Nurses' Readiness to Implement the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool in the Intensive Care Unit-Instrument Adaptation and Psychometric Analysis.

Background: Ensuring effective pain assessment and management in intensive care units (ICUs) is crucial for promoting the well-being of patients.

Purpose: To develop and investigate the psychometric properties of an instrument designed to measure nurses' readiness for implementing the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool in ICUs in Saudi Arabia.

Design: This study involved instrument adaptation and psychometric testing.

Injectable bio-absorbable spacers in brachytherapy for gynecological cancers: A scoping review.

Purpose: Insertion of a spacer between tumor and an adjacent organ at risk may improve the therapeutic ratio in gynecological cancer brachytherapy. The purpose of this review was to assess the available literature on the use of injectable bio-absorbable spacers in brachytherapy for gynecological cancers.

Material And Methods: Embase, PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched until March 28, 2024.

Stabilised hyaluronic acid gel marker versus surgical clips for tumour bed delineation in breast cancer radiotherapy using MRI-simulation.

Background And Purpose: Compare breast cancer tumour bed (TB) delineation using stabilised hyaluronic acid (sHA) gel and MRI-simulation versus surgical clips and CT-simulation within same patient cohort.

Materials And Methods: Prospective single arm study of patients undergoing breast conserving surgery. Patients had both clips (≥5) and sHA gel markers inserted to define the TB and underwent MRI and CT simulation scans.

Nurses' Clinical Decision-Making About Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospital Settings: A Scoping Review.

Aim: To systematically explore research on nurses' clinical decision-making and factors influencing pressure injury prevention in hospitalised patients.

Design: Scoping review.

Data Sources: Medline full text, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Plus with full text, and Scopus.

Effect of Nursing Practice Environment, Nurse Staffing, Overtime and Hand Hygiene on Hospital-Acquired Infections in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital.

Aims: To investigate the impact of the nursing practice environment, nurse staffing, working overtime and compliance with hand hygiene standards on hospital-acquired infections.

Design: A multi-source quantitative study.

Methods: Nursing data were collected from selected wards in one hospital between 18 January 2021 and 15 March 2021.

Nurses' attitudes towards safety and their association with nurses' perceptions of adverse events and quality of care: a cross-sectional study.

Aims: To explore nurses' attitudes towards safety and their association with nurses' perceptions of adverse events and quality of care in Saudi Arabian hospitals.

Design: A cross-sectional study using a web-based survey.

Methods: A web-based survey was administered to nurses working in five hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Air Purifiers and Acute Respiratory Infections in Residential Aged Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: The effectiveness of in-room air purification for the reduction of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in residential aged-care facilities (RACFs) is unknown.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of in-room air purifiers with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA)-14 filters in reducing the incidence of ARIs among residents of RACFs.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This randomized clinical trial used a multicenter, double-blind, 2-period, 2-treatment crossover design for 6 months from April 7 to October 26, 2023, in 3 RACFs with a bed capacity of 50 to 100 in New South Wales, Australia.

Impact of implementing the critical-care pain observation tool in the adult intensive care unit: A nonrandomised stepped-wedge trial.

Background: Approximately 70% of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) experience untreated pain, often due to severe patient conditions and communication barriers.

Aim: The aim of this study was to implement the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) to improve pain assessment in patients unable to self-report pain in the ICU.

Method: A stepped-wedge trial was conducted in six adult ICUs in Saudi Arabia between February and June 2022.

Risk-benefit analysis of a multi-site radiographer comment model for emergency departments.

Objectives: Critical/urgent X-ray findings are not always communicated in an appropriate time frame to ED physicians. The practice of radiographers alerting referrers to clinically significant image findings (verbally, via image flags or written comment) is noted internationally but risk assessment data is unavailable in the literature. A hybrid radiographer comment and alert model was piloted in New South Wales and a risk-benefit assessment conducted for timely and safe communication of abnormal X-ray appearances to ED physicians.

The pressure injury prevalence and practice improvements (PIPPI) study: A multiple methods evaluation of pressure injury prevention practices in an acute-care hospital.

Pressure injuries are a significant problem for immobile patients in acute care and can have a profound impact on patients' health and well-being, putting pressure on healthcare systems and strain on the healthcare economy. Nurses play a pivotal role in preventing pressure injuries. A study using multiple methods was conducted to explore pressure injury prevention practices in four inpatient units within a tertiary-level Australian Hospital.

Clinical practices for defining, detecting, and diagnosing postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary revascularization surgery - A scoping review.

Objectives: This scoping review was undertaken to understand the degree of variation in clinical practices associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF), following coronary revascularization surgery by collating and synthesising key concepts from current published literature.

Review Methods And Data Sources: This scoping review was conducted following the framework outlined by Askey and O'Malley. Reporting of this scoping review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist.

Interprofessional collaboration between medical imaging academics and linguists in developing communication skills.

Introduction/background: Effective communication is critical in all healthcare professions, including medical imaging. This is demonstrated across the professional capability requirements outlined by regulatory bodies that represent medical radiation practitioners around the world. Thus, it is imperative that university curricula provide students with opportunities to develop their communication skills to ensure graduates are prepared to deliver high-quality person-centred care (PCC).

Effects of the nursing practice environment, nurse staffing, patient surveillance and escalation of care on patient mortality: A multi-source quantitative study.

