Journal of nursing management
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Current Canadian oncology work environments are challenged by the same workforce statistics as other nursing specialties: nurses are among the most overworked, stressed and sick workers, and more than 8% of the nursing workforce is absent each week due to illness. ⋯ Oncology nursing work environments can be improved by focusing on modifiable factors such as leadership, staff development and staffing resources, leading to better job satisfaction and hopefully retention of nurses.
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The context of the healthcare setting may play a crucial role in influencing the implementation of best practice guidelines in nursing. Further study is required to understand these organizational factors. Two variables, organizational culture and leadership, are thought to influence the adoption of best practice guidelines. ⋯ Nursing leaders interested in promoting the use of best practice guidelines must pay attention to the organizational context in which nursing care occurs. A supportive culture where learning is valued coupled with transformational leadership may be key factors in the implementation and the sustainability of best practice guidelines.
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To determine the extent to which clinical nursing practice has adopted research evidence. To identify barriers to the application of research findings in practice and to propose ways of overcoming these barriers. ⋯ This paper reviewed the research evidence from several published research papers and provides consultant nurses with practical suggestions on how to enhance research evidence application in their practice. It recommends how consultant nurses can make their practice more research transparent by providing the required leadership, creating a research-friendly organization, developing a clear research agenda and facilitating staff develop a local research framework for reading research and implementing research evidence in their practice.
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To determine the prevalence and contributing factors of moral distress in medical and surgical nurses. ⋯ Strategies aimed to minimize exposure to situations of moral distress and augment mechanisms mitigating its effect on nurses are necessary to enhance job satisfaction and retention.