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How Substance Abuse Impacts Pain Management In Acute Care, Dawn Dunn, Janette Neuman
How Substance Abuse Impacts Pain Management In Acute Care, Dawn Dunn, Janette Neuman
Janette S. Jones
Article includes a review of evidence-based interventions useful for assessing and managing pain in patients with histories of substance abuse.
Developing Capacity To Care For A Client At Risk For Delirium And For The Acutely Delirious Client, Sherida G. Ingram
Developing Capacity To Care For A Client At Risk For Delirium And For The Acutely Delirious Client, Sherida G. Ingram
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this mixed methods study was: (a) to assess nurses’ knowledge and self-efficacy of caring for clients experiencing delirium and those at risk of developing delirium in a hospital setting prior to and immediately after taking part in a clinical education session, and (b) to explore nurses’ experiences of applying knowledge from the education session to the practice setting. Objectives of the education session included reviewing risks, signs, symptoms, standardized screening tools, and management strategies for clients at risk for or experiencing delirium in a hospital setting.
For the quantitative methods portion of the study, participants completed …
Patient Experience Measurement Ignores Mental Health: Suggestions For Healthcare Organizations, Mona Shattell Phd, Rn, Faan, Andrew Gallan Phd
Patient Experience Measurement Ignores Mental Health: Suggestions For Healthcare Organizations, Mona Shattell Phd, Rn, Faan, Andrew Gallan Phd
Mona Shattell
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Is There An Economic Case For Investing In Nursing Care – What Does The Literature Tell Us?, Diane E. Twigg, Helen Myers, Christine Duffield, Margaret Giles, Gemma Evans
Is There An Economic Case For Investing In Nursing Care – What Does The Literature Tell Us?, Diane E. Twigg, Helen Myers, Christine Duffield, Margaret Giles, Gemma Evans
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Aim
To determine the cost effectiveness of increasing nurse staffing or changing the nursing skill mix in adult medical and/or surgical patients?
Background
Research has demonstrated that nurse staffing levels and skill mix are associated with patient outcomes in acute care settings. If increased nurse staffing levels or richer skill mix can be shown to be cost-effective hospitals may be more likely to consider these aspects when making staffing decisions.
Design
A systematic review of the literature on economic evaluations of nurse staffing and patient outcomes was conducted to see whether there is consensus that increasing nursing hours/skill mix is …