An Integrative Review of the Use and Outcomes of HESI Testing in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs.

Aim: To evaluate the current utilization of the Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI) examinations in nursing education.

Background: HESI exam results are frequently predictive of NCLEX-RN results in nursing education.

Factors associated with delay in seeking care for acute decompensated heart failure.

Background: Despite reports that persons with heart failure (HF) symptoms delay up to 7 days before seeking treatment, few studies have prospectively explored specific factors influencing treatment-seeking delay in this population.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore how factors related to the symptom experience, such as perception (number and intensity), evaluation (attribution and understanding), and response (behaviors of patients and others) influence delay in seeking treatment for symptoms of acute decompensated HF.

Methods: Patients hospitalized for acute HF were enrolled into an exploratory, descriptive study.

The N-CODES project moves to user testing.

For a technology to be implemented successfully, it must be thoroughly tested by the stakeholders who will use it in practice. This article reports on the user testing of the Nurse Computer Decision Support working prototype. Ten acute care nurses with varying levels of education and experience participated in the testing.