ISSN:1093-1783    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:1093-1783    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:1093-1783    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The use of secondary data sets has begun to receive increased attention in nursing research. Shrinking grant dollars, continuing pressure to produce replicable generalizable research results, and a growing interest in outcomes management and research have all contributed to an interest in examining how data may be used for multiple purposes. Secondary data analysis may offer the practitioner and researcher ready access to large data sets with multiple variables; yet, there are potentially significant methodological concerns that should be well understood and managed in the initial query design. Considered here will be some of the issues regarding the reliability and validity of large data sets used for secondary analysis, including a discussion on maintaining the integrity of those files as they are moved, merged, and transformed. Finally, methods for managing missing data are reviewed.

ISSN:1093-1783    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Clinically, nursing has long recognized agitation as a significant patient problem. The adverse effects of agitation are well documented and include increased morbidity and mortality, patient self-injury, increased nursing resources, and increased length of stay. Agitation, however, can be influenced by the nursing care given, and alterations in levels of agitation can provide a measure for the effectiveness of nursing care to reduce agitation and prevent associated complications. This article presents a definition of agitation as a nursing-sensitive patient outcome in the neurologically impaired patient population. The author describes nursing interventions to prevent or reduce agitation, examines current tools to measure agitation, and offers recommendations for further research.

ISSN:1093-1783    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This study demonstrated the effectiveness of the implementation of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) role in the management of patients with seizure disorders in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Findings indicated that the ACNP, functioning in an expanded role in the epilepsy program, can make a substantial contribution to organizational outcomes. This is achieved through patient satisfaction and reduction in the number of laboratory tests performed, hospital length of stay, and overall costs.

ISSN:1093-1783    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The purpose of this study was to develop and test a measure of patient engagement with nurses, which is a quantifiable outcome of nurse-patient encounters. This measure, based on verbatim patient statements, was tested with a multi-site sample of 162 hospitalized patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Although developed and tested with acutely ill AIDS patients, the scales are not AIDS specific and hold promise as a general measure of the outcomes of nurse-patient encounters in other acute and chronic illnesses.

ISSN:1093-1783    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Given the recent rise in the occurrence of asthma, measuring health care outcomes is important. Such measurements can furnish health care providers with the knowledge necessary to offer their patients the most appropriate interventions for managing their illness. This article examines clinical and functional outcomes of asthma and their measurement.

ISSN:1093-1783    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1999

数据来源: OVID