Journal of clinical nursing
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Understanding the processes by which nurses administer medication is critical to the minimization of medication errors. This study investigates nurses' views on the factors contributing to medication errors in the hope of facilitating improvements to medication administration processes. ⋯ Identification of the main factors and conditions contributing to medication errors allows clinical nurses and administration systems to eliminate situations that promote errors and to incorporate changes that minimize them, creating a safer patient environment.
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To explore nurses' feelings and thoughts about physically restraining older hospitalized patients. ⋯ The findings of this study may contribute to filling the gaps in nursing knowledge, to improving protocols for physical restraint use in hospitals, and may also assist nurse managers to create a supportive practice environment. It is recommended that in-service training programmes should cover misconceptions regarding physical restraint use, ethical issues and how to cope with feelings while using physical restraints.
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The aim of this paper was to describe the areas that have been performed well and the areas in need of further development of rheumatoid arthritis patients. ⋯ Both evaluation tools proved to be useful methods in the evaluation phase of the action research process as a means of professional development. Also assisting in the development of clinical nursing practice.
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The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of older people on discharge from hospital following assessment by the public health nurse. The objectives of the study were to: (i) identify needs as perceived by older people, (ii) examine if older people felt that these needs were met, (iii) examine the support/care/services received by older people, and (iv) explore any unmet needs of older people. ⋯ The study will provide information that will contribute to current public health nurse practice and will contribute to the understanding of public health nurse practice.
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The aim of this research was to explore nurses' perceptions of the attributes of quality care and the factors that facilitate or hinder high-quality nursing care in long-term care. ⋯ This research focuses on care for older people; it helps practitioners identify key factors in the provision of quality care for older people living in long-term care.