Purpose: Evaluate nurse's role in management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods: Modified Delphi with two rounds of questionnaires, followed by in-person meeting. International group of 12 nurses experienced with RA patients receiving biologic therapy.
Findings: Nurses often spend more time with patients than doctors do. Nurse is in unique position to explore patient needs; educate about treatment, administration, product storage, and self-injection technique; determine readiness for and understanding of treatment; monitor safety and progress; and coordinate care within multidisciplinary setting.
Conclusions: Nurse's role is complex and vitally important to optimal RA patient care. Additional nurse involvement may address unmet needs.
Implications For Nursing Practice: Rheumatology nurses can address unmet patient needs by expanding current roles and by adopting additional functions.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2047-3095.2013.01231.x | DOI Listing |
Nurs Educ Perspect
January 2025
About the Authors The authors are faculty, School of Nursing, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, Maryland. Katelyn A. Quarry, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNE, is assistant professor. Rodnita K. Davis, PhD, RN, CNE, is associate professor. Kathryn Handy, DNP, RN, CNE, is assistant professor. Tina L. Bloom, PhD, MPH, RN, is associate professor and Frances K. Pitts '96 Endowed Chair in Leadership in Women's and Children's Health. Intramural funding from the Kay Pitts '96 endowment supported this research. For more information contact Dr. Quarry at
Cohen scholars (CS) is a Maryland scholarship program aimed to increase the number of qualified nurse educators and ease the nurse faculty shortage. Nurses pursuing graduate degrees may apply for scholarships in exchange for service as educators in a faculty or clinical educator role. This study was conducted to understand the career decision-making processes of recent CS graduates and facilitators and barriers to assuming a faculty role.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Eval Clin Pract
February 2025
Department of Nursing, Trakya University Faculty of Health Sciences, Edirne, Turkey.
Objective: This study aims to assess the performance of machine learning (ML) techniques in optimising nurse staffing and evaluating the appropriateness of nursing care delivery models in hospital wards. The primary outcome measures include the adequacy of nurse staffing and the appropriateness of the nursing care delivery system.
Background: Historical and current healthcare challenges, such as nurse shortages and increasing patient acuity, necessitate innovative approaches to nursing care delivery.
J Adv Nurs
January 2025
Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Provincial Qian Foshan Hospital, Jinan, China.
Aims: To investigate the impacts of social support and psychological detachment on nurses' job burnout, as well as to validate psychological detachment's mediating effect.
Design: The study was conducted using a questionnaire-based cross-sectional design.
Methods: From October 2023 to March 2024, convenience sampling was used to distribute electronic questionnaires (including a general information questionnaire, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Psychological Detachment Scale, and the Social Support Scale) to investigate the current state of job burnout, psychological detachment, and social support among nurses.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States.
Introduction: Existing data on how history of trauma and adversity affects healthcare professionals is limited. This study sought to describe the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) and their association with present-day workplace and wellbeing outcomes among a sample of healthcare teammates overall, as well as specifically among nurses. The paper also describes local trauma-informed care initiatives that supported study feasibility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSAGE Open Nurs
January 2025
Exercise Science, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
Introduction: Healthcare professionals are in an optimal position to deliver exercise information to pregnant women, yet previous research suggests this seldom happens. Midwives and nurse practitioners, who may have more time with pregnant women, are particularly well suited for this role.
Objectives: This qualitative study examined the exercise advice and counseling provided by midwives and nurse practitioners in Kentucky, focusing on the barriers they face.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!