Journal of clinical nursing
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Comparative Study
Temperature measurement: comparison of non-invasive methods used in adult critical care.
To assess accuracy and reliability of two non-invasive methods, the chemical (Tempa.DOT) and tympanic thermometer (Genius First Temp M3000A), against the gold standard pulmonary artery catheter, and to determine the clinical significance of any temperature discrepancy using an expert panel. ⋯ Chemical and tympanic thermometers are used in both adults and children in a wide variety of settings ranging from community to intensive care. As such these findings have significant implications for patients, users and budget holders.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Music and its effect on the physiological responses and anxiety levels of patients receiving mechanical ventilation: a pilot study.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of music on the anxiety of patients on mechanical ventilation, as assessed by objective parameters and a subjective validated anxiety scale. ⋯ As indicated by the results of this study, music therapy can act as a simple and safe nursing intervention to allay anxiety and promote patient comfort. Interest and comments on music therapy provided as a relaxation technique should be elicited from both nurses and patients.
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To explore the literature on breast self-examination and breast awareness. ⋯ The Royal College of Nursing of The United Kingdom is actively encouraging all nurses to promote breast awareness along with clear guidelines for doing so. The United Kingdom National Health Service Cancer Plan: a plan for investment, a plan for reform, encourages preventive care, information giving, good communication as well as evidence-based practice. In breast care this can reduce confusion for women and encourage empowerment in breast health promotion.
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Comparative Study
Comparing Norwegian nurses' and physicians' perceptions of the needs of significant others in intensive care units.
To illuminate and compare the perceptions of registered nurses (n = 243) and physicians (n = 29) in medical and surgical ICUs for adults on the needs of significant others. ⋯ There is a need for nurses and physicians to acknowledge that varying perceptions on significant others needs could lead to different ways of conducting themselves in encounters with significant others in ICUs. There is also a risk that the patients' significant others could be forced to adapt themselves to professionals' different and perhaps contradictory perceptions of their needs in ICUs.
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The aim of the study was to use the experiences of emergency nurses to illuminate what constitutes good nursing care for patients 75 years or older transferred to emergency departments. ⋯ The present day healthcare system is not organized to appropriately meet the needs of the older patients. Nurses themselves hold they can better serve the older patient. By sharing their experiences, both can be accomplished.