Journal of clinical nursing
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To investigate the attitudes of nurses caring for hospitalised adult patients towards fever and antipyresis and to identify the predictors of these attitudes. ⋯ These findings highlight the need for continuing education programmes to eliminate fever phobia and improve nurses' competency for individualised fever care.
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To investigate the experiences of patients with acute abdominal pain at discharge from an emergency department observation unit compared with discharge from a surgical assessment unit. ⋯ Units discharging patients with acute abdominal pain could be inspired by scheduled fast-track surgery programmes with structured information about admission, treatment and follow-up and easy access to relevant health professionals after discharge.
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Review
Benefits of sensory garden and horticultural activities in dementia care: a modified scoping review.
To provide a review on the benefits associated with the use of sensory gardens and horticultural activities in dementia care. ⋯ To further improve the use of the existing or planned gardens, an educational programme for staff that also includes skill training is recommended.
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To understand how patients experience compassion within nursing care and explore their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses. ⋯ It comes as a timely reminder that the smallest of nursing actions can convey compassion. Introducing vignettes of real-life situations from the lens of the patient to engage practitioners in collaborative learning in the context of compassionate nursing could offer opportunities for valuable and legitimate professional development.
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To explore partners' experiences of everyday life in caring for a dying person with eating deficiencies at home. ⋯ The findings can assist palliative home care teams and other healthcare professionals to give support that goes beyond giving practical advice about food. Initiating talk about the current situation around food and meals at home, by posing questions and opening the way for conversations, is suggested.