Objective: To study reliability and validity of the Finnish Oulu Patient Classification instrument in Norway. Background: The Finnish patient classification system RAFAELA consists of three parts: 1) daily patient classification of nursing intensity using the Oulu Patient Classification instrument, 2) calculation of nursing resources providing bed side care per 24 hours, and 3) Professional Ass...

A growing elderly population coupled with a reduction in hospital long term care has led to an increase in the independent nursing home sector. This is an expensive resource. Proper placement is therefore essential to ensure its efficient use. Prior to the introduction of care management there was no standard assessment procedure for admission to nursing home care from different sources. A nurs...

OBJECTIVES Despite the importance of the protection of patients' health information in clinical settings, little is known about the awareness of this concept in nursing students due to the lack of a suitable measurement tool. Hence, this study attempted to redevelop the Patients' Health Information Protection Awareness Scale, and evaluate its construct validity and reliability for nursing stude...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore oncology nurses' practice behaviors and knowledge of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in the assessment of patients with cancer. DESIGN Cross-sectional, exploratory. SETTING Two hospital-based outpatient chemotherapy clinics in Baltimore, MD. SAMPLE Self-selected convenience sample of 39 oncology nurses. METHODS Completion of the principal ...

Automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) are used widely, but safety gaps remain. Nursing-pharmacy collaboration, expert guidance, self-assessment tools, compliance with nursing best practices, and continuing education are essential to optimize the safety and productivity of ADC use.

With the advent of Outcomes-Based Education in South Africa, the quality of nursing education is debatable, especially with regard to the assessment and evaluation of clinical nursing education, which is complex and renders the validity and reliability of the methods used questionable. This paper seeks to explore and describe the use of portfolio assessment and evaluation, its implications and ...

Aim To investigate the possibility of assessing clinical skill competence of nursing students by using the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Methods The search for empirical articles on the assessment of clinical skill competence of nursing students was based on the SCOPUS electronic database. Search strategy included the utilization of two or three key words based on the MeSH i...

AIM The aim of this study was to examine senior year nursing students' ability to self-assess their performance when responding to simulated emergency situations. BACKGROUND Self-assessment is viewed as a critical skill in nursing and other health professional programmes. However, while students may spend considerable time completing self-assessments, there is little evidence that they actual...