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Kerr H, Birch M, Donovan M, Best P. Exploring the Educational Value of an Immersive Virtual Reality Method Within a Continuing Education Module in Nursing: A Mixed Methods Study. J Contin Educ Nurs 2024; 55:261-268. [PMID: 38329398 DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20240201-04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Few studies have explored the potential educational value of immersive 360° video in continuing education. This study explored the potential value of immersive 360° video as an acceptable educational method in a continuing education module in nursing. METHOD A convergent parallel mixed methods design was adopted. The setting was a nursing and midwifery school at a university. The 11 participants were RNs. Data were collected at three time points with surveys and focus groups. RESULTS Participants found educational value in the triggering of a deep reflective process, supported by a subsequent classroom discussion. Further, there were nuances and complexities to be considered, with a need to tailor material toward high-acuity, low-frequency, or challenging clinical events when considering content. CONCLUSION Immersive 360° videos are a potentially useful method for providing continuing education; however, the content must be tailored to students' learning needs. A reflective model may provide a valuable structure for discussions after the use of immersive 360° video. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2024;55(5):261-268.].
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Tang KS, Maher S, Lee SWH. Exploring Team-Based Teaching of Basic Sciences and Clinical Practice: Experiences of Pharmacy Students at a Malaysian Pharmacy School. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR 2023; 33:83-89. [PMID: 37008431 PMCID: PMC10060609 DOI: 10.1007/s40670-022-01703-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Interdisciplinary learning combining foundational science concepts and clinical practice applications is important in many healthcare-related programmes, including pharmacy. The coherent, structured interdisciplinary curricula designed by specialists may not always be perceived as integrated by students. Team teaching, an education approach where two or more instructors share teaching responsibilities within a classroom setting, may help eliminate this perception. This study aims to explore whether team teaching can improve Asian students' experience of learning in an undergraduate pharmacy programme in Malaysia. A single 2-h interactive lecture session was delivered using a team-based approach to year 4 undergraduate pharmacy students enrolled at the School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, from 2015 to 2017. All students who attended the team-based teaching lectures were provided with an anonymous link, which requested responses on their views towards team-based teaching. Fifty out of 104 participants from three different cohorts responded to the survey of this study. Over 75% of students reported that they learnt better with the team teaching approach compared to traditional lectures delivered by one lecturer and that the team teaching approach was superior to private study. About 60% of the participants agreed that the team-based teaching approach helped develop their information-synthesising and problem-solving skills. This study provides evidence for using team teaching for design and delivery in an Asian context. The approach was well received by the participants.
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- Kim San Tang
- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500 Malaysia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500 Malaysia
- Asian Centre for Evidence Synthesis in Population, Implementation and Clinical Outcomes (PICO), Health and Well-Being Cluster, Global Asia in the 21st Century (GA21) Platform, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500 Malaysia
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Jacob ER, Sundin D, Robertson S, Davies H. Extended immersive simulation to develop nontechnical skills: Content analysis of students' views. Collegian 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2021.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Horlait M, De Regge M, Baes S, Eeckloo K, Leys M. Exploring non-physician care professionals' roles in cancer multidisciplinary team meetings: A qualitative study. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263611. [PMID: 35113976 PMCID: PMC8812975 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The growing complexity of cancer care necessitates collaboration among different professionals. This interprofessional collaboration improves cancer care delivery and outcomes. Treatment decision-making within the context of a multidisciplinaire team meeting (MDTMs) may be seen as a particular form of interprofessional collaboration. Various studies on cancer MDTMs highlight a pattern of suboptimal information sharing between attendants. To overcome the lack of non-medical, patient-based information, it might be recommended that non-physician care professionals play a key patient advocacy role within cancer MDTMs. This study aims to explore non-physician care professionals' current and aspired role within cancer MDTMs. Additionally, the perceived hindering factors for these non-physician care professionals to fulfil their specific role are identified. The analysis focuses on nurses, specialist nurses, head nurses, psychologists, social workers, a head of social workers and data managers. The results show that non-physician care professionals play a limited role during case discussions in MDTMs. Neither do they actively participate in the decision-making process. Barriers perceived by non-physician care professionals are classified on two main levels: 1) team-related barriers (factors internally related to the team) and 2) external barriers (factors related to healthcare management and policy). A group of non-physician care professionals also belief that their information does not add value in the decision-making proces and as such, they underestimate their own role in MDTMs. To conclude, a change of culture is needed towards an interdisciplinary collaboration in which knowledge and expertise of different professions are equally assimilated into an integrated perspective to guarantee a true patient-centred approach for cancer MDTMs.
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- Melissa Horlait
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Marketing, Innovation and Organisation, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Strategic Policy Cell, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Strategic Policy Cell, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Harris E, Eng D, Ang Q, Clarke E, Sinha A. Goals of care discussions in acute hospital admissions - Qualitative description of perspectives from patients, family and their doctors. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2021; 104:2877-2887. [PMID: 34598803 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Goals of care discussions guide care for hospital inpatients at risk of deterioration. We aimed to explore patient and family experience of goals of care during the first 72 h of admission along with their doctor's perspective. METHODS A qualitative descriptive study. Patients, family and doctors who participated in a goals of care discussion during an acute hospital admission at an Australian tertiary teaching hospital were interviewed in 2019. RESULTS Many participants found goals of care discussions appropriate and reported understanding. However, communication was commonly procedure-focused, with questioning about preferences for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and intubation. Some considered the discussion as inapplicable to their state of health, and occasionally surprising. Participants commonly related goals of care with death, and without context, this led to fear of abandonment. Previous experience with end of life care influenced decision-making. Preference for family presence was clear. CONCLUSIONS This study identifies deficiencies in goals of care communication in the acute hospital setting. Discussions are life-saving-procedure focused, leading to poor understanding and potentially distress, and jeopardising patient-centred care. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Assessment of patient values and clear communication on the aims of goals of care discussions is essential to optimise patient and institutional outcomes. Clinicians should consider environment and invite family participation.
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- Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia; School of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Subiaco, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia.
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- Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia.
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- Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia; School of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia; Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia.
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Muñoz de Morales-Romero L, Bermejo-Cantarero A, Martínez-Arce A, González-Pinilla JA, Rodriguez-Guzman J, Baladrón-González V, Redondo-Sánchez J, Redondo-Calvo FJ. Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention With High-Fidelity Clinical Simulation to Improve Attitudes Toward Teamwork Among Health Professionals. J Contin Educ Nurs 2021; 52:457-467. [PMID: 34609250 DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20210913-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Failures in teamwork are a common reason for adverse medical events. The goals of this study are to evaluate attitudes toward teamwork among an interprofessional group of health professionals and to analyze the effectiveness of an educational intervention with high-fidelity clinical simulation to improve these attitudes. METHOD An educational intervention was developed that used a 6-hour session that included three simulated clinical cases. The Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale was used for assessment. Mean difference before and after the intervention was calculated with the Wilcoxon test. RESULTS Positive attitude toward teamwork after completion of the training activities was measured. The health care professionals who showed the most positive attitude toward teamwork were physicians (93.92, SD = 6.58) and resident physicians (95.01, SD = 6.33). The greatest increase was observed among orderlies (p < .001) and nursing assistants (p < .001). CONCLUSION The use of clinical simulation for interprofessional training of health care professionals showed a positive effect on attitudes toward teamwork. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2021;52(10):457-467.].
