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Nurses play an essential role in preparing patients for surgical procedures, whether the operation is planned or an emergency. Part of this preparation may include administration of premedication. Government initiatives such as The NHS Plan (Department of Health, 2000) and Essence of Care (DoH, 2001) emphasise the need to get the fundamental aspects of nursing care right, and nurses have a prof...

AIM The RCN Clinical Leadership Development Programme was set up in 1995 and sought to identify how clinical nurses in recognised leadership positions could improve the quality of patient care. METHOD The programme was tested on four senior nurses and 24 ward sisters in four acute hospital trusts in England over an 18-month period. The primary research question was whether the intervention im...

A programmed audiovisual introduction to a large obstetric-gynecologic clinic was developed for and evaluated b y nursing students w h o spent one or two weeks in the facility. This orientation is geared toward active learning and progress at each individual’s rate. Data show that this orientation is an effective and efficient substitute for faculty presentation of repetitive information. In si...

As a nurse it is difficult for me to read this paper without feeling somewhat 'prickly' but at the same time I welcome May's attempt to address an unfashionable topic, which needs some debate. Why the defensiveness? It follows from certain statements May makes, for example his assertion that full colleague status for nurses with doctors, is connected with nurses taking on 'certain responsibilit...

BACKGROUND HIV continues to be a global public health concern with Malawi being among the worst affected countries. The prevalence of HIV among pregnant women is also very high, thereby raising concerns of mother-to-child transmission of the virus. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is therefore a priority in the efforts to curb the HIV pandemic. Keeping in mind that the ...

conducted to explore whether serving food affects participation in medical grand rounds. The case study format is a presentation style that is regaining favor in both medical grand rounds and NGRs. Presenting a case study of a particular patient enables nurses to systematically examine a specific patient’s episode of care, review the pathophysiology, evaluate the nursing care provided, and rela...

Acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) are advanced practice RNs who are educationally prepared to provide advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic illness. The education of advanced practice nurses should prepare them for the setting in which they practice; ACNPs are well prepared for hospital and specialty practice, particularly if they have experience as RN...

Owing to the nature of nursing, patient may judge the overall quality of hospital services on the basis of their perception of nursing care received. Patients who are more satisfied with their care are more likely to follow medically prescribed regimens and thus contributing to the positive influence on health. More satisfied patients are more likely to recommend the hospital to family and frie...

PURPOSE The aim of this article is to report some of the work undertaken by a nursing "think tank", focussed on examining the causes of poor nursing care in hospitals, and potential solutions. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH A "think tank" was convened which incorporated widespread discussion with national, regional and local stakeholders, a critical literature review, and a focus group of senior...