Background: The work environment is considered an important factor for the success of any healthcare organization that keeps upstanding and can compete with others to achieve the organization and employee's goals. This study aims to examine the effect of the workplace environment on the structural empowerment of registered nurses in governmental hospitals.
Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive survey study.
Objective: Despite the value of undertaking patient safety culture, its association with horizontal violence in nursing workplace is still understudied. This study aimed to investigate the association between the perceived patient safety culture and its relationship with horizontal violence among nurses working in Jordan.
Methods: A cross-sectional correlational design was used.
Electronic health records (EHRs) have proven their effectiveness during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, successful implementation of EHRs requires assessing nurses' attitudes as they are considered the first line in providing direct care for patients. This study assessed Jordanian nurses' attitudes and examined factors that affect nurses' attitudes toward using EHRs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of Jordanian first-line nurse managers during COVID-19.
Background: Nurses are exposed to life-threatening occupational risks during COVID-19. Exploring the first-line nurse managers' experiences will help in designing health policies to better deal with such emerging crises.
Aim: To explore the experiences of Jordanian nurses regarding the psychosocial care needs of children with thalassaemia and their families.
Design: A descriptive phenomenological approach was employed.
Methods: A purposive sampling strategy was used to select 10 nurses who had experience in caring for children with thalassaemia.
Health Soc Care Community
February 2022
Weaning is an essential process to meet the nutritional demand of the growing infant. The aim of this study was to explore the weaning practices used by Jordanian mothers to wean their infants from breastfeeding. A qualitative exploratory approach was used in this study.
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February 2020
Purpose: This case report investigated the transactional model of stress and coping as guidance for nursing care of an adolescent patient with thalassemia.
Sources Used: A case study of a 15-year-old female patient with β-thalassemia major. Data were collected using patient medical records, an interview with the patient and physical examination.
The researcher assessed the beliefs and adherence associated with both oral deferasirox and deferoxamine infusion chelation therapies among Jordanian children with thalassemia major, and compared the adherence levels between the recipients of each. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 120 participants were recruited from 3 major thalassemia treatment clinics in Jordan using convenience sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires on demographic- and disease-related information, the beliefs about medicines, and a medication adherence report scale.
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