Journal of nursing management
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The purpose of this review of the literature is to identify a comprehensive list of the barriers that impact the effective implementation and sustainment of hourly rounding on the adult inpatient medical or surgical unit. ⋯ Leaders can utilise this information to analyse and create successful options to overcome these barriers before, during and after the implementation process. Further studies are needed to identify targeted strategies to alleviate these barriers.
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To examine the influence of new graduate nurses' (NGNs) personal and situational factors on their satisfaction with the practice environment. ⋯ The findings of this study suggest there are modifiable situational factors that influence NGNs' satisfaction with the practice environment, and allocating NGNs to critical-care areas on their first rotation should be avoided.
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To describe how actions of nursing unit leaders influenced the long-term sustainability of a best practice guidelines (BPG) program on inpatient units. ⋯ As part of managing overall unit performance, unit leaders may influence practice improvement sustainability by aligning vision, strategies, and activities.