Fundamentals of Nursing for General Nursing and Midwifery, Second Edition

Edition

Second Edition

ISBN/ISSN

978-81-8448-977-4

Collation

xix + 478 hlm.

Series Title

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Call Number

610.73 GOW f

Basic Nursing Care: Retrospective Evaluation of Communication and Psychosocia…

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of psychosocial aspects of basic nursing care, as e-charted by nurses, when using an interface terminology. Methods: An observational, multicentre study was conducted in acute wards. The main outcome measure was the frequency of use of the psychosocial interventions in the electronic nursing care plans, analysed over a 12 month retrospective …

Nurses’ Scope of Practice and the Implication for Quality Nursing Care

Purpose: This article provides an overview of the implications for patients’ health status and care needs when assessments are performed by nurses not licensed or competent to perform this task. The WaterlowTM scale (Judy Waterlow, The Nook, Stroke Road, Henlade, TAUNTON, TA3 5LX) scenario is used as a practice example to illustrate this case. Organizational Construct: The international nur…

Defining and Incorporating Basic Nursing Care Actions Into the Electronic Hea…

Purpose: To develop a definition of basic nursing care for the hospitalized adult patient and drive uptake of that definition through the implementation of an electronic health record. Design and Methods: A team of direct care nurses, assisted by subject matter experts, analyzed nursing theory and regulatory requirements related to basic nursing care. The resulting list of activities was coded…

Basic Nursing Care to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Purpose: Nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) is an underreported and unstudied disease, with potential for measurable outcomes, fiscal savings, and improvement in quality of life. The purpose of our study was to (a) identify the incidence of NV-HAP in a convenience sample of U.S. hospitals and (b) determine the effectiveness of reliably delivered basic oral nursing care in reduci…