Efficiency of the ethnopsychotherapeutic communication culture of medical personnel for patients needs in Indonesia

Therapeutic communication will create a trusting relationship between nurses and patients. With thus, patients will feel satisfied and comfortable with the services provided by nurses so as to increase enthusiasm and motivation of patients to recover. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of communication therapeutic nurse with satisfaction of inpatients at RS Columbia Semarang, RSI Tologorejo Semarang, RSIA PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, RS Rem 721 Yogyakarta, RSU Siloam Surabaya, and RS Adi Husada Surabaya in 2020. Types quantitative research with a cross sectional research design. The population in this study were all patients hospitalization in the selected. Sampling using accidental sampling, then obtained the number of samples in this study as many as 40 respondents. Research instrument using questionnaires and data processing using the program. The results obtained from 40 respondents as much as 24 respondents are satisfied with inpatient services and as many as 23 respondents assess therapeutic communication good nurse. Test the chi square hypothesis between nurse's therapeutic communication on inpatient satisfaction in hospital. The research target hospital obtained a p-value of 0.016 and an Odds Ratio (OR) value of 6.600.

Nonpreemptive Goal Programing Method in Optimization Nurse Scheduling by Considering Education Level

Nurse scheduling is one of the problems that often arise in hospital management systems. Head of ICU room and nurse to cooperate in making good nurse scheduling for the creation of optimal service. In this paper, we study a hospital nurse schedule design by considering the level of nurse education and the provision of holidays. Nurses with undergraduate education (S1) Nurses become leaders on every shift and are accompanied by nurses with diploma education (D3). The scheduling model in this study using the nonpreemptive goal programming method and LINGO 11.0 software. The preparation of the schedule of nurses assigned to this method can optimize the need for efficient nurses per shift based on education level. The data in the research was obtained by collecting administrative data at Aloei Saboe Gorontalo hospital. The data used are the published schedule by the head of the ICU room. In making a nurse schedule, there are limitations to consider such ashospital regulation. The results of the study obtained an optimal solution in the form of meeting all the desired obstacles. Computational results shows that nurse scheduling using the nonpreemptive goal programming method and LINGO 11.0 software better than the schedule created manually. Every shift is a maximum of one leader with an undergraduate education (S1) background and accompanied by a nurse with a diploma education (D3) background. Keywords: scheduling, goal programming, nonpreemptive goal programming.

Nurses Perception towards the Care of Patients with Terminal Illness in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, Nigeria

Background: Part of becoming a good nurse is being able to understand one’s own perception of death and dying, which can affect the quality of care a patient with terminal illness will receive. This study was carried out to assess the nurses perception towards the care of patients with terminal illness in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, Nigeria Part of becoming a good nurse is being able to understand one’s own perception of death and dying, which can affect the quality of care a dying patient will receive. Methods: A descriptive survey method was used, and the population of 284 nurses was used, the instrument used for data collection was questionnaire and checklist developed based on the objectives of the study. The data collected were analyzed and presented using descriptive statistics of frequency and percentages. Results: The result of the study revealed that Nurses at UNTH have a positive perception of deaths with the most prevalent nurses perception being death is the cessation of all life processes (100%), In caring for the dying patients; 97.6% agreed that it is a good thing to care for the dying, 98% agreed that the rights of the patients should be protected even till death, 97.3% nurses should aim at achieving a peaceful death in all patients at the end of life and 97.6% agreed that it is good to involve the family members in the care of the dying patient. The study revealed religion (65.8%), belief (84.6%), previous experience with a dying patient (79.1%) and loss of a loved one (79.4%) as personal factors which influenced the perception of nurses towards the care of the dying. Furthermore, 78.7% and 72.8% of the respondents identified Euthanasia and Advance directive as legal and ethical factors influencing the care of the dying (x-0.728 with a p-value of 0.502).Also, in examining the relationship between nurses perception of death and their years of experience the result showed that the years of experience did not significantly influence nurses care of the dying (x=4.653, with a p-value of 0.166). Conclusion: It is however recommended that basic knowledge and continuing educational program on palliative care should be made available for student nurses and practicing nurses respectively.

The Nightingale Still Sings: Ten Ethical Themes in Early Nursing in the United Kingdom, 1888-1989

There is, by Nightingale’s intent, a centrality of “the moral” within nursing. The good nurse was to be a good woman as well, good in a moral sense. Her writings suggested that the qualities of a good nurse must first be the qualities of a good woman. Early American nursing leaders created an extensive body of literature specifically devoted to nursing ethics that included approximately 100 nursing ethics textbooks and editions. Unlike the American literature, the term “ethics” was rarely used in the United Kingdom (UK) nursing literature and there were few nursing ethics textbooks written by UK nurses. Despite this difference, UK journals and textbooks devoted considerable and ongoing attention to concerns that were specifically ethical in nature. This article describes the design and sources used in an extensive review of the UK literature, and describes ten ethical themes in areas that constitute continuing ethical threads in the first century of UK nursing literature from the 1880s to 1980.

