Background: A patient's satisfaction with nursing service is one of the main indices for measuring the quality and effectiveness of health care. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare patients' satisfaction with the nursing service provided in selected training hospitals in Tehran. Methods: This cross-se...

Nursing service managers need certain essential managerial attributes in taking the lead in effective management of the nowadays health care organisations in South Africa. Major changes in restructuring and human resources planning are taking place through transformation of health services and specific managerial attributes are needed in this scenario. Without nursing service managers with the ...

Background: To introduce a disease management model named “one disease, one quality” for kidney transplant nursing. Methods: By using the disease management model of the “one disease, one quality” to establish the nursing process for the kidney transplant patients, a whole, comprehensive and professional nursing service was provided for the patients. Results: The satisfaction of the kidney tran...

Background: To introduce a disease management model named “one disease, one quality” for kidney transplant nursing. Methods: By using the disease management model of the “one disease, one quality” to establish the nursing process for the kidney transplant patients, a whole, comprehensive and professional nursing service was provided for the patients. Results: The satisfaction of the kidney tran...

This study of 270 poor and frail elders in a Medicaid waiver program examined the service package, that is, the type of service (health or social), volume, and the mix or combinations of services provided. Predictors of use and volume of service differed depending on type of service. The most frequently prescribed service combinations were: (a) nursing, home health, and homemaker; (b) homemaker...

Aim: To explore the current literature on service user participation in mental health nursing care and the effectiveness of participation practices. Background: Service user involvement in mental health nursing is a requirement of current practice including research and education. A review of the literature was undertaken as part of a research study on involvement practices in mental health nur...