PubMed indexed nursing journal article titles & abstracts

Patients' perception of monitoring during cardiac rehabilitation: taking the message home.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):263-8

Authors: Scotto CJ, Waechter D, Rosneck J

Graduates of a cardiac rehabilitation program reported they did not use self-monitoring skills at home. This unexpected outcome led to an investigation of the reasons for this lack of use. Results of the study informed program revision including the teaching tool and teaching strategies designed to enhance program effectiveness and improve patient outcomes.

PMID: 19525768 [PubMed - in process]

Building knowledge for safer care: nursing research advancing practice.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):257-62

Authors: Jeffs L, M Smith O, Wilson G, Kohn M, Campbell H, Maione M, Tregunno D, Ferris E

Organizational and professional efforts to support nurses engaging in research projects that advance patient safety practices are needed. In this context, the purpose of this article is to provide a description of the design, implementation, and evaluation of a research capacity strategy designed for clinical nurses and the lessons learned. Participating nurses evolved from research novices to key champions in advancing nursing practice, patient safety, and quality improvement.

PMID: 19525767 [PubMed - in process]

Advance directives: evaluation of nurses' knowledge, attitude, confidence, and experience.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):250-6

Authors: Putman-Casdorph H, Drenning C, Richards S, Messenger K

This study assessed nurses' knowledge, attitudes, experience, and confidence in discussing advance directives with patients. Concepts were measured using a questionnaire administered to 87 acute care registered nurses. Results indicated lack of knowledge about laws regarding advance directives, moderately negative attitudes toward advance directives, moderate confidence, and moderate experience with advance directives. The study supports the need to explore ways to assist nurses to be comfortable with advance directives discussions to improve quality patient care.

PMID: 19525766 [PubMed - in process]

Patient and family education for fall prevention: involving patients and families in a fall prevention program on a neuroscience unit.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):243-9

Authors: Ryu YM, Roche JP, Brunton M

A neuroscience unit in an acute care hospital reported the highest number of falls among the inpatient units. Patient and family education for fall prevention on this unit was added to an existing multifactorial fall prevention program. Through this project, a new fall prevention poster was developed with patient, family, and staff involvement and disseminated throughout the hospital. Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act model to evaluate the project, there were no fall among the patients educated on fall prevention.

PMID: 19525765 [PubMed - in process]

Are call light use and response time correlated with inpatient falls and inpatient dissatisfaction?

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):232-42

Authors: Tzeng HM, Yin CY

Inpatients use call lights to seek nurses' assistance. Although implied in patient safety, no studies have analyzed data related to the use of or response time to call lights collected by existing tracking mechanisms monitoring nursing practice. This study used archived hospital data to determine the correlation of the call light use rate and the average call light response time with the fall rate, injurious fall rate, and patient satisfaction scores in acute inpatient care settings.

PMID: 19525764 [PubMed - in process]

Pain management documentation quality as a reflection of nurses' clinical judgment.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):223-31

Authors: Samuels JG, Fetzer S

Pain management documentation (PMD) is the chief method used by administrators, surveyors, and quality improvement managers to measure the quality of pain management. Eighty-five nurses from 2 hospitals generated 340 PMD record entries, which were scored using the Samuels PMD Rating Scale. Nurses' PMD scores ranged from 2.5 to 6.5 (SD = 0.77). Less than 50% of the entries met Joint Commission standards. Documentation results may reflect nurses' pain management clinical judgment. Targeted interventions are recommended.

PMID: 19525763 [PubMed - in process]

Establishing a mortality review process.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):211-22

Authors: Rachel MM, Stewart MW

Patients die in hospitals every day; some of these deaths are expected and some are not. Each death can provide information that improves the healthcare system, care provided by healthcare professionals, and hospitalization experience for patients and their families. A standardized mortality review approach in a system focused on quality can set the stage for, and facilitate, the improvement process. This article describes the experience of an academic health center in establishing a mortality review process.