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Sukhera J, Bertram K, Hendrikx S, Chisolm MS, Perzhinsky J, Kennedy E, Lingard L, Goldszmidt M. Exploring implicit influences on interprofessional collaboration: a scoping review. J Interprof Care 2021; 36:716-724. [PMID: 34602007 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1979946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is fraught with multiple tensions. This is partly due to implicit biases within teams, which can reflect larger social, physical, organizational, and historical contexts. Such biases may influence communication, trust, and how collaboration is enacted within larger contexts. Despite the impact it has on teams, the influence of bias on IPC is relatively under-explored. Therefore, the authors conducted a scoping review on the influence of implicit biases within interprofessional teams. Using scoping review methodology, the authors searched several online databases. From 2792 articles, two reviewers independently conducted title/abstract screening, selecting 159 articles for full-text eligibility. From these, reviewers extracted, coded, and iteratively analyzed key data using a framework derived from socio-material theories. Authors found that many studies demonstrated how biases regarding dominance and expertise were internalized by team members, influencing collaboration in predominantly negative ways. Articles also described how team members dynamically adapted to such biases. Overall, there was a paucity of research that described material influences, often focusing on a single material element instead of the dynamic ways that humans and materials are known to interact and influence each other. In conclusion, implicit biases are relatively under-explored within IPC. The lack of research on material influences and the relationship among racial, age-related, and gender biases are critical gaps in the literature. Future research should consider the longitudinal and reciprocal nature of both positive and negative influences of bias on collaboration in diverse settings.
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- Javeed Sukhera
- Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Western University Libraries, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Wall T, Hallen J, Lovitt L, Mulkerrin EC, O'Keeffe ST. Talking about walking: lack of shared understanding of common mobility terms among different healthcare professional groups. Eur Geriatr Med 2021; 12:1107-1112. [PMID: 34003482 DOI: 10.1007/s41999-021-00513-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Australian studies suggest a lack of consensus in interpreting mobility recommendations, particularly affecting the terms "supervision" and "stand by assistance", was common and a contributing factor in patient falls. In a web-based survey, where responses were obtained from 102/150 (68%) therapists, 79/152 (52%) nurses and 97/132 (73%) doctors, we asked participants about their understanding of what requiring "supervision" or "stand-by assistance" when walking means. Responses to all questions differed significantly between the groups and the magnitude of the differences was greatest for the "supervision" questions. Asked if stand by assistance means the same as supervision, 71% of doctors, 35% of nurses and 14% of therapists said yes (p < 0.0001). There were also substantial within-group differences even among therapists. The widespread confusion regarding the interpretation of mobility terminology among and between different healthcare groups may impact on patient safety, and standardisation of mobility terminology is required.
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- Tom Wall
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Merlin Park University Hospital, Unit 4, Galway, Ireland
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- Directorate of Nursing and Midwifery, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Caringbah, NSW, Australia
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- Clinical Excellence Commission, Sydney South, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Merlin Park University Hospital, Unit 4, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Merlin Park University Hospital, Unit 4, Galway, Ireland.
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van Hell-Cromwijk M, Metzelthin SF, Schoonhoven L, Verstraten C, Kroeze W, de Man van Ginkel JM. Nurses' perceptions of their role with respect to promoting physical activity in adult patients: a systematic review. J Clin Nurs 2021; 30:2540-2562. [PMID: 33899286 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To identify the nurses' perceptions of their role with respect to promoting physical activity in adult patients and factors related to this role perceptions. BACKGROUND Ageing and chronic diseases are often accompanied by a decrease in physical activity. Nurses are in an excellent position to promote physical activity, because of their close and frequent interactions with patients. However, they often fail to actively stimulate patients to physical activity due to a lack of time, competing priorities and their focus on acute problems. Unclear was how nurses view their professional role in the promotion of physical activity. DESIGN Systematic literature review. METHODS PubMed, COCHRANE and CINAHL EBSCO were searched for papers published from 2006 to September 2019. Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality, using MMAT criteria. Thematic synthesis was used to analyse the data. The PRISMA statement was followed for reporting. RESULTS Overall, 10 quantitative, eight qualitative and one mixed methods study were included in the review. Analyses of these studies resulted in six themes: (1) active and professional role; (2) the recognised importance; (3) fear of patient falling; (4) patient's present health and need; (5) interdisciplinary context and responsibility; and (6) nurses' knowledge. CONCLUSIONS Nurses perceive they have an active role in the promotion of physical activity and consider it as important and part of their professional role. Clear guidance increased education and stronger awareness of guidelines might enable nurses to translate their perceived role into daily practice. This will enhance professional fulfilment as well as patients' physical activity. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE The findings guide the development of interventions that aim to improve nursing care with respect to the promotion of physical activity and help managers and educators to provide appropriate resources and education.
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Nursing Science, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Nursing Science, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Nursing, Christian University of Applied Sciences, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Nursing Science, University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Abu Rabia R, Hendel T, Kagan I. Views of Bedouin physicians and nurses on nursing as a profession in Israel: There is more to strive for. Nurs Health Sci 2021; 23:498-505. [PMID: 33793072 DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bedouin society poses challenges to attempts at modernization. Great efforts are being made to expand the number of nurses coming from the Bedouin population. This cross-sectional study among 201 Bedouin nurses and physicians from southern Israel examined differences in their views on nursing as a profession and its relationship to the working environment, using a self-administered questionnaire. Bedouin physicians demonstrated less positive attitudes towards the nursing profession than did nurses, but perceived the nursing work environment more positively. Compared to nurses, physicians ranked both nurses' involvement in policy practice and their clinical contribution to quality care lower, but scored nurses' dependence on physicians' orders higher. They also ranked teamwork and professional nursing development higher, and the autonomy of nurses lower. In conclusion, the perception of nursing as a profession in Bedouin society is linked to cultural fundamentals, gender, and the social status of women. Managers of multicultural teams, especially those including Bedouin-origin healthcare workers, should be aware of the effect of cultural background and should take care to address social disparities and eliminate differences in perspectives.
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- Rasmiya Abu Rabia
- Nursing Department, Ashkelon Academic Collage, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Associate Professor, Head, Nursing Department, Ashkelon Academic Collage, Ashkelon, Israel
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- Nursing Department, Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Theodoridis K, Noghi A, Borglin G. The discharge conversation: a phenomenographic interview study. BMC Nurs 2020; 19:59. [PMID: 32624704 PMCID: PMC7329416 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-020-00452-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies have highlighted deficiencies in the information given by nurses to surgical patients. Studies also show that the role of the nurse in connection with the discharge of patients after surgery is unclear. The aim of the study was therefore to elicit and to explore registered nurses' conceptions of the phenomenon of nursing care information given to surgical patients in connection with hospital discharge. METHOD Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fifteen nurses at surgical unites at the southern parts of Sweden. The interviews were transcribed and then analysed according to the phenomenographic approach. RESULT The analysis resulted into three descriptive categories which conjointly may be said to express the general conceptions of the informants. Thus, according to the informants, the provision of nursing care information in connection with the discharge of surgical patients is: (i) not a nursing priority, (ii) adapted to the context of care, and (iii) a possible enhancement of the nursing process and the quality of care. CONCLUSION The result of the study implies that the discharge conversation may be seen as an opportunity for the nursing profession to formalise and to enhance the quality of care in connection with the discharge of surgical patients.
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- Kyriakos Theodoridis
- Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-20506 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-20506 Malmö, Sweden
- Department of Nursing Education, Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, 0456 Oslo, Norway
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Amery C, Griffin A. Exploring communities of practice in the NHS: A core medical trainee experience. Future Healthc J 2020; 7:e1-e5. [PMID: 32550289 DOI: 10.7861/fhj.2019-0034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Objectives A community of practice was described by Lave and Wenger as a mutual engagement using a shared repertoire of resources to attain a shared goal. This study explored the extent to which NHS workplaces function as communities of practice for core medical trainees. Methods All core medical trainees in one region were invited to a semi-structured interview. A framework was produced using communities of practice themes and a hybrid deductive-inductive method used for data analysis. Results NHS workplaces function as communities of practice by enabling engagement and by formation of mutual relationships. Joint enterprise was evidenced by multidisciplinary team working. Full participation was limited by service provision and short training rotations. Conclusions Trainee attendance in clinic and procedure lists should be facilitated. Trainees should be enabled to 'act up' as registrar. Flexibility is needed in jobs by allowing swaps between trainees and the facilitation of 'taster weeks'.
