The objective of this study was to analyze the satisfaction of the users of a private hospital in terms of a number of attributes of the services in units. This exploratory, descriptive study used a quantitative approach and was developed in a private hospital in the city of São Paulo. The casuistry consisted of 71 users and data collection was performed during the period from March to August 2...

BACKGROUND Since many hospitals report high MRSA colonization rates among elderly patients, and because it has been shown that S. aureus colonization increases with advancing age, there are concerns about the introduction of MRSA into nursing homes by MRSA positive patients discharged from hospital. So far, admission screening and subsequent longitudinal screening in residence homes or screenin...

Introduction: Poor work conditions jeopardize the quality of nursing jobs and increase turnover attrition rates, especially for early career nurses licensed practical nurses. Understanding perspectives staff on engagement is essential to develop innovative responsive organizational interventions.
 
 Objectives: 1- Define expectations with respect their workplace in order support 2- Id...

BACKGROUND Primary care medical staffs' knowledge, attitude and behavior about health emergency and the response capacity are directly related to the control and prevention of public health emergencies. Therefore, it is of great significance for improving primary care to gain in-depth knowledge about knowledge, attitude and behavior and the response capacity of primary care medical staffs. The ...

BACKGROUND Organizational and structural obstacles are a group of major obstacles in achievement of appropriate family planning counseling. Detection of these obstacles from the viewpoint of managers, staffs and clients who are key members in health services providing system is a major step toward appropriate planning to modify or delete this group of obstacles. The present study was conducted ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of and reasons for chemotherapy dose delays or reductions. DESIGN A performance improvement initiative formed the basis for a prospective nursing research study. SETTING A single institution in western Pennsylvania. SAMPLE 204 patients scheduled for nonmyeloablative chemo-therapy. METHODS Data collection forms were completed by RNs and evalu...