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Health Outcomes For Better Information And Care (Hobic): Integrating Patient Outcome Information Into Nursing Undergraduate Curricula, Carole Orchard, Cheryl Reid-Haughian, Rick Vanderlee
Health Outcomes For Better Information And Care (Hobic): Integrating Patient Outcome Information Into Nursing Undergraduate Curricula, Carole Orchard, Cheryl Reid-Haughian, Rick Vanderlee
Carole A Orchard, BSN, MEd, EdD (UBC)
Nursing-sensitive outcomes provide common information across sectors, thus eliminating duplication that frequently occurs as individuals move across settings. These outcomes also facilitate increased trust among colleagues and support common understandings of patient care needs, thus enhancing continuity of care. Outcomes-oriented information is also likely to increase patient safety and improve overall quality of care. Shared standards and data support consistent decision-making, as nursing decisions can be tracked back over time to assess patient care outcomes. Consequently, nurses will have the means to determine the impact of their interventions on patient outcomes. At the same time, adoption of common approaches to …
Exploring Obstacles To Proper Timing Of Prophylactic Antibiotics For Surgical Site Infections, J. Tan, V. Naik, Lorelei Lingard
Exploring Obstacles To Proper Timing Of Prophylactic Antibiotics For Surgical Site Infections, J. Tan, V. Naik, Lorelei Lingard
Lorelei Lingard
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections remain one of the leading types of nosocomial infections. The administration of prophylactic antibiotics within a specific interval has been shown to reduce the burden of surgical site infections, but adherence to proper timing guidelines remains problematic. This study examined perceived obstacles to the use of evidence-based guidelines for the timely administration of prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections. METHODS: 27 semi-structured interviews were conducted with anesthesiologists (n = 12), surgeons (n = 11), and perioperative administrators (n = 4) in two large academic hospitals to elicit their perceptions of the factors that prevent the …
Grounded Theory, Mixed Methods, And Action Research, Lorelei Lingard, Mathieu Albert, Wendy Levinson
Grounded Theory, Mixed Methods, And Action Research, Lorelei Lingard, Mathieu Albert, Wendy Levinson
Lorelei Lingard
No abstract provided.
Critically Appraising Qualitative Research, Ayelet Kuper, Lorelei Lingard, Wendy Levinson
Critically Appraising Qualitative Research, Ayelet Kuper, Lorelei Lingard, Wendy Levinson
Lorelei Lingard
No abstract provided.