Journal of advanced nursing
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Job satisfaction in mainland China: comparing critical care nurses and general ward nurses.
To explore the level of nurses' job satisfaction and compare the differences between critical care nurses and general ward nurses in Mainland China. ⋯ Levels of nurses' job satisfaction can be improved. The lower job satisfaction of critical care nurses compared with general ward nurses should warn the healthcare administrators and managers of potentially increasing the critical care nurses turn over. Innovative and adaptable managerial interventions need to be taken to improve critical care nurse' job satisfaction and retain skilled nurse.
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Comparative Study
A comparative concept analysis of centring vs. opening meditation processes in health care.
To report an analysis and comparison of the concepts centring and opening meditation processes in health care. ⋯ Centring and opening are overlapping, yet distinct meditation processes. The term meditation cannot be used in a generic way in health care. The differences between centring and opening have important implications for the further development of unitary-transformative nursing theories.
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To explore moral distress in relatives doctors and nurses, in end-of-life care decision-making, in the adult intensive care unit. ⋯ This is the first time that moral distress is explored, in a case approach, among relatives, doctors, and nurses intimately involved in end-of-life decisions in intensive care. Dissemination of findings will make a large contribution to international knowledge and understanding in this area and alert healthcare professionals and relatives to an otherwise under-recognized, but potentially detrimental, experience. Findings will inform education, practice, and policy.
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This paper assessed the reliability and construct validity of the new version of a patient classification instrument. ⋯ The findings give the evidence that the new scale is a reliable and valid tool to assess patient care needs and care category and that it can be used to guide nursing management practice in determining the nursing staff workload.