Nurse autonomy: Pain conrol and discharge from recovery

British Journal of Perioperative Nursing;  July 1, 2001 ;   Colwill, Beverley;   787 words ...Beverley Colwill, the author of this article, was faced with the question,'Is it always necessary for patients to remain in the recovery room for 30 minutes following their last intravenous bolus dose of morphine?' To try to find an answer, she carried out the literature search which is reported

The OSCE approach in nursing education: Objective structured clinical...

The Canadian Nurse;  March 1, 2004 ;   Bartfay, Wally J; Rombough, Rosemarie; Howse, Ena; LeBlanc, Ruth;   787 words ......SCHOOL OF NURSING, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, AND A DISCHARGE PLANNER, KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL, KINGSTON, ONTARIO. The increase of nurse autonomy in clinical practice has placed greater demands on nurses to account for the quality of their professional activities and...

Rehabilitation nursing in home care

Rehabilitation Nursing;  September 1, 2001 ;   Brillhart, Barbara; Heard, Laura; Kruse, Beverly;   787 words ......researcher. Rewards of home nursing included one-to-one interaction with clients, teaching opportunities, promotion of function, nurse autonomy, and seeing rehabilitation results. Difficulties included poor interdisciplinary coordination, budget restrictions, lack...

10 years of reforms to be probed

The Press;  August 17, 2000 ;   CLAUSEN, Victoria;   221 words ......nursing services and how they were able to care for their patients. Ms Gower said international research suggested that nurse autonomy and good relations between nurses and doctors had a positive effect on patients. "This study is based on research which...

New evidence report on nurse staffing and quality of patient care.(from...

MedSurg Nursing;  April 1, 2007 ;   Reeves, Kathleen;   702 words ......decreased rate of cardiac arrest. Nurse job satisfaction, nurse involvement in important patient care and work decisions, and nurse autonomy were associated with a decrease in hospital-related mortality. Although nursing experience was not found to impact hospital-relat...

Comparing nursing infrastructure and outcomes: ANCC magnet and nonmagnet...

Nursing Economics;  November 1, 2001 ;   Havens, Donna Sullivan;   787 words ......and the nursing departments were organized using professional nursing practice models characterized by a high degree of nurse autonomy, nurse control over practice, good communications between nurses and physicians, and a strong and visible nursing leadership...

The Magnet[R] view: celebrating the magnet way.(Magnet[R]...

Nursing Economics;  May 1, 2008 ;   Pinkerton, SueEllen;   787 words ......Magnet-designated organizations and focused on elements of the 14 Forces of Magnetism. Some of the topics were research, patient safety, nurse autonomy, cultures of excellence, evidence-based practice, health care organization and faculty collaboration, peer review, shared...

The Magnet[R] philosophy: a prescription for nursing...

MedSurg Nursing;  February 1, 2007 ;   Roberts, Dottie;   606 words ......characteristics: * Working with other nurses who are clinically competent * Good nurse-physician relationships and communication * Nurse autonomy and accountability * Supportive nurse manager-supervisor * Control over nursing practice and practice environment * Support...

The specialty of nephrology nursing.(President's Message)

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  May 1, 2008 ;   Cary, Sue;   787 words ......of their findings included the need for organizational and unit level strategies targeted at facilitating and supporting nurse autonomy and control over nursing practice, improving nurse staffing, and fostering collegial relationship between nurses and physicians...

Nursing Practice, Policy and Change

British Journal of Perioperative Nursing;  April 1, 2002 ;   Williams, Marilyn;   308 words ......this book a valuable resource for students working at degree and diploma level. It is easier to make a case for more nurse autonomy and an expansion of roles when evidence of internationally significant achievement is available. Marilyn Williams

The effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy in depression. (Art &...

Nursing Standard;  December 18, 2002 ;   Embling, Sandra;   787 words ......interventions are effective or that they have made a difference to the quality of clinical outcomes (Bradshaw 1995). With calls for nurse autonomy and evidence-based practice (Welsh Office 1995), and for nurses to focus on holistic treatments for clients, the value of...

Technology support of nursing excellence: the magnet...

Nursing Economics;  March 1, 2004 ;   Kirkley, Debra Johnson, A. Patricia Anderson, Mary Ann;   787 words ......demonstrate excellence in nursing leadership, organization and management structure, evidence of professional practice and nurse autonomy, quality of interdisciplinary relationships, and other metrics. Today, only 101 of the nation's 5,794 registered hospitals...

An update on nursing involvement in hospital governance: 1990-1996.

Nursing Economics;  January 1, 1998 ;   Havens, Donna Sullivan;   787 words ......Magnet hospitals are those hospitals that have hospital-wide professional practice models in place characterized by higher nurse autonomy, greater control over the practice setting, and better relations with physicians than matched nonmagnet hospitals (Aiken...

Nurse/patient ratios needed.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)

Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand;  December 1, 2007 ;   Bidois, Josie;   467 words ......nurses' health, safety, security and job satisfaction; balancing the efforts and rewards associated with work; promoting nurse autonomy, full scope of practice and innovative work schedules; and fostering managerial relationships. Josie Bidois, health core...

Nursing unit characteristics and patient outcomes.

Nursing Economics;  May 1, 2004 ;   Boyle, Suzanne Mulvey;   787 words ......characteristics for comparisons of Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals with mortality as the patient outcome measure (Aiken et al., 1994). Nurse autonomy, control of practice, and collaboration with physicians were identified as Magnet characteristics that affected patient...