Essays about: "critical care nurses"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words critical care nurses.
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1. How Can I Make You Stay? A qualitative study examining which managerial factors are perceived to affect the nurse turnover rates in Region Stockholm
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : One of the biggest challenges for nurse managers in Sweden is employee retention and counteracting staff turnover. High nurse turnover is associated with major patient safety risks, inefficiencies and increased costs. The reduction in turnover is, therefore, critical to offer better health care and would benefit many stakeholders. READ MORE
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2. Nurses’ Perceptions of Ayurvedic Medicine Compared to Western Medicine - in Kerala, India : An empirical study
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : Introduction/background: Ayurveda is an ancient holistic medical system largely used in India. Complementary and alternative forms of medicine (CAM) like Ayurveda is starting to spread to the western parts of the world. In Sweden, there is an ongoing project of integrating CAM methods in Swedish health care. READ MORE
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3. Could the use of ICU diaries be a tool to strengthen the nurse-patient relationship in ICU?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Anestesiologi och intensivvårdAbstract : ABSTRACT Background: ICU diaries are initiated by critical care nurses to document events that take place during patients’ ICU stays with the aim to help patients recall memories of what happened. The relationship dimension in the Fundamentals of Care (FoC) framework begins with the ability of nurses to connect with patients, and through this connection, nurses try to meet and help the patient to meet his/her fundamental needs. READ MORE
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4. Recognising deterioration: nurses’documentation of vital signs–a systematic literature review
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaperAbstract : Introduction: Research show that patients frequently display abnormal vital signs as much as 48h before a serious adverse event occur, such as cardiac arrest or unplanned intensive care unit admission. Therefore, early recognition of these changes trough vital sign examination is essential in the prevention of deterioration. READ MORE
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5. Ethical Dilemmas in coercive psychiatric care in sweden as experienced by frontline-workers in their work with adult patients
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärdAbstract : Abstract Background: The use of coercion is an essential part of psychiatry despite occurrence of harm to patients and psychiatric staff. Contrasting to a global trend to reduce coercion, the number of coercive admissions and coercive treatment in Swedish psychiatry remains stable. READ MORE