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Organizational Safety Culture and Medical Error Reporting by Israeli Nurses
Purpose: To investigate the association between patient safety culture (PSC) and the incidence and reporting rate of medical errors by Israeli nurses. Design: Self-administered structured questionnaires were distributed to a convenience sample of 247 registered nurses enrolled in training programs at Tel Aviv University (response rate = 91%). Methods: The questionnaire’s three sections examin…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 273-280
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- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
The Meaning of Evidence-Based Management to Brazilian Senior Nurse Leaders
Purpose: The study objective was to understand the meaning of evidencebased management for senior nurse leaders in accredited, public hospitals in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Design and Method: A phenomenological approach was used to analyze interviews conducted with 10 senior nurse leaders between August 2011 and March 2012. The analytic method was developed by the Brazilian phenomenologis…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 265-272
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
A Systematic Review of Social Networking Sites_Innovative Platforms for Healt…
Purpose: To review the evidence to determine if social networking sites (SNS) are effective tools for health research in the adolescent and young adult populations. Design: Systematic review of published research articles focused on use of SNS for youth health research. Methods: Seventeen articles were selected that met the following criteria: used SNS at any stage of study, participants betwee…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 256-264
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Older Patients Experiences of Heart Failure—An Integrative Literature Review
Purpose: Several literature reviews have been published summarizing objective knowledge about older patients with heart failure (HF). Although of vital importance to the treatment and diagnosis of HF, these reviews fail to explicate and summarize older patients’ subjective and lived experience of the condition, which restrains us from providing a complete picture of the illness trajectory. Th…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 247-255
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Successful Aging Among Assisted Living Community Older Adults
Purpose: This study investigated the suitability of using the Successful Aging Inventory (SAI) in an effort to describe successful aging among older adults currently living in assisted living communities (ALCs) and to further assess some of the characteristics of successful aging in this group. Design: This study used a cross-sectional descriptive quantitative research design. Recruitment garne…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 238-246
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Development of a Proactive Care Program (U-CARE) to Preserve Physical Functio…
Purpose: Care for older patients in primary care is currently reactive, fragmented, and time consuming. An innovative structured and proactive primary care program (U-CARE) has been developed to preserve physical functioning and enhance quality of life of frail older people. This study describes in detail the development process of the U-CARE program to allow its replication. Methods: The frame…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 230-237
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Effects of Motivational Interviewing Intervention on Blackouts Among College …
Purpose: Alcohol and illicit drug abuse is a serious public health issue facing college students. This study examined the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) as an intervention on the rate of blackouts among freshmen who engaged in high-risk drinking and illicit drug use. Design: A sample of 188 volunteer freshmen from a university were administered the Daily Drinking Questionnaire, the Ru…
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- Volume 45, Number 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 221-229
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 3 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Important Considerations When Applying for a Postdoctoral Fellowship
Purpose: To examine important decision points that graduates should consider before applying for a postdoctoral fellowship. Methods: A literature review was performed. Findings and Conclusions: A synthesis of the present data on the postdoctoral fellowship, eligibility criteria, application process, and important considerations was provided. Experiential knowledge from four present postdoctoral…
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- Volume 45, Number 2
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 210-218
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 2 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Advancing Genomic Research and Reducing Health Disparities What Can Nurse Sch…
Purpose: Advances in genomic research are improving our understanding of human diseases and evoking promise of an era of genomic medicine. It is unclear whether genomic medicine may exacerbate or attenuate extant racial group health disparities. We delineate how nurse scholars could engage in the configuration of an equitable genomic medicine paradigm. Organizing Construct: We identify as legit…
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- Volume 45, Number 2
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
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- Hlm. 202-209
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 2 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
Emotional Work and Diversity in Clinical Placements of Nursing Students
Purpose: To learn how students experience clinical placements in a setting of diversity and how they cope with the emotional challenges involved. Design: This study is based on inductive, qualitative research undertaken with Israeli nursing students. Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 students: 10 Arabs (5 men and 5 women), 9 Jews (2 men and 7 women), and 1 Circassian. The inter…
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- Volume 45, Number 2
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1527-6546
- Collation
- Hlm. 192-201
- Series Title
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 2 2013
- Call Number
- (05) 610.5 WIL j
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