The rapid deployment of Web-based, consumer-centric electronic medical records (CEMRs) is an important trend in healthcare. In this paper, we incorporate nursing knowledge into CEMR so that it can automatically recommend home nursing activities (HNAs). Those more complex HNAs are made clickable for users to find detailed implementation procedures. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our techniq...

Background: There has been a dramatic increase over the past few decades in the use of modern fertility technologies and the demand by infertile couples for using these techniques have increased as well. Studies exploring the experiences of women fertilized with egg donation technique in their treatment process have been rare. Aim: This study aimed to explore and explain the treatment experienc...

This article elucidates the nursing consultation techniques in shared decision making (SDM) for patients with cancer and their family members. Descriptive data (207 records) from the nurse-led SDM consultation facility and content analysis were used to extract the nursing consultation techniques. In addition, the order in which these techniques were used to structure the SDM process for patient...

Nursing educators are challenged to discover new ways to prepare nurses for practice. Graduates must be able to accurately plan, monitor and evaluate their own beliefs, knowledge, skills and behaviors. This paper explores the role of nurse educators in student’s self-assessment. It concludes with discovery of a theory of teaching that embraces formative assessment as an important teaching metho...

To reduce burnout in the nursing profession, we must aim at the causes of burnout which include excessive workloads, understaffing, and general stress nurses feel. Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. California stepped forward to change that problem through state mandated nurse to patient ratios ensuring that unde...

BACKGROUND Introducing patients with cancer to the practice of yoga can be beneficial for coping with the side effects of treatment and the psychological aspects of cancer that are often difficult and distressing for patients. Oncology nurses can learn to use simple yoga techniques for themselves and as interventions with their patients. OBJECTIVES This article provides details about the deve...

Background and objective: Uncivil student behaviors witnessed in nursing courses have been linked to uncivil clinical when students graduate begin practice the hospital setting. This can result less than favorable patient outcomes. Hence importance of building civility education. study explored satisfaction related basic strategies implemented an entry level course.Methods: descriptive utilized...

background: in recent year, the accreditation process as the most important assurance and improvement of the quality of higher education, especially in medical sciences, has been set forthed. the need for accreditation of nursing faculties as the same of medical sciences has been acutely felt. yet there are not compiled standards at the same time, to describe present and desirable quality via a...

Although the aging inpatient population in state psychiatric hospitals is growing significantly, there are few examples of available training to improve staff knowledge and practice. The current article describes a 10-week training series developed through a university and psychiatric hospital collaboration. Training was attended by 135 direct care nursing and rehabilitation staff and focused o...