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This website is intended for healthcare professionals
The journey to reduce falls at BSUH began in April 2009. The catalyst for this work was, unfortunately, far from unique: a catastrophic fall leading to the death of a patient, a bereft family,...
ANTT is a clinical practice framework for the education, practice and research of the critical clinical competency of aseptic technique. Based on a novel concept of Key-Part and Key-Site Protection,...
The safe surgery process continues within the operating theatre and begins with the perioperative team (ie surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, operating department practitioners (ODPs) and healthcare...
Approval to undertake the study was obtained from the review boards of each institution. Permission was also obtained from the ethical committees of the Omani College of Nursing (REC/2017-2018/10),...
A 3-year-old child was brought into the emergency department (ED) of a hospital in the Middle East by his parents. The father informed the ED nursing staff that the young child had been unwell with a...
Since June 2013, eight acute wards in one UK hospital have pioneered the use of PSHs. The PSH is seen as:.
Few studies have been conducted on self-advocacy regarding patient safety of older adults, especially in developing countries. Based on the data from 230 older adult patients, we found that the total...
‘Many patients will have to deal with problematic skin at some point, it should not be considered the acceptable norm as it can have profound impact on an individual's optimal physical, psychological...
‘… responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed and diagnosed conditions and for decisions about the clinical management required, including prescribing.’.
The measurement of blood glucose provides information on the effectiveness of blood glucose metabolism and guides interventions to achieve optimal glucose control within the body..
A cross-sectional, multicentre study was carried out on a non-randomised convenience sample of students attending nursing degree courses at the University of Milan (San Paolo School of Nursing) and...
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