Nurses - Standards
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Exploring whether student nurses report poor practice they have witnessed on placements.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: While literature suggests that nurses report incidents or potentially unsafe care delivery, there is little evidence on student nurses' practice in this area. AIM: To explore the factors that influence student in reporting concerns about ... Read more...

Evaluating the views of paramedics, cardiologists, emergency department physicians and nurses on advanced prehospital management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Although advanced prehospital management (PHM) in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) reduces reperfusion delay and improves patient outcomes, its use in North America remains uncommon. Understanding perceived barriers to and ... Read more...

Performance of manual hyperinflation: a skills lab study among trained intensive care unit nurses.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: The aim of manual hyperinflation (MH) is to mobilize airway secretions and prevent sputum plugging in intubated and mechanically ventilated patients. With MH, the nurse applies a larger than normal breath with a slow inspiratory flow ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nurses - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Exploring whether student nurses report poor practice they have witnessed on placements. 30 Aug 2009
• [From dream to reality: the knowledgeable nurse, promoter of human development] 30 Aug 2009
• The nursing professional portfolio: leveraging your talents. 30 Aug 2009
• Evaluating the views of paramedics, cardiologists, emergency department physicians and nurses on advanced prehospital management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction. 30 Aug 2009
• Performance of manual hyperinflation: a skills lab study among trained intensive care unit nurses. 30 Jul 2009
• Tough love for nursing. 29 Jun 2009
• Different grades of nurses should be reintroduced to improve care. 14 Jun 2009
• [The art of nursing, portraits in the improvement of women and men] 30 May 2009
• Transpersonal caring: a nursing practice guideline. 29 Apr 2009
• HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions of rural nurses in South Africa. 29 Apr 2009
• Renewal of registration and enrolment. 30 Mar 2009
• Developing a scale to measure self-efficacy on asthma teaching for health care providers. 27 Feb 2009
• ["The informed nurse, promoter of human development"] 30 Dec 2008
• [Nurse's competence indicators: linguistic and cultural validation of the Nurse Competence Scale] 30 Dec 2008
• [Changes in nursing responsibilities in regard to wages] 30 Dec 2008
• Contributions from the lifeworld: quality, caring and the general practice nurse. 30 Dec 2008
• In the new year, resolve to be a better nurse. 30 Dec 2008
• Experiences of interprofessional implementation of a healthcare matrix. 29 Nov 2008
• Good care right to the end. 29 Nov 2008
• Nursing Times Awards 2008 winners' supplement. 30 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Nurses'

Definition: Professionals qualified by education at an accredited school of nursing and licensed by state law to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health.

Descriptor UI: D009726

Alternative terms: Nurses; Nurse; Personnel, Nursing; Nursing Personnel;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485.650; N02.360.650;

History Note: 67(65)

Technical Notes: relation to nurs specialties: Manual 34.11.3