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View article: Challenges to Open-Heart Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Narrative Review.
Challenges to Open-Heart Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Narrative Review. Open
The rising cardiovascular disease burden in Africa necessitates a strengthened healthcare system including enhanced access to cardiac surgery, the definitive treatment for several surgical cardiovascular diseases. Though open-heart surgery…
View article: Advance Care Planning in Advanced Heart Failure: The Illusion of Individual Autonomy
Advance Care Planning in Advanced Heart Failure: The Illusion of Individual Autonomy Open
Advance care planning involves understanding and sharing values and goals to ensure people with serious illnesses receive treatment that is consistent with their preferences. With the growing treatment options available to patients living …
View article: Intersectionality and Unpaid Caregiving: Implications for Caregiver’s Health and Well-being Across Cultures in Canada
Intersectionality and Unpaid Caregiving: Implications for Caregiver’s Health and Well-being Across Cultures in Canada Open
View article: Epigenetic Drug Interventions in Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review of Current Research and Future Directions
Epigenetic Drug Interventions in Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review of Current Research and Future Directions Open
Breast cancer is a life-threatening disease known for its extensive molecular heterogeneity. The study of the breast cancer epigenome has revealed potential avenues for improving breast cancer treatment risk stratification, early detection…
View article: Compassionate nursing in challenging contexts: The importance of judgments
Compassionate nursing in challenging contexts: The importance of judgments Open
Background Nurses’ demonstration of compassion is an ethical and often regulatory expectation. While research has been conducted to examine the barriers and facilitators of compassion in nurses, little is known about how nurses develop and…
View article: The nurse’s role in a patient-centered approach for reducing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during pregnancy: An American Academy of Nursing consensus paper
The nurse’s role in a patient-centered approach for reducing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during pregnancy: An American Academy of Nursing consensus paper Open
The evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccines can reduce the risks of poor pregnancy outcomes. Yet, reluctance to vaccinate remains high in pregnant populations. In this paper, we take a precision health and patient-centered approach to vaccin…
View article: Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission Following Noncardiac Surgery: International Cohort Study
Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission Following Noncardiac Surgery: International Cohort Study Open
Objective: To determine timing and risk factors associated with readmission within 30 days of discharge following noncardiac surgery. Background: Hospital readmission after noncardiac surgery is costly. Data on the drivers of readmission h…
View article: Emergency department crowding: An examination of older adults and vulnerability
Emergency department crowding: An examination of older adults and vulnerability Open
Emergency departments in many nations worldwide have been struggling for many years with crowding and the subsequent provision of care in hallways and other unconventional spaces. While this issue has been investigated and analyzed from mu…
View article: Surgical safety checklist compliance process as a moral hazard: An institutional ethnography
Surgical safety checklist compliance process as a moral hazard: An institutional ethnography Open
Background Charting is an essential component of professional nursing practice and is arguably a key element of patient safety in surgery: without proper, objective, and timely documentation, both benign and tragical errors can occur. From…
View article: Psychometric Properties of the Patient Advocacy Scale for Intensive Care Nurses
Psychometric Properties of the Patient Advocacy Scale for Intensive Care Nurses Open
Patient advocacy exercised by an intensive care nurse refers to the defense of the patient’s interests and rights and can be measured if, for that, there are valid, reliable and reliable instruments, that is, which have their psychometric …
View article: Digital Interventions for Stress Among Frontline Health Care Workers: Results From a Pilot Feasibility Cohort Trial
Digital Interventions for Stress Among Frontline Health Care Workers: Results From a Pilot Feasibility Cohort Trial Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the mental health of health care workers, increasing the rates of stress, moral distress (MD), and moral injury (MI). Virtual reality (VR) is a useful tool for studying MD and MI because it c…
View article: Registered Practical Nurses’ Experiences of the Moral Habitability of Long-Term Care Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Registered Practical Nurses’ Experiences of the Moral Habitability of Long-Term Care Environments during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a deleterious impact on the lives of nurses who work in long-term care; however, the moral conditions of their work have been largely unexamined. The purpose of this qualitative study, therefore, was to explor…
View article: Professional responsibility, nurses, and conscientious objection: A framework for ethical evaluation
Professional responsibility, nurses, and conscientious objection: A framework for ethical evaluation Open
Conscientious objections (CO) can be disruptive in a variety of ways and may disadvantage patients and colleagues who must step-in to assume care. Nevertheless, nurses have a right and responsibility to object to participation in intervent…
View article: Patient advocacy in valuing social and family being in times of COVID-19
Patient advocacy in valuing social and family being in times of COVID-19 Open
Objective to understand the strategies used by intensive care nurses in the face of situations that required patient advocacy, involving the appreciation of social and family being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method this is a qualitative…
View article: Advocacia do paciente na valorização do ser social e da família em tempos de COVID-19
Advocacia do paciente na valorização do ser social e da família em tempos de COVID-19 Open
Resumo Objetivo compreender as estratégias utilizadas pelos enfermeiros intensivistas diante das situações que demandaram a advocacia do paciente, envolvendo a valorização do ser social e familiar no cenário da pandemia de COVID-19. Método…
