nursing handover: are its principles taught in universities during bachelor’s degree?

Nursing handover: Are its principles taught in universities during bachelor's degree?

integrated in the existing course on management during bachelor’s degree, in order to decrease “reality shock” in novice nurses. Such education should become part of in-service education programs, and manuals and policies must be made in the wards to increase patient safety and the quality of providing care in hospitals. Moreover, handover as a very important competency should be considered as ...

The current state of, and outstanding issues relating to, nursing diagnosis, as taught in basic nursing education in Japan —Based on a questionnaire study implemented by nursing universities—

This report attempts to ascertain the current state of, and outstanding issues relating to, nursing diagnosis, as taught in nursing education in Japan, and to obtain basic resources that will allow the improvement of said nursing diagnosis training. A self-completed, anonymous survey was carried out in regard to teaching staff responsible for classes in “nursing process” or “nursing diagnosis” ...

Palliative Care Knowledge among Bachelors of Science Nursing Students

Should basic health economics principles be taught during medical school in the UK?

T he landscape of the NHS is undergoing significant change in recent times. A £30 billion funding gap is expected to be opened up by 2020/2021 (1), intensifying fears of the economic crisis surrounding the institution. This brings forth the undeniable fact that money, or resource, management has become critical to achieve sustainability within the NHS. As medical students who recently completed...

Bedside nursing handover: a case study.

A case study of six wards in two hospitals was undertaken to describe the structures, processes and perceptions of outcomes of bedside handover in nursing. A total of 532 bedside handovers were observed and 34 interviews with nurses were conducted. Important structural elements related to the staff, patients, the handover sheet and the bedside chart. A number of processes before, during and aft...

Patients' perspectives of bedside nursing handover.

BACKGROUND Patient participation in handover is one aspect of patient-centred care, where patients are considered partners in care. Understanding the patient perspective provides a foundation for nurses to tailor their bedside handovers to reflect patients' thoughts and beliefs and encourage their active involvement in decision-making. AIM This study examined patients' perspectives of partici...