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Lundereng ED, Dihle A, Steindal SA. Nurses' experiences and perspectives on collaborative discharge planning when patients receiving palliative care for cancer are discharged home from hospitals. J Clin Nurs 2020; 29:3382-3391. [PMID: 32533726 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore nurses' experiences and perspectives on discharge collaboration when patients receiving palliative care for cancer are discharged home from hospitals. BACKGROUND Patients receiving palliative care for cancer experience multiple transitions between the hospital and their home. Poor discharge collaboration is a major cause of preventable hospital readmissions. Collaborative discharge planning could improve the care for these patients outside the hospital setting. Previous research has mostly been conducted in noncancer populations. Further research regarding both home care nurses' and hospital nurses' perspectives on care transitions is required. DESIGN A qualitative study with descriptive and explorative design. METHODS Data were collected through 10 individual, semi-structured interviews of nurses working at two oncology wards at a university hospital and home care services in four municipalities within the hospital's catchment area. Data were analysed using systematic text condensation. COREQ guidelines were adhered to in the reporting of this study. RESULTS Three categories emerged from the data analysis: lack of familiarity and different perceptions lead to distrust; inefficient communication creates a need for informal collaboration; and delayed discharge planning challenges collaboration. CONCLUSIONS The nurses lacked an understanding of each other's work situation, which created distrust, misunderstandings and misconceptions regarding each other's abilities to care for the patient. This led to inefficient communication, relying on individual knowledge, informal communication and personal networking. Delays in the discharge planning resulted in poorly prepared discharges often lacking necessary equipment and documentation. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE To improve the care of patients receiving palliative care for cancer outside the hospital setting, better communication is a key factor to promote confidence and understanding between nurses working in different settings of health care.
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- Elias David Lundereng
- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.,Palliative treatment, Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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Digby R, Bolster D, Hughes L, Perta A, Bucknall TK. Examining subacute nurses' roles in a changing healthcare context. J Clin Nurs 2020; 29:2260-2274. [PMID: 32145040 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore and describe nurses' role in the rehabilitation and care of patients in one subacute care facility in Melbourne, Australia. BACKGROUND The role of nurses in subacute care and within the rehabilitation team is evolving and remains unclear. DESIGN Mixed methods. METHODS Fourteen nurses from seven rehabilitation and geriatric evaluation and management wards in one subacute facility in Melbourne, Australia, were observed in practice for two hours and then interviewed. Activities were recorded electronically. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Data were analysed using content analysis. The study complied with the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ). RESULTS Three main themes are as follows: (a) Nurses as rehabilitators; (b) Teamwork in rehabilitation; and (c) The changing context of subacute care. Nurses prioritised patient personal and clinical care above other responsibilities. They were largely excluded from team decision-making because clinical responsibilities precluded them from attending team meetings. Unsuitable buildings, increased patient acuity and time constraints were further challenges. CONCLUSIONS Nurses have a multifaceted role in patient rehabilitation that is poorly understood. An evaluation of the nursing role within the interdisciplinary team, skills and processes of care may increase understanding, and improve communication and relationships between disciplines potentially benefiting patients. Role clarity and differentiation in nursing skills are required within the nursing workforce. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Nurses have a unique role in both clinical care and rehabilitation of patients, and as part of the interdisciplinary team. Respectful professional relationships need fostering within the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The way that team meetings and decision-making occur in the subacute wards requires adjustment to ensure that the valuable contribution of nurses, both to the interdisciplinary team and to the rehabilitation of patients, is used and acknowledged to improve patient care.
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- Robin Digby
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin University Locked Bag, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.,Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Alfred Health Partnership, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Caulfield Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin University Locked Bag, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.,Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Alfred Health Partnership, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Stella M, Zaytseva A. Forma mentis networks map how nursing and engineering students enhance their mindsets about innovation and health during professional growth. PeerJ Comput Sci 2020; 6:e255. [PMID: 33816907 PMCID: PMC7924483 DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Reconstructing a "forma mentis", a mindset, and its changes, means capturing how individuals perceive topics, trends and experiences over time. To this aim we use forma mentis networks (FMNs), which enable direct, microscopic access to how individuals conceptually perceive knowledge and sentiment around a topic, providing richer contextual information than machine learning. FMNs build cognitive representations of stances through psycholinguistic tools like conceptual associations from semantic memory (free associations, i.e., one concept eliciting another) and affect norms (valence, i.e., how attractive a concept is). We test FMNs by investigating how Norwegian nursing and engineering students perceived innovation and health before and after a 2-month research project in e-health. We built and analysed FMNs by six individuals, based on 75 cues about innovation and health, and leading to 1,000 associations between 730 concepts. We repeated this procedure before and after the project. When investigating changes over time, individual FMNs highlighted drastic improvements in all students' stances towards "teamwork", "collaboration", "engineering" and "future", indicating the acquisition and strengthening of a positive belief about innovation. Nursing students improved their perception of 'robots" and "technology" and related them to the future of nursing. A group-level analysis related these changes to the emergence, during the project, of conceptual associations about openness towards multidisciplinary collaboration, and a positive, leadership-oriented group dynamics. The whole group identified "mathematics" and "coding" as highly relevant concepts after the project. When investigating persistent associations, characterising the core of students' mindsets, network distance entropy and closeness identified as pivotal in the students' mindsets concepts related to "personal well-being", "professional growth" and "teamwork". This result aligns with and extends previous studies reporting the relevance of teamwork and personal well-being for Norwegian healthcare professionals, also within the novel e-health sector. Our analysis indicates that forma mentis networks are powerful proxies for detecting individual- and group-level mindset changes due to professional growth. FMNs open new scenarios for data-informed, multidisciplinary interventions aimed at professional training in innovation.
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Pei KY, Richmond R, Dissanaike S. Surgical instrument standardization - A pilot cost consciousness curriculum for surgery residents. Am J Surg 2019; 219:295-298. [PMID: 31629464 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Surgical cost is astronomical in the US and instrument standardization is one potential mechanism for cost savings. This study describes a core competency based, multidisciplinary curriculum and evaluates resident attitudes towards operating room equipment standardization. MATERIALS AND METHODS As part of a quality improvement initiative, surgery residents participated in an hour-long mixed curriculum consisting of brief didactics and small group exercises. Participants developed an equipment standardization plan for laparoscopic appendectomy and cholecystectomy. Participants also completed surveys to assess their attitudes towards 11 potential barriers to implementation as "improves, no change, or worsens". RESULTS Fifteen general surgery residents participated. In general, participants felt that standardization improves or does not change metrics including surgeon autonomy, resident training experience, and patient safety. CONCLUSION Our pilot curriculum addresses a gap in resident education about surgical cost. Residents generally regard equipment standardization as either improving or not changing hospital metrics.
