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Olivar, Ana Liza – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Nursing programs in the country are facing challenges in producing enough nurses who are safe, compassionate, and critical thinker to meet the growing demands of the health care system. Lack of clinical sites and qualified faculty are some of these challenges which resulted to a long list of applicants in the nursing programs. Nursing programs are…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Patients, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes
Jackson, Sara – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Every year, hundreds of thousands of patients have coronary angiograms performed in the United States. The Impella is a percutaneous ventricular support device that provides hemodynamic support for patients if hemodynamic instability occurs during the procedure. The critical care nurse is responsible for the recovery and management of the patient…
Descriptors: Equipment, Medical Services, Nurses, Trauma
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Kaddoura, Mahmoud – Educational Research Quarterly, 2013
Critical thinking (CT) is a flourishing concept that has been developing throughout the fields of both nursing education and practice. In fact, every person thinks in his or her own way that is varied among individuals; it is the nature of human mankind to do so. Nevertheless, much of our thinking might be subjective, indefinite, limited,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Nurses, Nursing, Nursing Education
Hanson, Darlene S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine the opinions of nurse educators in the state of North Dakota (ND) who were using the academic Electronic Health Record (EHR) known as SimChart. In this dissertation research study, factors that either hindered or facilitated the introduction of SimChart in nursing programs in ND were examined.…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Teacher Attitudes, Opinions, Records (Forms)
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Urquhart, Robin; Sargeant, Joan; Grunfeld, Eva – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2013
Moving knowledge into practice and the implementation of innovations in health care remain significant challenges. Few researchers adequately address the influence of organizations on the implementation of innovations in health care. The aims of this article are to (1) present 2 conceptual frameworks for understanding the organizational factors…
Descriptors: Health Services, Innovation, Surgery, Pathology
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Wu, Cheng-Chih; Lai, Chin-Yuan – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
This paper reports our implementation and evaluation of a wireless handheld learning environment used to support a clinical nursing practicum course. The learning environment was designed so that nursing students could use handhelds for recording information, organizing ideas, assessing patients, and also for interaction and collaboration with…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Practicums, Patients
Francisco, James R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Health care is one of the most highly regulated industries in the United States. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandates the implementation of information systems security to protect the personal information of patients. Properly planned implementations ease the process of introducing new technologies like…
Descriptors: Nurses, Federal Legislation, Nursing, Information Systems
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Auslander, Gail K.; Soskolne, Varda; Stanger, Varda; Ben-Shahar, Ilana; Kaplan, Giora – Health & Social Work, 2008
This study aimed to examine the implementation, adequacy, and outcomes of discharge planning. The authors carried out a prospective study of 1,426 adult patients discharged from 11 acute care hospitals in Israel. Social workers provided detailed discharge plans on each patient. Telephone interviews were conducted two weeks post-discharge. Findings…
Descriptors: Community Services, Program Evaluation, Hospitals, Rehabilitation Centers