background: nurses are responsible for maintaining and improving the health and quality of life of patients. therefore, it is important to assess the quality of life of nurses in order to improve it. quality of life is affected by many variables  and among them burnout, perceived social support and psychological hardiness are the leading ones. this study aimed at predicting the quality of life ...

Nurses who work in hemodialysis (HD) are considered highly susceptible to burnout due to their close relationship with incurable patients and handling sophisticated machinery. A total of 210 nurses from 12 state-owned HD centers in the Republic of Serbia anonymously completed a background information questionnaire providing factual data on nurses’ sociodemographic characteristics and working co...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To compare the perspectives of oncology nurses and physicians regarding online access to laboratory results for patients with cancer pre- and postimplementation, and to evaluate the impact on workload. DESIGN Pre- and postimplementation surveys distributed to nurses and physicians. In addition, a nursing workload study was conducted to measure the number of phone calls rece...

Background: With the goal of optimizing tissue perfusion and maintaining adequate oxygen delivery, nurses play an important role in monitoring oxygenation and ventilation. Nursing practices may affect oxygen saturation in critically ill patients. Aim of study was to determine the relationship between nursing practices and oxygen desaturation in critically ill patients. Design: A descriptive res...

The concept of the therapeutic milieu was developed when patients' hospitalizations were long, medications were few, and one-to-one nurse-patient interactions were the norm. However, it is not clear how the notion of 'therapeutic milieu' is experienced in American acute psychiatric environments today. This phenomenological study explored the experience of patients and nurses in an acute care ps...

Background: Coronavirus pandemic has become the leading cause of disability and death throughout world. Nurses have a pivotal role in managing COVID-19 patients across globe including Bangladesh. Objective: The study was aimed to assess level nurses’ knowledge, attitude practice with regard readiness for providing nursing care at dedicated hospitals Dhaka. Method: This is cross-sectional descri...