conclusions according to the obtained results, the majority of nurses participating in the study had an intermediate level of knowledge and practice of infection control. there is a need to develop a system of continuous education for all the categories of nursing staff. background basic infection control measures in any nursing setup can reduce the rates of healthcare-associated infections. re...

introduction: nowadays students’ opinion is considered as a necessary factor to evaluate quality in universities. this study was performed to evaluate the nursing students’ satisfaction about their field of study. methods: the research population in this study consists of all the students of nursing studying at the second to fourth year of university (72 students). the data were collected from ...

BACKGROUND Working time is a non-renewable and important element in the management of an organization. The implementation of changes in the structure of working time may be facilitated by the insight into activities undertaken by employees during work. Such an approach plays an important role since the effective use of time improves the quality of care, prevents timewasting and optimizes the us...

Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) may be defined as institutions that provide health care to people who are unable to manage independently in the community. This care may be chronic care management or short-term rehabilitative services. The term nursing home is defined as a facility licensed with an organized professional staff and inpatient beds that provides continuous nursing and other servi...

This study aimed to understand the meaning of nurses' actions related to ethical occurrences involving nursing professionals. Data were collected through interviews with nurse managers and members of a Nursing Ethics Committee who experienced the phenomenon. Data were analyzed in the framework of social phenomenology. The nurses' experiences gave rise to the following categories of meaning, as ...

Quality continuing education, therefore, is a direct outgrowth of the Mission and long-range goals of the NLN. It is defined as a personal educational experience, planned for individual growth and the ongoing development of knowledge and skills beyond basic preparation for a profession or occupation. Its objective is the continuous improvement of the individual's nursing practice (in whatever r...

Ward management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) using subcutaneous insulin in specific patient populations is safe and effective, but insulin administered by continuous infusion has not been analyzed in this setting. This retrospective cohort study utilizing a nursing-driven, continuous infusion insulin calculator demonstrated safe and effective treatment of patients with DKA on medicine wards.