this study was initiated to assess the effectiveness of designating smoking rooms to control environmental tobacco smoke in nursing homes. of the 39 nursing homes located in toledo (a city in ohio, usa) included in the preliminary survey, 33 facilities (85%) allowed smoking, 14 facilities (36%) allowed indoor smoking, and 13 facilities (33%) provided a designated smoking area. three of these 13...

OBJECTIVE To analyze patient satisfaction with nursing care received at a hospital emergency service. METHODOLOGY This is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The sample was composed by 250 patients over 18 years old who used an emergency service in the south region of Brazil. Data were collected using an identification form and the Patient Satisfaction Instrument. RESULTS Re...

Determining the priority of attention in an Emergency Room (ER) has always been a difficult issue. Priority is determined with a simple triage system as people arrive at the hospital. It is important to establish how long they can wait for treatment. In order to obtain the best assessment of patients' conditions, we built a Nursing Software for Emergency Triage (NSET). The objective of this wor...

abstract background: nurses as the major group of health service providers need to have a satisfactory quality of work life in order to give desirable care to the patients. workplace violence is one of the most important factors that cause decline in the quality of work life. this study aimed to determine the quality of work life of nurses in selected hospitals of isfahan university of medical ...