PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To identify the specific administrative, clerical, patient care, patient education, and research responsibilities that licensed nursing personnel perform in the field of radiation oncology. DESIGN Descriptive. SAMPLE 281 licensed nursing personnel employed in the field of radiation oncology in North America. METHODS Subjects completed a six-page, self-administered quest...

results overall hav seropositivity in nursing students (mean age 24, range 17 - 45 years) was 3%. compliance to preventive measures was not uniform (6% - 76%) and extremely low in some specific measures targeted to decrease the oral-fecal transmission. conclusions the high proportion of susceptible nursing students can contribute to an increase in the risk of nosocomial transmission, especially...

Sick leaves in the nursing team demand immediate managerial actions when health care has quality as a goal. This descriptive-exploratory, quantitative study was performed with the purpose of characterizing that phenomenon in a university hospital between 2003 and 2007. The medical leaves added up to 3,207 leaves and 32,022 days lost. Leaves lasting up to two days accounted for 54% of the total ...

Visual cues help to improve the turnover process Third of 3 articles on applying Lean management to turnover time. C reating a " visual workplace " is a principle in Lean management. Visual cues have been one solution for improving turnover time at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. In a visual workplace, the goal is to make waste, problems, and abnormal conditions readily ap...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the burden experienced by nursing personnel working irregular shifts in Greece and to conduct the first test of a Greek version of the Standard Shiftwork Index (SSI). METHODS A cross-sectional survey was carried out. The SSI was completed by 365 nurses and nursing assistants working shifts, including nights. RESULTS Female nursing personne...

PURPOSE Studies of certified nursing assistant (CNA) turnover in nursing homes are typically cross-sectional and include full-time and part-time workers. We conducted a longitudinal study to evaluate the job factors and work attitudes associated with just full-time staying or leaving. For those who did not stay, we assessed reasons for leaving and satisfaction following job transition. DESIGN...