PURPOSE The care of a cancer patient undergoes considerable changes. Patients' most important need is a demand of support in dealing with somatic, psychological, emotional and social complaints. The purpose of this research is to analyse the realization of the psychological support of a cancer patient based on nursing care process records. MATERIAL AND METHODS The research analysis is based o...

BACKGROUND Western governments have initiated reforms to improve the quality of care for nursing home residents. Most of these reforms encompass the use of regulations and national quality indicators. In the Norwegian context, these regulations comprise two pages of text that are easy to read and understand. They focus particularly on residents' rights to plan their day-to-day life in nursing h...

OBJECTIVES To examine the effect of an education program and problem solving work group on nursing practices for prevention of needlestick and sharp injury. MATERIAL AND METHOD A quasi-experimental study design with a control group was conducted at the emergency and labor rooms in Sermngam Hospital, Lampang. All healthcare workers (HCWs) in the emergency and labor room were randomly assigned ...

Background: Nursing practice has to contribute to evidence pointing out why there is a need for more nurse-designed randomized control trials (RCTs) focusing on evidence-based practice (EBP). How far this EBP has progressed in different health aspects is usually established by systematic reviews of RCTs. Nurse-led RCTs exist but no study has addressed the essentials of nursing care. Aim: The ai...

Medication errors remain among the major problems seen in hospitals. Such errors can relate to the prescription, dispensation, or administration of drugs. Human factors account for most of these mistakes, but other factors such as infusion pump programming defects should always be considered. Worldwide, medication errors have been reported to affect 2-30% of patients, depending on the instituti...

the effect of care plan based on nutrition and exercise on deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery in urmia imam khomeini hospital in 1391.     habibzadeh h [1] , rezaeipour n [2] *,khalkhali hr [3] , safari mb [4] , mohammadi a [5]     received: 2 jul , 2013 accepted: 14 sep , 2013    abstract   background & aims : venous thrombosis is a major cause of death i...

Abstract Background: In addition to child, families can be influenced traumatically by the leukemia and hospitalization. Adopting the philosophy of a family-centered care approach can maximize the well being of pediatric patients and their family. The philosophy is based on the collaboration of the family, nurses and hospital staff to plan, provide and evaluate care to establish the bes...