Tag: Nursing
Nursing Conditions Tied to Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
Better work environments, decreased patient-to-nurse ratios up survival
Guideline-Concordant Diabetes Care Similar With NPs, PCPs
Similar rates of recommended processes of care with nurse practitioners, primary care physicians
Yoga Intervention Ups Sleep Quality for Staff Nurses
Better sleep quality, lower work stress for nurses in yoga group versus non-yoga group
Handholding, Speaking to Patients Reduces Anxiety
Findings in patients undergoing percutaneous vertebroplasty under local anesthesia
Many Factors Impact RN Compassion Fatigue, Satisfaction
Significant differences on basis of sex, age, education level, unit, acuity, change in nursing management
Review: mHealth Text Messages Promote Medication Adherence
Nine of 13 articles show improvement in adherence rates with mobile health text messages
Disorganized Documentation Ups Peri-Op Communication Failures
Documentation is often insufficient, inaccessible, and not verbally reinforced
One-Day Workshop Ups Stress Recovery for Cancer Care Workers
Findings show beneficial effects for radiation therapists and oncology nurses
Recommendations Developed for Responding to ICU Tx Requests
Multisociety recommendations on responding to requests for potentially inappropriate tx in ICU
GEDI WISE Model Feasible for Geriatric Emergency Care
Model introduces workforce enhancements for ER staff; linked to reduction in admission to ICUs
