Organizational culture and readiness for evidence-based practice in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A pre-experimental study.

Aim: This study aims to establish postgraduate students' perceptions of the organizational culture and readiness for evidence-based practice of their workplaces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Background: Nurse shortages and a reliance on a transient nurse workforce have long been a challenge in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Developing a home-grown nurse workforce, a key objective of the Government of Saudi Arabia, can help to address this.

A pre-experimental pilot study exploring EBP Beliefs and EBP Implementation among post-graduate student nurses in Saudi Arabia.

Aim: This study aimed to measure the impact of a dedicated EBP module on the knowledge, skills and capability for EBP of students undertaking the inaugural MSc in Nursing: Advanced Practice programme in the KSA.

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) yields multiple benefits for all key stakeholders of healthcare. Key to this are healthcare professionals armed with necessary EBP knowledge and skills.

Senior Nursing Students' Perceptions of Their Readiness for Practice Prior to Final Year Internship: Part 2-A Qualitative Perspective.

Introduction: Preparing nursing students for their role as future registered nurses is an essential and complex endeavor. It is a responsibility that is shared between academic and clinical health care organizations. Arguably, the prevailing economic climate places additional pressures on the fiscal and manpower aspects of health care management.

Senior Nursing Students' Perceptions of Their Readiness for Oral Medication Administration Prior to Final Year Internship: A Quantitative Descriptive Pilot Study.

Unlabelled: In health care, it is crucial to ensure that new nurse graduates are equipped to deliver care that is safe, of high quality, patient-centered, and based on the best available evidence. Medication management encompasses many responsibilities and consumes a significant portion of a nurse's working day and is a substantial concern for students approaching the latter stages of their undergraduate education. The theoretical content on this area, as well as exposure to/hands-on experience in practice, can vary from program to program.

The strategic role of education in the prevention of medication errors in nursing: part 2.

It has been established that medication errors are a significant cause for concern in healthcare settings. In Part 1 of this paper the gravity of this problem in addition to the some of the contributing factors were discussed. The shared nature of the problem across disciplines was highlighted in addition to the potential benefits of multi-disciplinary collaboration in resolution of the problem.

Let's do no harm: medication errors in nursing: part 1.

In the current climate of global economic chaos and increasing healthcare litigation, it is perhaps simultaneously unsurprising and yet perplexing that patients continue to fall foul of healthcare systems worldwide. Major incidents in patient care such as serious misdiagnoses, medication errors, the proliferation of superbugs and malpractice persist leading to injury or death of patients, emotional trauma to their families and, understandably, a reduction in the public's confidence in the healthcare system not to mention the financial consequences. Many, if not most or indeed all, of these incidents are preventable and should not happen.

Essential elements in developing evidence-based practice.

This article addresses the principles of evidence-based practice and considers the essential elements involved in the process. The overall aim of the article is to equip nurses with the necessary knowledge and skills to use evidence-based practice competently and to make a positive contribution to patient outcomes.

Student's perceptions of the learning experience in a large class environment.

This study investigated the learning experiences of nursing students in a large class environment. The setting was one school of nursing located in a major academic teaching hospital in the Republic of Ireland. The purpose of the study was to identify students' perceptions of the learning experience in large groups and key factors that affect the teaching and learning experience.