The quality and safety of nursing care vary from one service to another. We have only very limited information on the quality and safety of nursing care in outpatient settings, an expanding area of practice. Our aim in this study was to make available, from the scientific literature, indicators potentially sensitive to nursing that can be used to evaluate the performance of nursing care in outp...

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...

BACKGROUND The unprecedented global growth in older adults merits high-quality gerontological nursing care. As gerontological nursing grows in visibility in developed and developing countries, nurses must possess a broader worldview of ageing with knowledge of physiological, psychosocial, and cultural issues. PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to: (1) highlight lessons learned on differen...

OBJECTIVES To investigate patients' satisfaction with nursing care by measuring the gap between patients' expectations of care and perceptions of the actual care provided and to identify the areas of nursing care that need improvement. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among patients who were admitted to the Departments of Medicine and Surgery at King Saud Medical Ci...

OBJECTIVE The service type offered by a home care agency contracted by the Queensland government is not based on the qualifications of the worker providing the service, but the service itself. This allows agencies to substitute certain levels and categories of labour in order to provide a service to meet their contract obligations. This study investigated evidence of labour substitution between...