Magnet® designation has been shown to be a cost-effective strategy resulting in improved patient, staff, and organizational outcomes. Achieving this designation requires an organization to successfully progress through developmental levels on their journey. Part 1 of this article described a 4-level developmental model applied to each of the Magnet components. In part 2, we will discuss a 5-ste...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown a high incidence of complications with a bi-cruciate stabilized (BCS) guided-motion total knee arthroplasty (TKA) design, which led to recent modifications of the design by the manufacturer. OBJECTIVE The current study was undertaken to assess whether the use of this TKA system with an extension-first surgical technique is associated with a similar rate ...

Multidisciplinary team working is essential to the delivery of specialist palliative care. Recent government initiatives have focused on improving the quality of patient care through a collaborative approach. The palliative care directorate of the Thames Gateway NHS Trust developed a patient record system that could be utilised by all health care professionals. An audit was carried out and show...

International travels for tourism and business purposes continue to increase annually, while the global terrorism and the risk of lethal viral infections are currently real concerns. It is important that primary care physicians assess travel risk and adequately prepare the prospective traveler for trips. Appropriate vaccines should be administered and an emergency self-kit recommended. Patient ...

Communication is key to success throughout the trajectory of illness, whether among the collaborative practice team, with primary/referring providers, or with patients. Advanced practitioners (APs) are often called upon to provide patient education, test results, and/or to discuss prognosis, which can include bad news. How they communicate information to their patients and/or caregivers helps t...

Public transport journey planners support a common decision need, and have become popular especially with the availability of real-time tracking data for trip planning and the travellers’ ubiquitous access to the web. This paper, however, takes a usability perspective. The need for assistance in journey planning will vary depending on factors such as the familiarity of the traveller with the ro...

Comparisons were made of the behaviour, physiology and meat quality of 24-week-old male veal calves (mean live weight 234 kg) that were slaughtered either at the veal unit (the control group) or following 3 h transportation at space allowances of either 0.7 or 0.95 m calf 1 and 1.5 h of lairage. Compared with nontransported calves, transported calves had a greater heart rate during the journey ...

PURPOSE To describe the experiences of parents of children admitted to hospital for a burn. METHODS In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 parents (14 mothers and seven fathers) of children who had sustained a burn requiring hospitalisation. Face-to-face interviews were conducted six months post-burn, in rural, remote and metropolitan areas. The interview guide explored the overall experi...

Objectives Traditionally, teaching is part of a clinician's job. Some practitioners recognize the teaching activity as rewarding. This study explored the ways clinical practitioners experience their journey from clinicians to medical teachers, analyzing their prior experiences of teaching and learning, conceptions of good teaching and learning, perceptions of learning environments, and finally,...