Journal of advanced nursing
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Multicenter Study
The effectiveness of bedside handovers: A multilevel, longitudinal study of effects on nurses and patients.
To investigate the effectiveness of bedside handovers. For nurses, effects on nurse-patient communication, individualized care, coordination of the care process, job satisfaction, intention to leave, patient participation and work interruptions were measured. For patients, effects on patient activation, individualized care and quality of care were measured. ⋯ The results indicate that bedside handover can be regarded as superior to more commonly used handover models as it enhances patient participation and decreases work interruptions. However, the positive image of bedside handovers, mostly based on observational, short-term and single-centred experiences, cannot be confirmed as there were no effects on any of the other measured parameters. As bedside handovers put patient participation on the agenda and negative effects are absent, implementing bedside handovers should be considered a mean for more patient-centeredness instead of a goal itself.
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Multicenter Study
Internal workplace violence from colleagues is more strongly associated with poor health outcomes in nurses than violence from patients and families.
To examine the associations between different workplace violence sources and health outcome in nurses. ⋯ Internal workplace violence in the form of psychological and verbal violence had a stronger effect on nurses' health than did external workplace violence. Organization-level measures should be implemented to prevent internal violence.
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Multicenter Study
Exploring resident thriving in relation to the nursing home environment: A cross-sectional study.
To explore the extent to which environmental factors are associated with resident thriving. ⋯ Nursing home environments may have an impact on residents' thriving. A positive psychosocial climate of units seems to have an important role in facilitating thriving in nursing home residents.
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To explore the lived experience of resuscitation team members involved in notifying family members when a patient dies following a resuscitation event in an Iranian cultural context. ⋯ Notifying family members of a patient's death is a stressful and culturally sensitive task for the resuscitation team members. The nature of the patient's presenting condition, together with the various resuscitation interventions can result in relatives responding unpredictably. Providing health professionals with the appropriate training and skills to effectively communicate with family members will ensure that the families' level of preparedness, understanding and cultural beliefs are taken into consideration.
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Multicenter Study
Nurse-perceived quality of care in intensive care units and associations with work environment characteristics: a multicentre survey study.
To examine nurse-perceived quality of care, controlling for overall job satisfaction among critical care nurses and to explore associations with work environment characteristics. ⋯ Factors that contribute to nurse-perceived quality of care in intensive care units, independent from the effects of overall job satisfaction, were identified. Hereby, offering opportunities to maximize high quality of care to critically ill patients. Research in a larger sample is needed to confirm our findings.