OBJECTIVE To describe aspects facilitating or interfering in the communication process between nursing professionals and patients in critical state. METHODOLOGY Descriptive study conducted during the second semester of 2013, with the participation of 112 nurses who work in Intensive Care Units of Bogotá (Colombia). To gather the information, the researchers designed a survey. RESULTS A tota...

BACKGROUND Increasing costs of health care and rapid knowledge growth have led to collaboration among health care professionals to share knowledge and skills. PURPOSES To characterize the qualitative nature of team interaction and its relation to training health professionals, drawing on theoretical and analytical frameworks from the sociocognitive sciences. METHODS Activities in a primary ...

BACKGROUND Consideration of the relational core of nursing has gained significance in today's health systems, where the work of nurses is dominated by technologically-driven, prescriptive, and outcome-oriented approaches. This has led to disregard for individual experiences of living life with diverse health conditions. AIM The aim of this paper is to articulate the relational core of nursing...

OBJECTIVES To examine how the public assess trust in health care in England and Wales. DESIGN Postal structured questionnaire in cross sectional survey. SETTING Random sample of people on the electoral register in England and Wales. SUBJECTS People aged 18 and over. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES General levels of trust and confidence in health care. RESULTS The response rate was 48% (n = 1187...

Increasing patient and healthcare system complexity and the need to accurately measure the engagement of clinical nurses (CNs) in holistic, professional nursing practice indicates that an update to the Essentials of Magnetism instrument is needed. The purposes of this research were to critique and weight items, assess the value and psychometric properties of the newly constructed Essential Prof...

Introduction: Respect for patients’ rights and observance of professional ethics standards improves medical services that will have an essential role in promoting patients’ health. Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between awareness of patient’s rights charter and professional ethics with patient’s rights charter observance. Materials and Methods: This analytical corre...