The implementation of clinical assessment by nurses in Switzerland: A cross-sectional study from the nursing perspective Clinical assessment is a core competency of BSc and MSc prepared nurses in Switzerland. However, influencing factors of its implementation and the experience in the interprofessional team has been studied little so far. The aim of this study was to explore how often clinical assessment skills are used by BSc and MSc graduated nurses in Switzerland, to identify facilitating and hindering factors for implementation and to investigate the nurses experience of the implementation in the interprofessional team.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To identify current key areas for nursing research in Switzerland, we revised the Swiss Research Agenda for Nursing (SRAN) initially published in 2008.
Background: By developing a research agenda, nursing researchers internationally prioritize and cluster relevant topics within the research community. The process should be collaborative and systematic to provide credible information for decisionmakers in health care research, policy, and practice.
Receiving the diagnosis of a severe disease may present a traumatic event for patients and their families. To cope with the related challenges, digital interventions can be combined with traditional psychological support to help meet respective needs. We aimed to 1) discuss the most common consequences and challenges for resilience in Neuro Muscular Disease patients and family members and 2) elicit practical needs, concerns, and opportunities for digital platform use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Low birth weight (LBW) is associated with short and long-term consequences including neonatal mortality and disability. Effective linkages in the continuum of care (CoC) for newborns at the health facility, community (primary care) and home care levels have a high tendency of minimizing adverse events associated with LBW. But it is unclear how these linkages work and what factors influence the CoC process in Ghana as literature is scarce on the views of health professionals and families of LBW infants regarding the CoC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe physician's perspective on clinical assessment skills by nurses in psychiatry: A case study People with a mental and physical illness receive less good somatic care compared to the general population. Patients in psychiatry receive better medical care when nurses have in-depth medical expertise. Therefore, in a psychiatric institution in Switzerland in 2017, the Clinical Assessment and Decision Making (CADM) by nurses was implemented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To explore the experiences of health professionals and families concerning supporting low-birth weight (LBW) infants along the continuum of care (CoC) in Ghana with the goal to unveil new strategies to improve the quality of neonatal care.
Design: A constructivist grounded theory.
Method: Simultaneous data collection and analysis among health professionals alongside families with LBW infants from September 2020 to April 2021.
Self-efficacy expectancy in adolescents with anorexia nervosa in the outpatient setting: A cross-sectional study The population involved in this study are individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN). AN is a disease with sometimes life-threatening underweight. Self-esteem problems, anxiety and social problems accompany those affected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Neuromuscular diseases are rare conditions that present with progressive muscular weakness. As affected children transition into adulthood, they become more physically dependent on their families for support. There is little evidence on the family transition experience, which this study explored to identify experiences, challenges, and strategies of coping.
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August 2016
Background: Caring for palliative patients at home is complex and challenging. Specialist palliative care exists to provide high quality of care in complex situations. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of a specialist nurse-led palliative care service in an urban Swiss region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The transition into adulthood is a developmental stage within the life cycle. A chronic childhood condition can disrupt this transition and create major challenges for both the young person and his or her family. Little is known about families' experiences when living with a rare genetic disease.
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