Journal of advanced nursing
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Comparative Study
Comparison of postoperative pain management using two patient-controlled analgesia methods: nursing perspective.
To compare the effect of fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system and morphine intravenous patient-controlled analgesia on the time-efficiency and convenience of postoperative patient care. ⋯ The fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system appears to be simpler, easier to use, and more satisfactory for nurses than morphine intravenous patient-controlled analgesia.
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Review Meta Analysis
Music-assisted relaxation to improve sleep quality: meta-analysis.
This paper is a report of a meta-analysis conducted to evaluate the efficacy of music-assisted relaxation for sleep quality in adults and elders with sleep complaints with or without a co-morbid medical condition. ⋯ Music-assisted relaxation can be used without intensive investment in training and materials and is therefore cheap, easily available and can be used by nurses to promote music-assisted relaxation to improve sleep quality.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effect of performance feedback on tracheal suctioning knowledge and skills: randomized controlled trial.
This paper is a report of a study to determine whether individualized performance feedback improved nurses' and physiotherapists' knowledge and practice of tracheal suctioning. ⋯ Retention of knowledge and tracheal suctioning practice is improved when training is followed up by tailored feedback on performance. Further research would shed light on how long such improvements are sustained, and whether the improvements seen in a simulated setting can be generalized to clinical settings.
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The aim of this paper is to establish a theoretical model for the exploration of the phenomenon of menstruation and women's attitudes towards menstrual suppression during military operations. ⋯ A theory-based model for women's health under challenging environmental conditions will enhance the holistic consideration of women's health issues by care providers. The theoretical model clearly explicates the phenomenon of menstruation during deployment and the theoretical and operational systems are soundly linked in the proposed measurement model of military women's attitudes towards menstrual suppression.
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This paper is a report of a study conducted to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Nurse-Physician Collaboration Scale. ⋯ The Nurse-Physician Collaboration Scale can be used to establish standards for nurse-physician collaboration, to measure the frequency of collaborative activity, and to verify unit-specific relationships between collaboration and quality of care.