Journal of clinical nursing
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To explore current oral care practices in nonmechanically ventilated ICU patients. ⋯ Nurses should provide oral care to all hospitalised patients and follow oral care guidelines specific to their population, if available.
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To explore the current evidence of nurses caring for people with intellectual disability and dementia who experience pain. ⋯ Pain assessment tools for people with intellectual disability and dementia need to include behavioural elements, and baseline assessments are required to identify changes in presentation. Nurses need to recognise and respond to pain based on the evidence in order to deliver quality care.
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To examine how experienced registered nurses in direct patient care learn within the constantly changing contemporary healthcare environment. The key objectives were to examine educational interactions amongst workplace, nurse and nursing practice, with a focus on the influence of context. ⋯ Attending to the processes and catalysts for nurses' workplace learning will contribute to excellent patient care.
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To explore nurse-patient interactions in relation to the mobilisation of nonsedated and awake, mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit. ⋯ The study demonstrated the important role of nurses in achieving mobilisation in collaboration and through negotiation with mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit.
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To assess the quality of self-assessment and the attitude of healthcare workers (HCWs) to hand hygiene (HH) as possible factors of unsatisfactory HH compliance in clinical practice. ⋯ A reasonable objective level of self-assessment and attitude to HH are the most important conditions for preventing of HAI in patients.