Journal of clinical nursing
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To study, within municipal care and county council care, (1) chief nurses' and registered nurses' perceptions of patient nutritional status assessment and nutritional assessment/screening tools, (2) registered nurses' perceptions of documentation in relation to nutrition and advantages and disadvantages with a documentation model. ⋯ Assessment and documentation of the patients' nutritional status should be routinely performed in a more structured way in both municipal care and county council care. There is a need for increased nutritional nursing knowledge.
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To investigate the utility of electronic nursing documentation by exploring to what extent and for what purpose general practitioners use nursing documentation and to what extent and in which cases care unit managers use nursing documentation for quality development of care. ⋯ The results of this study can provide a part of a basis upon which a multi-professional patient record could be developed and which could also function as an alarm to managers at different levels to prioritize the development of nursing documentation.
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The aim of the present study was to investigate nurses' opinions about using standardised care plans in electronic health record and quality standards for clinical practice. ⋯ Use of standardised care plans can improve nursing documentation and facilitate work for nurses. Moreover, it can support nurses in their use of evidence-based nursing methods. The present study shows that nurses have positive attitudes, which could facilitate continued use of standardised care plans.
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Women's descriptions of postoperative pain and pain management after discharge from cardiac surgery.
To provide new insights into the postoperative pain experiences of women after coming home following cardiac surgery. ⋯ Early discharge from hospitals gives patients more responsibility for taking care of themselves. Patients need more specific information about taking pain medication on a specified schedule to control pain.
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To examine the prescribing practices of nurse supplementary prescribing in diabetes. ⋯ * Recent legislative changes mean that nurses can now independently prescribe practically any drug. * Nurses in general practice appear to prescribe most frequently as a nurse supplementary prescriber for patients with diabetes. * Nurse supplementary prescribers are likely to use this mode of prescribing to deliver medicines to patients with diabetes. * Over two-thirds prescribe for common but serious complications of diabetes, e.g. hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and cardiovascular disease.