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Nursing Assessment of Ill Nursing Home Residents

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2002
To provide quality care, nurses must be competent in assessment and documentation practices. This study reveals a need to update nursing skills related to early identification of acute changes in residents' conditions.
Cathy R, Barry, Kathy, Brown, Debbie, Esker, Mary Dee, Denning, Robin L, Kruse, Ellen F, Binder   +5 more
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Assessment of New Nurse Educators

The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 1996
ABSTRACT New nursing educators are typically hired from a pool of clinical experts due to a limited number of nurse educators prepared in adult education at the master's level. To enable identification of new nurse educator learning needs and individualization of development, a performance-based approach to orientation was designed.
D R, Naughton, L M, Strobel
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Determinants of pain assessment by nurses

International Journal of Nursing Studies, 1990
In this replication study pain assessment and patient perception by nurses was studied in relation to patient characteristics and nurse characteristics. Nurses were randomly assigned to one of 24 descriptions of a hypothetical patient of constant age and unspecified sex.
R, Halfens, G, Evers, H, Abu-Saad
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A multi-university assessment of patient safety competence during clinical training among baccalaureate nursing students: A cross-sectional study.

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2019
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To assess the perceived patient safety competence during clinical training of Saudi nursing students. BACKGROUND Ensuring safety in healthcare settings requires improvements in the educational and clinical practice of professionals.
N. Alquwez, J. Cruz, Farhan Alshammari, E. Felemban, J. Almazan, R. Tumala, H. Alabdulaziz, F. Alsolami, J. P. B. Silang, H. Tork   +9 more
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AN ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC NURSING CENTERS

Nurse Educator, 1990
The authors discuss the status of academic nursing centers. Included are data on the age, location, population served, and sources of financial support for these centers. In addition, the authors assess the centers' ability to accomplish the purposes of faculty practice, student education, nursing research and community service.
S E, Barger, W C, Bridges
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An Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge of Botulism

Public Health Nursing, 2011
AbstractObjectiveTo assess nurses’ knowledge of botulism, a Centers for Disease Control Category A bioterrorism agent, one case of which constitutes an emergency.DesignThe study utilized survey research.SampleThe cluster sample included 1,414 registered nurses.MeasureThe survey gathered demographic data and nurses’ knowledge of the background ...
Christopher E, Bork, Paul P, Rega
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Assessing the outcomes of nursing care

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1992
There are many dimensions to outcome measurement for patient care and this study focuses on one aspect of outcome, namely that which is most concerned with the immediate effects of nursing care Traditionally, outcome studies have been almost exclusively concerned with measuring the clinical outcomes of care with very little attempt being made to assess
M, Higgins, D, McCaughan, M, Griffiths, R, Carr-Hill   +3 more
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Patient assessment in psychiatric nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1991
This paper examines the literature on patient assessment in nursing, with particular reference to assessment in psychiatric nursing It finds that most nursing assessment is concerned with gathering physiological information about patients while effectively ignoring psychosocial indices This phenomenon, it is argued, is due to historical factors in the ...
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Nursing Assessment of Circulatory Function

Nursing Clinics of North America, 1968
Assessment of circulatory function demands of the nurse skilled observation integrated with knowledge and understanding. Appreciation of normal physiology allows the nurse to make sound evaluations and judgments. Because of her increased understanding, the nurse brings security to the patient, family, and physician, as well as herself, by her ability ...
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Assessing the competence of student nurses

Journal of Child Health Care, 1998
Competence is difficult to define. Continuous assessment of practice, which involves reviewing the literature, is complex. The study involved developing a suitable tool for assessing competent practice of student nurses. The problem was investigated using Personal Construct Theory and Repertory Grid Technique.
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