Developing an Evidence-Based Patient Education Guide on Pain Management for Asian Patients on Hospice.

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States. This article describes the development of a pain management assessment guide for Asian patients on hospice, their families, and their nurses. Thematic analysis was used to evaluate the applicability of research on pain, pain management, and barriers to pain management from primarily Asian countries to Asian patients on hospice in the United States.

How nurses in a developing country perceive and experience leadership: A qualitative study.

Background: In Indonesia, information on and research into how Indonesian nurses perceive and experience leadership and leadership roles is limited.

Aims: This study was designed to identify Indonesian nurses' perceptions and experiences of leadership and nurse leadership roles in the hospital setting.

Design: A qualitative study with semi-structured interviews.

Developing a Nursing Practice Framework to Align With Strategy.

Clinical and administrative nurse leaders in a safety-net health system in Northern California developed and implemented a nursing practice framework to complement the system's 5-year strategic initiative (2015-2020). Their contributions have been integral to the health system's strategic direction and success. This article summarizes highlights of the journey from intellectual curiosity to pragmatic implementation system-wide.

Association of partner status and disposition with rehospitalization in heart failure patients.

Background: Sociodemographic variables that are predictors of rehospitalization for heart failure may better inform hospital discharge strategies.

Objectives: (1) To determine whether sociodemographic variables are predictors of hospital readmission, (2) to determine whether sociodemographic or laboratory variables differ by age group as predictors of readmission, and (3) to compare whether patients' discharge disposition differs by age group in predicting readmission.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of hospitalized patients with heart failure admitted in 2007.

Importance of role competencies for Chinese directors of nursing based on the Forces of Magnetism.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to survey directors of nursing (DONs) and chief operating officers (COOs) in the People's Republic of China on the importance of DON role competencies based on the Forces of Magnetism.

Background: The present study describes part of an international collaborative effort to support the attainment of the Chinese Ministry of Health's plan to strengthen and to increase the knowledge and skill levels of nurse administrators.

Methods: A random sample of 300 Chinese DONs and COOs was surveyed in the autumn of 2008.

Applying a nine cell financial analysis model to home health care.

A nine-cell financial analysis model is used to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies on the economic performance of a home health care agency. Strategies associated with the drivers of economic performance are discussed: volume, unit price, unit costs of resources applied, and quantity of resources applied.