Journal of clinical nursing
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Observational Study
Nursing assessment of continuous vital sign surveillance to improve patient safety on the medical/surgical unit.
Evaluate continuous vital sign surveillance as a tool to improve patient safety in the medical/surgical unit. ⋯ Nursing response to abnormal vital signs is one of the most important levers in patient safety, by providing timely recognition of early clinical deterioration. This occurs through diligent nursing surveillance, involving assessment, interpretation of data, recognition of a problem and meaningful response.
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To examine the challenges and opportunities of undertaking a video ethnographic study on medication communication among nurses, doctors, pharmacists and patients. ⋯ By prudently considering the complex ethical and methodological concerns of using video ethnography, this approach can help to reveal the unpredictability and messiness of clinical practice. The visual data generated can stimulate clinicians' reflexivity about their norms of practice and bring about improved communication about managing medications.
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Observational Study
Using an evidence-based care bundle to improve initial emergency nursing management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
To test the feasibility of an evidence-based care bundle in a Thai emergency department. The specific objective of this study was to examine the impact of the implementation of the care bundle on the initial emergency nursing management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury. ⋯ The study suggests that a care bundle approach can be used as a strategy to improve emergency nursing care of patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of relatives who had a family member in an aged care facility subsequently transferred to an emergency department. ⋯ The findings of this study emphasise the importance of effective communication between emergency department staff and family members, in relation to treatment and end-of-life care.
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The aim was to describe nurses' experiences of patients' sleep at an emergency hospital and their perceptions of sleep-promoting interventions. ⋯ Nurses require more knowledge and education to gain deeper understanding of sleep and to deliver evidence-based, high quality care.