scholarly journals Nursing personnel training: a pilot study on attitude change, through a workshop on ethics and humanities

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-210
Author(s):  
Guillermo Cantú-Quintanilla ◽  
Nuria Aguiñaga Chiñas ◽  
Anneke Farías-Yapur
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Nursing Personnel ◽  
Personnel Training

Nursing has emerged as one of the main professions with a humanistic sense specialized in health care. The accent on personal development favored by training in humanities allows for questioning whether a training specifically focused on the workplace abilities enhances personal fulfilment at work. A pilot workshop on Ethics and Humanities at Work was offered in tertiary hospital to assess the influence of ethics and humanities in attitude toward work. Nineteen nurses completed the workshop; attitude towards change and attitude towards teamwork increased significantly. In this pilot study we found that the workshop influenced attitude towards change at work and teamwork. Since an attitude is made up of the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components, the change in one of these has the capacity to modify part of the others.

scholarly journals Continuity of care experienced by patients in a multi-institutional pancreatic care network: a pilot study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Hopstaken ◽  
D. van Dalen ◽  
B. M. van der Kolk ◽  
E. J. M. van Geenen ◽  
J. J. Hermans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Pancreatic Surgery ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Tumor Board ◽  
Pancreatic Tumors ◽  
Care Network ◽  
Care Services

Abstract Background Over the past decades, health care services for pancreatic surgery were reorganized. Volume norms were applied with the result that only a limited number of expert centers perform pancreatic surgery. As a result of this centralization of pancreatic surgery, the patient journey of patients with pancreatic tumors has become multi-institutional. To illustrate, patients are referred to a center of expertise for pancreatic surgery whereas other parts of pancreatic care, such as chemotherapy, take place in local hospitals. This fragmentation of health care services could affect continuity of care (COC). The aim of this study was to assess COC perceived by patients in a pancreatic care network and investigate correlations with patient-and care-related characteristics. Methods This is a pilot study in which patients with (pre) malignant pancreatic tumors discussed in a multidisciplinary tumor board in a Dutch tertiary hospital were asked to participate. Patients were asked to fill out the Nijmegen Continuity of Care-questionnaire (NCQ) (5-point Likert scale). Additionally, their patient-and care-related data were retrieved from medical records. Correlations of NCQ score and patient-and care-related characteristics were calculated with Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Results In total, 44 patients were included (92% response rate). Pancreatic cancer was the predominant diagnosis (32%). Forty percent received a repetition of diagnostic investigations in the tertiary hospital. Mean scores for personal continuity were 3.55 ± 0.74 for GP, 3.29 ± 0.91 for the specialist and 3.43 ± 0.65 for collaboration between GPs and specialists. Overall COC was scored with a mean 3.38 ± 0.72. No significant correlations were observed between NCQ score and certain patient-or care-related characteristics. Conclusion Continuity of care perceived by patients with pancreatic tumors was scored as moderate. This outcome supports the need to improve continuity of care within multi-institutional pancreatic care networks.

scholarly journals Perspectives of Survivorship Care Plans Among Older Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 107327482091720
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Krok-Schoen ◽  
Michelle J. Naughton ◽  
Anne M. Noonan ◽  
Janell Pisegna ◽  
Jennifer DeSalvo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Survivorship Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Term Care

The Commission on Cancer’s standard 3.3 represents a paradigm shift in the care of cancer survivors, recommending that survivors receive a treatment summary and survivorship care plan (SCPs). A focus on older breast cancer survivors is needed, as they are the majority of the breast cancer population and their experiences and perspectives of SCPs is limited in the literature. This pilot study utilized a mixed methods approach (focus groups and self-report questionnaire data) to gather information on older (≥65 years) breast cancer survivors’ perspectives of their SCPs, cancer survivorship, and communication with their health-care providers. The questionnaire was completed individually by the participants prior to the focus group and contained items on basic demographics and their health status following cancer treatment. The focus groups indicated that only a minority of women actually developed a SCP. Those who developed a SCP in collaboration with their providers valued the personal care and attention received. However, some participants reported poor communication with their providers and within their health-care team, resulting in frustration and confusion. Participants’ suggestions for ideal SCPs included better education and personalization, particularly in appropriate nutrition and exercise, and managing side effects and comorbidities. Lastly, the women believed that additional long-term care resources, such as health coaches, were important in improving their survivorship. These findings provide insight into enhancing the content, communication, and application of SCPs to improve the survivorship experience of older breast cancer survivors.

Quality of life in health care of non-melanoma skin cancer - results of a pilot study

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Steinbauer ◽  
Michael Koller ◽  
Elisabeth Kohl ◽  
Sigrid Karrer ◽  
Michael Landthaler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Non Melanoma Skin Cancer ◽  
Melanoma Skin

scholarly journals Antibiotic Resistance Profiling ofStaphylococcus aureusIsolated from Clinical Specimens in a Tertiary Hospital from 2010 to 2012

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain C. Juayang ◽  
Gemma B. de los Reyes ◽  
April Joy G. de la Rama ◽  
Christine T. Gallega
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Drug Susceptibility ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Penicillin G ◽  
Inducible Clindamycin Resistance ◽  
Clinical Specimens ◽  
Drug Of Choice ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Mrsa Infection

MRSA infection can affect a wide array of individuals that may lead to treatment failure. Also, the infection has the potential to spread from one area to another particularly health care facilities or communities eventually causing minor outbreaks. With this premise, the study aimed to describe MRSA infections using the hospital-based data of a tertiary hospital in Bacolod City, Philippines, from 2010 to 2012. Specifically, this study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance ofS. aureusisolated from clinical specimens and to put emphasis on the prevalence of MRSA and Inducible Clindamycin Resistance. A total of 94 cases from 2010 to 2012 were diagnosed to haveS. aureusinfection using conventional bacteriologic methods. From these cases, 38 (40.6%) were identified as MRSA and 37 (39.4%) were inducible clindamycin resistant. Wounds and abscesses were considered to be the most common specimens with MRSA infections having 71.05% while blood was the least with 5.3%. For drug susceptibility, out of the 94S. aureuscases, including MRSA, 100% were susceptible to linezolid making it the drug of choice for this study. It was then followed by tetracycline having a mean susceptibility of 95%;, while penicillin G was ineffective with 94 cases having 0% susceptibility.

Characteristics and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 Disease in Jordan

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Hasan Ibrahim Al-Balas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Published Data ◽  
First Case ◽  
Global Health Care ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Overall Mortality

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging global health care threat that is caused by a novel coronavirus named 2019-nCoV (SARS-CoV-2). The first case of diagnosed COVID-19 patient was declared in Jordan in early March 2020. As of June 8, Jordan had confirmed 831 cases, with 9 deaths, with an overall mortality rate of 1.08%. As there is no published data about critically ill patients in Jordan, we aimed to describe the characteristics and outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients in a tertiary hospital in Jordan.

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