Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a change in the oral care practices of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses for ventilated patients after a national effort to increase evidence-based oral care practices. ⋯ This national effort to improve EBP did reap some rewards; however, other knowledge translation strategies should be used to further improve clinical practice.
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The purpose of this article is to describe a substantive theory that details how adolescents manage living with a parent experiencing chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). ⋯ Nursing interventions should focus on helping adolescents and parents build interpersonal relationship and communication skills. Aggressive diagnosis and treatment of mood disturbance in the parent with CNCP should be part of a holistic treatment plan.
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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.
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This article is a descriptive analysis of rural nurses' perceived readiness to manage disaster situations. ⋯ Nursing comprises the largest healthcare workforce, and yet there is very little research examining nurses' readiness for disaster.