Journal of nursing management
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To investigate nurses' satisfaction with their work environment and moral stress levels as effects of systematic clinical nursing supervision. ⋯ The results point to the need to support nurses in developing personal qualities, integrated knowledge and self-awareness, which is in line with the effects of clinical nursing supervision reported in other studies.
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Comparative Study
Chronic pain and distress among elderly in the community: comparison of patients' experiences with enrolled nurses' assessments.
This study compared elderly patients' reported experiences of pain and distress with enrolled nurses' assessments and related potential differences to patient and enrolled nurse characteristics. ⋯ There is a need to develop staff training programmes in order to optimize the care for elderly patients with chronic pain in the community.
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This study set out to investigate the functions of nurses' communication at the inter-shift handover. ⋯ The nursing ritual of inter-shift handover serves the purpose of enhancing a shared value system amongst nurses. It should therefore not be regarded as an outdated means of communication.
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This paper explores the historical and political basis of equity and rationing in the British National Health Service (NHS). ⋯ Rationing of healthcare resources is thought to be inevitable as demands for healthcare increase in a funds-limited service. Rationing of resources is a political problem that requires some form of guidance from central government.