Journal of clinical nursing
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The purpose of this study was to develop knowledge on women survivors' healthcare experiences and strategies. ⋯ Findings from this study indicate the importance of comprehensive trauma history screening during health assessments, development of trusting and mutually respectful provider-patient relationships and provider training programmes focused on trauma-informed care practices.
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To examine the role of healthcare professionals in the organ donation and transplantation process. ⋯ There is a suggestion that healthcare professionals partly account for the global shortage in organ donation, but there is a need to examine how healthcare professionals' roles, knowledge, awareness, skills and competencies might impact upon the organ donation and transplantation process.
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To elucidate the terminology associated with preceptorships, articulate an operational description of preceptorship that may be useful in formalising the precepting process and provide guidance for constructing a clinical environment where precepting can thrive. ⋯ Continuity throughout an organisation's system streamlines the process of hiring new employees and transitioning nursing students to practice. Organisational policies, dedicated resources and engagement in systematically improving the precepting process are critical. Nurse managers must promote and support formalised preceptorships by providing preceptors and preceptees the time and space needed and fostering a culture that supports preceptorships.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Back School programme for nurses has reduced low back pain levels: A randomised controlled trial.
(i) To examine patient lifting techniques used by nurses, and (ii) to evaluate an effectiveness of the Spine Care for Nurses programme in chronic nonspecific low back pain syndrome reduction and the execution of proper patient lifting techniques. ⋯ We recommend that healthcare organisations should consider the implementation of regular Spine Care for Nurses programmes as successful low back injury prevention programmes.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect on pain of three different nonpharmacological methods in peripheral intravenous catheterisation in adults.
To compare the effectiveness in reducing pain during peripheral intravenous catheterisation of coughing, blowing into a spirometer and squeezing a stress ball. ⋯ It is important that nurses should be aware of pain and stress experienced by patients during invasive procedures. For this reason, nurses should have knowledge of proven nonpharmacological methods which can reduce pain to a minimum.