German translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Person-Centred Practice Inventory-Staff (PCPI-S).

Background: The person-centred practice framework represents the cornerstone of a middle-range theory. Internationally, person-centredness has become an increasingly common topic. The measurement of the existence of a person-centred culture is complex and subtle.

[Implementation of a nurse practitioner role in inpatient surgery: A mixed-methods study in a pre-post design].

Implementation of a nurse practitioner role in inpatient surgery: A mixed-methods study in a pre-post design The study describes the introduction and testing of a Nurse Practitioner role in acute inpatient surgery in a Swiss hospital over a year. Using a Nurse Practitioner can improve continuity of care, quality of care and patient safety. The short-term outcome of such a role in the field of inpatient surgery is shown after one year.

Illuminating Nursing's Value: The 12 Anthroposophic Nursing Gestures.

Nursing care historically has not been separated from institutional care costs. Organizations seek to quantify nursing care with no assignation of the value or uniqueness of the individual patient-nurse encounter. New models point to measuring care at this level.