Robin Adams Geiger, Ingenovis Health, United States
Nurses work through frequent, and often unrecognized, mental and physical challenges as part of their dedication to the profession. This level of dedication can often create patients out of nurses, and unmet expectations from our initial view of what it means to be a nurse. It&rs [....] » Read More
Title : Multigenerational workforce teams
Adele Webb, Capella University, United States
Healthcare currently consists of five generations of providers. Each generation brings a different set of skills as well as a different set of experiences to the table. In order to appreciate the differences, as well as the similarities, providers must embrace each generati [....] » Read More
Title : Next generation testing: To boldy go where nurses have gone BEFORE
Daryle Wane, Pasco-Hernando State College, United States
As we prepare to” Boldy go” into the Next Gen NCLEX©, let’s explore how the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) is used to integrate elements of nursing process and cognitive testing to create a more inclusive pathway towards clinical decision [....] » Read More
Title : Using behavior analysis to create an autism friendly environment in a healthcare setting
Sara Bastin, Boston Medical Center, United States
Hospital visits can be challenging for autistic patients due to unmet communication, sensory, and behavioral needs. Additionally, empiric research indicates that many medical practitioners, including nurses, demonstrate a limited understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) an [....] » Read More
Title : Using behavior analysis to create an autism friendly environment in a healthcare setting
Jacqueline McKendry, Boston Medical Center, United States
Hospital visits can be challenging for autistic patients due to unmet communication, sensory, and behavioral needs. Additionally, empiric research indicates that many medical practitioners, including nurses, demonstrate a limited understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) an [....] » Read More
Title : Exploring knowledge, attitudes, and practice associated with meditation among tertiary health care workers
Jyoti Somabhai Patel , Tata Memorial Hospital, India
Occupational suffering exhaustion related to stress in the workplace is experienced by nurses who are regularly confronted with trauma, suffering, and high workloads suffer exhaustion can negatively impact patient care and have detrimental effects on nurses’ physical and me [....] » Read More
Title : Nursing workforce succession planning is planning for success
Robert Thorn, Thaxton Leadership, United States
One in five hospital CEOs leave their positions every year. In rural communities, turnover is even higher. Yet, that is only the tip of the iceberg, as nurses' and other key staff turnover rates are greater than one out of four, with critical care and emergency nurses approac [....] » Read More
Title : Prevalence of pressure injuries over twenty years in a Western Australian hospital and evaluation of an intervention to reduce pressure injury prevalence
Linda Coventry, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Background: Pressure injuries (PIs) impinge on patients’ emotional, mental, social and physical wellbeing and financially burden the Australian healthcare system. National and international evidence suggests that prevalence of hospital-acquired PIs (HAPIs) has decreased ove [....] » Read More
Title : Strategies to prevent nurse burnout: An integrated literature review
Toby Noel Carver, Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, United States
Aim: To highlight the need to integrate self-care as a strategy that may reduce nursing burnout, foster a positive work culture, and build resilience. Background: Nursing burnout is a national health crisis recognized by the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease [....] » Read More
Title : Supporting mental health nurses managing adolescents with mental illnesses: Lesson learned from a DREAM presence practice workshop series
Precious Chibuike Chukwuere, North West University, South Africa
Background: Presence as a concept is regarded to have originated from the Latin verb “praeesse” referring to “being present before everything”. Presence is the ability of nurses in enacting inter-relational experiences with their patients that yield positi [....] » Read More
Title : Perspective for voice utilization in clinical practice
Sofica Bistriceanu, Academic Medical Unit – CMI, Romania
People interact with their energy, with or without words and sounds. Verbal and nonverbal communication offer us relevant data about an individual: intelligence education emotional state medical conditions welfare [....] » Read More
Title : Dredging hand Yang meridians with deep tissue massage combined with neck movement in stiff neck syndrome: A randomized controlled trial
Lingyun Zhang, Qingdao University, China
Objective: The objective of this study is to observe the therapeutic effects of dredging hand Yang meridian with deep tissue massage combined with neck movement on stiff?neck syndrome. Materials and Methods: This is a randomized controlled trial. The consecutive patients with the [....] » Read More
Title : Application Research of Peer Mutual Management Model in Fast Rehabilitation After Gluteal Muscle Contracture
Ruolan Ge, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital , China
Objective: This was a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of a peer mutual management model on fast rehabilitation exercise in patients with gluteal muscle contracture after surgery. Design: Single centre, parallel randomized controlled, close label, observer [....] » Read More