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Identifying medical center units with disproportionate shares of patient complaints

1999

The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement

Journal Article

Issue 6

Volume 25

Pages 288-99

Author(s): Pichert, J.W., Federspiel, C.F., Hickson, G.B., Miller, C.S., Gauld-Jaeger, J., Gray, C.L.

Added October 2012

Optimizing Patient Care in the Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

2006

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Journal Article

Issue 6

Volume 38

Pages 416

Author(s): Perkins, A.M., Buchhalter, J.R.

Added October 2012

The patient experience in emergency departments: a review of the literature

2004

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Journal Article

Issue 3

Volume 12

Pages 159-65

Author(s): Nairn, S., Whotton, E., Marshal, C., Roberts, M., Swann, G.

Added October 2012

Auditory functions in anaesthesia residents during exposure to operating room noise

1995

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Journal Article

Volume 101

Pages 213-6

Author(s): Murthy, V.S., Malhotra, S.K., Bala, I., Raghunathan, M.

Added October 2012

The effect of stress-inducing conditions on the performance of a laparoscopic task

2003

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Journal Article

Issue 9

Volume 17

Pages 1481-1484

Author(s): Moorthy, K., Munz, Y., Dosis, A., Bann, S., Darzi, A.

Surgeon performance in operating rooms directly impacts quality of car, healthcare productivity, patient satisfaction, and many other healthcare outcomes. However, while performing complex surgical tasks, surgeons are often exposed to fatigue and stress caused by organizational, environmental and team-related factors. Common stressors in operating rooms include noise, inappropriate temperature, sleep deprivation, time pressures due to scheduling, workload, and unsuitable ergonomics.

Key Point Summary

Added October 2012

Tomorrow's Patient Room

2004

Architecture Week

Journal Article

Author(s): Moore, M.

Added October 2012

The Effects of Interior Design on Communication and Impressions of a Counselor in a Counseling Room

2006

Environment and Behavior

Journal Article

Issue 4

Volume 38

Pages 484-502

Author(s): Miwa, Y., Hanyu, K.

Added October 2012

The effects of rearranging ward routines on communication and eating behaviors of psychogeriatric patients

1981

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Journal Article

Issue 1

Volume 14

Pages 47-51

Author(s): Melin, L., Gotestam, K.G.

Added October 2012

Control of pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in burned patients

1992

Surgical Research Communications

Journal Article

Issue 1

Volume 12

Pages 61-67

Author(s): McManus, A.T., Mason, A.D.J., McManus, W.F., Pruitt, B.A.J.

Invasive burn wound sepsis with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major concern in burn patient care settings. It is difficult to treat and may cause high mortality among patients with extensive burn wounds. Therefore, one primary goal of burn care is to prevent colonization and infection of P. aeruginosa. Patient colonization refers to the isolation of the targeted pathogen (organism) from the patient (e.g., sputum, wound surface, urine, and stool).

Key Point Summary

Added October 2012

Preventing falls in acute care: an innovative approach

2005

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Journal Article

Issue 3

Volume 31

Pages 25-33

Author(s): McCarter-Bayer, A., Bayer, F., Hall, K.

Added October 2012

The Use of Electronic Medical Records: Communication patterns in Outpatient Encounters

2001

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Journal Article

Issue 6

Volume 8

Pages 610-615

Author(s): Makoul, G., Curry, R., Tang, P.

Added October 2012

For parents and children only: a parent-child educational library

1981

Childrens health care.

Journal Article

Issue 2

Volume 10

Pages 63-64

Author(s): Lowery, C.

Added October 2012

Team Communications in the Operating Room: Talk Patterns, Sites of Tension, and Implications for Novices

2002

Academic Medicine

Journal Article

Issue 3

Volume 77

Pages 232-7

Author(s): Lingard, L., Reznick, R., Espin, S., Regehr, G., DeVito, I.

Added October 2012

Patient's satisfaction and distress compared with expectations of the medical staff

2006

Patient Education And Counseling

Journal Article

Issue 1-2

Volume 63

Pages 118-125

Author(s): Langen, I., Myhren, H., Ekeberg, Ã.i., Stokland, O.

Added October 2012

Special approaches for safe handling of disabled children in the Netherlands

2008

Rehabilitation Nursing

Journal Article

Issue 1

Volume 33

Pages 18-21

Author(s): Knibbe, N.E., Knibbe, H.J., Crist, J.

Added October 2012

The Role of the Physical Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace

2006

The Center for Health Design

Journal Article

Issue #3

Volume 2006 November

Author(s): Joseph, A.

Added October 2012

Patient satisfaction with nursing care in the context of health care: a literature study

2002

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Journal Article

Issue 4

Volume 16

Pages 337-44

Author(s): Johansson, P., Oleni, M., Fridlund, B.

Added October 2012

The Experience of Dying: An Ethnographic Nursing Home Study

2002

The Gerontologist

Journal Article

Volume 42

Pages 11

Author(s): Kayser-Jones, J..

Added October 2012

Quality of care a children's hospital: the parents' perspective

1999

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Journal Article

Issue 11

Volume 153

Pages 1123-1129

Author(s): Homer, C.J., Marino, B., Cleary, P.D., Alpert, H.R., Smith, B., Ganser, C.M.C., Brustowicz, R.M., Goldmann, D.A.

Added October 2012

Family presence during resuscitation: a randomised controlled trial of the impact of family presence

2006

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Journal Article

Issue 4

Volume 8

Pages 139-147

Author(s): Holzhauser, K., Finucane, J., De Vries, S.M.

Added October 2012