The Relationship Between Nursing Experience and Education and the Occurrence of Reported Pediatric Medication Administration Errors.

Medication errors are one of the most common incidents in the hospitals. They can be harmful, and they are even more detrimental for pediatric patients. This study explored the relationship between nursing experience, education, the frequency and severity of reported pediatric medication administration errors (PMAEs).

The relationship among evidence-based practice and client dyspnea, pain, falls, and pressure ulcer outcomes in the community setting.

Background: There are gaps in knowledge about the extent to which home care nurses' practice is based on best evidence and whether evidence-based practice impacts patient outcomes.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between evidence-based practice and client pain, dyspnea, falls, and pressure ulcer outcomes in the home care setting. Evidence-based practice was defined as nursing interventions based on best practice guidelines.

Boundary spanning by nurse managers: effects of managers' characteristics and scope of responsibility on teamwork.

Increasing role complexity has intensified the work of managers in supporting healthcare teams. This study examined the influence of front-line managers' characteristics and scope of responsibility on teamwork. Scope of responsibility considers the breadth of the manager's role.

Testing the effects of an empowerment-based leadership development programme: part 2 - staff outcomes.

Aim: To determine if nurse leaders' attendance at a leadership development programme based on an empowerment framework would increase staff perceptions of organisational support and organisational commitment.

Background: Leadership empowering behaviours are teachable relational competencies that have been associated with quality leader-staff relationships and positive staff outcomes.

Methods: A quasi-experimental, pre-test-post-test design was used to compare perceptions of staff whose leaders participated in a year-long leadership programme with staff of similar leaders who did not attend the programme.

Testing the effects of an empowerment-based leadership development programme: part 1 - leader outcomes.

Aim: To determine if a leadership development programme based on an empowerment framework significantly increased leaders' use of empowering behaviours.

Background: Leadership programmes are effective ways to prepare nurse leaders for their complex roles. Relational competencies, such as leader empowering behaviours, are associated with improved leader, staff and practice environment outcomes.