Exploring the Hidden Functions of Nursing Bedside Shift Report: A Performance, Ritual, and Sensemaking Opportunity.

abstract：:Excessive sedation precedes opioid-induced respiratory depression. An evidence-based practice project standardized systematic sedation monitoring by nurses using an opioid sedation scale and respiratory assessment when opioids are administered for pain management. Nurses were educated and documentation updated. Nurses...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Smith A,Farrington M,Matthews G

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：: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 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：:Interdisciplinary rounds provide a valuable venue for delivering patient-centered care but are difficult to implement due to time constraints and coordination challenges. In this article, we describe a unique model for fostering a culture of bedside interdisciplinary rounds through adjustment of the morning medication...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Young E,Paulk J,Beck J,Anderson M,Burck M,Jobman L,Stickrath C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of staff working life for staff well-being has been demonstrated in several studies; less research has focused on staff working life and older persons' satisfaction with care. PURPOSE:The study aim was to study relationships between 1) staff assessments of their structural conditions/empowerm...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Engström M,Högberg H,Strömberg A,Hagerman H,Skytt B

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：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 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 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：: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：:A patient satisfaction survey at Missouri Baptist Medical Center revealed that patients experiencing a vaginal delivery needed to wait for their medications and did not consistently receive adequate information about medications. Furthermore, a chart review noted that physicians ordered a wide variety of medications f...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Beger D,Messenger F,Roth S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to improve oropharyngeal dysphagia screening and reduce aspiration pneumonia rates on 3 inpatient hospital medical units. Guided by a Plan-Do-Study-Act methodology, an interdisciplinary health team developed and implemented a systematic process for oropharyngeal d...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： OʼMalley MB,Trotta RL,Rohrbach J,Ahya V,Bradway C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modified early warning system (MEWS) is a scoring rubric used to detect the earliest signs of a change in a patient's condition. This mixed-methods study used pre- and postintervention data to describe the impact of the MEWS on the frequency of rapid response system activations and cardiopulmonary arrests among pa...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Stewart J,Carman M,Spegman A,Sabol VK

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:The health care team identified the causes of health care-associated infections (HAI) and developed interventions in a pediatric intensive care unit in Gaza. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used. All 26 full-time staff members in the pediatric intensive care unit participated. The HAI rate decreased s...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Aljeesh YI,Alkariri N,Abusalem S,Myers JA,Alaloul F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus affects approximately 16 million people in the United States. Despite the publication of multiple guidelines, the delivery of care has not substantially changed. This article describes a program at Advocate Health Care to improve the delivery of care to individuals with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in an...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Ludwig-Beymer P,Arndt DM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever rising patient acuity, new nursing staff practitioners, and cumbersome documentation processes potentially impact quality of care. Nurse managers are challenged to utilize creative strategies to minimize risk potential and improve patient outcomes. One 36-bed medical/ surgical/telemetry unit focused on improving ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Horak D,Hollabaugh S,Duffy T

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of altered nutritional status is costly. Surgical patients have 2-3 times the risk of complications, length of stay is extended by 90%, and charges are 35-75% higher. Risk factors are numerous; therefore, collaboration among all members of the health care team is required to impact patient outcomes positive...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Cole C,Bigando K,DeSutter S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article describes a study that measured, over a 3-month period, staffing problems, including turnover rates; nurse incidents, including absenteeism, back injuries, and needle sticks; and patient incidents, including falls and medication errors. The self-reported stress of the nurses caring for these patients was r...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Dugan J,Lauer E,Bouquot Z,Dutro BK,Smith M,Widmeyer G

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Cognitive and functional impairments are leading predictors of poor outcomes in hospitalized older adults. This study reports adoption rates of 9 Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders quality indicators in a sample of US hospitals (N = 128). Chief nursing officers were surveyed using a 6-point scale (no activity to full...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Maxwell CA,Mion LC,Dietrich MS,Fallon WF,Minnick A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls prevention is a complex problem. Following in the footsteps of an earlier fall prevention team, the Safe Landings Fall Prevention Team used many strategies for implementing a fall prevention/reduction program. The tactics we used to prevent falls combined with the adoption of a fall assessment risk model are sha...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Sulla SJ,McMyler E

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 320-bed surgical nursing department's pain management quality improvement initiative is presented. Clinical indicators were designed through literature review and consultation with pain management experts. Results for pain assessment compliance, patient perception of relief, and the perceived impact of pain on activ...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Dietrick-Gallagher M,Polomano R,Carrick L

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonlinear relationships are attracting much attention in nursing. Nonlinear dynamics are used abstractly as theory and also may be applied in a concrete sense to explain data. There is often confusion and misunderstanding about aspects of nonlinear dynamics. This article explores two of the more well known areas of no...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Lanza ML

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A literature review was conducted of 16 research articles examining the relationship between implementation of a model of care utilizing unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) and patient satisfaction. In nine of the articles, the implementation of the UAP model was found to increase patient satisfaction. In seven artic...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Siehoff AM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer survival has improved, and more attention is now being focused on quality of life. Quality-of-life issues include the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and financial aspects of caring. Because patient support services can play an important role in helping patients cope with their disease, they are cri...

journal_title：Journal of nursing care quality

authors： Cartwright-Alcarese F,Sung MW,Brenner B,Zambodla A,Geduld A,Desjardins L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00