Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine if the characteristics of patients influence nursing adherence to a quality improvement guideline. This guideline consists of delirium risk screening and preventive care, including the use of the Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOSS). Design: A retrospective patient record review study was performed in 18 Dutch hospitals that were impleme…
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of psychosocial aspects of basic nursing care, as e-charted by nurses, when using an interface terminology. Methods: An observational, multicentre study was conducted in acute wards. The main outcome measure was the frequency of use of the psychosocial interventions in the electronic nursing care plans, analysed over a 12 month retrospective …
Purpose: This article provides an overview of the implications for patients’ health status and care needs when assessments are performed by nurses not licensed or competent to perform this task. The WaterlowTM scale (Judy Waterlow, The Nook, Stroke Road, Henlade, TAUNTON, TA3 5LX) scenario is used as a practice example to illustrate this case. Organizational Construct: The international nur…
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…
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…
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…
Milk contains protein and can prevent a variety of toxic chemicals into the body. This research aimed to determine the effect of milk intervention through nursing care approach to psychological symptoms patient with drug addiction at rehabilitation Al-Kamal Sibolangit Centre in 2013. The design of this research is Non-Randomized Control Group Pretest Post test using all patients who are undergo…
Pelayanan keperawatan sebagai salah satu bentuk pelayanan profesional, merupakan bagian integral yang tidak dapat dipisahkan dari upaya kesehatan secara keseluruhan. Disisi lain yakni sebagai salah satu faktor penentu baik buruknya mutu dan citra rumah sakit. Oleh karenanya kualitas pelayanan/asuhan keperawatan perlu dipertahankan serta ditingkatkan se-optimal mungkin.