Systematic Review of Quality Improvement Projects Related to Intershift Nursing Handover.

Background: Nursing handover is a real-time process in which patient-specific information is passed between nurses to ensure the continuity and safety of patient care.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of quality improvement (QI) projects in improving the intershift nursing handover process.

Methods: A computerized search was performed of electronic databases for articles published during 2009-2019 in English or Korean for which the full texts were available.

Poor dietary behaviors among hospital nurses in Seoul, South Korea.

Background: Nurses reportedly practice unhealthy behaviors due to unfavorable work schedules. Korean nurses are particularly vulnerable to dietary and health behaviors due to high patient-to-nurse ratios; however, there are few studies on Korean hospital nurses' health behaviors.

Purpose: To investigate the dietary and health behaviors of Korean hospital nurses according to their work schedule type.

First flatus time and xerostomia associated with gum-chewing after liver resection.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the return of bowel function and xerostomia in patients who were and were not instructed to chew gum after elective open liver resection.

Background: Patients who undergo liver resection have limited early ambulation, because they require bed rest after surgery to prevent internal bleeding. They normally also require narcotic analgesics or patient-controlled analgesia for pain control.