Background: A favourable nursing practice environment and adequate nurse staffing have been linked to reduced patient mortality. However, the contribution of nursing care processes such as patient surveillance and escalation of care, on patient mortality is not well understood.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the nursing practice environment, nurse staffing, missed care related to patient surveillance and escalation of care on 30-day inpatient mortality.

Oral care practices and hospital-acquired pneumonia prevention: A national survey of Australian nurses.

Background: Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) also known as non-ventilator associated pneumonia, is one of the most common infections acquired in hospitalised patients. Improving oral hygiene appears to reduce the incidence of HAP. This study aimed to describe current practices, barriers and facilitators, knowledge and educational preferences of registered nurses performing oral health care in the Australian hospital setting, with a focus on the prevention of HAP.

Structured interactions between nurses and patients through intentional rounding: A scoping review.

Aim: To synthesize existing literature describing the impact of intentional rounding on patient outcomes among hospitalized adults.

Background: Intentional rounding has been described as purposeful therapeutic communication between nurses and patients during regular checks with patients using standardized protocols. Despite the widespread adoption of intentional rounding, the current understanding of the benefits of these structured interactions between nurses and patients is limited.

The effect of pressure injury prevention care bundles on pressure injuries in hospital patients: A complex intervention systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Numerous interventions for pressure injury prevention have been developed, including care bundles.

Objective: To systematically review the effectiveness of pressure injury prevention care bundles on pressure injury prevalence, incidence, and hospital-acquired pressure injury rate in hospitalised patients.

Data Sources: The Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (via PubMed), the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EMBASE, Scopus, the Cochrane Library and two registries were searched (from 2009 to September 2023).

Malaria vaccine efficacy, safety, and community perception in Africa: a scoping review of recent empirical studies.

Aim: The review summarizes the recent empirical evidence on the efficacy, safety, and community perception of malaria vaccines in Africa.

Methods: Academic Search Complete, African Journals Online, CINAHL, Medline, PsychInfo, and two gray literature sources were searched in January 2023, and updated in June 2023. Relevant studies published from 2012 were included.

Stabilised Hyaluronic Acid (sHA) gel as a novel marker for breast cancer tumour bed cavity: Surgical feasibility.

Introduction: Consistent delineation of the breast conserving surgery (BCS) tumour bed (TB) for breast cancer remains a challenge for radiation oncologists. Accurate delineation allows for better local control and reduces toxicity when planning partial breast or TB boost radiation therapy (RT).

Methods: In the operating theatre (OT) breast surgeons inserted stabilised hyaluronic acid (sHA) gel as small drops approximately one cm into the walls surrounding the resection cavity.

Pressure injury prevalence in critical care settings: An observational pre-post intervention study.

Aim: To explore pressure injury prevention practices and evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on PI prevalence before and after an educational intervention.

Design: A multi-centre observational study.

Method: Data were collected at two time points in May 2021 and April 2022 using a Qualtrics® online form.

Registered Nurses' beliefs about end-of-life care: A mixed method study.

Aims: To examine registered nurses' (RNs) behavioural, normative and control beliefs about end-of-life care for patients who are diagnosed with advanced and life-limiting illnesses; and to identify the barriers and facilitators they experience when providing end-of-life care.

Design: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study.

Method: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted using the Care for Terminally Ill Patient tool among 1293 RNs working across five hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Critical care nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward pressure injury prevention: A pre and post intervention study.

Objective: To explore nurses' knowledge and attitudes towards pressure injury prevention before and after implementing an educational intervention.

Design/method: A pre-and post-intervention study. Pre-intervention data collection involved administering an instrument, including demographic information, the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool version 2, and the Attitudes towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention instruments.

Australian sonographers' perceptions of patient safety in ultrasound imaging: Part two - translation into practice.

Introduction: A lack of patient safety research hampers capacity to improve safety in healthcare.Ultrasound is often considered 'safe' as it does not use ionising radiation, a simplistic view of patient safety. Understanding sonographers' actions towards patient safety is crucial; however, self-reported measures cannot always predict behaviour.

A planning-based feasibility study of MR-Linac treatment for anal cancer radiation therapy.

The hybrid magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner and radiation therapy linear accelerator (MR-Linac) has the potential to enhance clinical outcomes for anal cancer (AC) patients with improved soft tissue visualization and daily plan adaption but has planning and delivery limitations due to the incorporation of MRI. We aimed to identify if Elekta Unity MR-Linac-based radiation therapy is feasible for anal cancer. Ten prospectively enrolled AC patients treated with radical chemoradiotherapy were replanned for MR-Linac treatment using departmental planning criteria.

Risk of organism acquisition from prior room occupants: An updated systematic review.

Background: Evidence from a previous systematic review indicates that patients admitted to a room where the previous occupant had a multidrug-resistant bacterial infection resulted in an increased risk of subsequent colonisation and infection with the same organism for the next room occupant. In this paper, we have sought to expand and update this review.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken.

Healthcare-associated infections in adult intensive care units: A multisource study examining nurses' safety attitudes, quality of care, missed care, and nurse staffing.

Objectives: This study examined the association between safety attitudes, quality of care, missed care, nurse staffing levels, and the rate of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in adult intensive care units (ICUs).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in five hospitals. Nurses completed a validated survey on safety attitudes, quality of care, missed care, nurse staffing levels, and the frequency of HAIs.