OBJECTIVE To measure the prevalence of pain among residents of rural and regional nursing homes in northern New South Wales and to describe the procedures used for pain management. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey using interviews and audit of medical records. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 917 nursing home residents in 15 nursing homes within a northern NSW area health service in 1998-1999. MAIN ...

OBJECTIVE To present the legal and professional issues related to nurse administration of drugs according to protocols, and describe the implementation and initial audit findings of such a scheme. SETTING Accident and emergency (A&E) department of a district general hospital. METHODS Analysis of legal and professional opinion. Protocols acceptable to the medical, nursing, and pharmacy profe...

Objective: Thisresearch has studied the effect of five main factors including competence of internal audit department, size of internal audit department, relationship between internal and external audit, management support for internal audit, and independence of internal audit on the internal audit effectiveness in companies that listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange in 2017. Methods: Data was c...

AIM To assess the changes in services for children with diabetes in the south west of England between two region-wide audits performed in 1994 and 1998. METHODS Questionnaires were sent to consultant paediatricians, specialist diabetes nurses, dietitians, and Local Diabetes Service Advisory Groups. Information was gathered on consultant and nursing caseload, clinic structure, dietetic and psy...

OBJECTIVES a trial of the use of integrated care pathways (ICPs) for elective vascular surgical procedures. DESIGN a 12-month prospective study, following a multi-disciplinary group construction of current "best practice" ICPs, with changes in practice only occurring following careful audit of results. MATERIALS patients admitted to a single vascular unit for "open" repair of abdominal aort...

PURPOSE To describe nursing assessment documentation practices in aged care organizations and to evaluate the quality of electronic versus paper-based documentation of nursing assessment. METHODS This was a retrospective nursing documentation audit study. Study samples were 2299 paper-based and 6997 electronic resident assessment forms contained in 159 paper-based and 249 electronic resident ...

BACKGROUND Audit and feedback is effective in improving the quality of care. However, methods and results of international studies are heterogeneous, and studies have been criticized for a lack of systematic use of theory. In TREC (Translating Research in Elder Care), a longitudinal health services research program, we collect comprehensive data from care providers and residents in Canadian nur...

Currently health services in Brazil undergo several transformations and challenges, not only in the technological scenario, but also in the provision of assistance aimed at reducing costs without compromising quality, requiring professionals to take a new dynamic in the assessment of care. It is in this context that the health audit has demonstrated that it is possible to provide patients with ...

Abstract Background Quality in nursing documentation holds promise to increase patient safety and quality of care. While high-quality implies a comprehensive the process, records do not always adhere these criteria. The aim this improvement project was assess electronic residential care home using standardized audit tool and, if necessary, implement tailored strategy improve practice. Methods A...

Currently health services in Brazil undergo several transformations and challenges, not only in the technological scenario, but also in the provision of assistance aimed at reducing costs without compromising quality, requiring professionals to take a new dynamic in the assessment of care. It is in this context that the health audit has demonstrated that it is possible to provide patients with ...