Journal of clinical nursing
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To survey intensive care unit healthcare professionals' awareness and practice related to delirium. ⋯ This study has the potentials to shed some lights on the variables that might explain the problem of underdiagnosing delirium by healthcare professionals at intensive care units in Mansoura.
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The aim of this study was to gauge whether, and to what extent, population flow occurred as a result of the implementation of alcohol management plans in Indigenous communities. ⋯ Although initiatives such as alcohol management plans have been implemented to reduce alcohol use and related consequences in Indigenous communities, there needs to be a greater consideration of the impact of these policies in nearby towns in the future.
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Heart failure is a complex syndrome in which abnormal heart function results in clinical symptoms and signs of low cardiac output and/or pulmonary or systemic congestion. Heart failure is common among long-term care residents, and is associated with significant morbidity and acute care utilisation. Heart failure guidelines endorse standard therapies, yet long-term care residents are less likely to receive recommended treatments. The objective of this study is to understand the perceptions and potential role of unregulated care providers in contributing to better heart failure management among long-term care residents. ⋯ Active and collaborative engagement unregulated care providers has the potential to improve the management of heart failure in long-term care residents.
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To explore how nurses navigate communication with families during withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in intensive care. ⋯ How nurses navigate communication with families during treatment withdrawal is just as important as what is communicated. Nurses need access to supports and education opportunities in order to be able to perform this vital role.
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To explore nurses' experiences of caring for older people with intellectual disability and dementia. ⋯ This article presents the experiences of nurses caring for the older person with intellectual disability and dementia. Transitions are often very difficult for both the person and their peers, and they experience benefit from the efforts of a multidisciplinary team facilitating a person-centred approach.