BACKGROUND We studied the possible advantages of feed-forward control nursing model in the treatment of placenta previa. METHODS We enrolled 60 pregnant women who were receiving treatment for expectant placenta previa between January 2010 and January 2016 and randomly divided them into the control group and the observation group with 30 cases in each group. In the control group, we offered sp...

The aim of this research project was to evaluate the record-keeping of postoperative nursing care. A total of 186 randomly selected patient records were evaluated in terms of a checklist that included the most important parameters for postoperative nursing care. All the patients underwent operations under general anaesthetic in one month in a Level 3 hospital and were transferred to general war...

OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of advance directives among nursing home residents before and after passage of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) and to identify factors associated with advance directive completion. DESIGN Prestudy and poststudy nursing home admissions using medical record reviews and a companion cross-sectional survey of alert and oriented residents. SETTING Six...

AIM The aim of this study was to describe the accuracy and quality of nursing documentation of the prevalence, risk factors and prevention of pressure ulcers, and compare retrospective audits of nursing documentation with patient examinations conducted in nursing homes. DESIGN This study used a cross-sectional descriptive design. METHOD A retrospective audit of 155 patients' records and pat...

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introduction. the clinical education is one of the most perspectives of nursing education. fifty percent of the time spent in nursing school is for education in clinical field. clinical education is “heart” instruction in nursing profession. methods. from each clinical group of students, twenty percent were randomly selected, then the students were asked randomly (one day per week) to record th...

Background: Efficient collaboration and information exchange among care givers is essential during patient ́s hospital period for the high quality and safety of patient care. Nursing documentation plays important role in effective collaboration and information exchange. One prerequisite for efficient and productive multidisciplinary collaboration is the nursing documentation when it is in approp...

This study tested a PC based version of the CCC System on students' performance of charting patient care plans. The application was designed for any PC with Windows and Microsoft Office(r) programs. The PC based system was tested in a randomized trial with the control group using a type-in text-based only system also mounted on the bedside computer. The results demonstrate that the application ...

Algorithm development and transformation: Experts in nursing informatics and occupational health nursing created algorithms based on definitions of Omaha System ratings and existing clinical and research data from firefighters were transformed using the algorithms. • Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) : One of most prevalent occupational injuries. • There are limited data on hearing ability of w...

The learning of students within the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Limerick is increasingly supported and mediated by computer based technology. New techniques, such as self-record and review of laboratory practice procedures and “clicker” response to quizzes in lectures, facilitate individual student engagement even with large classes. Further support is provided by t...