Aim: To demonstrate the self-perceived communication competence and communication apprehension of nursing students before and after taking English for Nursing courses.
Background: Despite the growing demand for English as a foreign language courses for nursing students in Indonesia, relatively little research has been conducted to investigate whether these courses meet students' specific learning needs to increase communication competency.
Design: Quasi-experiment.
Background: Deaths in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) are not uncommon. End-of-life care in PICUs is generally considered more challenging than other settings since it is framed within a context where care is focused on curative or life-sustaining treatments for children who are seriously ill. This review aimed to identify and synthesise literature related to the essential elements in the provision of end-of-life care in the PICU from the perspectives of both healthcare professionals (HCPs) and families.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The quality of infant healthcare service is one of the essential factors in preventing infant mortality. The purpose of the study was to analyze the quality performance in primary healthcare centers (PHC) and hospitals before and after the point of care quality improvement (POCQI) training for Infant Healthcare Services (IHS).
Methods: This is a mixed-method study design with convergence triangulation strategy, conducted at six public PHCs and four hospitals in two districts of West Java Province, Indonesia.
The COVID-19 outbreak is a world health problem that affects millions of people. The pandemic is also causing burdens and challenges to health-care providers. Therefore, this study aimed to examine and help understand health-care providers' problems when caring for COVID-19 patients.
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