This article describes how a health care organization optimized staffing during the COVID-19 crisis by capitalizing on the expertise of nursing professional development practitioners to create a rapid deployment onboarding plan. The rapid onboarding training plan provided Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health with a sense of stability in an uncertain time. Designing a plan that easily could be modified allowed the organization to be prepared during the pandemic and at a point where staffing needs must meet surge capacity. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2021;52(3):109-111.].
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Am J Transl Res
December 2024
Endoscopy Center of Gastroenterology Department, General Hospital of Central Theater Command Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.
Objective: To evaluate the impact of optimized nursing management involving the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) and Gastroenterology Department on sterilization processes, nurse well-being, and patient satisfaction.
Methods: This retrospective study analyzed data from 40 CSSD nurses and sterilization metrics for 1,017 gastroenterology instruments before and after implementing optimized management. The study included a control group (CG) prior to the intervention and an experimental group (EG) after.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, JPN.
Background: Oral propranolol therapy is currently the first choice for infants with infantile hemangiomas (IHs) requiring systemic treatment. This study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of oral propranolol therapy for IHs and to assess the role of a multidisciplinary medical team in supporting optimal treatment.
Materials And Methods: Clinical data were retrospectively reviewed from medical records in 150 Japanese infants with IH treated with propranolol orally at Toranomon Hospital.
Nurs Crit Care
January 2025
Department of Trade Union, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Background: Enteral nutrition is beneficial for improving the clinical outcomes of intensive care unit patients. However, enteral nutrition intolerance is a common complication in intensive care unit patients undergoing enteral nutrition.
Aims: We aimed to assess the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in preventing enteral nutrition intolerance in intensive care unit patients and to identify the optimal non-pharmacological interventions.
BMJ Open
January 2025
Oriola Finland Oy, Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Background: The use of new biological medicines as standard treatment is expected to increase substantially and cover new therapeutic indications in the near future. Interchange of biological medicines in pharmacies increases the need for patient guidance.
Objectives: The study aims to gain a patient perspective on biological medicine users' needs and wishes regarding patient guidance by exploring what kind of information patients wish to receive and to further investigate the potential differences in needs between originator biological medicine users and biosimilar users.
J Med Internet Res
January 2025
School of Nursing, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Background: During infectious disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are crucial in patient care and public health safety; however, they face challenges such as inadequate training and high stress in isolation wards. Virtual reality (VR) technology offers innovative training solutions to enhance nurses' clinical skills and preparedness. However, extensive studies on its effectiveness in isolation ward environments are still limited.
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