BACKGROUND Family caregivers provide significant care at the end of life. We aimed to describe caregiver characteristics, and of those unwilling to repeat this role under the same circumstances. METHODS Observational study of adults in private households (Health Survey for England [HSE]). Caregiving questions included: whether someone close to them died within past 5 years; relationship to th...

CONTEXT Ambulatory care is a growing field of nursing practice. As ambulatory registered nurse (RN) practice grows, there has been an ongoing effort to identify the desired role of the staff RN in outpatient care and to provide linkages to preferred outcomes. OBJECTIVE This study sought to describe the perceived impact of components of the staff RN role on specific activities and outcomes, as...

Objective: To identify pediatric caregivers' reactions in outpatient surgery settings. Methods: A quantitative descriptive/exploratory survey-based study involving application of a semi-structured questionnaire to 62 caregivers in two hospitals. Results: Most caregivers (88.7%) were mothers who submitted to preoperative fasting with their children. Nervousness, anxiety and concern were the ...

PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to: describe practice patterns, knowledge, and attitudes of pediatric dentists in North Carolina (N.C.) in delivering dietary recommendations to the parents/caregivers of infants and toddlers; and identify barriers that limit the implementation of related recommendations. METHODS Our survey instrument included 30 questions covering eight domains of barr...

The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact factors on talent retention in public sector Vietnam. Talent measured through job satisfaction, work motivation, and loyalty. data were collected from 335 employees at administration agencies nonbusiness units using a questionnaire survey. analyzed with descriptive statistics, reliability test, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirma...