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Why and When Are Evidence‐Based Interventions Adopted in Paediatric Supportive Care? A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Photobiomodulation Implementation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of childhood cancer and stem cell transplant treatments. It affects the quality of life of children and young people (CYP) and places a strain on services. Photobiomodulation is recommended for oral mucositis prevention in international guidance but is poorly implemented in UK ...
Claudia Heggie, Kara A. Gray‐Burrows, Peter F. Day, Bob Phillips, Carl A. Thompson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION – NURSING WORKLOAD IN CLINICAL INPATIENT UNITS

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2018
Objectives: To verify the number and types of drugs prescribed and administered by nursing technicians in inpatient units and discuss its implications for nursing workload and patient safety. Method: exploratory cross-sectional
Angélica Kreling, Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding patient safety performance and educational needs using the ‘Safety-II’ approach for complex systems [PDF]

, 2016
Participation in projects to improve patient safety is a key component of general practice (GP) specialty training, appraisal and revalidation. Patient safety training priorities for GPs at all career stages are described in the Royal College of General ...
Bowie, Paul, McNab, Duncan, Morrison, Jill, Ross, Alastair   +3 more
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Market Concentration of the Brazilian Hospital Medical Supplementary Health System.

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Abstract Background The Brazilian supplementary health market has undergone transformations in recent years due to constant mergers and acquisitions of by large corporations, contributing to the increase in market concentration, especially in the poorest and least developed regions of the country.
June Alisson Westarb Cruz, Arivelton Loeschke Gomide, Felipe Francisco Tuon, Alex Sandro Quadros Weymer, Janice Alexandra da Costa Manuel   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Dexamethasone for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Prevention in Pediatric Patients: International Consensus

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An international Delphi panel of experts developed consensus statements to delineate the circumstances where the risks of dexamethasone as an antiemetic do and do not outweigh its benefits. Procedure Experts in supportive care of pediatric patients were invited to participate.
Negar Shavandi, Paula D. Robinson, Shana Jacobs, L. Lee Dupuis, the International Pediatric Dexamethasone Panel, Sameer Bakhshi, Tiene Bauters, Eva Brack, Simone Cesaro, Claire Fosbrook, Jason Freedman, Tamara MacDonald, Eloise Neumann, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Rod Rassekh, Florian Slimano, Johnathan Soggee, Joel Thompson, Marianne van de Wetering, Milena Villarroel, Jasper Wong   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preventing the medication errors in hospitals: A qualitative study

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2020
Background and purpose: Administering drugs is one of the primary nursing acts in hospital wards and medication errors are one of the worst errors among nurses leading to unpleasant results for patients. Thus, this study aimed to identify ways to prevent
Alireza Salar, Fatemeh Kiani, Nasrin Rezaee   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

PREPARATION OF INTRAMUSCULAR DRUGS IN PEDIATRICS: NURSING TEAM

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2016
The objective of this study was to analyze work by a nursing team regarding the environmental organization, preparation and dilution of drugs administered intramuscularly in a pediatric setting.
Rafaela de Oliveira Mota, Eva Anny Wélly de Souza Brito, Thais Lima Vieira de Souza, Laryssa Miranda Vidal Cavalcante Farias, Érica Oliveira Matias, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring hospital nurses’ transitional medication management for older patients with multi-morbidity: An ethnographic study

Nordic Journal of Nursing Research, 2023
Transitional medication management, in which individual needs are balanced against organizational priorities, is crucial for safe discharge processes.
Mette Geil Kollerup, Birgitte Schantz Laursen   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Qualitative study exploring the phenomenon of multiple electronic prescribing systems within single hospital organisations [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: A previous census of electronic prescribing (EP) systems in England showed that more than half of hospitals with EP reported more than one EP system within the same hospital.
A Clarke, Bryony Dean Franklin, BT Karsh, Department of Health, EV Eikey, GD Schiff, H Singh, J Ritche, J Rothschild, JRB Halbesleben, JS Ash, MH Reckmann, NHS England, SA Hermann, T Payne, TK Redd, Yogini Jani, Z Ahmed, Z Niazkhani, Z Yang, Zamzam Ahmed   +20 more
core   +3 more sources