Journal of advanced nursing
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This article is a report of a study examining the practices of acute care nurses when administering medication via enteral tubes. ⋯ Enteral medication administration practices are inconsistent. Some nurses are using unsafe practices and may therefore compromise patient care.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of music on biochemical markers and self-perceived stress among first-line nurses: a randomized controlled crossover trial.
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of music on stress indices and to examine the association between music preference and stress. ⋯ The findings provided evidence for nurses to use soothing music as a research-based nursing intervention for stress reduction.
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This article is a report of the development and psychometric testing of the Spiritual Care Inventory. ⋯ Factor structures identify that spiritual care is a process of intervention, meaning making and faith rituals.
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The present study examines the efficacy of a scalp cooling system to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia in people with cancer. ⋯ A penguin cap can be an effective method to avoid alopecia in patients receiving chemotherapy drugs. However, it is important to bear in mind that because of individual characteristics, liver function and drug regimens it is not successful in all cases.
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The overarching aim was to explore and describe the communicative modes students employ to coordinate the team in a simulation-based environment designed for resuscitation team training. ⋯ Simulation-based environments offer a promising solution in nursing education for training the coordination necessary in resuscitation teams as they give the opportunity to practice the complex interplay of verbal and non-verbal communication modes that would otherwise not be possible.