Staff-patient communications in a chest hospital.

Staff-patient communications in a chest hospital.

Of recent years the problems of human relations in hospital have attracted considerable concern, and one of the most discussed aspects of these relations is the giving of information to patients by medical and paramedical staff. The subject was discussed in detail by an international study group the proceedings of which are related by Barnes (1961), and various studies have reported that one of...

The Position of E-Health in Reshaping Doctor/Patient Communications

Accessibility to all levels of information technology has experienced rapid progress in recent years, particularly in the health sector. Rapid penetration into this technology has led to changes in lifestyles and changes in the working procedures of institutions. In 2014, the number of Internet users reached 3 billion, and this number is predicted to exceed 8 billion in 2018. Statistics estimat...

Hospital nurse staffing models and patient and staff-related outcomes.

BACKGROUND Nurse staffing interventions have been introduced across countries in recent years in response to changing patient requirements, developments in patient care, and shortages of qualified nursing staff. These include changes in skill mix, grade mix or qualification mix, staffing levels, nursing shifts or nurses' work patterns. Nurse staffing has been closely linked to patient outcomes,...

The working hours of hospital staff nurses and patient safety.

The use of extended work shifts and overtime has escalated as hospitals cope with a shortage of registered nurses (RNs). Little is known, however, about the prevalence of these extended work periods and their effects on patient safety. Logbooks completed by 393 hospital staff nurses revealed that participants usually worked longer than scheduled and that approximately 40 percent of the 5,317 wo...

Education, hospital staff and the confused older patient.