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Community nurse-paramedics’ sphere of practice in primary care; an ethnographic study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Primary care, the principal function of the health care system, requires effort from all local primary health care teams. Community Paramedicine (CP) has managed to reduce the use of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for non-emergency calls ...
Tuija Rasku, Marja Kaunonen, Elizabeth Thyer, Eija Paavilainen, Katja Joronen   +4 more
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Community Paramedicine: A New Approach to Health in Rural Communities [PDF]

, 2021
The community paramedicine (CP) concept is becoming widely used in rural communities to assist in maintaining and improving health across economic and geographic disparities. This model utilizes highly trained emergency medical service (EMS) professionals under the supervision of a physician or other advanced practice practitioner (i.e., physician ...
Swensen, Kira, Keady, Timothy, Yaugher, Ashley, Atisme, Kandice, Parkhurst, Emma, Judd, Hailey, Voss, Maren Wright   +6 more
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An Integrative Review of Registered Nurses' Understandings of Organisational Culture and Cultures of Care in the Aged Care Sector

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this integrative review was to explore registered nurses' understandings of organisational culture and cultures of care in aged care. Design Integrative literature review. Methods A literature search was conducted of Medline (OVID), CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Scopus, Proquest Nursing and Allied Health, and Informit databases in
Deborah Magee, Karen Francis, Holly Randell‐Moon, Samantha Jakimowicz, Marguerite Bramble   +4 more
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Influence of patient race on administration of analgesia by student paramedics

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Disparities in the management of pain are associated with factors that include social status, age and race. As there is limited data regarding the influence of race on analgesia provided by paramedics this study investigated associations ...
Bill Lord, Sahaj Khalsa
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Paramedics\u27 perceptions and educational needs with respect to palliative care [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: In recent years the scope of palliative care has been redefined to include patients earlier in the course of their illness, and those suffering from life-limiting conditions.
Finn, Judith C, Monterosso, Leanne, Rogers, Ian R, Rogers, Jeremy R, Ross-Adjie, Gail, Shearer, Freya M   +5 more
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Incidence and Characteristics of Hospital‐Acquired Pressure Injuries in Acute Palliative Care Patients: A Four‐Year Analysis

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To describe the cumulative incidence and characteristics of hospital‐acquired pressure injury in acute palliative patients. Design Secondary data analysis of hospital‐acquired pressure injuries during 2019–2022. Methods The setting was a palliative care unit at a tertiary hospital in Queensland, Australia, including adult (≥ 18 years ...
Saroeun Ven, Michael Steele, Adam Burston, Paul Fulbrook, Josephine Lovegrove, Sandra Miles, Susan Prince   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

From learning activities to the meaning of life: fostering professionalism in Canadian paramedic education [PDF]

, 2009
This article explores the development of professionalism in paramedic programs of the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC), Canada. Professionalism is currently defined as a set of competencies that are embedded as a set of skills and knowledge

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Implementation Outcomes and Their Determinants for Hospital‐Led Care Coordination Interventions Targeting Patients With Complex Care Needs: A Qualitative Systematic Review

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To describe the implementation determinants for care coordination interventions in a hospital context. Design Systematic review. Methods This review was guided by the Consolidated Framework of Implementation Research (CFIR), assessed for quality using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool and reported with the PRISMA guidelines.
Mary Malakellis, Anna Wong Shee, Sarah Wood, Laura Alston, Hannah Beks, Margaret Murray, Vincent L. Versace, Kevin Mc Namara   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family Involvement in PICU Rounds: Reality or Rhetoric? [PDF]

, 2015
In pediatrics, the family are the centre of the child’s life, and crucial to their psychosocial wellbeing and their recovery from illness. Despite the impetus to improve family centered care in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units, practices are ...
Latour, JM, Tume, LN
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Nurses’ Engagement in Healthcare Policy Development: An Umbrella Review

International Nursing Review, Volume 72, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract Background and Introduction Healthcare policy establishes guidelines for delivering safe and effective healthcare, achieving and improving health‐related outcomes, and mitigating public health risks. Nurses are uniquely positioned to lead healthcare policy development; however, evidence of nurses’ engagement in policymaking is limited.
Lindsay Smith, Karyn J. Roberts, Barbara Giambra, Michele Polfuss, Cynthia Danford, Debbie Sheppard‐Lemoine, Theresa Ryan Schultz, Natalie Winter, Adam Mulcaster, Intima Alrimawi, Junko Honda, Petra Brysiewicz, Susan Carr, Suzanne Feetham   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source