Background Although research underpins clinical work, many students training to be clinicians are not inherently interested in developing research skills. Aim To characterise and understand veterinary student experiences and perceptions of compulsory research projects. Methods This was an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study, with a questionnaire survey of an entire cohort informing p...

Hospitals must implement staff development programs to assure that nurses and other staff have requisite knowledge, attitudes, and skills to provide quality care for patients who are victims of domestic violence. The author describes a community campus partnership designed to improve care through use of a logic model which follows these steps: needs and assets assessment, capacity building, pro...

• Where would the operations take place? The facility would need a reliable source of electricity and water. • How will the programme be funded, and who will pay for the staff, the equipment and the consumables? • How could we ensure that staff have the right qualifications and skills? • How will equipment and consumables be procured, and where will they be stored and maintained? • How will we ...

Seeking to extend its regular staff development program, Temple University's Reference and Information Services Department implemented in Spring 1989 a semester-long peer coaching program designed to provide staff with support in fine-tuning and maintaining certain reference desk skills. The program combined training in positive reference behaviors, objective observation, and feedback. In addit...

Background and Purpose: Communication has become a core topic in nursing care and investigations on this topic could have a significant impact on increasing nursing quality services. The present study aims to evaluate the communication skills and nursing staff component focusing on emotional management, others' perception and self-expression. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive-analy...

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...

This paper examines the digital information literacy (DIL) of public library professionals in Norway and explores the ways to improve their skills as well as identify barriers to improvement. The case study method was used and semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with twenty public library professionals. The knowledge sharing approach was visible among the staff, but the slow ...

Citation: The PLOS ONE Staff (2014) Correction: Oxford NOTECHS II: A Modified Theatre Team Non-Technical Skills Scoring System. PLoS ONE 9(6): e100111. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100111 Published June 10, 2014 Copyright: 2014 The PLOS ONE Staff. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, an...

Compelling evidence exists that conflict and communication problems occur between nursing home staff and family members of residents. However, few interventions have been documented that simultaneously address the needs of both groups. The Partners in Caregiving program was created to train staff and family members in communication techniques and conflict resolution skills. Through a joint meet...