A Scoping Review of Strategies Used to Implement the Surgical Safety Checklist.

In 2007, the World Health Organization initiated the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) as part of an initiative to improve patient outcomes. After publication of the SSC, perioperative nurses identified challenges with implementing it and questioned its effectiveness. We desired to summarize the state of the science on the effectiveness of strategies that perioperative personnel have used to implement and assess the SSC; therefore, we conducted a scoping review.

Characteristics and Circumstances of Falls in the Community-Dwelling Older Adult Population.

The study aimed to describe the characteristics and circumstances of falls in the community-dwelling older adult population. This was a cross-sectional observational and descriptive study involving primary health care centers in Lleida and Castellón de la Plana, Spain. Randomized sampling was used to include 966 individuals aged 75 years or older residing in single-family homes and in possession of a health care card.

[User satisfaction in 2hospitals with different management models].

Background: Public, private, and mixed care management models coexist in the Spanish National Health System, in addition to those private models with state-funded financial support since the General Health Law was enacted. In order to function well, health systems must include quality management systems, and they must use patient satisfaction evaluations as an outcome indicator.

Objective: The objective of this article was to compare the level of satisfaction of users with conventional hospitalisation in 2hospitals in Elche (Spain) with different management models.

Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Practice educational intervention with second-year nursing students.

Objectives: to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of evidence-based practice among second-year nursing students.

Method: a quasi-experimental before-and-after study. The study population consisted of 120 students enrolled in the Nursing Care in Healthcare Processes course.

[The Challenge of Care Continuity in Complex Chronic Patients from Nurses' Perspective].

Introduction: The complex chronic disease requires a model of care based found on multidisciplinary teams. The aim of this study was to analyse the development of nursing leadership in managing the complex chronic patient (CCP) and to identify how the resources for the attention and follow up of these patients are managed.

Method: A qualitative descriptive approach was followed through participant observation, in-depth interview to 7 health professionals (5 nurses, a doctor, and a social worker) and a discussion group with 9 Primary Health Care nurses from a intentional sample.