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A qualitative study of the views of residents with dementia, their relatives and staff about work practice in long-term care settings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background: Most people living in 24-hour care settings have dementia, and little is known about what makes long-term care a positive experience for them.Method: This carer-led qualitative study examined working practices in 24-hour long-term care ...
Kitchen, G   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The concept of Watson’s carative factors in nursing and their (dis)harmony with patient satisfaction [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2017
Background Constant reviews of the caring behavior of nurses and patient satisfaction help to improve the quality of nursing. The aim of our research was to explore relationships between the level of nursing education, the perception of nurses and ...
Majda Pajnkihar   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cruel Britannia: a personal critique of nursing in the United Kingdom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The United Kingdom (UK) once led the world in nursing but because of the exigencies of the funding mechanisms of the National Health Service (NHS), it has fallen a long way behind other countries. We aim to raise awareness inside and outside the UK about
Shields, L., Watson, R.
core   +1 more source

Caring for continence in stroke care settings: a qualitative study of patients’ and staff perspectives on the implementation of a new continence care intervention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objectives: Investigate the perspectives of patients and nursing staff on the implementation of an augmented continence care intervention after stroke. Design: Qualitative data were elicited during semi-structured interviews with patients (n = 15) and ...
Brady, MC   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Support matters: a mixed methods scoping study on the use of assistant staff in the delivery of community nursing services in England

open access: yesHealth Services and Delivery Research, 2013
Background: Community nursing (and health) services are faced with the growing challenge of caring for increasingly dependent patients with chronic conditions and complex care needs.
K Spilsbury   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Creating Careers, Improving Care: A Win-Win Economic Advancement Strategy for Certified Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Examines strategies for developing training and education programs that will facilitate career advancement for nursing assistants. Explores the link between recruitment, retention, and advancement practices and the quality of care provided by ...
Heath Prince
core  

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

open access: yesPediatric 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   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurse researchers and nursing assistants: construction and projection of polymorphous identities

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: To understand the meanings that nurse researchers and nursing assistants attribute to one another, and to the development of research produced by Nursing. Method: Qualitative research.
Ítalo Rodolfo Silva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐World Pediatric Blinatumomab Administration: Access to Outpatient Care Delivery and Impact of a Hospital‐Dispensed Model

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab has been shown to be highly effective for patients with pediatric B‐ALL and has recently become standard of care therapy. Due to its past use in the clinical trial setting, there is limited information available about real‐world administration.
Katelyn Oranges   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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