Journal of clinical nursing
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To describe the importance of, and methods for, successfully conducting and translating research into clinical practice. ⋯ Translating best research evidence can make for a more transparent and sustainable healthcare service, to which nurses are central.
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Comparative Study
A combined intervention of art therapy and clown visits to reduce preoperative anxiety in children.
To test whether a combined intervention of art therapy and clown visits could enhance the efficacy of oral medication in reducing children's anxiety at parental separation prior to induction of anaesthesia. ⋯ Paediatric staffs may consider using such a combination of strategies in preparing children for anaesthesia induction.
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To survey intensive care unit healthcare professionals' awareness and practice related to delirium. ⋯ This study has the potentials to shed some lights on the variables that might explain the problem of underdiagnosing delirium by healthcare professionals at intensive care units in Mansoura.
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The aim of this study was to gauge whether, and to what extent, population flow occurred as a result of the implementation of alcohol management plans in Indigenous communities. ⋯ Although initiatives such as alcohol management plans have been implemented to reduce alcohol use and related consequences in Indigenous communities, there needs to be a greater consideration of the impact of these policies in nearby towns in the future.
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Heart failure is a complex syndrome in which abnormal heart function results in clinical symptoms and signs of low cardiac output and/or pulmonary or systemic congestion. Heart failure is common among long-term care residents, and is associated with significant morbidity and acute care utilisation. Heart failure guidelines endorse standard therapies, yet long-term care residents are less likely to receive recommended treatments. The objective of this study is to understand the perceptions and potential role of unregulated care providers in contributing to better heart failure management among long-term care residents. ⋯ Active and collaborative engagement unregulated care providers has the potential to improve the management of heart failure in long-term care residents.