Journal of advanced nursing
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This paper presents an evaluation of the Eindhoven Classification Model for categorizing healthcare errors. ⋯ Further study is needed to develop and test error categorization models for use in emergency departments and other healthcare settings.
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This paper reports a study to identify the extent to which community nurses incorporate patient involvement in decision-making into their everyday clinical practice. ⋯ This observation study of the extent to which community nurses involved patients in decision-making in nursing care offers some useful insights into one aspect of nursing work. The implications of the study are far-reaching. The findings suggest that it could be important for nurses and their managers to devote more time to relationship-building in nursing practice. They also offer a perspective--the involving-non-involving continuum--that could usefully be incorporated into nurse education at both pre- and postregistration levels.
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This paper reports a study of nurses' perceptions about medical emergency teams and their impact on patient care and the nursing work environment. ⋯ Most nurses surveyed had a favourable opinion of the medical emergency team. Our findings suggest that other institutions should consider implementing a medical emergency team programme as a strategy to improve patient care and nurse working environment.
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This paper reports a study exploring the experiences of nurses in accident and emergency units caring for people with intellectual disabilities. ⋯ Increased awareness is needed among professionals in accident and emergency units of the abilities and needs of people with intellectual disabilities.
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This paper reports a study investigating hospital nurses' experiences of death and dying. ⋯ There is a need to improve communication with patients and families about diagnosis and prognosis to ensure that effective communication takes place and 'blocking behaviour' is avoided. The findings also challenge practitioners to focus attention on death as a process, and to prioritize patients' needs above those of the organization. Moreover, there is the need for guidelines to be developed enabling patients to have a role in shaping events at the end of their lives.