PMID: 19525762 [PubMed - in process]

Enhancing safety reporting in adult ambulatory oncology with a clinician champion: a practice innovation.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):203-10

Authors: Weingart SN, Price J, Duncombe D, Connor M, Conley K, Conlin GJ, Sullivan AM, Powell M, Ponte PR, Bierer BE

This article examines whether a patient safety "champion" on an ambulatory chemotherapy infusion unit can increase reporting of adverse events and close calls. Reporting rates increased substantially on both intervention and control units. It was accompanied by more reports of medical errors and conditions that worried staff and fewer reports of service quality incidents. The facilitated reporting method described here is a novel approach to incident reporting, complements the spontaneous reporting systems used in hospitals and some ambulatory care settings, and may help to build a safety culture. By identifying errors and worrisome conditions, it may help managers identify problems before they lead to harm.

PMID: 19525761 [PubMed - in process]

Interruptions and geographic challenges to nurses' cognitive workload.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):194-200; quiz 201-2

Authors: Redding DA, Robinson S

The cognitive workload of nurses needs to be protected from interruptions as much as possible to prevent untoward patient outcomes. In this study, the type and frequency of work interruptions for nurses in medical-surgical units in a midwestern tertiary care medical center were identified. In addition, nurses' travel patterns were observed and recorded as they provided care. The intent was to identify methods for reducing interruptions and improving nurses' cognitive work efficiency.

PMID: 19525759 [PubMed - in process]

Awareness of dying revisited.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):189-93

Authors: Andrews T, Nathaniel AK

PMID: 19525758 [PubMed - in process]

Nurses' role in communication and patient safety.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):184-8

Authors: Nadzam DM

PMID: 19525757 [PubMed - in process]

Complexity, bullying, and stress: analyzing and mitigating a challenging work environment for nurses.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):180-3

Authors: Hughes RG, Clancy CM

PMID: 19525756 [PubMed - in process]

New JNCQ web site: supporting your work in quality and safety.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jul-Sep;24(3):179

Authors: Oermann MH

PMID: 19525755 [PubMed - in process]

Improving Outcomes for Older Adults With Heart Failure: A Randomized Trial Using a Theory-Guided Nursing Intervention.

J Nurs Care Qual. 2009 Jun 6;

Authors: Duffy JR, Hoskins LM, Dudley-Brown S

Newly discharged older adults with heart failure continue to experience frequent hospital readmissions, lower quality of life, and decreased satisfaction with health services. A theory-guided intervention delivered by home health nurses via the telephone was studied using a randomized controlled trial to assess its feasibility and inform further studies. Findings generated a profile of older adults with heart failure, utilization by patients and nurses, operational issues, and preliminary data on intended outcomes. Implications for further study are presented.

PMID: 19512945 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Reuse of single-use critical medical devices.

Gastroenterol Nurs. 2009 May-Jun;32(3):228-9

Authors:

PMID: 19506444 [PubMed - in process]

Self-colonoscopy: the road less traveled.

Gastroenterol Nurs. 2009 May-Jun;32(3):223-4

Authors: Kumar P

PMID: 19506443 [PubMed - in process]

Sexual abuse history in patients.

Gastroenterol Nurs. 2009 May-Jun;32(3):222-3

Authors: Borum ML, Igiehon E, Shafa S

PMID: 19506442 [PubMed - in process]

Pica-induced proctitis?

Gastroenterol Nurs. 2009 May-Jun;32(3):219-20

Authors: Tully MA

PMID: 19506441 [PubMed - in process]

Nurses make the difference.

Gastroenterol Nurs. 2009 May-Jun;32(3):216-7

Authors: Cappell MS

PMID: 19506440 [PubMed - in process]

A simple message in complex times.

Gastroenterol Nurs. 2009 May-Jun;32(3):213-4

Authors: Schaffner M

PMID: 19506439 [PubMed - in process]