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Cureus
December 2024
Acute Medicine, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Portsmouth, GBR.
Cardiology, a high-acuity medical specialty, has traditionally emphasised technical expertise, often overshadowing the critical role of non-technical skills (NTS). This imbalance stems from the historical focus on procedural competence and clinical knowledge in cardiology training and practice, leaving a significant gap in the development of crucial interpersonal and cognitive abilities. However, emerging evidence highlights the significant impact of NTS on patient outcomes, team dynamics, and overall healthcare efficiency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimers Dement
December 2024
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on healthcare, contributing to a mass exodus of the workforce. This poses a concern for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) care, which benefits from consistent care routine and staff that know the resident. Therefore, it is important to understand nursing home staff perspectives on maintaining high staff morale, which impacts recruitment, retention, and care quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To gain a better understanding of the perceptions of RNs on medication safety concerns and potential solutions for nursing home (NH) residents.
Method: This prospective, qualitative study used semi-structured phone interviews with a description approach. We used purposeful sampling to recruit 12 RNs employed at two NHs in the northeastern region of the United States.
Comput Inform Nurs
November 2024
Author Affiliations: Precision Medicine Center (Li, He, H. Liu, Chen), Nursing Department (Peng), and Intensive Care Unit (X. Liu), the Second People's Hospital of Huaihua; and Huaihua Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Treatment (Tan), Huaihua, Hunan Province, China.
Critical care nurses, who are at the frontline of recognizing and answering alarms, face various challenges while undertaking this task. The purpose of this qualitative study is to gain more insight into the experiences of critical care nurses working with medical equipment alarms. A qualitative, descriptive design was used to explore this area.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFolia Med (Plovdiv)
December 2024
Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Modern healthcare organizations and medical institutions depend on several factors, including the psychological environment as part of organizational culture. The psychological climate is multifaceted and difficult to quantify. The majority of scientific researchers agree that a good psychological climate supports teamwork, good communication, and a willingness to disclose errors and adverse events.
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