International journal of nursing studies
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
A preoperative education intervention to reduce anxiety and improve recovery among Chinese cardiac patients: a randomized controlled trial.
Patients awaiting cardiac surgery typically experience significant physical and psychological stress. However, although there is evidence that preoperative education interventions can lead to positive postoperative outcomes for surgical patients in general, less is known about the effectiveness among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, especially Chinese cardiac patients. ⋯ This form of preoperative education is effective in reducing anxiety and depression among Chinese cardiac surgery patients. Based upon existing evidence and international practice, preoperative education should be incorporated into routine practice to prepare Chinese cardiac patients for surgery.
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Multicenter Study
Evaluation of the Scrub Practitioners' List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills system.
The Scrub Practitioners' List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS) system is a new tool for training and assessing scrub practitioner (nurse, technician) behaviours during surgical operations. ⋯ The reliability of the SPLINTS system was deemed to be adequate for assessing scrub practitioners' non-technical skills in simulated, standardized, video scenarios. On the basis of these results, the system can now move on to usability testing in the real operating theatre.
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Multicenter Study
Nurse-led central venous catheter insertion-procedural characteristics and outcomes of three intensive care based catheter placement services.
Nurse-led central venous catheter placement is an emerging clinical role internationally. Procedural characteristics and clinical outcomes is an important consideration in appraisal of such advanced nursing roles. ⋯ This study has demonstrated safe patient outcomes with nurse led CVC insertion as compared with published data. Nurses who are formally trained and credentialed to insert CVCs can improve organisational efficiencies. This study adds to emerging data that developing clinical roles that focus on skills, procedural volume and competency can be a viable option in health care facilities.