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BMC Nurs
January 2025
School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P.R. China.
This study explored the role of technology systems in influencing nurses' intentions to adopt medical applications that enhance their performance and how technology contributes to improvements in hospital systems. The study examines the intention to use technology through the mediating effects of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, with technology sophistication. A random sampling method was employed to gather 687 responses from nurses.
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January 2025
Department of Health Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD.
Purpose: A current challenge that may exacerbate symptoms of compassion fatigue and compromise the ability to experience compassion satisfaction among nurses is pain management. This study examined the associations between nurses' comfort with administering pain management, confidence in providers' prescribing patterns and reported compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (measured as burnout and secondary traumatic stress).
Design: This exploratory study used a survey design to gather primary data from nurses via a convenience sampling method.
J Hosp Infect
January 2025
Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Infectious Diseases, Dept of Diagnostic and Public Health, University Hospital Verona, Verona, Italy; DZIF-Clinical Research Unit, Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Background: ESBL-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) are highly prevalent in long-term healthcare (LTCF) settings. In order to estimate the acquisition rate of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in LTCF settings and identify clinical and environmental risk factors, a multicentric, prospective cohort study was conducted in six LTCFs in Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands.
Methods: Longitudinal screening of residents was performed over 32 weeks, collecting epidemiological and clinical data and environmental samples.
J Tissue Viability
January 2025
Faculty of Nursing, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Background: Pressure injury (PI) is a significant health issue and one of the greatest challenges in critical care units. Guidelines adherence to prevent PIs is not always optimal by critical care nurses. To our knowledge, there is no data about adherence to PI preventive guidelines among Jordanian critical care nurses, and this study aimed to fill this gap.
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January 2025
ZHAW - Zurich University of Applied Sciences, ZHAW School of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing, Winterthur, Switzerland; UMIT TIROL Private University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics, and Technology, Department of Nursing Science and Gerontology, Institute of Nursing, Hall in Tyrol, Austria; Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka, Wellington Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Practice, Aotearoa, Wellington, New Zealand; School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia.
Despite existing guidelines for constipation management, constipation remains a prevalent issue among older individuals in long-term care facilities. The aim of this qualitative study was to provide an overview of nursing constipation management and the associated challenges in Swiss-German nursing homes. From September to December 2022, 51 nursing staff from 20 nursing homes were surveyed online, using literature-based open questions.
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