Quality of nursing intensity data: inter-rater reliability of the patient classification after two decades in clinical use

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
pp. 2248-2259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Liljamo ◽  
Ulla-Mari Kinnunen ◽  
Pasi Ohtonen ◽  
Kaija Saranto
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Use ◽  
Patient Classification ◽  
Intensity Data ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

scholarly journals Rekenaars as ’n hulpmiddel in verpleegkundige administrasie

Curationis ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Coetsee
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Word Processor ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Patient Classification ◽  
Nursing Administration ◽  
Filing Cabinet ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
Patient Classification System ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Over the last few years pressure has been brought to bear on nurse managers worldwide to cut costs in their departments and to freeze posts, while maintaining a high quality of nursing care. Computers can be utilised in nursing administration to cut costs and to help increase productivity. There are three main areas in which computers can serve as an aid to nursing administration. A word-processor in the manager’s office can save a lot of time, the spreadsheet is invaluable for financial planning and a data base, which can be likened to an electronic filing cabinet, quickly produces information which would previously have taken hours to compile. There are computer programs, such as the Nurse Manager which are designed specifically for nursing administration, the above program combines the latest micro-computer technology with a patient classification system to provide a powerful staff management tool.

Basis of the Quality of Nursing Care

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Leino-Kilpi
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

A comparison of the quality of nursing care between pre- and postimplementing of a clinical pathway

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 1260-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsu Nanly ◽  
Brian T.-H. Chen ◽  
Lay-lan Lee ◽  
Min-huey Chung ◽  
Pi-chu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Clinical Pathway ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

scholarly journals A preliminary psychometric evaluation of Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS)

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1011-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orii McDermott ◽  
Vasiliki Orgeta ◽  
Hanne Mette Ridder ◽  
Martin Orrell
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Assessment Scales

ABSTRACTBackground:Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS), an observational outcome measure for music therapy with people with moderate to severe dementia, was developed from qualitative data of focus groups and interviews. Expert and peer consultations were conducted at each stage of the scale development to maximize its content validity. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of MiDAS.Methods:Care home residents with dementia attended weekly group music therapy for up to ten sessions. Music therapists and care home staff were requested to complete weekly MiDAS ratings. The Quality of Life Scale (QoL-AD) was completed at three time-points.Results:A total of 629 (staff = 306, therapist = 323) MiDAS forms were completed. The statistical analysis revealed that MiDAS has high therapist inter-rater reliability, low staff inter-rater reliability, adequate staff test-retest reliability, adequate concurrent validity, and good construct validity. High factor loadings between the five MiDAS Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) items, levels of Interest, Response, Initiation, Involvement, and Enjoyment, were found.Conclusions:This study indicates that MiDAS has good psychometric properties despite the small sample size. Future research with a larger sample size could provide a more in-depth psychometric evaluation, including further exploration of the underlying factors. MiDAS provides a measure of engagement with musical experience and offers insight into who is likely to benefit on other outcomes such as quality of life or reduction in psychiatric symptoms.

Quality of Nursing Care

1965 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Esther Lucile Brown ◽  
Jane E. Knox
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

The Karen Instruments for Measuring Quality of Nursing Care. Item Analysis

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inger S. Andersson ◽  
Margareta Lindgren
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Building Scholarship Capacity and Transforming Nurse Educators' Practice through Institutional Ethnography

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Malinsky ◽  
Ruth DuBois ◽  
Diane Jacquest
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Institutional Ethnography ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Academic Scholarship ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Routine Work ◽  
Schools Of Nursing ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Institutional ethnography can be viewed as a method of inquiry for nurse educators to build scholarship capacity and advance the quality of nursing practice. Within a framework of the Boyer (1990) model and the domains of academic scholarship in nursing described by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (2006), we discuss how a team of nurse educators participated as co-researchers in an institutional ethnographic study to examine the routine work of evaluating nursing students and discovered a contradiction between what was actually happening and what we value as nurse educators. The discovery, teaching, application, and integration dimensions of scholarship are examined for links to our emerging insights from the research and ramifications for our teaching practices. The article illuminates the expertise that developed and the transformations that happened as results of a collaborative institutional ethnography.

Three instruments for measuring the quality of nursing care

1973 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
A. Mooth ◽  
Mabel A. Wandelt ◽  
Maria C. Phaneuf
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Measuring the quality of nursing care: a consideration of different approaches

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 1260-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally J Redfern ◽  
Ian J Norman
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Quality Of Nursing
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