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Applications for registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse licensure too often contribute to this stigma and prevent nurses struggling with mental health issues from getting needed help.
Removing these inquiries will protect nurse well-being
Background: Nurses play an essential role in patient safety. Inadequate nursing physical assessment and communication in handover practices are associated with increased patient deterioration, falls and pressure injuries. Despite internationally implemented rapid response systems, falls and pressure injury reduction strategies, and recommendations to conduct clinical handovers at patients’ bedside, adverse events persist. This trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness, implementation, and cost–benefit of an externally facilitated, nurse-led intervention delivered at the ward level for core ...
A recent study examined patients' outcomes after receiving care based on scientific and clinical evidence.
Background: Nurses play a major role in patient safety. Poor nursing assessment and communication practices are associated with higher incidence of the adverse events of undetected deterioration, falls, and pressure injuries. Despite widespread adoption of patient safety systems, occurrence of these events continues. Aim: To implement and evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of an organisational ward-level intervention to facilitate comprehensive systematic assessment and improved communication in clinical handover to reduce medical emergency team calls; unplanned Intensive Care Unit adm...