Journal of advanced nursing
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Observational Study
Paediatric nurses' adherence to the double-checking process during medication administration in a children's hospital: an observational study.
To evaluate how closely double-checking policies are followed by nurses in paediatric areas and also to identify the types, frequency and rates of medication administration errors that occur despite the double-checking process. ⋯ There was variation between paediatric nurses' adherence to double-checking steps during medication administration. The most frequent type of administration errors or deviation from policy involved the medicine being given to the parents to administer to the child when the nurse was not present.
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To determine the extent of clinically significant pain suffered by hospitalized patients during their stay and at discharge. ⋯ Reducing the risk of long-term persistent pain should be seen as integral to improving patient safety and can be achieved by harnessing organizational pain management processes with quality improvement initiatives. The assessment of pain alongside vital signs should be reviewed. Setting quality targets for pain are essential for improving the patient's experience.
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Biography Historical Article
Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole on nursing and health care.
The purpose of this article is to correct inaccurate information about both Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale, material that promotes Seacole as a pioneer nurse and heroine, while either ignoring Nightingale or trivializing her contribution. ⋯ Greater accuracy and honesty are required in reporting about nursing heroes. Without these, great ideas and examples can be lost to nursing and health care.
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The aim of this paper is to report an analysis of the concept of spiritual care of a child with cancer at the end of life. ⋯ Spiritual care is a vital aspect of holistic nursing care; however, gaps in knowledge and practice prevent children from receiving adequate spiritual care at the end of life. Nurses would benefit from increased awareness, skills and knowledge about spiritual care. Research is needed to identify interventions that exert the greatest effect on patient care outcomes.
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To develop clinical practice guidelines for nurse-administered procedural sedation and analgesia in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. ⋯ These guidelines provide an important foundation towards the delivery of safe, consistent and evidence-based nursing care for the many patients who receive sedation in the cardiac catheterization laboratory setting.