Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Communication"
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Bridging the gap in the continuum of care for spine surgery patients: A quality improvement project
(2017-03-24)The purpose of this paper is to discuss the inadequate communication between patient settings and the practice settings, review the literature regarding communication and risks of readmission for spine surgery patients, ... -
Creating shared meaning between nurses and physicians in the nursing home
(2017-01-27)The aims of this pilot study were as follows: (a) to examine the design and utility of an intervention based on the Sensemaking model, and (b) to examine communication between nurses and physicians caring for residents ... -
A decade of parent-child sex communication: A systematic review, 2003-2013
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Conversations between parents and children about sex can result in the transmission of family expectations, societal values, and role modeling of sexual health risk ... -
The Effects of Implementing TeamSTEPPS® on Operating Room Staff Communication
Improving communication in the OR can lead to better patient outcomes. Tibbs and Moss (2014) pointed out that Joint Commission (JC) found over two-thirds of surgical adverse events were the result of poor communication and ... -
End of life discussions in the community
(2015-10-02)Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a process of review and discussion between patients, family members, and healthcare providers that focus on goals of care rather than specific treatments. ACP should be initiated and implemented ... -
Evaluation of COMFORT in strengthening family communication skills
(2016-06-02)The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a COMFORT communication strategy that combines a didactic and simulated experience to strengthen perceived confidence and competence of advance practice ... -
Implementing strategies to improve patient perception of nursing communication
(2016-12-16)According to the Joint Commission (TJC), effective communication and patient and family centered care impacts quality and safety (2014). The aim of this project was to improve patients’ perception of nurse communication ... -
Improving Culturally Competent Care for International Students
(2017-08-31)Background: As the international student population grows on college campuses across the United States (U.S.), health professionals are challenged to meet national and college health objectives for providing culturally ... -
Improving patient care outcomes through better delegation-communication among nurses and assistive personnel
(2016-06-08)In acute care settings, registered nurses must depend on and delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel when providing direct care to patients. The nurses’ ability to effectively delegate can affect the safety and ... -
Improving patient satisfaction through implementing AIDET
(2017-06-23)Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health- care Provider and System (HCAHPS) scores are key metrics that evaluate quality patient care within health- care system. Many studies reveal that an effective communication strategy ... -
Improving patient satisfaction with nursing communication in an acute care setting
(2017-08-28)Organizational Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) survey results provided evidence to indicate the need for improvement in nursing communication with patients in the telemetry unit. ... -
Improving stress test procedural outcomes through effective communication tools
Low health literacy may lead to a lack of understanding of disease management and preparation needed before a procedure. Healthcare professionals must implement evidence-based measures that will facilitate healthcare ... -
Increasing teamwork and collaboration through an asynchronous educational activity
Incivility and bullying in nursing is a widespread issue. In hectic and stressful environments, such as academic medical centers, harassment in the workplace have a cumulative adverse effect. When situations become volatile, ... -
Interprofessional Collaboration: A Healthcare Professional's Duty
(2016-02-29)Abstract Today’s patients have complex healthcare needs and require more than one discipline to address issues regarding health status. As care needs become more complex, delivery processes involve numerous interfaces ... -
Palliative care: Improving eligible patient identification to encourage early intervention
Palliative care (PC) encompasses a holistic way of caring for patients and families with chronic disease or life-limiting illness through optimal symptom management. Individuals in need of PC has reached 20 million annually ... -
Public policy regarding infant mortality: Rhetorical criticism of the mass media
Nurses interested in impacting the formation of policy must understand the multiple factors which influence the process. Mass communication is one important factor because it influences the creation and transmission of ... -
The relationship between the nurses' work environment and patient and nurse outcomes
Medical errors cost the United States over $50 billion annually. Healthy work environments (HWE) can reduce medical errors and decrease Registered Nurse (RN) turnover. Three of the variables that impact the work environments ... -
Revision of a shared governance program
After 5 years of shared governance using a congressional model with unit, divisional, departmental councils, and a governance board, there was decreased attendance at shared governance council meetings and a sense of ... -
Studies on communication exchange in healthcare in Flanders, Belgium
(2017-08-30)Health communication plays a significant role in patient care. Ever increasing importance is attached to health communication research. To offer top clinical and top referent care, effective and efficient ... -
Talking about patients: nurses' language use during hand-offs
(2017-12-21)Miscommunication during end of shift hand-offs between hospital nurses has been implicated as a source of errors in patient care, yet little research evaluates the structure of language during communication in an attempt ...