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Evidence-based pilot for improved antibiotic prescribing
(2017-09-21)The nature and burden of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for self-limiting respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in primary care settings, continues to pose great threats to public health. This high prevalence leads to ... -
Executive leadership rounding on staff and its effect on patient satisfaction and patient outcomes
(2017-04-17)It has been recognized in healthcare organizations across the country that there is a significant relation between organizational quality, improved patient outcomes, and the financial success of an organization. Through ... -
Factors associated with degree of adoption by hospitals in the central states of the agency for health care policy and research clinical practice guideline for management of cancer pain
Using contingency theory (Damanpour, 1991) and Rogers' (1995) diffusion of innovations theory, this study: (1) determined the degree of adoption of AHCPR management of cancer pain clinical practice guideline (CPG) by ... -
The female overactive bladder in our beverage-centered society: An evolutionary perspective
Over recent decades, chronic disease has trended upwards, associated with the mismatch between our modern nutritional environment and our paleolithic genome. The beverage industry has exploded in sync with chronic conditions, ... -
Finger food: Intervention for persons with eating difficulties
(2016-03-21)Background: Finger food is a way of offering food to people with eating difficulties, for example patients with dementia, stroke or Parkinson disease. Eating is one of the most important activities in human life and the ... -
Gender effects on psychiatric profiles of substance abusing persons
The effects of gender on specific psychiatric variables of substance abusing persons was investigated with the goal of designing gender-appropriate programs for the treatment of addiction. A population of 120 male and 88 ... -
Geriatric rehabilitation after stroke: Is condition on admission indicative for discharge destination?
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: In the past decade, there has been increasing interest in stroke rehabilitation. Worldwide, every year more than 15 million people suffer a stroke. The expectation is ... -
The health beliefs of Papua New Guinea nursing students
The present study was conducted to determine if a Western theoretical model, developed to explain the abstract structure of health beliefs, would provide appropriate guidelines to construct an instrument to assess health ... -
Healthcare team interventions in ICU for patients with acquired-brain-injury: A pilot study using participant observation
The neurocritical patients care include interventions made with the intention to benefit, bed-bathing, suctioning of respiratory secretions and repositioning in bed are some examples. The aim of this study was to develop ... -
Hemoglobin F impacts physiologic variables and perinatal events
(2012-01-04)Objectives: The objectives were 1) to explore the effect of hemoglobin F with obesity and gestational weight gain on heart period, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, oxy-hemoglobin, peripheral oxygenation, hemoglobin A1c , and ... -
Hospital discharge preparation for homeward bound elderly
Hospital discharge planning (DCP) for the elderly is a research priority. Within the cost conscious healthcare environment, there is concern about short hospitalizations and responsibility shifts to patients for continued ... -
Hypertonic lower extremities in infants: Correlation to motor function scores at thirteen months of age
Exploring a large data set, hypertonicity of the lower extremities has been incidentally identified as occurring in one out of every five infants, whether term or preterm. This retrospective, longitudinal, descriptive, ... -
Ideal nursing workflows to support the development of information technology solutions
An understanding of workflows is fundamental to designing information technology solutions to advance patient care, as these solutions must integrate into the workflow. As a precursor to developing a clinical documentation ... -
The impact of frequent injections for hematopoietic growth factor support on patients receiving chemotherapy: an observational study
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2003-09-19)Quality of life may be affected by daily injections of supportive hematopoietic growth factor medication, which is frequently required by patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. The objective of the study was to ... -
Impact of the Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) System on medication administration errors
Medication errors are the second most frequent cause of injury among all types of medical errors (Leape, et al., 1991). Of concern to nursing practice, medication administration errors (MAE) are second only to ordering ... -
The impact of the interim payment system on Ohio home healthcare agencies
In order to decrease the escalating costs of home care and extend the solvency of the Medicare trust fund, major changes in home care reimbursement were mandated by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The Interim Payment ... -
Incidence of pressure injury in critical care, in Angola: Identification of risk factors
In Angola there is a lack of accessible data relatively to pressure injuries (PI) in Intensive Care Units, and also to risk factors. There is a multiplicity of risk factors of PI, such as prolonged length of stay, invasive ... -
The incidence of stoma and peristomal complications during the first three months after stoma creation
Stoma and peristomal complications comprise a variety of conditions that vary in frequency, severity, and importance to individuals who have colostomies, ileostomies, or urinary stomas. Differences in study methodology and ... -
Increasing patient safety using positive patient identification and bedside specimen scanning
(2017-01-19)A hospital located in the Northeastern United States, has an opportunity to improve the number of specimens that are mislabeled. Mislabeled specimens increase costs, create patient inconvenience and can lead to unnecessary ... -
Influence of initial nursing educational preparation on patient assessment
The purpose of this study was to examine the direct and indirect influence of the type of educational program attended on the data collection and nursing diagnosis (NDX) identification abilities of generic nursing students ...