Background Nurses working in Home healthcare (HHC) are facing major challenges since more advanced care and treatment are increasingly being carried out in patients' homes. The aim of this study has been to explore how nurses experience their competencies in HHC situations. Methods This study has a qualitative and explorative design. Ten nurses were interviewed and data was analyzed using con...

BACKGROUND Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) is a complicated treatment modality used to address hematologic malignancies and other disorders. The complex care of patients undergoing HCT places them at high risk for poor outcomes during times of transition. Education is a critical component of preparing patients and caregivers to move through the many phases of the HCT treatment tra...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the efficacy of a nurse-care management system designed to improve outcomes in patients with complicated diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this randomized controlled trial that took place at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara, CA, 169 patients with longstanding diabetes, one or more major medical comorbid conditions, and HbA(lc) >10% received...

An assurance for the patients' health care is a nurse's quality care. In order to maintain standard of provided in unit, one managerial responsibilities nurse manager oversee nurses. The goal this study was ascertain how well nurses performed inpatient unit Dumai City General Hospital relation use nursing supervision. With samples 118 nurses, research design described cross-sectional correlatio...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES Describe and categorize nurse case manager (NCM) interventions for low-income, uninsured men with prostate cancer. RESEARCH APPROACH Descriptive, retrospective record review. SETTING Statewide free prostate cancer treatment program in which each patient is assigned an NCM. PARTICIPANTS 7 NCMs who developed interventions based on empowerment through increasing self-effic...

Tuberkulosebeheer skep ’n uitdaging vir die verpleegadministrateur se bestuursvermoë. Weens haar deeglike kennis van die gemeenskap is sy ’n ideale lid van die tuberkulosebeheerspan. Eerstens moet streeksomstandighede soos demografiese, maatskaplike en omgewingsfaktore wat die verspreiding van tuberkulose in 'n spesifieke streek bevorder, bepaal word. Die beskikbaarheid van personeel, voorrade,...

OBJECTIVE Practice-based collaborative care is a complex evidence-based practice that is difficult to implement in smaller primary care practices that lack on-site mental health staff. Telemedicine-based collaborative care virtually co-locates and integrates mental health providers into primary care settings. The objective of this multisite randomized pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial w...

This study's aim was to understand the role of nurse managers in the process of hospital accreditation.This qualitative case study was conducted in a large private hospital in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Five nurse managers were interviewed using a semi-structured script from April to May, 2011 and content analysis was used to interpret the data. Results show the strategic position of this prof...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the Diabetes Outpatient Intensive Treatment (DOIT) program, a multiday group education and skills training experience combined with daily medical management, followed by case management over 6 months. Using a randomized control design, the study explored how DOIT affected glycemic control and self-care behaviors over a short term. The impact of two additional fact...

BACKGROUND Under-reporting of tuberculosis (TB) cases complicates disease control, hinders contact tracing and alters the accuracy of epidemiological data, including disease burden. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the proportion of unreported TB cases in Spanish healthcare facilities and to identify the associated factors. METHODS A multi-center retrospective study design wa...