criteria Nurses who were absent during data collection period Nursing records of patients who had been hospitalized for fewer than one day (24 hours) were not included 3.6. Sample size Sample size was determined by using the assumption of a single population proportion formula by the Assumptions of D = the margin of error, taken as 5% Z = standardized normal distribution value at the 95% CI, which is Z= 1.96 P =Nursing documentation practice 50% (no research conducted in Ethiopia) n =(z
Abstract Information is the main to operative decision making and vital to excellence nursing practice. Considerably what nurses do encompasses information such as caring for patients and also having effective communication skills with patients, patient families and also other health care professionals. The goal of nursing informatics is to improve the health of populations, communities, families, and individuals by optimizing information, management and communication. This includes the use of information
discussion. Respondents’ profile A total of one hundred and forty-three respondents (one hundred and one practicing nurses and forty two nursing students) were served the questionnaire and completed it, giving a response rate of 100%. Almost all the respondents were females in both categories (Table 1). The age ranged from 18 to 54 years and the mean age of the nursing students was 24.72+3.39 years while for the registered nurses their mean age was 34.59+8.72 years. The registration experience and the
Introduction Nursing-sensitive indicators are important in terms of the holistic nursing care. It reflects the structure, process and outcomes of nursing care (Nursing-Sensitive Indicators, 2014). The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) is a program specifically for nurses to use as a resource in order to determine ways for quality improvement. Specifically, the NDNQI has included and endorsed pressure ulcers as a nursing-sensitive indicator. The NDNQI has also developed a training
Future Trends in Nursing Practice Nursing practice experiences constant and rapid evolution due to the implementation of new coming trends related to the demographic changes, nursing research, and technology. Being the closest to patients’ caregivers, nurses are considered as major contributors to healthcare organizations. Nurses are obliged to have an evidence-based understanding of the significant influence that can be made through health promotion interventions and deliver this understanding to
The authors’ experience and wide range of existing research on inter-shift handover reveals that there are many different ways to hand over a client in the end of the nursing shift. This so-called “ritual” is central to good practice development but also aids a nurse to gain essential caseload knowledge at the beginning of the shift. Handover process may be divided into five major types: handover sheet, tape recorded, bedside, written and verbal (Miller 1998, Sexton et al. 2004). However, verbal
wrongdoing for failing to do their duty as a nurse. They should also fulfill their duty even though how busy. SNB codes of conduct and standard of care established and set the foundation for the nursing proffesionals in their standard of practising. Allowing collectively upholding the standards of nursing practising and maintaining the trust of the public. However, the article by BBC and dailymail (2013), shows a violation and breach of SNB codes of ethics and standard of care. The nurses fail to
Most frequent nursing errors in medication administration was found to be ‘Medication not given’ i.e. Omission error. 67.4% were due to nurses, 22.1% were due to pharmacists and remaining 10.5% were due to physicians. Most of the nurses attributed cause of this error to
Nursing Diagnosis (at least 2) Planning (outcome/goal) Measurable goal during your shift (at least 1 per Nursing diagnosis) Prioritized Independent and collaborative nursing interventions; include further assessment, intervention and teaching (at least 4 per goal) Rationale (use APA citations) Evaluation Goal Met, Partially met, or not Met and Explanation Change in normal bowel habits related to loss of rectal sphincter control secondary to cerebrovascular accident as evidence by patient unable
THE ISSUE OF SPIRITUALITY AS IT RELATES TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH STATUS Significance if the concept Religious beliefs are important in a patient’s life yet majority of nurses are not comfortable with discussing the subject of religion with their patients, since health cares for the total man including the spiritual aspect of an individual’s life it is important for the nurses to be aware of the patient’s belief and how he or she value spiritual care. This is also very important in the end stage of