This exploratory-descriptive study was performed with a qualitative approach, aiming at finding indicators for the measurement of nursing personnel in adult emergency services. Data were collected using nursing work observation and a semistructured interview with nurses; data were analyzed based upon the theory of working process, originating the following categories: working process and nursin...

According to a recent Australian Institute of Criminology report (1999) the health industry is the most violent industry in Australia. In this paper the authors aim to highlight violence as an important professional issue for Australian nurses that is currently concealed as 'part of the job'. National and international studies bring attention to the severity of the problem for nurses with a par...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In-hospital mortality is higher for certain medical conditions based on the time of presentation to the emergency department. The primary goal of this study was to determine whether patients with acute ischemic stroke who arrived to the emergency department during a nursing shift change had similar rates of thrombolytic use and functional outcomes compared with patients p...

INTRODUCTION The improvement of technology has increased noise levels in hospital Wards to higher than international standard levels (35-45 dB). Higher noise levels than the maximum level result in patient's instability and dissatisfaction. Moreover, it will have serious negative effects on the staff's health and the quality of their services. The purpose of this survey is to analyze the level ...

INTRODUCTION In order to prepare the healthcare system and healthcare personnel to meet the health needs of populations affected by disasters, educational programs have been developed by numerous academic institutions, hospitals, professional organizations, governments, and non-government organizations. Lacking standards for best practices as a foundation, many organizations and institutions ha...

As modern information technology is getting more mature nowadays and has been fully applied in various industries, it also gradually used the teaching of emergency critical nursing, achieving remarkable effects. There are methods using technology. However, current nursing based on colleges universities still primary stage, traditional cannot break through key difficult points field. The article...

The 2004 National Nursing Home Survey collected cross-sectional data for 11,939 nursing home residents aged >or=65 years representing approximately 1.32 million individuals. That year, 24.6% of nursing home residents had diabetes as a primary admission and/or current diagnosis. Diabetes was present in 22.5 and 35.6% of white and nonwhite residents, respectively. Diabetic residents were admitted...

This study is a non-equivalent control group pre-post test design in order to develop the emergency nursing simulation-based education program for hyperglycemia patients and to examine the effects of a simulation-based education program on self-directed learning ability and confidence in performance of nursing students. Study participants were recruited from 2nd grade nursing students who atten...

Objective To describe the frequency with which nursing staff in hospitals presents an altered diurnal pattern of cortisol secretion. Method These findings were based on results obtained from 56 randomly selected professional nursing staff working in outpatient clinics, medical clinics, surgical clinics, operating theaters, pediatric and adult emergency units, adult and pediatric intensive care ...