Available online at www.sciencedirect.com International Journal of Nursing Studies 46 (2009) 1012–1024 www.elsevier.com/ijns Engagement at work: A review of the literature Michelle R. Simpson * Center on Age and Community, College of Nursing, Cunningham Hall, 1921 East Hartford Avenue, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413, United States Received 26 March 2008; received in revised form 20 May 2008; accepted 22 May 2008 Abstract Objectives: Engagement at work has emerged
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Health Services Research r Health Research and Educational Trust DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01274.x RESEARCH ARTICLE Staffing Ratios and Quality: An Analysis of Minimum Direct Care Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes John R. Bowblis Objective. To study the impact of minimum direct care staffing (MDCS) requirements on nurse staffing levels, nurse skill mix, and quality. Data Sources. U.S. nursing home facility data from the Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) System merged with
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examine how registered nurse (RN) education can affect nursing-sensitive patient outcomes while simultaneously controlling variables, such as hospital and patient characteristics as well as nurse staffing levels, that could affect the results (2013). This experiment is a cross-sectional study, in which data sets made by the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) were used. Twenty-one UHC-member teaching hospitals were included in the sample. The results showed that in hospitals where RNs with
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The nursing process is a system of investigation, evaluation and planning aimed at delivering individualized client care, whether that be for an individual, a family unit or a whole community. The goal is to identify the existing or potential health needs of the client and the best way of providing care to overcome health problems or promote wellness. Once information has been gathered and evaluated, a decision can be made on what the particular needs are, assessable goals for are set and an action
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Adverse Events Associated With Organizational Factors of General Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Care Environments Nancy P. Hanrahan, Ph.D., R.N. Aparna Kumar, M.A., M.P.H. Linda H. Aiken, Ph.D., R.N. Objective: Although general hospitals receive nearly 60% of all inpatient psychiatric admissions, little is known about the care environment and related adverse events. The purpose of this study was to determine the occurrence of adverse events and examine the extent to which organizing factors
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and loved ones with preventive care and improve patient outcomes (Sexton, Hunt, Cox, Teasley, & Carrol, 2008, p. 105) Differences in Competencies Associate Degree programs are offered at community colleges around the country. Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) provides and efficient, economical pathway to becoming a registered nurse (Raines & Taglaireni, 2008). The number of ADN programs around the country has steadily increased since being introduced in 1958 with about 1000 programs across the country
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Guidelines for Critiquing a Qualitative Research Study | Elements influencing the believability of the research | Elements | Questions | Writing Style | Is the article well written – concise, grammatically correct, avoid use of jargons? Is it well laid out and organized? | Title | Is the title clear, accurate and unambiguous | Abstract | Does the abstract offer a clear overview of the study including the research problem, sample, methodology, finding, and recommendations? | Elements influencing
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Changing Trend In Newly Licensed RNs Felix Surrao West Coast University Changing Trend In Newly Licensed RNs Critiquing a quantitative research regarding recent changes in U.S health care and economics may influence the demand for nurses and the work choices of newly licensed RNs. Theses are significant in the fact that it affected the job market in the nursing world. The article compares the two cohorts surveyed six years a part showing that new nurses are now less likely to work in hospitals and
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University Abstract Palliative Care Nurses are at risk of experiencing stressful situations related to symptom management and death. The aim of this paper is to critically examine the current stress nurses face caring for Palliative Care patients. Four Nursing Journals and one Psycho-Oncology were reviewed. There was strong evidence to support that nurse’s experience stress caring for Palliative care patients. Common concerns in the first study were caring for a dying patient; personal level, comfort of
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Reducing Medication Errors In Hospitals Patient centered care and patient safety are the most important roles in nursing. “Serious medication errors are common in hospitals and often occur during order transcription or administration of medication” (Poon et al., 2010. p. 1). According to Seibert (2014), medication errors and related deaths cost the health care system billions of dollars yearly and that at least one error a day happens in all hospitals. “An estimated 450,000 adverse drug events
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