AIMS To review evidence on the role of oncology nurses in the provision of information to cancer patients and to delineate evidence-based implications for clinical practice and research. BACKGROUND Provision of information is central for the empowerment of patients to participate in their care. There is not enough evidence regarding the nursing role in the information delivery process in canc...

The aim of this study was to assess the opinions and role of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses regarding the distribution of ICU beds. We conducted this research among 30% of the attendees at two ICU congresses in Turkey. A self-administered questionnaire was used, which included 13 cases and allocation criteria. Of the total (136 nurses), 53.7% participated in admission/discharge decisions. The...

abstract background: administration of quality care in the aged people requires having a positive attitude toward them. numerous factors including nurses’ personality characteristics may play a role in their attitude toward the aged people. therefore, the present study investigated the association between nurses’ personality characteristics and their attitude toward the aged people. materials a...

. 12.00 background: employees feeling and attitude to their job has a significant role on their performance. present study sought to investigate documents related to nurses job satisfaction, using systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate nurses job satisfaction in iran. materials and methods: papers on nurses job satisfaction were identified by searching different data bases using approp...

The transition from student to working nurse has long been recognized as challenging. This paper presents the findings of research into the opportunities and limitations encountered by newly qualified nurses when taking on the nursing role. The study had an ethnographic design. Observation, interviews, and document analysis were used to gain insight into nurses' daily work from the perspective ...

in recent year's significant attention has been given to the interference between individual’s family and work roles, which has been studied under the general rubric of work-family conflict (wfc). there are numerous interactions between nurses and customer’s organization in hospitals. therefore employee (nurses) have important role in quality of serving to customers. in this article invest...

AIM This paper describes the perceptions of nurses, healthcare assistants, doctors and therapists of rehabilitation and the role of nurses and healthcare assistants on an acute older adults ward in a London teaching hospital. BACKGROUND The role perception, education and training and attitudes towards the older adults have been identified as barriers that have an impact upon the nurses' role ...

The implementation of CPOE has transformed the delivery of healthcare. It has also significantly impacted nursing practice by refocusing the role of nurses in direct patient care. These changes have highlighted the vital role that nurses play in communication, coordination and knowledge sharing. CPOE has the potential to maximize productivity and contribute to improved patient safety and improv...