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- Kevin Y Pei
- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Borglin G, Räthel K, Paulsson H, Sjögren Forss K. Registered nurses experiences of managing depressive symptoms at care centres for older people: a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Nurs 2019; 18:43. [PMID: 31516384 PMCID: PMC6728937 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-019-0368-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Depressive symptoms and/or depression are commonly experienced by older people. Both are underdiagnosed, undertreated and regularly overlooked by healthcare professionals. Healthcare facilities for people aged ≥75 years have been in place in Sweden since 2015. The aim of these care centres, which are managed by registered nurses (RNs), is to offer care adjusted to cater to the complex needs and health problems of older people. Although the mental health of older people is prioritised in these centres, research into the experience of RNs of depressive symptoms and/or depression in older people in this setting is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to illuminate RNs, working at care centres for older people, experience of identifying and intervening in cases of depressive symptoms. Methods The data for this qualitative descriptive study were collected through interviews (n = 10) with RNs working at 10 care centres for older people in southern Sweden. The transcribed texts were analysed using inductive content analysis. Results The participants’ experiences could be understood from four predominant themes: (1) challenging to identify, (2) described interventions, (3) prerequisites for identification, and (4) contextual influences. Key findings were that it was difficult to identify depression as it often manifested as physical symptoms; evidence-based nursing interventions were generally not the first-line treatment used; trust, continuity and the ability of RNs to think laterally; and the context influenced the ability of RNs to manage older people’s depressive symptoms and/or depression. Conclusions The process of identifying depressive symptoms and performing an appropriate intervention was found to be complex, especially as older people were reluctant to present at the centres and provided obscure reasons for doing so. A nurse-patient relationship that was built on trust and was characterised by continuity of care was identified as a necessary prerequisite. Appropriate nursing interventions—afforded the same status as pharmacological treatment—are warranted as the first-line treatment of depression. Further research is also needed into efficacious nursing interventions targeting depressive symptoms and/or depression.
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- Gunilla Borglin
- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden.,2Department of Nursing Education, Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, 0456 Oslo, Norway
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- 3Department of Geriatric, Skåne University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden
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- Åstorp Primary Care Centre, Region Skåne, SE-265 34 Åstorp, Sweden
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- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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Gupta CC, Coates AM, Dorrian J, Banks S. The factors influencing the eating behaviour of shiftworkers: what, when, where and why. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2019; 57:419-453. [PMID: 30404995 PMCID: PMC6685801 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2018-0147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Shiftwork leads to altered eating patterns, with workers often eating foods at all times across the 24 h period. Strategies to reduce the burden of shiftwork on the workers should be prioritised and altering these eating patterns is an important area for change. This narrative review examines the current evidence on the individual and environmental factors influencing the eating behaviours of shiftworkers. A systematic search was conducted and yielded 62 articles. These were split into four themes that influence eating patterns; When shiftworkers eat, What type of foods shiftworkers eat, Where the food is sourced from, and Why shiftworkers choose to eat on shift. Irregular working hours was the biggest influence on when workers ate on shift, shift-type was the biggest influence on what workers ate, the majority of food was sourced from canteens and cafeterias, and socialising with colleagues was the biggest reason why workers chose to eat. While more research is needed to explore multiple industries and shift-types, and to investigate the ideal size, type and timing of food on shift, this review has highlighted that future research into shiftworker eating needs to adopt an integrative approach and consider the different individual and social contexts that influence eating patterns.
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- Charlotte C Gupta
- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour Brain Body Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia
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- Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, University of South Australia, Australia
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- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour Brain Body Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia
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- Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour Brain Body Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia
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Butler JI, Fox MT. Nurses' Perspectives on Interprofessional Communication in the Prevention of Functional Decline in Hospitalized Older People. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2019; 34:1053-1059. [PMID: 29565683 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1455141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Older people present with complex health issues on admission to hospital and are at high risk for functional decline and related complications. Thus, they require the services of diverse health-care professionals working in concert to support their functioning. Despite nurses' central role in caring for this patient population, and evidence indicating that interprofessional communication is a persistent challenge for nurses in acute-care settings, little is known about nurses' views on interprofessional communication in care preserving functioning in acutely admitted older people. To fill this knowledge gap, we gathered acute-care staff nurses' perspectives on interprofessional communication in a function-focused, interprofessional approach to hospital care for older adults. Thirteen focus groups were conducted with a purposeful, criterion-based sample of 57 nurses working in acute-care hospitals. Thematic analysis revealed two overarching themes capturing nurses' perspectives on key factors shaping interprofessional communication in a function-focused interprofessional approach to care (1) context of direct communication and (2) context of indirect communication. The first theme demonstrates that nurses preferred synchronous modes of communication, but some ascribed greater importance to unstructured forms of direct information-sharing, while others stressed structured direct communication, particularly interprofessional rounds. The second theme also documents divergence in nurses' views on asynchronous communication, with some emphasizing information technology and others analog tools. Perceptions of some modes of interprofessional communication were found to vary by practice setting. Theoretical and pragmatic conclusions are drawn that can be used to optimize interprofessional communication processes supporting hospitalized older people's functioning.
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- Jeffrey I Butler
- a Faculty of Health, School of Nursing , York University, York University Centre for Aging Research and Education , Toronto , Ontario , Canada
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- a Faculty of Health, School of Nursing , York University, York University Centre for Aging Research and Education , Toronto , Ontario , Canada
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Rees S, Griffiths F, Bassford C, Brooke M, Fritz Z, Huang H, Rees K, Turner J, Slowther AM. The experiences of health care professionals, patients, and families of the process of referral and admission to intensive care: A systematic literature review. J Intensive Care Soc 2019; 21:79-86. [PMID: 32284722 DOI: 10.1177/1751143719832185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Treatment in an intensive care unit can be life-saving but it can be distressing and not every patient can benefit. Decisions to admit a patient to an intensive care unit are complex. We wished to explore how the decision to refer or admit is experienced by those involved, and undertook a systematic review of the literature to answer the research question: What are the experiences of health care professionals, patients, and families, of the process of referral and admission to an intensive care unit? Twelve relevant studies were identified, and a thematic analysis was conducted. Most studies involved health care professionals, with only two considering patients' or families' experiences. Four themes were identified which influenced experiences of intensive care unit referral and review: the professional environment; communication; the allocation of limited resources; and acknowledging uncertainty. Patients' and families' experiences have been under-researched in this area.
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- Sophie Rees
- Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- General Critical Care, University Hospital Coventry, Coventry, UK
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Gleddie M, Stahlke S, Paul P. Nurses' perceptions of the dynamics and impacts of teamwork with physicians in labour and delivery. J Interprof Care 2018:1-11. [PMID: 30596305 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2018.1562422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Interprofessional teamwork is touted as essential to positive patient, staff, and organizational outcomes. However, differing understandings of teamwork and divergent professional cultures amongst healthcare providers influence the success of teamwork. In labour and delivery, nurse-physician teamwork is vital to safe, family-centered maternity care. In this focused ethnography, the perceptions of obstetrical nurses were sought to understand nurse-physician teamwork and the features that facilitate or impede it. These nurses acknowledged working in a normative hierarchy, with physicians ultimately responsible for patient care decision-making. They described myriad ways in which they navigated traditional power dynamics and smoothed working relationships with physicians, such as circumventing disrespectful behaviors, venting with each other, highlighting their own autonomy, using tactical communication, and managing unit resources. According to these nurses, key facilitators of functional nurse-physicians relationships were time, trust, respect, credibility, and social connection. Further, the nature of their working relationships with physicians influenced their perceptions regarding intent to stay, workplace morale, and patient outcomes.
