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An audit to determine the clinical effectiveness of a pathway for managing wound infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Prevention of wound infection is a key objective in the planning of care for patients with wounds. The potential for wound infection, particularly in chronic wounds that are heavily contaminated with bacteria, can be high (Bowler et al, 2001).
Grothier, Lorraine, Stephenson, John
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The involvement of nurses and midwives in screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This report provides details of a review of the literature on the involvement of nurses and midwives in screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful use of alcohol and other psychoactive ...
Godwin, Jon   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Barnes Hospital Bulletin [PDF]

open access: yes, 1974
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_barnes_bulletin/1101/thumbnail ...

core   +1 more source

The interaction between policy and education using stroke as an example [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper discusses the interaction between healthcare policy at the European, UK and Scottish levels and the funding of education that underpins specific health policy priorities.
Aiken   +28 more
core   +1 more source

A critical literature review exploring the challenges of delivering effective palliative care to older people with dementia in the acute hospital setting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Aim. This paper considers the challenges of delivering effective palliative care to older people with dementia and the possible strategies to overcome barriers to endof-life care in these patients. Background.
Birch, Deborah, Draper, Janet
core   +1 more source

Improving Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes by Infection Prevention and Control and Antibiotic Stewardship (IMAGINE): Protocol for a Before-and-After Intervention and Implementation Study

open access: yesJMIR Research Protocols
BackgroundDespite the extensive use of antibiotics and the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance, there has been a lack of substantial initiatives aimed at diminishing the prevalence of infections in nursing homes and ...
Ana García-Sangenís   +35 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Audit of Nursing Cares Related to the Treatment of Extravasation in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

open access: yesحیات, 2016
Background & Aim: Extravasation is one of the complications of peripheral intravenous catheters. Doing standard nursing cares leads to more effective and safer treatment and care of extravasation and the reduction in the length of hospital stay for ...
Fatemeh Alaee Karahroudy   +3 more
doaj  

384 A systematic approach to understanding nursing documentation tasks

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Translational Science
Objectives/Goals: Healthcare organizations must track electronic health record (EHR) activity at the user level, including logons, accessed records, and viewed or entered documentation. There is little standardization in EHR audit logs and nurse workload
Victoria Tiase   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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