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Patient decision-making regarding life-sustaining treatment for end-stage renal disease
Despite growing involvement of patients in treatment decisions for serious illness, little is yet known about the actual process that they use to make such choices. Most decision research has relied on hypothetical decision ... -
Patient education, engagement, and activation for chronic pancreatitis patients and care partners
Background and Review of Literature: Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive disease with significant symptomatology, which can severely impact an individual’s quality of life as well as their activities of daily living. ... -
Patient experience of care and quality of life in ambulatory cancer patients
Cancer health care services do not routinely or robustly assess patient-reported outcomes to evaluate the care they provide despite agreement with the ideals of patient-centred care in accordance with Institute of Medicine ... -
Patient Falls: Improving patient safety, continuing challenge
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Although the previous Patient Fall Prevention program required adult inpatients be assessed using the Hendrich II Fall Risk Assessment tool on admission and each shift, ... -
Patient feedback on a mobile optimized web app for tuberculosis (TB) medication adherence
A mobile optimized web app to support tuberculosis (TB) medication adherence is being iteratively designed with patients and experts. Findings from individual and focus group interviews informed the next iteration of the ... -
Patient medication education: It's impact on the discharged medical/surgical patient
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Acute care settings have an issue with readmission rates evidenced by the increasing frequency of their discharged patients returning as ... -
Patient medication education: Its impact on the discharged medical/surgical patient
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Acute care settings have an issue with readmission rates evidenced by the increasing frequency of their discharged patients returning as readmissions within a short time frame. ... -
Patient outcomes from care provided by advanced practice nurses in the U.S.
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Background: Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are registered nurses who have completed post -graduate education that prepares them for advanced and expanded practice as a nurse ... -
Patient perceptions of an augmented virtual nurse office to deliver wellness services for stress management
Patients may be unaware that others face similar challenges. Virtual worlds allow group access to providers. Little is known about user perceptions of these healthcare interactions. This quasi-experimental study intervention ... -
Patient perceptions of factors that influence self-management of heart failure
(2016-09-26)Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: The aim of this pilot study was to identify which symptoms or severity of symptoms influence choices to adhere to or modify treatments in patients with moderate to severe ... -
Patient Perceptions of Nurse Listening Behaviors
(2017-12-06)The purpose of this proposed interpretive phenomenological study is to discover, describe, and interpret patient perceptions of nurse listening behaviors. Because nurse listening is linked to an enhanced patient experience ... -
Patient portal messaging for research participant recruitment: A valuable tool in the recruitment toolbox
Patient portal messaging (PPM) through electronic medical records (EMR) is a recruitment strategy that capitalizes on existing data. PPM requires partnership with data analysts and expert researchers to provide secure ... -
A patient portal push toward acceptance and utilization of the technology
This DNP program evaluation highlights the results of a 90-day "Patient Portal Push" marketing and education initiative on overall patient portal registration and utilization numbers, provider "Meaningful Use" portal ... -
Patient responses to COPD symptoms: The relationship of dyspnea and fatigue to activities of daily living, inhaler use, and self-care capability
Background. Chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) disease is the fourth leading cause of death in the US. COPD care is concentrated in the outpatient setting and requires the complex management of activities of daily living ... -
Patient safety - The effect of nurse fatigue on outcomes
(2013-12-19)Session presented on: Sunday, November 17, 2013: Clear, critical thinking and communication are imperatives in providing quality nursing care. We are challenged more than ever before with the effect of fatigue on outcomes. ... -
Patient safety competencies in rural ASN students: An evidence-based curricular innovation
(2017-09-12)Hospital clinical experiences are important events in prelicensure nursing education. Benefits include the opportunity for students to experience actual nursing responsibilities, immersion into environment, and ... -
Patient safety culture and patient safety outcomes in Saudi Arabia: Perceptions of expatriate nurses
This study examined the relationships between perceptions of patient safety culture, quality of care, and patient safety among expatriate nurses in Saudi Arabia. Results indicated that differences in cultural background ... -
Patient safety on the preparation of intravenous medication in Brazilian pediatric cardiology units
The research evaluated the quality of nursing care in the actions related to the preparation of intravenous drugs of a pediatric unit in Brazil. No action was considered desirable, being developed in all preparations of ... -
Patient safety: An interprofessional education approach
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016: Purpose: This presentation will discuss the use of Interprofessional Education learning activities as an excellent framework for teaching, learning and discussing teamwork and ... -
Patient Satisfaction and Provider Preference with OTC Topical Azole Antifungal Agents
(2016-11-07)Purpose: In the past, patients needed a healthcare provider (HCP) to treat vulvovaginal candida infections (VVC). With the advert of OTC azole treatments, most patients self-treated prior to contacting their HCP. Therefore, ...