many patients fear about neurological disorders because of mistrust to their judgments. reality is that neurological system is one of the simplest systems, but unfortunately we discuss about it in a form that induce fear to people. suppose that an old person hospitalized for cerebro-vascular accident (cva) and increased intracranial pressure (icp). results of your assessment can increase patien...

background: the reporting of adverse drug reactions (adrs) by nurses in hospitals is very important.aims: this study was aimed at investigating the impact of an educational intervention to improve adr reporting and whethertrained nurses had better knowledge, attitude, and practice toward adr reporting. materials and methods: a total of 300 nurses in a tertiary care teaching hospital in tehran, ...

abstract background: intensive care unit is a center to provide comprehensive care for critically ill patients whose condition can be improved by receiving specialized care. the importance of accurate and rapid monitoring of patients at this precise moment is in recording patient data and its comparison with previous data. monitoring the patient by either devices or direct examination of the nu...

When nurses understand what interventions are needed to achieve desired patient outcomes, they can more easily define their practice. Work Complexity Assessment (WCA) is a process that helps nurses to identify interventions performed on a routine basis for their specific patient population. This article describes the WCA process and links it to the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and...

OBJECTIVE To analyze what nursing models and nursing assessment structures have been used in the implementation of the nursing process at the public and private centers in the health area Gipuzkoa (Basque Country). METHOD A retrospective study was undertaken, based on the analysis of the nursing records used at the 158 centers studied. RESULTS The Henderson model, Carpenito's bifocal struct...

Nurses use theory to sharpen their observations and to facilitate their understanding of the human responses to which they direct their interventions. An assessment tool, derived from the nursing theory 'modelling and role-modelling', was developed by nurses at the University of Michigan Hospitals. This tool appears to elicit the data necessary to assess and diagnose the health status of client...

Multiple-choice questions are frequently used in high-stakes nursing assessments. Many nurse educators, however, lack the necessary knowledge and training to develop these tests. The authors discuss test development guidelines to help nurse educators produce valid and reliable multiple-choice assessments.

A nurse should be able to undertake and document a comprehensive, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of a patient. A review of the literature demonstrates a clear variation in the levels of assessment. This article examines the evolution of the nursing role and the implementation of assessment tools and looks at the potential for development within the profession.

Multiple-choice questions are a common assessment method in nursing examinations. Few nurse educators, however, have formal preparation in constructing multiple-choice questions. Consequently, questions used in baccalaureate nursing assessments often contain item-writing flaws, or violations to accepted item-writing guidelines. In one nursing department, 2770 MCQs were collected from tests and ...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to develop a self-assessment tool aiming to raise telenurses' awareness of their communication and interpersonal competence, and highlight areas in need of improvement. BACKGROUND Several studies have revealed the need for development of communication competence in telenursing. Structured analyses of conversations with patients/callers, is one way...