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Nurses needed: Identifying malnutrition in hospitalized older adults
(Elsevier, 2016)
The American population is aging with one in every seven Americans over the age of 65. Throughout the healthcare continuum, this segment of the population is faced with the burden of malnutrition brought on by many factors ...
Linking evidence to practice: A clinical practice guideline project
(Elsevier, 2016)
More than ever, health care organizations seek nursing graduates, empowered through education, who are able to critique existing practices and initiate evidence-based changes resulting in better patient outcomes. This ...
Workplace violence against nurses in the emergency departments of three hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional survey
(Elsevier, 2016)
Emergency department nurses are continuously exposed to violence on the job. This study sought to identify the prevalence and pattern of workplace violence and the consequences of violence on nurses working in emergency ...
The effects of a structured mindfulness program on the development of empathy in healthcare students
(Elsevier, 2017)
A growing body of literature demonstrates that high levels of anxiety and stress-related health concerns are experienced by under-graduate university students, in particular medical and nursing students). For students to ...
Supporting patients with body dissatisfaction: A survey of the experiences and training needs of European multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals
(Elsevier, 2018)
Appearance-related concerns resulting from disfigurement or pressure to conform to beauty ideals, indiscriminately affect patients’mental and physical health. Healthcare professionals face the challenge of addressing patients’ ...
The ‘magnetic forces’ of Swiss acute care hospitals: A secondary data analysis on nurses׳ job satisfaction and their intention to leave their current job
(Elsevier, 2016)
Increasing nurse shortages and accelerating personnel turnover are global healthcare issues. Improving nurses׳ job satisfaction and reducing their intentions to leave are crucial to nurse workforce stability.
Essential skills for evidence-based practice appraising clinical practice guidelines
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2013-07)
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines allow generalist nurses to benefit from the scholarship and clinical expertise of others. Guidelines summarize the available evidence about a clinical problem and make recommendations ...
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Appraising qualitative research
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2014-04)
Research from qualitative traditions is often ignored as a resource for evidence-based practice. Findings from qualitative research, however, are of particular benefit to generalist nurses. Human responses to health concerns ...
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Statistics for therapy questions
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2010-01)
Evidence to support the effectiveness of therapies commonly compares the outcomes between a group of individuals who received the therapy and a group of individuals who did not. Nurses must be able to interpret the statistics ...
A model for applying evidence to nursing practice
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2012-04)
All clinicians who wish to apply evidence to practice should consider how to do so most effectively and how to incorporate patient preferences into their decision-making. Because nursing practice is commonly embedded in ...