Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
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To investigate the association between patient safety culture (PSC) and the incidence and reporting rate of medical errors by Israeli nurses. ⋯ A positive, carefully designed organizational safety culture can encourage error reporting by staff and so improve patient safety.
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Several literature reviews have been published summarizing objective knowledge about older patients with heart failure (HF). Although of vital importance to the treatment and diagnosis of HF, these reviews fail to explicate and summarize older patients' subjective and lived experience of the condition, which restrains us from providing a complete picture of the illness trajectory. The purpose of this integrative review was to explore and summarize the current literature examining self-reported symptoms, illness experience, and self-care management in older patients with HF. ⋯ Older patients have special care needs caused by their HF and other chronic conditions, coupled with those of great age. When symptoms of HF exacerbate, older patients are predominantly admitted to geriatric care rather than cardiac care units, implying restricted access to specialized treatment. Little is still known about the basis for self-care abilities from both healthcare provider and patient perspectives.