Nursing gaze as framework for nursing practice: a study from acute care settings in Korea, Norway and the USA

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bodil Ellefsen ◽  
Hesook Suzie Kim ◽  
Kyung Ja Han
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Acute Care Settings

Finding Patterns of Meaning: Margaret Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-214
Author(s):  
Ahtisham Younas ◽  
Sobia Parveen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Past ◽  
Acute Care Settings ◽  
Health As Expanding Consciousness ◽  
Practice Education ◽  
Theory Of Health

This article presents an evaluation of Margaret Newman’s theory of health as expanding consciousness, through a literature review, to determine its usefulness for nursing practice and research. The evaluation illustrates that Newman’s theory is valuable for guiding various aspects of nursing practice, education, and research. However, its use had been limited to spiritual, psychological, and social aspects of nursing care and needs to be further evaluated for its significance in acute care settings. Most of the studies that use Newman’s theory are from the past, with limited studies conducted in recent years, indicating the need for further research.

Improving Patient Safety and Patient–Provider Communication

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1017-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard R. Hurtig ◽  
Rebecca M. Alper ◽  
Karen N. T. Bryant ◽  
Krista R. Davidson ◽  
Chelsea Bilskemper
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Provider Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Patient Provider Communication ◽  
Acute Care Settings ◽  
Nurses Perceptions ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Many hospitalized patients experience barriers to effective patient–provider communication that can negatively impact their care. These barriers include difficulty physically accessing the nurse call system, communicating about pain and other needs, or both. For many patients, these barriers are a result of their admitting condition and not of an underlying chronic disability. Speech-language pathologists have begun to address patients' short-term communication needs with an array of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies. Method This study used a between-groups experimental design to evaluate the impact of providing patients with AAC systems so that they could summon help and communicate with their nurses. The study examined patients' and nurses' perceptions of the patients' ability to summon help and effectively communicate with caregivers. Results Patients who could summon their nurses and effectively communicate—with or without AAC—had significantly more favorable perceptions than those who could not. Conclusions This study suggests that AAC can be successfully used in acute care settings to help patients overcome access and communication barriers. Working with other members of the health care team is essential to building a “culture of communication” in acute care settings. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.9990962

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