OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the potential association between nursing
workload and patient safety in the medical and surgical inpatient units of a teaching hospital …

Background Internationally, older adults visit the ED at a rate higher than other age groups.
Little attention has been given to ED care for older people with dementia, although concern …

Objetivo: analisar a carga de trabalho da equipe de enfermagem e sua potencial relação
com a segurança do paciente, em unidades de internação das áreas clínica e cirúrgica de …

Background Patient safety is a national and international priority with medication safety
earmarked as both a prevalent and high-risk area of concern. To date, medication safety …

Home care demand in Canada has more than doubled in recent years. While research
related to safety in home care is growing, it lags behind that of patient safety in institutional …

Background Over 50% of US adults do not take their prescriptions as prescribed, which is
responsible for 33%–69% of hospital admissions and 125,000 deaths annually. Given the …

Objetivo: Relatar a experiência da assistência de Enfermagem à primeira paciente em
Cuidados Paliativos oncológicos com COVID-19, no Rio de Janeiro. Método: Trata-se de …

Objectives The objectives of the study are to observe the overall work environment including
infection prevention and control (IP&C) practices on the target surgical unit; to analyse the …

A primary service provided by home care is medication management. Issues with
medication management at home place older adults at high risk for hospital admission …

Objectives To elicit sources of waste as viewed by hospital workers. Design Qualitative study
using photo-elicitation, an ethnographic technique for prompting in-depth discussion. Setting …