Publications by authors named "Clare Koning"
This paper examines the development of a nurse-led clinical pathway at the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, BC, to enhance care for cardiac surgery patients. The systematic quality improvement project aimed to standardize care and improve outcomes by addressing issues such as prolonged hospital stays, delayed extubation and limited post-operative mobility. By comparing clinical outcomes with benchmarks, the project identified opportunities for improvement, including early ambulation, timely extubation, reduced mortality, readmission rates and length of stay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Fraser Health heart function clinics explored patient satisfaction using a survey with the goal of understanding and improving care and service delivery. Data were collected from 124 respondents at 3 ambulatory care sites in the region. Patient satisfaction scores were high, with an average score of 8.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Inter-professional initiatives are prevalent in the healthcare landscape, requiring professionals to collaborate effectively to provide quality patient care. Little attention has been given to intra-professional relationships, where professionals within one disciplinary domain (such as degree and diploma nursing students) collaborate to provide care. New care models are being introduced where baccalaureate and diploma students of a particular discipline (such as nursing, occupational therapy, dentistry or physiotherapy) work closely together in teams to deliver care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMind the Gap: Women and Acute Myocardial Infarctions-An Integrated Review of Literature.
Can J Cardiovasc Nurs
September 2016
Article Synopsis
- * The review indicates that a lack of recognition of AMI symptoms and risks can cause women to delay seeking medical help, emphasizing the need for better education on this topic.
- * By identifying knowledge gaps in understanding AMI in women, the review encourages both women and healthcare providers to adopt more inclusive approaches to improve health outcomes and reduce mortality rates.
Prevalence of acute and prodromal myocardial infarctions symptoms in adult women with confirmed diagnoses: a systematic review protocol.
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep
June 2016
Review Question/objective: The purpose of this review is to systematically review literature to determine the period of prevalence of prodromal and acute symptoms experienced by adult women diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI).More specifically, the objective of this descriptive review is to assess the prevalence and describe the distribution of prodromal and acute symptoms experienced by adult women during an AMI event, evident in documented literature between 1994 and the present date.The specific question for this review is: how common and how are prodromal and acute symptoms of an AMI distributed in adult women diagnosed with an AMI?
Center Conducting The Review: University of Victoria and the Queen's Joanna Briggs Collaboration for Patient Safety: a Collaborating Centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute.
Does self-scheduling increase nurses' job satisfaction? An integrative literature review.
Nurs Manag (Harrow)
September 2014
Article Synopsis
- Flexible work schedules enable nurses to balance their work and personal lives, helping organizations fulfill staffing requirements while increasing job satisfaction.
- An integrative review of research and personal stories highlights that self-scheduling systems play a role in enhancing job satisfaction, but they also come with implementation challenges.
- Overall, self-scheduling supports flexibility in work hours and provides advantages for both nurses and their employers.