In this research we propose to use location-based technology to assist in tracking elders’ Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) to early detect the problem of degeneration of physical functions and cognitive abilities. In collaboration with National Taiwan University Hospital, we deploy a 45-node WSN-RTLS system in its elder care center. From December 2008 to July 2009, we collect location traces ...

BACKGROUND In recent years, an increasing number of care procedures previously under the physician's authority have been placed in the hands of registered nurses. The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of nurses towards expanding nurses' authority and the relationships between these attitudes and job satisfaction facets, professional characteristics, and demographics. METHOD A...

BACKGROUND In-service training of nursing personnel has a significant role in increasing the empowerment of nurses and promotion of the quality of health services. The objective of this study is to identify and explain the process of in-service training of nursing personnel in the hospitals affiliated with Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in Tehran. MATERIALS AND METHODS The presen...

BACKGROUND There is a growing recognition that training is not translated into performance and the 'transfer problem' exists in organization training today. Although factors contributing to training transfer have been identified in business and industry, the factors influencing training transfer in nursing profession remain less clear. METHODS A qualitative descriptive study was undertaken in...

abstract background: job satisfaction of nurses is an important concept in nursing profession because it influences nursing care. head nurses play a crucial role in the job satisfaction of nurse staffs. the current study, therefore, aimed to investigate the effect of head nurse empowerment program (hnep) on job satisfaction of nurses. materials and methods: this quasi‑experimental study was con...

In no field of surgery does the immediate welfare of the patient depend so much upon the postoperative management and nursing care as in surgery of the nervous system. Of necessity, the nursing care must all be "intensive." Aside from the factors of age, general physical condition before operation, and immediate postoperative condition, the site of operation determines particularly which phase ...

INTRODUCTION Nursing homes and home care face challenges across different countries as people are living longer, often with chronic conditions. There is a lack of knowledge regarding implementation and impact of quality and safety interventions as most research evidence so far is generated in hospitals. Additionally, there is a lack of effective leadership tools for quality and safety improveme...

Tamilnad Kidney Research Foundation (TANKER Foundation) which was established in 1993 to support kidney disease related care underprivileged people. It has now eleven dialysis units the state of Tamilnadu, India. COVID-19 pandemic put enormous challenges for staff. Here we describe how face from March 2020 till without interrupting or closing down units. The no staff who have got infected are 2...