Effective communication is essential as nurses convey their critical impact in care delivery. As part of Magnet readiness, the Main Line Health System engaged a nationally recognized expert to develop a communications strategy for staff nurses and front-line managers. This initiative was driven by the chief nursing officer and the nursing leadership team. The goal was to refine communication sk...

BACKGROUND One of the most important purposes of health-oriented educational centers is to train competent nurses. This study was intended to discover the meaning of "competency of nursing academic staff" among nursing students and instructors. METHODOLOGY & METHODS A qualitative study using the content analysis approach was conducted. The data was collected through in-depth interviews consis...

Retention of nursing staff is more complex in a correctional facility. After a period of 3 years, only 20% of the staff remained employed at this study facility. Without retention of qualified correctional nurses, there are decreases in access to care, gaps in continuity of care, and less time for mentorship. Trained correctional nurses improve patient and staff safety, provide more education, ...

Although the aging inpatient population in state psychiatric hospitals is growing significantly, there are few examples of available training to improve staff knowledge and practice. The current article describes a 10-week training series developed through a university and psychiatric hospital collaboration. Training was attended by 135 direct care nursing and rehabilitation staff and focused o...

background and objectives: workplace violence against female nurses is a significant and increasing problem. this study aimed to investigate workplace violence against female nurses in three general hospitals of ilam located in western iran and identify factors influencing it incidents.   methods: seventy seven nurses were randomly selected and surveyed. the data were collected using an author-d...

investigates complaints incoming to the medical council of west azarbaijan province during 1385 to 1389     hemmati maslakpak m [1] , baghaie r [2] , yosefi m [3] ,ghavami h [4] *     received: 9 dec , 2012 accepted: 18 feb , 2013     abstract:   background & aims : increased complaints from the medical team and medical staff, and increased risk of therapeutic measures in recent years, was the ...

BACKGROUND Caring for dying people can contribute to moral distress experienced by healthcare professionals. Moral distress can occur when this caring is restricted by organisational processes, resources or the provision of futile care. These factors apply to end of life care in nursing homes but research is lacking. AIM To describe how nursing home staff experience moral distress when caring...

Results A total of 155 patients with abnormal vital signs were identified, and nursing staff was interviewed about 139 patients. In 61 of these 139 patients, one or more vital signs were measured by the evening nursing staff. The respiratory rate was not measured by nursing staff. In 86 cases staff decided to intervene because of abnormal vital signs measured by study personnel. A total of 77% ...

PURPOSE The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sponsored a nationwide study to evaluate the federal paid feeding assistant (PFA) regulation that allows nursing homes to hire single-task workers to provide feeding assistance to nursing home residents. Organizers designed the PFA regulation to increase the number of staff available to pro...

INTRODUCTION The increase of multidrug-resistant organisms in hospitals causes problems in nursing homes. Staff in geriatric nursing homes are at greater risk of MRSA colonisation. The aim of the study was to describe the occupational exposure to MRSA among health personnel in geriatric nursing. METHODS A point prevalence survey was conducted among health personnel and residents of geriatric ...