Journal of clinical nursing
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To identify and summarise factors and processes related to registered nurses' patient care decision-making in medical-surgical environments. A secondary goal of this literature review was to determine whether medical-surgical decision-making literature included factors that appeared to be similar to concepts and factors in naturalistic decision making (NDM). ⋯ Experienced nurses bring a broad range of previous patient encounters to their practice influencing their intuitive, unconscious processes which facilitates decision-making. Using naturalistic decision making as a conceptual framework to guide research may help with understanding how to better support less experienced nurses' decision-making for enhanced patient outcomes.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of home-based lower limb resistance training on muscle strength and functional status in stable Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.
This study aimed to determine the effect of home-based lower limb resistance training (LLRT) in patients with stable COPD. ⋯ Our developed home-based LLRT intervention is simple, safe and feasible in stable COPD patients and could hence be promoted in clinical practice.
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This study sought to describe how women in Mexico who have suffered from gender-based violence experience their encounters with healthcare professionals. ⋯ Education regarding how to approach women who have suffered from gender-based violence is essential for healthcare professionals to establish respectful encounters. The findings of this study stress that relatively simple efforts such as listening to these women's stories and providing them with genuine attention might substantially improve care.
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To analyse crucial factors for determining care priority for patients with acute myocardial infarction based on the Manchester Triage System. ⋯ The results may support clinical evaluation, bringing chest pain assessment into focus.
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To predict the risk factors related to newly diagnosed psychiatric disorders resulting from spinal cord injuries (SCIs). ⋯ This study showed that psychiatric disorders may be associated with the development of SCI, and that this risk was more predominant in females with SCI. Our results are of direct clinical relevance as they are meant to assist clinical assessment, counselling, guidance of symptomatic monitoring and early clinical intervention.