Nurses' Aides
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making.

29 Nov 2009 This article discusses delegation challenges and legal and regulatory oversight associated with delegation in the clinical practice setting. The authors address moral and legal attributes of the roles and responsibilities of health care providers ... Read more...

Impact of publicly sponsored interventions on musculoskeletal injury claims in nursing homes.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The rate of lost-time sprains and strains in private nursing homes is over three times the national average, and for back injuries, almost four times the national average. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) has sponsored ... Read more...

Nurse labor data: the collection and interpretation of nurse-to-patient ratios.

30 Aug 2009 Nurse labor has been shown to be related to some patient outcomes, but varying definitions and measurement approaches have resulted in conflicting findings about the nature of the relationship. Nurse administrators and researchers need to know rates ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nurses' Aides'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making. 29 Nov 2009
• Traits of a successful CNA. 30 Aug 2009
• Impact of publicly sponsored interventions on musculoskeletal injury claims in nursing homes. 30 Aug 2009
• Nurse labor data: the collection and interpretation of nurse-to-patient ratios. 30 Aug 2009
• Verification: a golden opportunity. 30 Jul 2009
• Psychosocial factors contributing to occupational injuries among direct care workers. 30 Jul 2009
• Measuring the effect of patient comfort rounds on practice environment and patient satisfaction: a pilot study. 30 Jul 2009
• The role of the health-care assistant in general practice. 30 Jul 2009
• Staff attitudes towards institutionalised dementia residents. 30 Jul 2009
• [Topics from rehabilitation nursing--a new job division in the clinic: nurses as "rehabilitation assistants"] 30 Jul 2009
• Implementation of the 6-week educational component in the Res-Care intervention: process and outcomes. 30 Jul 2009
• Conflict between nursing home staff and residents' families: does it increase burnout? 12 Jul 2009
• Ready or not, the surveyor is coming: an aide's perspective of how to prepare. 29 Jun 2009
• Mapping the introduction of assistant practitioner roles in acute NHS (hospital) trusts in England. 29 Jun 2009
• Investigating the standard of continence care in nursing homes. 29 Jun 2009
• As healthcare assistants take on more responsibility, should they be regulated? 29 Jun 2009
• Musculoskeletal injuries resulting from patient handling tasks among hospital workers. 29 Jun 2009
• Sick-room helpers - the first health-care assistants. 29 Jun 2009
• [Dual geriatric evaluation in a short-stay geriatric unit] 29 Jun 2009
• Nursing home resident outcomes from the Res-Care intervention. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Nurses' Aides'

Definition: Allied health personnel who assist the professional nurse in routine duties.

Descriptor UI: D009728

Alternative terms: Nurses' Aides; Aide, Nurses'; Aides, Nurses'; Nurse Aides; Nurse's Aides; Nurses Aides; Nurses' Aide; Nursing Auxiliaries; Auxiliaries, Nursing; Auxiliary, Nursing; Nursing Auxiliary;

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

Tree Number: M01.526.485.067.652; N02.360.067.652;