Journal of clinical nursing
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To describe the contextual, modal and psychological classification of medication errors in the emergency department to know the factors associated with the reported medication errors. ⋯ Technology can be implemented to help minimise errors in the ED, but this must be coupled with efforts to enhance the culture of safety.
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Observational Study
The culture contributing to interruptions in the nursing work environment: An ethnography.
To understand the occurrence of interruptions within the culture of the medical nursing unit work environment. ⋯ Interventions to minimise the negative impact of interruptions must take into account the culture of the nursing as a complex adaptive system. Nurses should be educated on their own contribution to interruptions and issues addressed at a system level, rather than isolating the interruption as the central issue.
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To draw on the findings of a grounded theory study aimed at exploring how power is exercised in nurse-manager relationships in the hospital setting, this paper examines the empirical and pragmatic adequacy of grounded theory as a methodology to advance the concept of empowerment in the area of nursing leadership and management. ⋯ Grounded theory represents a relevant methodology to inform nursing leadership research. Grounded theory is anchored in the reality of practice. The strength of grounded theory is to provide results that can be readily applied to clinical practice and policy as they arise from problems that affect practice and that are meaningful to nurses.