The perception of dignity in the hospitalized patient: Findings from a meta-synthesis.

Dignity is a value inherent to all human beings, guaranteed to every individual from birth, and influenced by culture and society. It is protected by various laws and declarations, and represents one of the fundamental human rights. Preserving human dignity is an essential aspect of nursing practice and a central element of care.

Surviving cancer following total laryngectomy: a phenomenological study.

Purpose: Total laryngectomy followed by radiotherapy is a life-preserving treatment for patients with locally advanced laryngeal cancer. This study explored how persons who had undergone total laryngectomy perceived themselves as cancer survivors in the follow-up phase.

Methods: A descriptive phenomenological approach was adopted.

Job satisfaction and generational nursing characteristics among registered nurses in the United States, Italy and Finland: Results of a survey study.

Aims: The aim of this study is to describe job satisfaction and multigenerational nursing characteristics between nurses in the United States, Italy and Finland.

Background: Job satisfaction and work characteristics may be viewed differently among nurses of different generations and countries.

Methods: Data were collected on the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale and Multidimensional Nursing Generations Questionnaire.

Nursing Students' Knowledge of Patient Safety and Development of Competences Over their Academic Years: Findings from a Longitudinal Study.

Introduction: Future nurses should possess the knowledge and competences necessary to ensure patient safety. However, little evidence is available on the way in which students learn patient safety-related principles over time. This study explored the progress of a cohort of Italian undergraduate nursing students as they acquired patient safety knowledge and competences from time of enrolment to graduation.

Evaluating the effects of polices on nursing care as promoted by the Veneto region: the research protocol and its implications for public health.

Study Design: Multi-centre mixed-method study design organised into several phases.

Background: The Veneto region has recently defined a set of policies on nursing care by determining the needed amount of daily care in minutes and by initiating a systematic measurement of nursing outcomes; also, with a more recent policy, missed nursing care (MNC) has been established as a process measure of interest. To measure the effect of these policies, a research protocol - aimed at evaluating several end points - has been designed, involving a large target population and hospital units.