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- Megan Gleddie
- a University of Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy , Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
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- b Faculty of Nursing , University of Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy , Alberta , Canada
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- a University of Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy , Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
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Appelgren M, Bahtsevani C, Persson K, Borglin G. Nurses' experiences of caring for patients with intellectual developmental disorders: a systematic review using a meta-ethnographic approach. BMC Nurs 2018; 17:51. [PMID: 30524202 PMCID: PMC6276187 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-018-0316-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Research suggests that registered nurses (RNs) do not feel adequately prepared to support patients with intellectual disability disorder (IDD). This is unsurprising, as few European health sciences curricula include undergraduate and graduate training courses in IDD. As RNs are often in the front line of care, eliciting in-depth knowledge about how they experience nursing this group of patients is vital. Our aim in this study was to develop a conceptual understanding about RNs' experiences of nursing patients with IDD. METHOD We undertook a systematic review and meta-ethnography to synthesise qualitative research studies found in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ERIC databases and by manual searching to identify additional studies. We condensed translatable second-order constructs, and developed an idiomatic translation. Finally, we formulated line of argument (LOA) syntheses to capture the core of the idiomatic translations. RESULTS We included eighteen published studies from eight countries involving 190 RNs. The RNs' experience of nursing patients with IDD were reflected in 14 LOAs. Six of these reflected a tentatively more distinctive and at times unique conceptualisation of RNs' experience of nursing this group of patients. The remaining eight LOAs represented a conceptualisation of nursing per se, a conceptualisation of nursing that was interpreted as a universal experience regardless of context and patient group. CONCLUSION Lack of awareness and knowledge are likely breeding grounds for the 'otherness' that still surrounds this group of patients. In encounters between patients and RNs, focusing on the person behind the disability label could be one way to secure relevant nursing care for patients with IDD. Undertaking appropriate under- and postgraduate education alongside the implementation of nursing models focusing on patient-centred care would help RNs in reducing the health and care inequalities this group of patients still face. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO 2017: CRD42017077703.
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- Marie Appelgren
- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
- City of Malmö, Borough Administration Operation Support Management, SE-205 80 Malmö, Sweden
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- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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Exploring healthcare professionals' perceptions of medication errors in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study. Saudi Pharm J 2018; 27:176-181. [PMID: 30766427 PMCID: PMC6362166 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective Adverse events which result from medication errors are considered to be one of the most frequently encountered patient safety issues in clinical settings. We undertook a qualitative investigation to identify and explore factors relating to medication error in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia from the perspective of healthcare professionals. Methods This was a qualitative study conducted in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia. After obtaining required ethical approvals and written consents from the participants, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were carried out for data collection. A stratified purposive sampling strategy was used to recruit medical doctors, pharmacists, and nurses. NVivo Pro version 11 was used for data analyses. Inductive thematic analysis was adopted in the primary coding of data while secondary coding of data was carried out deductively applying the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) framework. Result The total number of participants were 38. Majority of the participants were nurses (n = 24), females (n = 30), and not of Saudi nationality (n = 31) with an average age of 36 years old. Causes of medication errors were categorized into 6 themes. These causes were related teamwork across units, staffing, handover of medication related information, accepted behavioural norms, frequency of events reported, and non-punitive response to error. Conclusion There were numerous causes for medication errors in the adult oncology department. This means substantive improvement in medication safety is likely to require multiple, inter-relating, complex interventions. More research should be conducted to examine context-specific interventions that may have the potential to improve medication safety in this and similar departments.
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Øygarden O, By RT, Bjaalid G, Mikkelsen A. Establishing a multidisciplinary day-care surgery department: Challenges for nursing management. J Nurs Manag 2018; 27:133-142. [DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Peddle M, Bearman M, Radomski N, Mckenna L, Nestel D. What non-technical skills competencies are addressed by Australian standards documents for health professionals who work in secondary and tertiary clinical settings? A qualitative comparative analysis. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020799. [PMID: 30082346 PMCID: PMC6078249 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES At minimum, safe patient outcomes are recognised as resulting from a combination of technical and non-technical skills. Flin and colleagues provide a practical framework of non-technical skills, cognitive, social and interpersonal, that complement technical skills, with categories identified as situational awareness, communication, team working, decision-making, leadership, coping with stress and managing fatigue. The aim of this research was to explore the alignment of categories and elements of non-technical skills with those in the published standards documents of several health professions in Australia. DESIGN A qualitative comparative analysis using document analysis and deductive coding examined, extracted and interpreted data from competency standards documents focusing on non-technical skills categories and elements. PARTICIPANTS A purposive sample of 11 health professions competency standards documents required for registration in Australia. FINDINGS The 11 competency standards documents contained 1616 statements. Although standards documents addressed all non-technical skills categories, there was limited reporting of managing stress and coping with fatigue. Of the 31 elements included in the non-technical skills framework, 22 were not common to all health professions and 3 elements were missing from the standards documents. Additionally, the documents were composed differently with no common taxonomy and multifaceted statements. CONCLUSION While commonalities identified in the standards documents related to non-technical skills categories are likely to support patient safety, gaps in associated elements may undermine their effectiveness. The notable lack of reference to stress and fatigue requires further attention for health professional well-being in Australia. A shared taxonomy with clear statements may offer the best support for collaborative practice and positive patient outcomes. Competency standards need to be flexible to respond to the emerging demands of current healthcare practice along with consumer and health service needs.
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- Monica Peddle
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Science Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash Institute for Health and Clinical Education, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Digby R, Bolster D, Perta A, Bucknall TK. The perspective of allied health staff on the role of nurses in subacute care. J Clin Nurs 2018; 27:4089-4099. [DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Alfred Health; Department of Nursing; Deakin University; Burwood Vic. Australia
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Sjögren Forss K, Nilsson J, Borglin G. Registered nurses' and older people's experiences of participation in nutritional care in nursing homes: a descriptive qualitative study. BMC Nurs 2018; 17:19. [PMID: 29760582 PMCID: PMC5946464 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-018-0289-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background The evaluation and treatment of older people’s nutritional care is generally viewed as a low priority by nurses. However, given that eating and drinking are fundamental human activities, the support and enhancement of an optimal nutritional status should be regarded as a vital part of nursing. Registered nurses must therefore be viewed as having an important role in assessing and evaluating the nutritional needs of older people as well as the ability to intervene in cases of malnutrition. This study aimed to illuminate the experience of participating in nutritional care from the perspectives of older people and registered nurses. A further aim is to illuminate the latter’s experience of nutritional care per se. Methods A qualitative, descriptive design was adopted. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews (n = 12) with eight registered nurses and four older persons (mean age 85.7 years) in a city in the southern part of Sweden. The subsequent analysis was conducted by content analysis. Result The analysis reflected three themes: ‘participation in nutritional care equals information’, ‘nutritional care out of remit and competence’ and ‘nutritional care more than just choosing a flavour’. They were interpreted to illuminate the experience of participation in nutritional care from the perspective of older people and RNs, and the latter’s experience of nutritional care in particular per se. Conclusions Our findings indicate that a paternalistic attitude in care as well as asymmetry in the nurse-patient relationship are still common characteristics of modern clinical nursing practice for older people. Considering that participation should be central to nursing care, and despite the RN’s awareness of the importance of involving the older persons in their nutritional care this was not reflected in reality. Strategies to involve older persons in their nutritional care in a nursing home context need to take into account that for this population participation might not always be experienced as an important part of nursing care.
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- Katarina Sjögren Forss
- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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- Malmö Town, Borough Administration West, SE-214 66 Malmö, Sweden
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- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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Frequent visitors at the psychiatric emergency room (PER) constitute a small subgroup of patients, yet they are responsible for a disproportionate number of visits and thus claim considerable resources. Their needs are often left unmet and their repetitive visits reflect their dissatisfaction as well as that of PERs' staff. Motivated by these dilemmas, this study systematically reviews the literature about frequent visitors at PER and seeks to answer two questions: What characterizes frequent visitors at PER in the literature? and What characterizes PER in the literature? Based on 29 studies, this paper offers answers to the two questions based on a strength weakness opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis. The results of the review and subsequent analysis of the literature revealed the multiplicity and complexity of frequent visitors' characteristics and how they appear to converge. Commonalities were more difficult to identify in PER characteristics. In some cases, this happened because the characteristics were poorly described or were context specific. As a result, it was not easy to compare the studies on PER. Based on SWOT and the findings of the analysis, the paper proposes new venues of research and suggests how the field of mental health might develop by taking into account its opportunities and threats.
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- Manuela Schmidt
- Department of Nursing, Kristianstad University, 291 88, Kristianstad, Sweden.
- Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, 221 00, Lund, Sweden.
