OBJECTIVES This report presents information on nursing home residents receiving end-of-life (EOL) care in nursing homes. Residents receiving EOL care are compared with those not receiving EOL care on demographics, functional and cognitive status, reported pain, medications, and diagnoses. Residents receiving EOL care are further categorized by whether they started EOL care on or prior to admiss...

Background: Human resources are considered the most valuable capital of every healthcare system, and the quality of care is closely related to the quantity and skill of this group. Therefore, the proper estimation of the required nursing staff in different wards can help improve the quality of nursing care. The purpose of this study was to determine the hours of provided care by nursing staff i...

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PURPOSE This paper is a report of a concept analysis of'quality of pediatric nursing care'. METHODS Rodgers's evolutionary method of concept analysis was used. Data were collected from published literature related to quality of pediatric nursing care. RESULTS Quality of pediatric nursing care was identified with three dimensions and seven attributes: 1) nurse's character: technical competen...

BACKGROUND Multi-morbidity, poly-pharmacy and cognitive impairment leave many old patients in a frail condition with a high risk of adverse outcomes if proper health care is not provided. Knowledge about available competence is necessary to evaluate whether we are able to offer equitable and balanced health care to older persons with acute and/or complex health care needs. This study investigat...

objectives to explore adequacy of nursing documentation and nurses' knowledge about the process. materials and methods the study was a cross-sectional study. the data were collected from 170 nurses who selected to participate in the study with census sampling method from 32 medical–surgical units at four university hospitals in tabriz. for assessing the quality of nurses' documents, 2...

Previous studies have shown that missed nursing care is a significant problem in acute care hospitals. Other studies have demonstrated that teamwork is a critical element in assuring patient safety and quality of care. The purpose of this study was to determine if the level of nursing teamwork impacts the extent and nature of missed nursing care. A sample of 2 216 nursing staff members on 50 ac...

Background: Long-term care facilities provide a wide range of services over a sustained period of time to people of all ages with functional limitations and chronic conditions. Nursing homes provide 24 hour nursing care support and long-term housing. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships among nursing home ownership, care processes and quality outcomes in Medicar...