Journal of clinical nursing
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Review
New graduate registered nurses' knowledge of patient safety and practice: A literature review.
To critically appraise available literature and summarise evidence pertaining to the patient safety knowledge and practices of new graduate registered nurses. ⋯ Understanding the knowledge of a new graduate registered nurse upon entering clinical practice may assist in organisations providing appropriate clinical and theoretical support to these nurses during their transition.
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To understand the perceptions of critical care nurses towards providing end-of-life care. ⋯ Nurses could be involved more in decision-making and empowered to start end-of-life care conversations within the team and with family members. Communication with family members and between nurses and doctors could be improved. Support for nurses providing end-of-life care could be enhanced through promoting social networks, education and bereavement support. Further research is needed to explore ways to support and empower nurses to provide end-of-life care in critical care.