• Background Care of cardiac surgery patients has changed substantially in the past decade,
with an emphasis on streamlined procedures and shortened hospital stays. The few …

A non‐experimental longitudinal prospective study was conducted to examine the
relationships between patient‐centered nursing interventions (PCNIs), system …

Outcomes have been of interest to health science researchers for decades. The earliest
work concentrated on the outcomes of medical and nursing practice. Nurse researchers …

Background Over the last decades, converging forces in hospital care, including cost-
containment policies, rising healthcare demands and nursing shortages, have driven the …

kelly l. & vincent d.(2011) The dimensions of nursing surveillance: a concept analysis.
Journal of Advanced Nursing 67 (3), 652–661. Abstract Aim. This paper is a report of an …

Aims and objective To develop nursing‐sensitive patient indicators to measure the
outcomes of nursing practice. Background Nurses play an important role in the healthcare …

Self-care has become a key dimension of health-related interventions, services, and
practices across the continuum of care, which includes primary care, acute care, home care …

Objectives To determine whether there was variation in nurse staffing across hospitals in
Queensland prior to implementation of nurse-to-patient ratio legislation targeting medical …

Objective Pilot study to examine the experiences of the certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in
Colorado nursing homes. Background Data CNAs provide 80% to 90% of the care to …

The purpose of this literature review was to identify and describe recent empirical studies of
childbirth education outcomes and to identify areas for further study. The search produced …