AIMS With this study protocol, a research program is introduced. Its overall aim is to prepare the instruments and to conduct the first monitoring of nursing service context factors at three university and two cantonal hospitals in Switzerland prior to the introduction of the reimbursement system based on Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) and to further develop a theoretical model as well as a met...

AIMS The HomeGuide Registry was a prospective study (NCT01459874), implementing a model for remote monitoring of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) in daily clinical practice, to estimate effectiveness in major cardiovascular event detection and management. METHODS AND RESULTS The workflow for remote monitoring [Biotronik Home Monitoring (HM)] was based on primary nursing: each pa...

The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of calf management during lactation on dam performance and nursing behaviour. Thirty-six multiparous beef cows (aged 7.5 ± 0.52 years) of Parda de Montaña breed (mean live-weight (LW) at calving 566 ± 9.3 kg) with a moderate body condition (mean 2.6 ± 0.02 on a 1 to 5 scale), were assigned to three nursing frequencies from the day after part...

Objective: To evaluate nursing workload in an adult intensive care unit (ICU), and to describe the profile of patients admitted to that unit. Methods: A descriptive study using the Nursing Activities Score (NAS) for 33 days in an ICU with a capacity of 18 beds. Results: 574 observations were obtained from the registry of 107 patients, and the mean NAS score was 62.2%. Conclusion: The NAS is in ...

Bedroom and bed climate of the elderly in a nursing home were surveyed. Twenty-two elderly subjects were divided into four groups depending on their Activity of Daily Living (ADL) and gender. The four groups were: male and female subjects with almost no problems in daily life and an ADL score higher than 5 [H males, H females] and male and female subjects who normally stayed in bed all day with...

BACKGROUND Functional decline is common in nursing home residents. Nursing staff can help prevent this decline, by encouraging residents to be more active in functional activities. Questionnaires measuring the extent to which nursing staff encourage functional activity among residents are lacking. In addition, there are no measurement instruments to gain insight into nursing staff perceived bar...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of hospital admissions over a one-year period and associated factors through a survey of elderly subjects living in nursing homes in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Hospital admissions were assessed using the question: "From 'month' last year to today, were you admitted to a hospital?" Out of 521 eligible individuals, informa...

PURPOSE This study sought to determine whether nursing homes comply with residents' do-not-hospitalize (DNH) orders prohibiting inpatient hospitalization. DESIGN AND METHODS With the use of data from the nationally representative 1996 Nursing Home Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a multivariate logistic regression model was developed. RESULTS Three percent of residents had...

The aim of this study was the preparation and characterization of a bioluminescence bacteria sheet in view of the fabrication of an oxygen marker inside a biofilm. Photobacterium kishitanii sheets were prepared using sodium alginate, and a biofilm of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was dropped over it. The relationship between the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration in the biofilm and luminescence fro...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Evaluate continuous vital sign surveillance as a tool to improve patient safety in the medical/surgical unit. BACKGROUND Failure-to-rescue is an important measure of hospital quality. Patient deterioration is often preceded by changes in vital signs. However, continuous multi-parameter vital sign monitoring may decrease patient safety with an abundance of unnecessary alarm...