Journal of clinical nursing
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Multicenter Study
Work-related fear and the threats of fear among emergency department nursing staff and physicians in Finland.
To describe fear, the threats causing fear and the occurrence of fear among emergency department nursing staff and physicians. ⋯ The data obtained from this study can be utilised in identifying and describing work-related fear and threats of fear among emergency department nursing staff and physicians. Based on the information herein, it will be possible to develop methods to prevent situations that cause fear in emergency departments.
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Review Meta Analysis
Comparison of preoperative hair removal methods for the reduction of surgical site infections: a meta-analysis.
To evaluate the efficacy of different methods of preoperative hair removal in reducing surgical site infections. ⋯ Preoperative hair removal should be avoided unless necessary. When it is necessary to remove hair, the existing evidence suggests that clipping is more effective in reducing surgical site infections than shaving or depilatory cream.
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To explore how patients undergoing spine surgery participated in postoperative pain assessment in a recovery unit. ⋯ Results indicate that patient perceptions of numerical rating scale and variation in patients' ability to communicate in the initial postoperative period should be given more attention to underpin patients' pain assessment. This may be a key factor in ensuring patient participation in pain assessment and thereby improving postoperative pain management.
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Multicenter Study
Patient- and family-centred care in the intensive care unit: a challenge in the daily practice of healthcare professionals.
To evaluate the impact of supportive interventions perceived by both the intensive care unit patients' relatives and the healthcare providers, such as deferred intake interviews for providing information and discussing the emotional impacts, encouragement to keep a diary, and the introduction of weekly psychosocial rounds, on the perceptions of relatives of patients in the intensive care unit. ⋯ Training in providing psychosocial support for the needs of relatives leads to a stronger perception of patient-centredness.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
'Intensive care unit survivorship' - a constructivist grounded theory of surviving critical illness.
To theorise intensive care unit survivorship after a critical illness based on longitudinal qualitative data. ⋯ For healthcare professionals and policymakers, it is important to realise that recovery and transitioning through to survivorship happen within an individual's time frame, not a schedule imposed by the healthcare system. Currently, there are no care pathways or policies in place for critical illness survivors that would support intensive care unit survivors and their families in the transitions to survivorship.