Despite medical technology and research advances postpartum hemorrhages (PPH) continue to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for pregnant women, even in developed countries. One possible explanation for PPHs ...

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of job satisfaction of Registered nurses in Muscat and relationships to Herzberg’s motivation and hygiene factors. The theoretical underpinning of this study is ...

This qualitative study was designed to examine how student nurses experience and understand their role as National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) Board of Directors members and how that experience shapes their career ...

Substance abuse impairment in nursing is a problem affecting both the profession and society. Many impaired nurses are not identified until symptoms are very apparent and patients are at risk. The purposes of this study ...

The purpose of this study was to test a decision making model for nursing developed in a previous qualitative study. Concepts in the decision making model were creativity, experience, leadership, education, risk taking, ...

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the level of knowledge of evidence-based practice (EBP) among registered nurses (RNs) who have joined the profession within the last 5 years. The Promoting Action ...

Since 1985, health care has undergone tremendous changes. Today's patients are more acutely ill and have shorter lengths of stay in the hospital than patients in the past. In addition, the health care industry has shifted ...

The primary purpose of this study was to determine if registered nurses (RNs) who attended a workplace-based educational program would have decreased intensity, frequency, and total moral distress, compared to nurses who ...

Subjective mental workload was introduced for study in nursing emanating from a concern among nurses that current measures of nursing workload fail to capture the cognitive demands of patient care. Subjective mental workload ...

The Canadian Nurses Association predicts the nursing shortage will rise to an estimated 60,000 Registered Nurses (RNs) by the year 2022. Further compounding this issue is the approximate 14-61% of nursing graduates who will change nursing roles or exit the profession within two years of practice. Using the Glaserian grounded theory method, the purpose of this study was to examine the basic psychosocial process labelled Letting Go involved in how newly-graduated RNs in western Canada arrive at the decision to exit the nursing profession within five years of entry into the workforce through semi-structured interviews. The study findings revealed the following themes: Navigating Constraints of the Healthcare System and Workplace; Negotiating Social Relationships, Hierarchies, and Troublesome Behaviours; Facing Fears, Traumas and Challenges; and Weighing Competing Rewards and Tensions. This study adds to a growing body of knowledge to understand new RN attrition from the profession....