The majority of cancer survivors are aged ≥ 65 years, yet, historically, research has focused infrequently on older patients. objective this study was to examine predictors physical function within a framework that integrates the gerontologic and oncologic needs survivors.Path analysis tested 759 women who were breast 70 years from American Cancer Society Study Survivors II cancer, aging, personal characteristics had an impact symptoms functioning.High levels symptom bother (β = -.42)...

Abstract Teams of unlicensed personnel and registered nurses have provided hospital‐based nursing care for decades. Although ineffective teamwork has been associated with poor patient outcomes, little is known the perspectives assistive (NAP). The purpose this study was to gain insights into perceptions NAP professional (RNs) on in acute care. In a qualitative descriptive approach metropolitan hospital southeastern United States, 33 participated audio‐recorded focus group sessions, 18 RNs...

ABSTRACT Objective: Our intention was to describe and compare the perspectives of national hospice thought leaders, nurses, former family caregivers on factors that promote or threaten caregiver perceptions support. Method: Nationally recognized leaders ( n = 11), nurses 13), 14) participated. Interviews focus groups were audiotaped transcribed. Data coded inductively, codes hierarchically grouped by topic. Emergent categories summarized descriptively compared across groups. Results: Four...

The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between nurse-reported health-promoting behaviors (HPBs), job stress, and satisfaction in a hospital setting.Job stress are key components nursing work environment; however, evidence relationship HPB is lacking.A cross-sectional, 144-item survey administered nurses working an acute care, community southeastern United States.Higher levels were associated with lower higher satisfaction. Total competence subscale stress. Lower significantly...

Purpose/Objectives: To explore interactions among personal, cancer, aging, and symptom variables relative to physical function (PF) in older adult breast cancer survivors better identify vulnerable subgroups.

ABSTRACT Background: There is growing interest in nurse practitioner (NP) turnover with some reports indicating it as high 15% annually. However, there a lack of generalizability and other conceptual weaknesses the literature. These support development framework to operationalize NP for administrators develop workplace initiatives reduce turnover. Purpose: To describe demographic job characteristics four voluntary groups (i.e., dynamic leavers, static stayers, stayers) representing intention...

This study was a formative evaluation of retention program for nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds underrepresented in the workforce. The challenging, with multilevel interventions, some implemented sequential and concurrently. team interested to identify problematic components address them quickly, as part implementing rapid cycle improvement process ensure success. Evaluators proposed novel three-wave meet this need. Results indicated high satisfaction well several unintended...

Intervention programs are open systems that must withstand the disturbances of environments in which they implemented if to thrive. Stakeholders can benefit from proactive insights related potential program malfunction or failure. Evaluators have not developed approaches serve this preventive function. This study proposes stress test as a holistic, approach evaluation, aiming identify vulnerable areas at risk failure, and suggest strategies. The be used planning stage (called ex-ante test),...

Occam's razor proposes that the simplest solution is preferable; however, in science of cancer and symptoms, simple solutions have been elusive. Understanding individual symptoms continues to confound community, symptom cluster appears be an incredibly complex schema co-occurring interacting with one another. The explanation for clusters would a common underlying mechanism at human genome level. Such finding could greatly simplify perhaps revolutionize management.

ABSTRACT Background Outpatient surgeries are common and most patients experience pain postoperatively requiring nursing attention to management. Scripting, recommended for consistent, targeted communication improve patient satisfaction, has limited evidence support its use. Aims To explore the effect of scripted messages on self‐reported control satisfaction with care in outpatient surgical patients. Methods A retrospective medical record review pre‐ postintervention evaluated a management...