Structural empowerment, Magnet hospital characteristics, and patient safety culture: making the link.

abstract：:The Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) is a comprehensive taxonomy of patient outcomes influenced by nursing care. Each outcome is stated as a variable concept measured on a five-point Likert scale and includes a definition, indicators, and references. The classification provides outcomes that can be used across th...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Johnson M,Maas M

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care of the resident with dementia can be both challenging and unpredictable. Activities provided for nursing home residents often have rules and may be a source of frustration for residents with advancing dementia. Snoezelen, or multisensory therapy, offers a failure-free activity in an enabling environment that can ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Minner D,Hoffstetter P,Casey L,Jones D

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the health care community, more and more emphasis is being placed on patient satisfaction. This study was undertaken in a midwestern, nonprofit, 300-bed acute care hospital to gain a better understanding of how nonresponse rates and patient characteristics affect patient satisfaction scores. With a response rat...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Spooner SH

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:This study developed and piloted a patient-centered pressure ulcer prevention care bundle for adult hospitalized patients to promote patient participation in prevention. The care bundle had 3 core messages: (1) keep moving, (2) care for your skin, and (3) ensure a good diet. A brief video, combined brochure/checklist,...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Gillespie BM,Chaboyer W,Sykes M,O'Brien J,Brandis S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumer-oriented health care report cards have emerged as a strategy to disseminate information to consumers about the quality of health plans and relative costs, with the goal of enabling them to make informed choices. While consumers have reported an interest in having access to this information, how they actually ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Oermann MH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type of dressing selected for intravascular catheters may influence costs and complications. We carried out a clinical trial to compare the safety and costs of transparent and gauze dressings. We did not find differences in complication rates between transparent (34.1%) and gauze (26.5%) dressings (P = .62). The t...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Chico-Padrón RM,Carrión-García L,Delle-Vedove-Rosales L,González-Vargas CS,Marrero-Perera M,Medina-Chico S,Rodríguez-Díaz MP,Alonso-Díaz M,Jiménez-Sosa A

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：: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 tested a theoretical model derived from Kanter's theory of workplace empowerment by surveying a random sample of 300 registered nurses employed in acute care hospitals across the Canadian province of Ontario. The results of this study effectively replicated the findings of a previous exploratory study. Spec...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Armstrong K,Laschinger H,Wong C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coordination of patient care is the goal; the structure to promote the multidisciplinary plan of care is the unit-based outcome facilitation team. The focus of the team is the outcome achievement for the day, which could include patient education, therapies, or discharge planning. ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Schifalacqua M

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：:The objective of this study was to investigate the associations between the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) work environment, quality of care, safety, and patient outcomes. A secondary analysis was conducted of responses of 1247 NICU staff nurses in 171 hospitals to a large nurse survey. Better work environments w...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Lake ET,Hallowell SG,Kutney-Lee A,Hatfield LA,Del Guidice M,Boxer BA,Ellis LN,Verica L,Aiken LH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent changes in the Surgical Care Improvement Project guideline require blood glucose values be less than 180 mg/dL 18 to 24 hours after anesthesia end time after cardiac surgery. Our study compares the first group of patients transitioned off IV insulin on postoperative day 1, 24 hours after anesthesia end time, wh...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Westbrook A,Sherry D,McDermott M,Gobber M,Pabst M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of research findings to clinical care has been advocated to improve quality of care and patient outcomes. This article discusses a method to evaluate the translation of research findings in support of evidence-based care. An exemplar of a brief intervention in primary care for high-risk drinkers is used. ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Hyman Z,Crosby F

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:Teamwork training has been identified as an intervention to promote collaboration, improve communication, and reduce conflict. While teamwork training has been implemented in the clinical setting, most schools of nursing are lacking in standardized teamwork training programs. LOCAL PROBLEM:A lack of teamwor...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Cooke M,Valentine NM

更新日期：2020-08-18 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：:This descriptive and cross-sectional study included 561 nurses in hospitals located in Istanbul, Turkey. The Patient Safety Questionnaire was used for data collection. The type of hospital and the amount of education nurses obtained about patient safety and quality improvement were positively associated with patient s...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Turkmen E,Baykal U,Intepeler SS,Altuntas S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence links the amount of registered nurse care to improved patient outcomes in large hospitals, but little is known about registered nurse staffing in small critical access hospitals, which comprise 30% of all US hospitals. Our study findings show that the unique work environment of critical access hospitals means...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Cramer ME,Jones KJ,Hertzog M

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Falls are the most common cause of injury deaths and nonfatal injuries in older adults. In an effort to detect a resident's movement, many nursing homes use bed or chair alarms to alert staff that the resident may get up and possibly fall. However, there is little evidence that bed or chair alarms prevent falls, and m...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Crogan NL,Dupler AE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a hospital unit's successful central line-associated bloodstream infection reduction project. The focus is on decreasing and sustaining a low rate of infection by targeting improvement in central line maintenance. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research's 5 interacting domains (th...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Jones CM,Stewart C,Roszell SS

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The clinical nurse leader (CNL) role was developed as a strategy for redesigning care delivery to address quality and safety gaps in health care. However, innovation competencies have never been assessed in this group. PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether CNLs have different perception...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Noles K,Barber R,James D,Wingo N

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:The ability to understand medication and consistently follow a prescribed medical regimen varies among the general population. The Department of Nursing at Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center developed a medication self-administration program to help consumers gain knowledge and/or improve their ability to participate in...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Visalli H,Johnstone L,Lazzaro CA,Kasky S

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the key factors for organizational success is service excellence. Nursing service has been proved to be a pivotal factor in the overall patient satisfaction rating on hospital surveys. The article describes a service improvement implemented by one nursing service that improved patient satisfaction survey result...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Joiner GA

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of their involvement in the transport, handling, preparation, administration, or disposal of hazardous medications, health care workers across multiple settings are at risk for adverse health consequences from exposure to these drugs. This review presents evidence-based strategies to mitigate the harmful expos...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Crickman R,Finnell D

更新日期：2016-04-01 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