International journal of nursing studies
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The relationship between long working hours and harmful alcohol consumption reported in the literature is equivocal. ⋯ Many nurses and midwives engaging in harmful daily drinking and work long hours. Since the late 1970s, the average hours worked by full-time employees in Australia has increased. Unless these long working hours can be curbed, workforce policies and programmes aimed at prevention, supportive and empathetic intervention, and recovery need to be instigated; both to protect patients and the nurses and midwives themselves.
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The study aim was to examine how Registered Nurses identify and respond to deteriorating patients during in-hospital simulation exercises. ⋯ Video review revealed additional insights into nurses' decision-making that were not evident from OSCE scoring alone. Feedback during video review was a highly valued component of the simulation exercises.
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Spiritual care is a central element of holistic nursing, but is not often made explicit in the theoretical and practical components of pre-registration nursing programmes. A composite scale will assist in identifying students' perceptions and issues to be addressed in curricula and practice settings. ⋯ The Spiritual Care-Giving Scale was found to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the multifaceted perspectives of spirituality and spiritual care in practice by students. Further testing of this scale is required with other student populations and clinicians.
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Review Meta Analysis
Effectiveness of heart failure management programmes with nurse-led discharge planning in reducing re-admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Heart failure (HF) is a clinical condition with major socioeconomic burden. Scientists are trying to find effective solutions to eliminate the effects of the disease and the current innovations in research address the introduction of HF management programmes (HF-MPs). ⋯ The results of the current meta-analysis highlight the potential of HF-MPs with nurse-driven pre-discharge interventions to reduce hospital re-admissions. Essential characteristics or components of a successful HF-MP are still to be determined; thus more studies are required to solve this issue.