perform...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Kagan I,Cohen R,Fish M,Mezare HP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explored 150 critical care nurses' perceptions of patient safety standards in a selection of private, public, and university hospitals in Turkey. Quality management and patient safety programs were more prevalent in private hospitals. Private hospitals were also more likely to encourage reporting, have erro...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Badir A,Herdman EA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study synthesizes information contained in 27 mnemonics to identify what information should be communicated during a handoff. Clustering and content analysis resulted in 12 primary information clusters that should be communicated. Given the large amount of information identified, it would be beneficial to use a s...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Nasarwanji MF,Badir A,Gurses AP

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, the unannounced JCAHO survey is a more positive and patient-focused process than surveys in the past. Staff are able to demonstrate and explain what they actually do in their job on a day-to-day basis rather than stating policies. In the continuous survey-readiness process, there is less emphasis on docume...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Comeau E,Lowry D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00