OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to: (1) identify local barriers to nursing presence on patient- and family-centered rounds (PFCR); and (2) increase nursing attendance during PFCR. METHODS An electronic survey needs assessment was administered to nursing staff on a single acute medical care unit to identify local barriers to nursing presence on PFCR. Daily tracking of nursing pres...

BACKGROUND Frail residents in the nursing home sector call for extra care in prescribing. The Norwegian General Practice Nursing Home (NORGEP-NH) list of 34 explicit criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in nursing homes was developed explicitly for this population. The aim of this study was to employ the NORGEP-NH Criteria to study the extent of potentially inappropriate medica...

BACKGROUND Within the setting of a public health service we analyse the distribution of resources between individuals in nursing homes funded by global budgets. Three questions are pursued. Firstly, whether there are systematic variations between nursing homes in the level of care given to patients. Secondly, whether such variations can be explained by nursing home characteristics. And thirdly,...

BACKGROUND Living units (LU) specialised for people with dementia are an important feature of nursing homes. Little is known about their structural characteristics, and an international definition is lacking. This study explored characteristics of the environment and staff from defined LU types to identify differences between them. DESIGN Cross-sectional study comparing five types of LUs. LUs...

This Best Practice Information Sheet has been based on a systematic review of research published by The Joanna Briggs Institute entitled Identification and Nursing Management of Dysphagia in Individuals with Neurological Impairment. This research has been supported by a grant from the Sylvia & Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation. The primary references on which this information is based are a...

Background: This study aimed to assess Nursing Performance toward Enteral Feeding at Pediatric Critical Care Units. Subjects and methods: A descriptive was conducted pediatric critically care units (Pediatric Intensive Unit (PICU) – Neonatal Intensive (NICU) Emergency department) in the Children's Hospital affiliated Ain-Shams University Hospitals. Sampling: convenient sample composed o...

Continuing Education articles are run in conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing Institute to help you to maintain and develop your clinical practice and can be used to meet your UKCC requirements for professional updating. All you have to do is read through the article, follow the instructions in the Time Out boxes, then answer the assessment questions that follow. Fill in the answer she...

Sheet metal forming is one of the major processes in manufacturing and is broadly used due to its high degree of design flexibility and low cost. In the sheet metal forming process, draw-in (planar movement of a sheet periphery) frequently occurs and is one of the most dominated indicators on the success of a forming process. Currently, monitoring and controlling draw-in during each stamping op...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe the patterns of antecedents of catastrophic reactions (CRs) in nursing home residents with dementia in the United States. METHODS A total of 229 catastrophic reaction events were the sample for this study. Ten antecedent variables were selected and analyzed using cluster analysis to address the patterns of antecedents of CRs in dementia. Data ...