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Environmental Stressors Perceived By Patients In The Surgical Intensive Care Unit And Their Level Of Satisfaction With Nursing Care, Hacer Karaer, Esma Ozsaker
Environmental Stressors Perceived By Patients In The Surgical Intensive Care Unit And Their Level Of Satisfaction With Nursing Care, Hacer Karaer, Esma Ozsaker
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine environmental stressors perceived by patients in the surgical intensive care unit and their level of satisfaction with nursing care.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used in this study.
Methods: This study was conducted between January 2019 and June 2019 with 120 patients who were hospitalised in the surgical intensive care unit. Data collection was via a patient information form, the Intensive Care Unit Environmental Stressor Scale (ICUESS) and the Experiences of Nursing Care Scale (ENCS) component of the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scales (NSNS).
Findings: The mean ICUESS score …
Improving Hand Surgery Pain Management Results Using A Key Phrase And Patient Feedback: A Quality Improvement Project In A United States Ambulatory Surgery Site, Janet E. Reilly, Brenda Tyczkowski, Stacie Murley
Improving Hand Surgery Pain Management Results Using A Key Phrase And Patient Feedback: A Quality Improvement Project In A United States Ambulatory Surgery Site, Janet E. Reilly, Brenda Tyczkowski, Stacie Murley
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Objective: The objective of this study was to report changes in patient pain satisfaction and quality indicator scoring of post-operative pain using key phrasing, or standardised scripts, as the nursing intervention.
Sample/setting: Data was collected from an ambulatory surgery clinic in an American non-profit, 185-bed community hospital which is part of a nationally ranked health system.
Method: This study used a before-and-after design in which quality improvement data was collected from the Press Ganey™ ambulatory surgery surveys completed by patients undergoing hand surgery. Changes in outcomes were measured three months before and during the key phrase intervention.
Results: Data indicated …