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Selected AbstractsNurses' altered conceptions of work in a ward with all-RN staffingJOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, Issue 2 2002Dip NursEd, SOLVEIG M. LUNDGREN MSc ,,The aim of this study was to investigate how nurses' conceptions of their patients and work changed after reorganization to all RN-staffing and the adoption of a patient-in-focus philosophy on the ward. ,,The study builds on the perspective that the individual's conception of work precedes and forms the basis for the development of knowledge, skills and attributes used in accomplishing work. ,,The findings are based on a secondary analysis of two open interviews with 22 nurses on the ward. These interviews were conducted on two occasions with an interval of 2 years. The third interview was carried out 6 months later, when 10 nurses were asked to talk about a patient's care episode in a narrative form. ,,The nurses' conceptions changed towards a holistic view of the patient, they developed a new approach to work and they used the altered circumstances in their work. [source] Review of patient safety incidents submitted from Critical Care Units in England & Wales to the UK National Patient Safety Agency*ANAESTHESIA, Issue 11 2009A. N. Thomas Summary We reviewed and classified all patient safety incidents submitted from critical care units in England and Wales to the National Patient Safety Agency for the first quarter of 2008. A total of 6649 incidents were submitted from 141 organisations (median (range) 23 (1,268 incidents)); 786 were unrelated to the critical care episode and 248 were repeat entries. Of the remaining 5615 incidents, 1726 occurred in neonates or babies, 1298 were associated with temporary harm, 15 with permanent harm and 59 required interventions to maintain life or may have contributed to the patient's death. The most common main incident groups were medication (1450 incidents), infrastructure and staffing (1289 incidents) and implementation of care (1047 incidents). There were 2789 incidents classified to more than one main group. The incident analysis highlights ways to improve patient safety and to improve the classification of incidents. [source] Palliative care in aged care facilities for residents with a non-cancer disease: results of a survey of aged care facilities in South AustraliaAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 2 2005Carol Grbich Objectives:,This study reports the results of a cross-sectional study of residential aged care facilities in South Australia which sought to quantify the extent of specialist palliative care involvement in residential aged care facilities as well as identifying the current need for palliative care. Method:,A questionnaire was completed by 51 Directors of Care from 51 of 90 facilities targeted, representing a response rate of 57% and representing 20% of the total number of South Australian licensed beds. Facilities responding were representative of residential aged care facilities in South Australia for location, type of funding and level of care. Results:,Thirty facilities (59%) used specialist palliative care services during 2001 with the average number of residents consulted being four. There were 627 deaths recorded in the 2785 licensed beds, a death rate of 23%. The majority of these deaths were from non-cancer diseases (83%) and up to two-thirds of all deaths occurred away from low care facilities, usually in an acute care setting. Main reasons for transfer away from the facility were; an acute care episode requiring other expertise, rapid deterioration of the resident, care needs beyond the facility, or the general practitioner or family requested a transfer. Care Directors estimated that 7% of their current residents would be considered palliative and the majority of these had non-cancer diseases (78%). Conclusion:,These findings indicate that palliative care is an important aspect of care in residential aged care facilities for clients with a non-cancer diagnosis. [source] Interventions for improving older patients' involvement in primary care episodesAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 1 2010Article first published online: 25 MAR 2010 These highlights are produced with permission from the Cochrane Collaboration. To read the full findings and any updates, please visit: http://www.thecochranelibrary.com [source] | ||||||||||