BACKGROUND Several residential aged-care facilities have replaced the institutional model of care to one that accepts person-centered care as the guiding standard of practice. This culture change is impacting the provision of aged-care services around the world. This systematic review evaluates the evidence for an impact of person-centered interventions on aged-care residents and nursing staff....

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...

ABSTRACT Objective: To discuss the evolution of research in cancer psychoneuroimmunology, advances management neuropsychological symptom clusters and their interface with mid-range theories, practical applications Nursing. Method: This is a theoretical-reflective study anchored recent literature, as well critical analysis authors. Results: promising field investigation, which emphasizes complex...

Dear Madam, There are many perspectives from different standing points with distinguished context of truths in nursing. Some philosophers might hold multiple truths, and others hold only one truth. However, truth in nursing is assumed in the eye of beholder, which means multiple perspectives are appropriate for knowledge development in nursing. There are no less than nine different philosophica...

Increased incidence of children diagnosed with cancer and survivors was an impact on changes in pediatric hemato-oncology nursing care. In this review article, it is aimed to investigate the new trends and recent care approaches in pediatric oncology nursing. The recent care topics were common in the literature as family-centered care, technology-based care, program development, primary care of...

The nursing home culture change movement aims to improve resident quality of life and quality of care by emphasizing the deinstitutionalization of nursing home culture and focusing on person-centered care. This article briefly reviews the history of culture change, discusses some of the challenges related to culture change in nursing homes, and overviews the conceptualization and select models ...

BACKGROUND People living with dementia in nursing homes are most likely to be restrained. The primary aim of this mixed-method education intervention study was to investigate which factors hindered or facilitated staff awareness related to confidence building initiatives based on person-centred care, as an alternative to restraint in residents with dementia in nursing homes. The education inter...

Currently, all professions are using information communication technology (ICT) innovations that are transforming the 21st century learning environment. Nursing and midwifery need to use ICT to provide evidence based care and acquire new skills to function efficiently in high impact technology environments. Business and community partnership will enhance an uptake and assist in mapping out prog...

Hózhó is the complex wellness philosophy and belief system of the Diné (Navajo) people, comprised of principles that guide one's thoughts, actions, behaviors, and speech. The alignment of integrative nursing principles and the Hózhó Wellness Philosophy illustrates the power that integrative nursing offers as a meta-theoretical perspective that can transform our healthcare system so that it is i...

Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, is a health condition saddled with social stigmas and is widely misunderstood. Person-centered care practices can positively improve the psychosocial experience of living with dementia and have become the gold standard for care because of the resulting beneficial outcomes. The purpose of the current article is to describe four person-centered principles ...