Paediatric oncology patients’ definitions of a good physician and good nurse

Background: It is stated that the communication and disease experiences of paediatric patients, especially paediatric oncology patients, with healthcare professionals are completely different from those of adults. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the definitions of a good physician and good nurse provided by elementary school-age oncology patients. Research design: In this qualitative research, data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews. The data were evaluated thorough thematic analysis. Participants and research context: Eighteen children hospitalised due to cancer in paediatric oncology and haematology clinics of a university hospital in Turkey. Ethical considerations: Permission to conduct the study was obtained from the Institution’s Ethics Committee. The objectives of this study were explained to the participants and families, and written consent was obtained from them. Also, participants were assured that necessary measures would be taken to protect their anonymity and confidentiality. Findings: The definitions of children were based on five main themes: interpersonal relationships, virtues, professional responsibility, security and individual characteristics. Conclusion: Children conveyed important messages to health professionals. They emphasised that a good physician and good nurse should communicate well, not only with themselves but also with their family. In addition, children were sensitive about health professionals who played with them and actively participated in the treatment by informing them about the disease. Meeting the expectations of children can be possible by improving the communication skills of physicians and nurses and by adding games and activities to the treatment and care plan.

MOTIVASI DENGAN PRAKTIK PERAWAT DALAM PENCEGAHAN RESIKO JATUH PADA ANAK DI RUMAH SAKIT KABUPATEN KENDAL

The risk of falling is susceptible to the patient so that nurse motivation is necessary in preventing the risk of falling child. Nurses are required to prevent falls in patients in care. This study aims to determine the relationship of motivation and practice of nurses and the relationship between motivation and practice of nurses in preventing the risk of falling on the child. This research uses correlation research design with cross sectional design. The sampling technique used total sampling with total sample as much as 108 respondents. The data collection tool uses motivational questionnaire and nursing practice. Data analysis using Sperman Rank test. Data processing is done univariat and bivariat. The results showed good motivation with good nurse practice as much as 47 (43,5%), enough motivation with good nurse practice as much 14 (13%), good motivation with practice nurse is 22 (20,4%), enough motivation with practice nurse while as many as 25 (23.1%). There is a motivational relationship with the practice of nurses in preventing the risk of falling In the Inpatient Room p value 0.01. (<0.05). Suggestions to improve nurse motivation in preventing risk of falling in children so that the risk of falling in children will not happen.

About choosing a wet nurse

The author first of all points out the qualities that a good nurse should have. She must not be younger than 20, otherwise she is not experienced enough and not strong enough to feed a baby. In addition, the milk of a woman from 16 to 20 years old contains relatively little water and sugar, and a lot of casein and fat, in composition it is close to cow's milk and is difficult to digest. On the other hand, a nurse should not be older than 35 years, because at this age a woman's milk contains a lot of water and few dense constituents; such milk is not very nutritious. The time of the woman's release from the burden is of great importance. It is best to take a woman as a wet nurse no earlier than 3 months after her birth.

Analysis and Nursing Health Education of Current Status of Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients with Hyperphosphatemia

Concerned about the current situation of hemodialysis patients' awareness of the problems related to dialysis complicated with hyperphosphatemia, further analyze the existing problems and causes, give targeted and individualized health education, improve the compliance of diet, medication and self-management, strengthen nurse-patient communication, establish a good nurse-patient relationship, reduce and control the incidence of hyperphosphatemia, improve patients' quality of life, and improve prognosis.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN “TO BE A GOOD NURSE”? PERCEPTIONS OF NURSING STUDENTS

“To be a good nurse” is a complex phenomenon. It is the essential goal in nursing training, education and practice, and can be experienced through work practice. However, “to be a good nurse” is taken for granted and is rarely studied, mostly with the focus on personal features and in relation to good nursing and quality of nursing. The aim was to reveal nursing students’ work experience-based perceptions of the personal meaning of “to be a good nurse”. Sample. Research participants comprised 110 final year nursing students. Methods. For data collection were used unstructured individual narrative-based written reflections and the data was analyzed by applying the inductive manifest qualitative content analysis. Results. For nursing students “to be a good nurse” means courage, professionalism, loyalty, humanity, solidarity and caring. It is an individually experienced phenomenon, meaningful for nursing students when they collaborate with nurse practitioners, learn through cooperation and observation, and have the opportunity to act autonomously by taking responsibility for their own actions. Conclusion. “To be a good nurse” is a part of who the student is and the values that s/he holds dear to her/him.