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Logan TR, Michael Malone D. Nurses’ perceptions of teamwork and workplace bullying. J Nurs Manag 2018; 26:411-419. [DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Todd R. Logan
- Department of Arts & Sciences; Holy Family University; Philadelphia PA USA
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- Early Childhood Education & Human Development; College of Education; Criminal Justice and Human Services; University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati OH USA
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Punshon G, Endacott R, Aslett P, Brocksom J, Fleure L, Howdle F, Masterton M, O'Connor A, Swift A, Trevatt P, Leary A. The Experiences of Specialist Nurses Working Within the Uro-oncology Multidisciplinary Team in the United Kingdom. CLIN NURSE SPEC 2017; 31:210-218. [PMID: 28594672 PMCID: PMC5469566 DOI: 10.1097/nur.0000000000000308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE United Kingdom prostate cancer nursing care is provided by a variety of urology and uro-oncology nurses. The experience of working in multidisciplinary teams (MDT) was investigated in a national study. DESIGN The study consisted of a national survey with descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. METHODS A secondary analysis of a data subset from a UK whole population survey was undertaken (n = 285) of the specialist nursing workforce and the services they provide. Data were collected on the experience of working in the MDT. RESULTS Forty-five percent of the respondents felt that they worked in a functional MDT, 12% felt that they worked in a dysfunctional MDT, and 3.5% found the MDT meeting intimidating. Furthermore, 34% of the nurses felt that they could constructively challenge all members of the MDT in meetings. Themes emerging from open-ended questions were lack of interest in nonmedical concerns by other team members, ability to constructively challenge decisions or views within the meeting, and little opportunity for patients' wishes to be expressed. CONCLUSIONS Despite expertise and experience, nurses had a variable, often negative, experience of the MDT. It is necessary to ensure that all participants can contribute and are heard and valued. More emphasis should be given to patients' nonmedical needs.
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- Geoffrey Punshon
- Author Affiliations: Visiting Fellow (Mr Punshon), School of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University; Professor in Clinical Nursing (Critical Care) (Prof Endacott), Plymouth University/Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Clinical School; Senior Urology Nurse Specialist and BAUN President (Ms Aslett), Basingstoke and North Hampshire Foundation Trust, Hampshire; Urology & Continence Nurse Specialist (Ms Brocksom), St James's University Hospital, Leeds; Lead urology clinical nurse specialist/prostate cancer advanced nurse practitioner (Ms Fleure), Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Workforce Analyst (Ms Howdle), Mouchel Management Consulting Limited and Centre for Workforce Intelligence; Head of Outreach (Ms Masterton), Prostate Cancer UK; Research Assistant (Ms O'Connor), Centre for Health and Social Care Innovation, Plymouth University; Consultant (Mr Swift), Mouchel Management Consulting Limited and Centre for Workforce Intelligence; Lead, Cardiovascular, End of Life Care (Mr Trevatt), London Region, NHS England; and Chair of Healthcare & Workforce Modelling (Prof Leary), School of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK
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Cross-Disciplinary Perceptions of Structured Interprofessional Rounds in Promoting Teamwork Within an Academic Tertiary Care Obstetric Unit. Anesth Analg 2017; 124:1968-1977. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This article summarizes the results of an extensive review of the organizational and health care literature of advanced practice nursing (APN) roles, health care teams, and perceptions of team effectiveness. Teams have a long history in health care. Managers play an important role in mobilizing resources, guiding expectations of APN roles in teams and within organizations, and facilitating team process. Researchers have identified a number of advantages to the addition of APN roles in health care teams. The process within health care teams are dynamic and responsive to their surrounding environment. It appears that teams and perceptions of team effectiveness need to be understood in the broader context in which the teams are situated. Key team process are identified for team members to perceive their team as effective. The concepts of teamwork, perceptions of team effectiveness, and the introduction of APN roles in teams have been studied disparately. An exploration of the links between these concepts may further our understanding the health care team's perceptions of team effectiveness when APN roles are introduced. Such knowledge could contribute to the effective deployment of APN roles in health care teams and improve the delivery of health care services to patients and families.
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Murray K, McKenzie K, Kelleher M. The evaluation of a framework for measuring the non-technical ward round skills of final year nursing students: An observational study. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2016; 45:87-90. [PMID: 27429411 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The importance of non-technical skills (NTS) to patient outcomes is increasingly being recognised, however, there is limited research into how such skills can be taught and evaluated in student nurses in relation toward rounds. OBJECTIVES This pilot study describes an evaluation of a NTS framework that could potentially be used to measure ward round skills of student nurses. DESIGN AND METHODS The study used an observational design. Potential key NTS were identified from existing literature and NTS taxonomies. The proposed framework was then used to evaluate whether the identified NTS were evident in a series of ward round simulations that final year general nursing students undertook as part of their training. Finally, the views of a small group of qualified nurse educators, qualified nurses and general nursing students were sought about whether the identified NTS were important and relevant to practice. RESULTS The proposed NTS framework included seven categories: Communication, Decision Making, Situational Awareness, Teamwork and Task Management, Student Initiative and Responsiveness to Patient. All were rated as important and relevant to practice. CONCLUSION The pilot study suggests that the proposed NTS framework could be used as a means of evaluating student nurse competencies in respect of many non-technical skills required for a successful ward round. Further work is required to establish the validity of the framework in educational settings and to determine the extent to which it is of use in a non-simulated ward round setting.
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- Kara Murray
- Department of Nursing, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK.
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- Department of Healthcare, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Gupte P, Swaminathan N. Nurse's perceptions of physiotherapists in critical care team: Report of a qualitative study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2016; 20:141-5. [PMID: 27076724 PMCID: PMC4810890 DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.178176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background: Interprofessional relationship plays a major role in effective patient care. Specialized units such as critical care require multidisciplinary care where perception about every members role may affect the delivery of patient care. The objective of this study was to find out nurses’ perceptions of the role of physiotherapists in the critical care team. Methods: Qualitative study by using semi-structured interview was conducted among the qualified nurses working in the Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital. The interview consisted of 19 questions divided into 3 sections. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed. In-depth content analysis was carried out to identify major themes in relation to the research question. Results: Analysis identified five major issues which included role and image of a physiotherapist, effectiveness of treatment, communications, teamwork, and interprofessional relations. Physiotherapists were perceived to be an important member of the critical team with the role of mobilizing the patients. The respondents admitted that there existed limitations in interprofessional relationship. Conclusion: Nurses perceived the role of physiotherapist in the critical care unit as an integral part and agreed on the need for inclusion of therapist multidisciplinary critical care team.
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- Pranati Gupte
- Department of Physiotherapy, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India; Physiotherapy Discipline, Faculty of Health and Life sciences, INTI International University, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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Crawford RM, Gallagher P, Harding T, McKinlay EM, Pullon SR. Interprofessional undergraduate students talk about nurses and nursing: A qualitative study. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2016; 39:7-11. [PMID: 27006027 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To understand the discourse amongst a range of health professional students, including nursing, talking about nurses and nursing. DESIGN A qualitative descriptive study which employed the use of focus groups. SETTINGS A rural and residential interprofessional immersion programme in a rural location in New Zealand. The participants were final year undergraduates drawn from seven different degrees (dentistry, dietetics, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy and physiotherapy). METHODS Data were collected from separate and sequential group interviews; each of which comprised a different mix of students and always included nursing students. Each student participated once. Data were analysed by comparing datum with datum until recurrent themes emerged. RESULTS The discourse in relation to nurses and nursing identified two overarching themes 'constrained conversations' and 'the benefit of IPE: what nursing might become'. Within those themes there were four contributing sub themes; 'nursing as doing', 'limiting our vocabulary', 'becoming part of the conversation 'and 'moving from the present to the future what nursing might become'. CONCLUSIONS The interprofessional experience for student nurses not only enabled them to learn about other professions but was a forum in which they were able to articulate the role of the nurse. This was an unintended and positive by-product of the IPE programme.
