Nurses' Understanding and Practice of Minimal Stimulation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Background: Pediatric patients receiving neurologic and neurosurgical critical care undergo many procedures that result in stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system, which increases their risk of poor outcomes. Nurses typically implement a variety of interventions to minimize such stimulation; however, minimal stimulation has not been specifically defined in the literature or described as a standardized bundle of care.

Objective: To examine pediatric intensive care unit nurses' interpretation and practice of minimal stimulation in patients with neurologic and neurosurgical conditions and specifically to triangulate nurses' descriptions of this practice with related findings in the literature.

Medication Management Strategies by Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Multisite Qualitative Analysis.

Objectives: Community-dwelling older adults taking 5 or more medications are at risk for medication-related harm. Managing multiple medications is a challenging task for patients and caregivers. Community-dwelling older adults self-manage their medications with minimal healthcare professional supervision.

Caregiver experiences of social support following stroke.

Objectives: Informal caregivers need to support their loved ones while performing caregiving responsibilities. A phenomenological qualitative study was done to understand the role of social support accessible for stroke caregivers.

Materials And Methods: The respondents were enrolled from different organizations or support groups who were conducting activities specifically for stroke victims and/or their caregivers.

A Multisite Qualitative Analysis of Perceived Roles in Medication Safety: Older Adults' Perspectives.

Older adults and caregivers play an essential role in medication safety; however, self-perception of their and health professionals' roles in medication safety is not well-understood. The objective of our study was to identify the roles of patients, providers, and pharmacists in medication safety from the perspective of older adults. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were held with 28 community-dwelling older adults over 65 years who took five or more prescription medications daily.