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A web-based tailored nursing intervention to support illness management in patients hospitalized for an acute coronary syndrome : a pilot study
(JMIR Publications, 2017)
Background: Illness management after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is crucial to prevent cardiac complications, to foster
participation in a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program, and to optimize recovery. Web-based ...
A nursing intervention to enhance acceptance of implantable cardioverter defibrillators : a randomized pilot study
(Canadian council of cardiovascular nurses, 2017)
Background: Patients may experience anxiety and reduced
quality of life after implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
device implantation.
Objective: To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy ...
Simulation in nursing education
(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2017-02)
Part of becoming a working professional always involves applying knowledge and trying out skills in carefully controlled and monitored settings to get feedback on our first attempts at practice. For many years, nurses have ...
Simulated patient deterioration situations reveal taxonomy of the decisions made by nursing students
(RCN Publishing & BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
A post cardiac surgery intervention to manage delirium involving families : a randomized pilot study
(Wiley, 2017-03-31)
Background
As many delirium manifestations (e.g., hallucinations or fears) are linked to patients' experiences and personality traits, it is suggested that interventions should be tailored to optimize its management. The ...
Contribution of a reflective debriefing to nursing students' clinical judgment in patient deterioration simulations : a mixed-methods study
(Elsevier, 2017)
Background
While reflection is a hallmark of debriefing, there is little understanding of how it contributes to nursing students' clinical judgment.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to describe how nursing students ...
Learning theories and tools for the assessment of core nursing competencies in simulation: A theoretical review
(2017-09-20)
Aim: To identify the theories used to explain learning in simulation and to examine
how these theories guided the assessment of learning outcomes related to core
competencies in undergraduate nursing students.
Background: ...
Dichotomy and dialogue in conceptualizations of competency in health professionals’ education
(Sciedu Press, 2017)
Most research on the definition of competency and its application in health professionals’ education programs is focused on semantic matters, while contextual influences are rarely discussed or solely presented as background ...
Humanizing nursing care : an analysis of caring theories through the lens of humanism
(Springer, 2017)
Humanism’s tenets are rarely described in regard to the theories of our discipline. In this article, we outline the historical origins of the humanism movements along with its etymology in order to analyze the assumptions ...