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- Ruth M Crawford
- School of Nursing, Eastern Institute of Technology, Private Bag 1201, Hawke's Bay Mail Centre, Napier 4142, New Zealand.
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- School of Nursing, Eastern Institute of Technology, Private Bag 1201, Hawke's Bay Mail Centre, Napier 4142, New Zealand; Department of Health Sciences, Buskerud and Vestfold University College, PO Box 235, 3603 Kongsberg, Norway.
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- Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago Wellington, Box 7343, Wellington South, 6242, New Zealand.
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- Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago Wellington, Box 7343, Wellington South, 6242, New Zealand.
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Mahmoodi H, Hasanpoor E, Zareipour MA, Housaenpour H, Sharifi -Saqqezi P, Babazadeh T. Compare the Health Promoting Behaviors among Nurses, Health and Administrative Staff. IRAN JOURNAL OF NURSING 2016. [DOI: 10.29252/ijn.29.99.100.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Moxham L, Patterson C, Taylor E, Perlman D, Sumskis S, Brighton R. A multidisciplinary learning experience contributing to mental health rehabilitation. Disabil Rehabil 2016; 39:98-103. [DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2016.1146358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Lorna Moxham
- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Global Challenges Program, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- School of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Solberg LB, Solberg LM, Carter CS. Geriatric care boot cAMP: an interprofessional education program for healthcare professionals. J Am Geriatr Soc 2015; 63:997-1001. [PMID: 25989566 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In response to the need for interprofessional geriatrics education, a half-day geriatric care boot camp for healthcare professionals was held that covered core concepts in geriatric medicine: delirium and dementia, medication management, palliative care, ethics, and a general overview of older adults. Aspects of the curriculum focused on interprofessional education, and the attendees and presenters were healthcare professionals from a wide variety of fields. Primary objectives were to determine changes in knowledge of core concepts in geriatrics and level of comfort in caring for older adults. Secondary objectives assessed whether participants found the interprofessional approach beneficial and whether they used or shared this information with others in their professional activities. Participants completed pre- and postassessment surveys. Changes in participant understanding of each core concept were statistically significant, as was the change in comfort level of participants in caring for older adults. Furthermore, attendees found the multidisciplinary perspective of the boot camp beneficial. A 3-month follow-up survey assessed whether attendees applied and shared information learned in their own professional activities. Half of the respondents who reported sharing universally shared core concepts. Delirium and dementia information was most frequently shared. Information was most frequently shared with students, nurses, and patients' families. Attendees less frequently shared, or did not share, with physicians, physician assistants, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, nutritionists, and dentists. The healthcare professionals who may benefit greatly from future education programs are those with whom the boot camp information was least frequently shared; thus, they are appropriate targets for advertisements for future programs.
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- Lauren B Solberg
- College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Andersson EK, Willman A, Sjöström-Strand A, Borglin G. Registered nurses' descriptions of caring: a phenomenographic interview study. BMC Nurs 2015; 14:16. [PMID: 25834478 PMCID: PMC4381493 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-015-0067-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nursing has come a long way since the days of Florence Nightingale and even though no consensus exists it would seem reasonable to assume that caring still remains the inner core, the essence of nursing. In the light of the societal, contextual and political changes that have taken place during the 21st century, it is important to explore whether these might have influenced the essence of nursing. The aim of this study was to describe registered nurses' conceptions of caring. METHODS A qualitative design with a phenomenographic approach was used. The interviews with twenty-one nurses took place between March and May 2013 and the transcripts were analysed inspired by Marton and Booth's description of phenomenography. RESULTS The analysis mirrored four qualitatively different ways of understanding caring from the nurses' perspective: caring as person-centredness, caring as safeguarding the patient's best interests, caring as nursing interventions and caring as contextually intertwined. CONCLUSION The most comprehensive feature of the nurses' collective understanding of caring was their recognition and acknowledgment of the person behind the patient, i.e. person-centredness. However, caring was described as being part of an intricate interplay in the care context, which has impacted on all the described conceptions of caring. Greater emphasis on the care context, i.e. the environment in which caring takes place, are warranted as this could mitigate the possibility that essential care is left unaddressed, thus contributing to better quality of care and safer patient care.
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- Ewa Kazimiera Andersson
- Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, SE-371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden ; Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, SE-371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden ; Department of Care Science, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Care Science, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden ; Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, SE-651 88 Sweden
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Kalaldeh MA, Watson R, Hayter M. Jordanian intensive care nurses' perspectives on evidence-based practice in nutritional care. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 23:1023-9. [PMID: 25345451 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.19.1023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This study aimed to explore Jordanian nurses' perspectives on the implementation of evidence-based practice and team-working related to nutritional care in the critically ill. Poor adherence to evidence-based practice and poor collaboration may contribute to nutritional failure. Fourteen critical care nurses from three healthcare sectors in Jordan were selected purposively and interviewed using semi-structured interviews. The information obtained was subjected to a thematic analysis. Four themes emerged from the study: 'undertaking nutritional responsibilities', 'approaching evidence-based practice', 'multidisciplinary team working' and 'consequences of enteral nutrition care deficits'. Although evidence-based practice was emphasised by nurses, lack of evidence-based resources, and ineffective aspiration reduction measures were found to impede adherence to evidence-based practice. Multidisciplinary team working was introduced as means to improve practice. However, ineffective nursing involvement and poor interaction were obstacles to effective sharing.
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Mitchell S, Simonds A, Andreas S, Bonsignore MR, Cooper B, Donic V, McNicholas WT, Morrell M, Palange P, Prest G, Riha R, Trang H, Randerath W, van der Grinten C, Verbraecken J, de Backer W. Introducing a core curriculum for respiratory sleep practitioners. Breathe (Sheff) 2015; 11:50-6. [PMID: 26306103 PMCID: PMC4487381 DOI: 10.1183/20734735.020414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The background and purpose of the HERMES (Harmonising Education in Respiratory Medicine for European Specialists) initiative has been discussed at length in previous articles [1-3]. This article aims to provide more detailed and specific insight into the process and methodology of the Sleep HERMES Task Force in developing a core curriculum in respiratory sleep medicine.
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- Academic Department of Sleep and Breathing, Royal Brompton Hospital,London, UK
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- Lung Function and Sleep, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Medical Faculty, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Košice, Slovakia
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- Respiratory Sleep Disorders Unit, St. Vincent’s University Hospital,Dublin, Ireland
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- Clinical and Academic Unit of Sleep and Breathing, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy
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- Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Physiology, University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Bethanien Hospital, Institute of Pneumology, University Witten/Herdecke, Solingen, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Multidisciplinary Sleep Disorders Centre, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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RÉSUMÉDe plus en plus, les équipes interprofessionnelles sont chargées de fournir la prestation de services de soins de santé intégrés. Cependant, les équipes efficaces ne sont pas le fruit du hasard, mais nécessitent une planification minutieuse et une attention soutenue au processus de développer l’équipe. Basée sur une étude de cas portant sur des entretiens, l’observation participante, et une enquête, nous avons identifié les attributs clés pour le travail interprofessionnel efficace (TIE) dans le cadre de soins primaires à domicile (SPD). Reconnaissant l’importance d’un modèle théorique qui reflète la nature multi-dimensionnelle de la recherche sur l’efficacité de l’équipe, nous avons utilisé le modèle de l’efficacité de l’équipe integrée pour analyser nos résultats. Ces résultats indiquaient qu’une vision commune, des objectifs communs, le respect et la confiance entre les membres de l’équipe—ainsi que la communication continue, la direction efficace et des mécanismes de résolution des conflits—sont essentiels pour le développement d’une equipe de TIE qui fonctionne très bien. L’ambiguité et l’incertitude qui entoure le cadre de la prestation de services (à domicile), ainsi que la négociation des relations extérieures dans le domaine SPD, nécessitent la recherche plus approfondie.
