Aim: This study aims to adapt the "Nursing Practice Readiness Scale" to Turkish culture, and evaluate its psychometric properties.
Background: New graduates' nursing practice readiness can impact their work adaptation and performance.
Design: The research employed a methodological design.
The aim of this pre- and post-interventional study was to analyze the cost-effectiveness of the multicomponent fall prevention program in hospitalized patients. To achieve this aim, cost-effectiveness analysis performed using decision tree modeling was compared with the implementation of the fall prevention program and usual care. The primary outcome was the number of patient falls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: This study's aim is to develop and psychometrically assess the Sickness Presenteeism Scale-Nurse.
Background: Evaluation of the effects of sickness presenteeism on nurses' performance and productivity is important for healthcare quality.
Design: This was an instrument development and validation study.
Aim: The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Self-Efficacy for Preventing Falls-Nurse.
Background: Patient falls have negative effects on patients and health care services. Nurses' self-efficacy for preventing falls can affect their performance in interventions to prevent falls.
Aims And Objectives: To examine the views and suggestions of healthcare professionals, patients and family members on the causes of inpatient falls and fall-prevention practices.
Background: Patient falls are one of the most prevalent medical errors in the hospitals. In order to prevent patient falls, it is necessary to identify and classify the situations causing falls in detail and preventive interventions for these situations need to be developed.
Patient falls cause economic loss in hospitals, as well as patient injuries. This study aimed to calculate the additional hospital cost and length of stay (LOS) due to fall-related serious injuries and to identify the determining factors for both outcomes. A matched case-control design was used in the study.
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