Journal of clinical nursing
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Observational Study
Using an evidence-based care bundle to improve initial emergency nursing management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
To test the feasibility of an evidence-based care bundle in a Thai emergency department. The specific objective of this study was to examine the impact of the implementation of the care bundle on the initial emergency nursing management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury. ⋯ The study suggests that a care bundle approach can be used as a strategy to improve emergency nursing care of patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of relatives who had a family member in an aged care facility subsequently transferred to an emergency department. ⋯ The findings of this study emphasise the importance of effective communication between emergency department staff and family members, in relation to treatment and end-of-life care.
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The aim was to describe nurses' experiences of patients' sleep at an emergency hospital and their perceptions of sleep-promoting interventions. ⋯ Nurses require more knowledge and education to gain deeper understanding of sleep and to deliver evidence-based, high quality care.
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The aim of this study was to describe and interpret the essential meaning of the lived experiences of being in a critical illness-recovery process after a life-threatening condition. ⋯ Supporting and caring for patients' recovery from a life- threatening condition involves recognising the patients' struggle and responding to their existential concerns.
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To determine whether the perpetual novice phenomenon exists beyond nephrology nursing where it was first described. ⋯ The results assist in directing future educational interventions and provide nursing leaders with the information necessary to create work environments that best enable practicing nurses to acquire and maintain clinical competence.