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Brown SS, Lindell DF, Dolansky MA, Garber JS. Nurses’ professional values and attitudes toward collaboration with physicians. Nurs Ethics 2014; 22:205-16. [DOI: 10.1177/0969733014533233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Growing evidence suggests that collaborative practice improves healthcare outcomes, but the precursors to collaborative behavior between nurses and physicians have not been fully explored. Research question: The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to describe the professional values held by nurses and their attitudes toward physician–nurse collaboration and to explore the relationships between nurses’ characteristics (e.g. education, type of work) and professional values and their attitudes toward nurse–physician collaboration. Research design: This descriptive correlational study examines the relationship between nurses’ professional values (Nurses Professional Values Scale–Revised) and their attitudes toward nurse–physician collaboration (Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician–Nurse Collaboration). Ethical considerations: Permission to conduct the study was received from the hospital, and the Institutional Review Boards of the healthcare system and the participating university. Participants/context: A convenience sample of 231 registered nurses from a tertiary hospital in the United States was surveyed. Findings: A significant positive relationship was found between nurses’ professional values and better attitudes toward collaboration with physicians ( r = .26, p < .01). Attitude toward collaboration with physicians was also positively associated with master’s or higher levels of education ( F(3, 224) = 4.379, p = .005). Discussion: The results of this study can be helpful to nurse administrators who are responsible for developing highly collaborative healthcare teams and for nurse educators who are focused on developing professional values in future nurses.
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- Jefferson College of Health Sciences, USA
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, USA
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- Jefferson College of Health Sciences, USA
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, USA
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Exploring the concept of a team approach to wound care: Managing wounds as a team. J Wound Care 2014; 23 Suppl 5b:S1-S38. [DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2014.23.sup5b.s1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The safety and efficacy of mobility programs for the ventilated patient and the ability to improve outcomes related to immobility of the critically ill are well documented in the literature. Early mobility programs have been proven safe and effective in study. However, a lack of literature describing application of the therapy and integration at the bedside exists. This article describes the multidisciplinary change process and partnerships necessary to provide the innovation of early mobility to ventilated intensive care unit patients. Early mobility targets ventilated patients upon admission to ensure that interventions are performed that promote physical therapy at first possible moment. In order to accomplish this innovation, evidence-based practice was used to guide culture change in an intensive care unit and build partnerships among disciplines that worked to achieve the same goals independently.
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Zwarenstein M, Rice K, Gotlib-Conn L, Kenaszchuk C, Reeves S. Disengaged: a qualitative study of communication and collaboration between physicians and other professions on general internal medicine wards. BMC Health Serv Res 2013; 13:494. [PMID: 24274052 PMCID: PMC4222762 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Poor interprofessional communication in hospital is deemed to cause significant patient harm. Although recognition of this issue is growing, protocols are being implemented to solve this problem without empirical research on the interprofessional communication interactions that directly underpin patient care. We report here the first large qualitative study of directly-observed talk amongst professions in general internal medicine wards, describing the content and usual conversation partners, with the aim of understanding the mechanisms by which current patterns of interprofessional communications may impact on patient care. METHODS Qualitative study with 155 hours of data-collection, including observation and one-on-one shadowing, ethnographic and semi-structured interviews with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals in the General Internal Medicine (GIM) wards of two urban teaching hospitals in Canada. Data were coded and analysed thematically with a focus on collaborative interactions between health professionals in both interprofessional and intraprofessional contexts. RESULTS Physicians in GIM wards communicated with other professions mainly in structured rounds. Physicians' communications were terse, consisting of reports, requests for information, or patient-related orders. Non-physician observations were often overlooked and interprofessional discussion was rare. Intraprofessional interactions among allied health professions, and between nursing, as well as interprofessional interactions between nursing and allied health were frequent and deliberative in character, but very few such discussions involved physicians, whose deliberative interactions were almost entirely with other physicians. CONCLUSION Without interprofessional problem identification and discussion, physician decisions take place in isolation. While this might be suited to protocol-driven care for patients whose conditions were simple and courses predictable, it may fail complex patients in GIM who often need tailored, interprofessional decisions on their care.Interpersonal communication training to increase interprofessional deliberation may improve efficiency, patient-centredness and outcomes of care in hospitals. Also, electronic communications tools which reduce cognitive burden and facilitate the sharing of clinical observations and orders could help physicians to engage more in non-medical deliberation. Such interventions should take into account real-world power differentials between physicians and other health professions.
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Johannessen AK, Steihaug S. The significance of professional roles in collaboration on patients' transitions from hospital to home via an intermediate unit. Scand J Caring Sci 2013; 28:364-72. [PMID: 23879767 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The increasing complexity of the healthcare system and of patients' conditions, as well as resource limitations, calls for collaboration between professionals and institutions. The objective of this study was to explore the significance of professional roles in collaboration on patients' transitions from hospital to home via an intermediate care unit. We studied collaboration in the intermediate unit and between healthcare providers in the unit, a hospital and four municipalities in the hospital catchment area. Data were drawn from interviews with thirty-eight healthcare providers within specialist and primary health care and from observations in six multidisciplinary meetings, six report meetings and four discharge meetings in the unit. Transcripts of interviews and observations were analysed using a method of systematic text condensation. The results show that collaboration inside the intermediate unit and between the healthcare institutions was primarily 'a nursing matter'. Collaboration among the nurses was generally good. Except for the physician, all the healthcare providers experienced the collaboration in the unit as unidisciplinary rather than interprofessional. Although they wanted to collaborate interprofessionally, they were unable to do so in practice. The unit's physiotherapists and occupational therapists found themselves to be excluded from the nurses' community of practice, while the physician experienced the collaboration as excellent. The findings indicate that healthcare providers have different understandings of interprofessional collaboration and that in certain situations, they consider interprofessional collaboration to be an inappropriate working method. Interprofessional collaboration can promote a learning environment among healthcare providers. To achieve better interprofessional collaboration, it is probably necessary to create mutual understandings of interprofessionality and to reach an agreement on the situations in which it is an appropriate way to work.
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Chen X, Ang E, Bte Nasir N. Nutritional screening among patients with cancer in an acute care hospital: a best practice implementation project. INT J EVID-BASED HEA 2013; 10:377-81. [PMID: 23173662 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2012.00291.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM This project sought to improve the nutritional screening practice among registered nurses in caring for adult patients with cancer. METHODS This project used the pre- and post-implementation audit strategy using Joanna Briggs Institute Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System and Getting Research into Practice (JBI-PACES) module. The audit, feedback and re-audit sequence was the strategy used to improve clinical practice. This project ran over three phases during a 5-month period from July to November 2011. RESULTS This project utilised three criteria from the JBI-PACES. The criteria are: (i) a validated screening tool is used to identify patients at risk for malnutrition; (ii) patients are screened upon admission using a validated screening tool; and (iii) appropriate action plans are initiated when at-risk patients for malnutrition are identified. According to the pre-implementation audit, only Criterion 1 showed 100% compliance. Criterion 2 and 3 showed 96% and 46% compliance, respectively. The audit team identified four barriers and developed action plans, which included a simplified nutritional screening tool and empowerment of the nurses for dietician referral. The post-implementation audit showed 100% compliance rate achieved for all the three criteria. CONCLUSION This project used the pre- and post-audit strategy to translate evidence into practice. It demonstrated not only that implementation of best practice is possible in a busy oncology ward, but also showed a remarkable improvement in the nutritional screening of patients with cancer.
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- Xiaojuan Chen
- University Cancer Institute Singapore Nursing Evidence Utilisation Group, Singapore.
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