Journal of clinical nursing
-
To explore caregiver's strain, the relationship between social support and caregiver's strain and the predictors of caregiver's strain among mothers with school-aged intellectually disabled children in Taiwan. ⋯ In Taiwan, care of intellectually disabled children is primarily provided by family members. Therefore, we should emphasise family-centred care to enable healthcare professionals to become more effective as case managers in local clinics, schools and communities.
-
To describe the findings from a qualitative study exploring acute care nurses' experiences with patient falls. ⋯ Nurses play an important role in fall prevention through knowing the patient as safe but must be supported through the use of a multi-faceted approach extending from the individual nurse to the institutional level.
-
The aim of this study was to explore whether a patient's lifestyle influences nurses' pain assessment and management decisions. ⋯ It is proposed that schemas induce bias that then influence nurses' inferences of patients' physical pain and management decisions; this is compounded by the myths about addiction and respiratory depression. It would appear that educational and clinical experiences fail to ameliorate the affects of bias and myth.
-
To describe informal carers' coping strategies and their experiences of the support provided by respite care. ⋯ Respite care nurses should invest greater effort in supporting informal carers. The service should be developed as an integral part of home care for older people. Nurses and informal carers should see each other as partners who share a common goal, i.e. the well-being of the entire family.
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Retracted Publication
Manuka honey vs. hydrogel--a prospective, open label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial to compare desloughing efficacy and healing outcomes in venous ulcers.
Comparison of desloughing efficacy after four weeks and healing outcomes after 12 weeks in sloughy venous leg ulcers treated with Manuka honey (Woundcare 18+) vs. standard hydrogel therapy (IntraSite Gel). ⋯ This study confirms that Manuka honey may be considered by clinicians for use in sloughy venous ulcers. Additionally, effective desloughing significantly improves healing outcomes.