View article: Digital Interventions to Reduce Distress Among Health Care Providers at the Frontline: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial
Digital Interventions to Reduce Distress Among Health Care Providers at the Frontline: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial Open
Background: Stress, anxiety, distress, and depression are high among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they have reported acting in ways that are contrary to their moral values and professional commitments that degrade …
View article: Digital Interventions to Reduce Distress Among Health Care Providers at the Frontline: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial
Digital Interventions to Reduce Distress Among Health Care Providers at the Frontline: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial Open
Background: Stress, anxiety, distress, and depression are high among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they have reported acting in ways that are contrary to their moral values and professional commitments that degrade …
View article: Digital Interventions for Stress Among Frontline Health Care Workers: Results From a Pilot Feasibility Cohort Trial (Preprint)
Digital Interventions for Stress Among Frontline Health Care Workers: Results From a Pilot Feasibility Cohort Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the mental health of health care workers, increasing the rates of stress, moral distress (MD), and moral injury (MI). Virtual reality (VR) is a useful tool for studying MD and MI because it …
View article: Nurses’ Experiences of their Ethical Responsibilities during Coronavirus Outbreaks: A Scoping Review
Nurses’ Experiences of their Ethical Responsibilities during Coronavirus Outbreaks: A Scoping Review Open
Globally, nurses have experienced changes to the moral conditions of their work during coronavirus outbreaks. To identify the challenges and sources of support in nurses’ efforts to meet their ethical responsibilities during SARS, MERS, an…
View article: Health care providers’ ethical perspectives on waiver of final consent for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): a qualitative study
Health care providers’ ethical perspectives on waiver of final consent for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): a qualitative study Open
View article: Nurses’ experiences of ethical responsibilities of care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nurses’ experiences of ethical responsibilities of care during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has forced rapid and widespread change to standards of patient care and nursing practice, inevitably leading to unprecedented shifts in the moral conditions of nursing work. Less is known about how these ch…
View article: Development of a Data-Driven Digital Phenotype Profile of Distress Experience of Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Development of a Data-Driven Digital Phenotype Profile of Distress Experience of Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Open
View article: Experiences of healthcare providers with eligible patients’ loss of decision-making capacity while awaiting medical assistance in dying
Experiences of healthcare providers with eligible patients’ loss of decision-making capacity while awaiting medical assistance in dying Open
Background: In Canada, under Bill C-14, patients who met all eligibility requirements were prevented from accessing medical assistance in dying (MAiD) following their loss of decision-making capacity while awaiting MAiD. The changes introd…
View article: Digital Interventions to Reduce Distress Among Health Care Providers at the Frontline: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial
Digital Interventions to Reduce Distress Among Health Care Providers at the Frontline: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial Open
Background Stress, anxiety, distress, and depression are high among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they have reported acting in ways that are contrary to their moral values and professional commitments that degrade t…
View article: Continuous Noninvasive Remote Automated Blood Pressure Monitoring With Novel Wearable Technology: A Preliminary Validation Study
Continuous Noninvasive Remote Automated Blood Pressure Monitoring With Novel Wearable Technology: A Preliminary Validation Study Open
Background Wearable continuous monitoring biosensor technologies have the potential to transform postoperative care with early detection of impending clinical deterioration. Objective Our aim was to validate the accuracy of Cloud DX Vitali…
View article: Beyond Wellness Monitoring: Continuous Multiparameter Remote Automated Monitoring of Patients
Beyond Wellness Monitoring: Continuous Multiparameter Remote Automated Monitoring of Patients Open
The pursuit of more efficient patient-friendly health systems and reductions in tertiary health services use has seen enormous growth in the application and study of remote patient monitoring systems for cardiovascular patient care. While …
View article: Post-discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring-1 (PVC-RAM-1) technology versus standard care: randomised controlled trial
Post-discharge after surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring-1 (PVC-RAM-1) technology versus standard care: randomised controlled trial Open
Objective To determine if virtual care with remote automated monitoring (RAM) technology versus standard care increases days alive at home among adults discharged after non-elective surgery during the covid-19 pandemic. Design Multicentre …
View article: Digital Interventions to Reduce Distress Among Health Care Providers at the Frontline: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial (Preprint)
Digital Interventions to Reduce Distress Among Health Care Providers at the Frontline: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Stress, anxiety, distress, and depression are high among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they have reported acting in ways that are contrary to their moral values and professional commitments that degrade …
View article: The “nurse as hero” discourse in the COVID-19 pandemic: A poststructural discourse analysis
The “nurse as hero” discourse in the COVID-19 pandemic: A poststructural discourse analysis Open
View article: Post Discharge after Surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring Technology (PVC-RAM): protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Post Discharge after Surgery Virtual Care with Remote Automated Monitoring Technology (PVC-RAM): protocol for a randomized controlled trial Open
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