Journal of clinical nursing
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Comparative Study
A study of environmental factors affecting nurses' comfort and protection in wearing N95 respirators during bedside procedures.
To investigate room temperature and relative humidity affecting nurses' comfort and protection in wearing N95 respirators during clinical bedside procedures. ⋯ N95 respirator wearer's comfort is affected by room temperature. Wearer's comfort can affect his/her morale in performing bedside procedures in clinical practice.
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To describe how older patients experience the healthcare chain and information given before, during and after colorectal cancer surgery. ⋯ Patient information must be personalised and made understandable. This can improve self-preparation and participation in the own recovery. Special needs must be addressed early and followed up.
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To determine differences between baseline spiritual perspectives of nurses, patients and their families and examine the effectiveness of a spiritual care (SC) toolkit as an intervention to facilitate meeting spiritual needs of hospitalised patients and families. ⋯ A SC toolkit supplied with culturally sensitive faith resources supporting what patients and families value, believe and practice can be easily customised and implemented by any healthcare organisation in the world. Further investigation of SC toolkit effectiveness using multiple sites is recommended.
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To examine the level of satisfaction with nursing care from nurses' perspectives, as patients and/or as caregivers for hospitalised relatives. ⋯ The findings from this study may help nurses to become more alert for meeting the patients' needs as desired under the best practice.