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Dynamics and processes influencing role integration of advanced practice nurses and nurse navigators in oncology teams Ghent University
The importance of social exchange to nurses and nurse assistants: impact on retention factors Ghent University
Unfinished nursing care in intensive care units and the mediating role of the association between nurse working environment, and quality of care and nurses' wellbeing. KU Leuven
OBJECTIVES: Unfinished care refers to the situation in which nurses are forced to delay or omit necessary nursing care. The objectives was: 1) to measure the prevalence of unfinished nursing care in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic; 2) to examine whether unfinished nursing care has a mediating role in the relationship between nurse working environment and nurse-perceived quality of care and risk of burnout among nurses. DESIGN: ...
Introducing Advanced Practice Nurses / Nurse Practitioners in health care systems: a framework for reflection and analysis KU Leuven
An increasing number of countries are exploring the option of introducing Advanced Practice Nurses (APN), such as Nurse Practitioners (NP), as part of the health care workforce. This is particular relevant in light of the increase of the elderly and chronically ill. It is crucial that this introduction is preceded by an in depth understanding of the concept of advanced practice nursing as well as an analysis of the context. AIMS: Firstly, a ...
Introducing Advanced Practice Nurses / Nurse Practitioners in health care systems: a framework for reflection and analysis KU Leuven
An increasing number of countries are exploring the option of introducing Advanced Practice Nurses (APN), such as Nurse Practitioners (NP), as part of the health care workforce. This is particular relevant in light of the increase of the elderly and chronically ill. It is crucial that this introduction is preceded by an in depth understanding of the concept of advanced practice nursing as well as an analysis of the context. AIMS: Firstly, a ...
What makes nurses flourish at work? How the perceived clinical work environment relates to nurse motivation and well-being: A cross-sectional study KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Literature shows that the work environment is a main determinant of nurses' well-being and psychological strain; yet, the (psychological) mechanisms underlying this relationship remain understudied. OBJECTIVE: This study explored the underlying (psychological) mechanisms (why) and boundary conditions (when) by which characteristics present in the clinical work environment influence nurses' well-being. We investigated the mediating ...
The impact of nurse staffing levels and nurse's education on patient mortality in medical and surgical wards University of Antwerp
Background: Growing evidence indicates that improved nurse staffing in acute hospitals is associated with lower hospital mortality. Current research is limited to studies using hospital level data or without proper adjustment for confounders which makes the translation to practice difficult. Method: In this observational study we analysed retrospectively the control group of a stepped wedge randomised controlled trial concerning 14 medical and ...
Development of evidence-based guidelines for a nurse consultation in a breast unit: the perspectives of breast care nurses Ghent University
Introducing a Primary Health Care nurse training course at the University of Limpopo: Experiences and views of trainees Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background: A new post-basic Primary Health Care (PHC) nurse training was piloted at theUniversity of Limpopo in rural South Africa in order to reinforce PHC services and to addressthe backlog of trained PHC nurses. The training comprised residential and decentralisedtraining modules based on the principles of problem based learning and community basededucation, and a patient-centred care approach developed in the field of family medicine ...