Publications by authors named "C Filmalter"

Background: Human trafficking, a form of modern slavery, is a global health problem. Human trafficking victims may need health care while they are being exploited, and traffickers often take victims to emergency departments (EDs) if their injuries and illness prevent them from working. Healthcare professionals in EDs could help combat human trafficking; however, 85% of human trafficking victims in EDs remain unidentified.

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Aims: To develop a programme theory for a transition programme for novice nurses working in emergency departments.

Design: A realist review was conducted, guided by the Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Synthesis-Evolving Standards publication standards.

Data Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Wiley Online Library.

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Objective: To review the available information on clinical practice guidelines for person-centred and current handover practices between emergency care practitioners (ECPs) and healthcare professionals in emergency departments (EDs). Collating existing clinical practice guidelines may improve handover practices.

Eligibility Criteria: Clinical practice guidelines for person-centred handover practices between ECPs and healthcare professionals in EDs.

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Background: The use of body-warming systems is recommended by international anaesthesia societies for patients undergoing surgery. Limited research is however available on the influence of positioning of forced-air warming blankets for patients undergoing spinal surgery. This study aimed to investigate how patients' intra-operative body temperature was affected by the position of forced-air warming blankets while undergoing spinal surgery on a spinal table.

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Background: Transfer of patients from the prehospital to the in-hospital environment is a frequent occurrence requiring a handover process. Habitually, emergency care practitioners and healthcare professionals focus on patient care activities, not prioritising person-centred handover practices and not initiating person-centred care.

Aim: The aim of this concept analysis was to define the concept person centred handover practices.

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