AIM This paper describes and analyses the role of bed managers within hospitals, and how this can be supported through a development programme. BACKGROUND AND KEY ISSUES Bed management has increased in importance as access targets have developed, and appreciation of the importance of patient flow has grown. The bed management role is usually performed by nurse managers, and can be particularl...

AIM The present study provides an overview of the status of the nursing profession in Lebanon and compares and contrasts the opinions of directors, nurse supervisors/managers and nurses regarding the nursing profession and the workplace. BACKGROUND There are limited publications concerning the working conditions of nurses in Lebanon, and no studies on the views of directors, supervisors/manag...

BACKGROUND With the increasing penetration of digital mobile devices among adolescents, mobile texting messaging is emerging as a new channel for patient-clinician communication for this population. In particular, it can promote active communication between healthcare clinicians and adolescents with asthma. However, little is known about the content of the messages exchanged in medical encounte...

Nurse managers are seeking ways to improve patient safety in their organizations. At the same time, they struggle to address nurse recruitment and retention concerns by focusing on the quality of nurses' work environment. This exploratory study tested a theoretical model, linking the quality of the nursing practice environments to a culture of patient safety. Specific strategies to increase nur...

Background: The ability to solve problems is of special concern for professionals who are interested in helping others create solutions to problems that are particularly troublesome Objective: This paper evaluates the effects of an interactive problem solving training program on first-line nurse managers’ self-reported problem solving skills. Methodology: The data for this evaluation study was ...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND At the time of this study (2009) the role of the nurse practitioner was new to the province of British Columbia. The provincial government gave the responsibility for implementing the role to health authorities. Managers of health authorities, many of whom were unfamiliar with the role, were responsible for identifying the need for the NP role, determining how the NP wo...

Objective Measure absenteeism among nurses and nursing technicians/aides in three hospitals and explore possible management decisions by nursing managers to deal with it. Method Quantitative, qualitative study. In the qualitative stage, monthly rates, annual average and overall rates of absenteeism were measured among nurses and nursing technicians/aides from 12 service units in the hospitals, ...

AIM The aim of this paper is to reveal the experiences and meaning of confidentiality for Australian nurses in the context of whistle blowing. BACKGROUND Despite the ethical, legal and moral importance of confidentiality within the health-care context, little work has addressed the implications of confidentially related to whistle-blowing events. METHODS The study used qualitative narrative...

Changes in nursing concepts and health requirements, increased roles of nurses, increases in number of nursing clients, and changes in values of nurses themselves give rise to a variety of ethical conflicts that nurses must personally face in certain ethical situations, and these conflicts require high standard of ethics to resolve (Lee & Bang, 1984). Therefore, nurses must be able to justify t...

The purpose of this demonstration project was to provide clinical nurse managers with resources to increase their knowledge and confidence in hiring, managing and retaining internationally educated nurses (IENs). Two teaching hospitals, two organizations providing educational and other support programs for IENs, a community settlement organization and a nursing research unit collaborated in the...