Home Care Patient's Experiences and Medication Burden Related to High-Risk Medication Use: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Age, polypharmacy and comorbidity are examples of known factors that increase the risk of adverse drug reactions in patients. The use of high-risk medication also entails a heightened risk of harm. There is currently no information available on the home care patients' experiences and medication burden experienced due to their high-risk medication use and how they manage their medication.

Home care nurses' management of high-risk medications: a cross-sectional study.

Background: High-risk medications use at home entails an increased risk of significant harm to the patient. While interventions and strategies to improve medications care have been implemented in hospitals, it remains unclear how this type of medications care is provided in the home care setting. The objective was to describe home care nurses' management of high-risk medications.

High-Risk Medication in Home Care Nursing: A Delphi Study.

Aims: The aims of the study were to reach consensus on which medications in home care nursing should be considered high-risk medication (HRM) and to obtain recommendations about which interventions home care nurses can perform to improve quality of care and safety in managing these HRM.

Design: This is an international Delphi study with 13 purposively selected experts from 4 different countries.

Methods: A 3-round iterative Delphi survey was conducted from May 2018 to October 2018, based on a list of 32 medications previously reported as HRM in community care.

Infection prevention and control challenges in Flemish homecare nursing: a pilot study.

Home nursing is evolving towards more invasive care. Nevertheless, no national data are available on the prevalence of HAI in this setting. The aim of this pilot study is to explore the Flemish home care setting as a first step toward a national surveillance program.

High-risk medication in community care: a scoping review.

Purpose: To review the international literature related to high-risk medication (HRM) in community care, in order to (1) define a definition of HRM and (2) list the medication that is considered HRM in community care.

Methods: Scoping review: Five databases were systematically searched (MEDLINE, Scopus, CINAHL, Web Of Science, and Cochrane) and extended with a hand search of cited references. Two researchers reviewed the papers independently.

Perspectives on the delegation of hygienic care in the context of home nursing: a qualitative study.

Background: In light of current trends and healthcare evolutions, delegation of patient care from home nurses to health care assistants (HCAs) is increasingly important. Hygienic care is an essential component of nursing education and practice, yet it has rarely been the subject of scientific literature.

Aim: To understand the opinions and experiences of home nurses and policy makers with regard to the meaning of hygienic care and the delegation of these acts in the context of home nursing.

Organization of Hospital Nursing, Provision of Nursing Care, and Patient Experiences With Care in Europe.

This study integrates previously isolated findings of nursing outcomes research into an explanatory framework in which care left undone and nurse education levels are of key importance. A moderated mediation analysis of survey data from 11,549 patients and 10,733 nurses in 217 hospitals in eight European countries shows that patient care experience is better in hospitals with better nurse staffing and a more favorable work environment in which less clinical care is left undone. Clinical care left undone is a mediator in this relationship.