The Journal of nursing administration
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This study evaluated patients' perceptions of patient care providers with visible tattoos and/or body piercings. ⋯ Nursing administrators should develop and/or evaluate policies regarding patient care providers with visible tattoos and/or body piercings.
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This descriptive pilot study explored hospital staff nurses' perceptions toward the practice of patient rounding. ⋯ Findings support the need for further research to address the challenges of patient rounding for nursing.
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: The Helping Hands program is a nurse-directed falls prevention program designed to support a hospital-wide culture of safety and reduce harm from falls. ⋯ : The data offer a hopeful perspective on the role of nursing engagement in developing a hospital-wide culture of safety and protecting patients from permanent harm caused by fall events.
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Comparative Study
A relational leadership perspective on unit-level safety climate.
This study compared nursing staff perceptions of safety climate in clinical units characterized by high and low ratings of leader-member exchange (LMX) and explored characteristics that might account for differences. ⋯ The LMX perspective can be used to identify differences in perceptions of safety climate among nursing staff. Future studies are needed to identify strategies to improve staff safety attitudes and behaviors.
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The important goals of Magnet hospitals are to create supportive professional nursing care environments. A recently published paper found little difference in work environments between Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals. The aim of this study was to determine whether work environments, staffing, and nurse outcomes differ between Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals. ⋯ Magnet hospital nurses were 18% less likely to be dissatisfied with their job (P < .05) and 13% less likely to report high burnout (P < .05). Magnet hospitals have significantly better work environments than non-Magnet hospitals. The better work environments of Magnet hospitals are associated with lower levels of nurse job dissatisfaction and burnout.