Defining and Incorporating Basic Nursing Care Actions Into the Electronic Hea…

Purpose: To develop a definition of basic nursing care for the hospitalized adult patient and drive uptake of that definition through the implementation of an electronic health record. Design and Methods: A team of direct care nurses, assisted by subject matter experts, analyzed nursing theory and regulatory requirements related to basic nursing care. The resulting list of activities was coded…

Clinical Relevance of Routinely Measured Vital Signs in Hospitalized Patients…

Background: Conflicting evidence exists on the effectiveness of routinely measured vital signs on the early detection of increased probability of adverse events. Purpose: To assess the clinical relevance of routinely measured vital signs in medically and surgically hospitalized patients through a systematic review. Data Sources: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial…

An Integrative Review of Knowing the Patient

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to characterize the concept knowing the patient as reflected in the contemporary nursing literature and to consider implications for nursing practice. Organizing Construct: A literature review was conducted to identify primary source publications concerned with knowing the patient within the nursing discipline. Methods: Cumulative Index to Nursing and…

Frequency and Duration of Nursing Care Related to Older Patient Mobility

Purpose: To evaluate the frequency and duration of nursing care activity related to mobilizing older patients in acute care settings and determining who initiates the mobility event (patient or nurse). Methods: This was an observation study using time and motion. Observers shadowed 15 registered nurses (RNs) each for two to three 8-hr periods using hand-held computer tablets to collect data o…

A New Theoretical Model for the Development of Pressure Ulcers and Other Depe…

Objective: To review the risk factors included in pressure ulcer risk assessment scales and construct a theoretical model for identifying the etiological factors of skin ulcers, excluding those of systemic origin (e.g., venous, arterial, and neuropathic). Methods: Consensus study with expert panel (Delphi Method) based on a structured review of the literature. A search was conducted of the ma…

Basic Nursing Care to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Purpose: Nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) is an underreported and unstudied disease, with potential for measurable outcomes, fiscal savings, and improvement in quality of life. The purpose of our study was to (a) identify the incidence of NV-HAP in a convenience sample of U.S. hospitals and (b) determine the effectiveness of reliably delivered basic oral nursing care in reduci…

Revisiting Basic Nursing Care

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Volume 46, Number 1

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1527-6546

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Hlm 1-2

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Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 46, Number 1 January 2014

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(05) 610.5 WIL j

Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 46, Number 6 November 2014

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Volume 46, Number 6

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1527-6546

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Hlm. 389-442

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Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 46, Number 5 September 2014

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Volume 46, Number 5

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1527-6546

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Hlm. 303-388

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(05) 610.5 WIL j

Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 46, Number 4 July 2014

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Volume 46, Number 4

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1527-6546

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Hlm. 217-301

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(05) 610.5 WIL j