Medical equipment is implemented in highly complex hospital environments, such as operating rooms, in hospitals around the world. In operating rooms (ORs), technological equipment is used for surgical activities and activities in support of surgeries. The implementation of government policies in hospitals …

Inzage in het medisch dossier is een recht dat iedere patiënt heeft. Maar kan iedere patiënt op elk tijdstip de gegevens in het dossier begrijpen en zijn de gegevens in het dossier op elk moment in een opname betrouwbaar? In dit artikel worden de juridische en ethische aspecten van inzage in het medisch …

Introduction In 2016 a new form of integrated community treatment for patients with serious mental illnesses was implemented in two neighborhoods in the city of Utrecht (335000 inhabitants) in the Netherlands. Treatment is characterized by close collaboration of psychiatric care, somatic care (i.e. general …

Geneesmiddelgerelateerde problemen (GGP), zoals bijwerkingen of verkeerd gebruik, komen veel voor bij ouderen. Met behulp van het Rode Vlaggen Instrument kunnen verpleegkundigen en verzorgenden belangrijke GGP vroegtijdig signaleren

Background: The shift in healthcare to extramural leads to more patients with complex health problems receiving nursing care at home. However, the interest of baccalaureate nursing students for community nursing is moderate, which contributes to widespread labour-market shortages. This study investigates …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop practical recommendations for physiotherapy for survivors of critical illness after hospital discharge.  Methods: A modified Delphi consensus study was performed. A scoping literature review formed the basis for three Delphi rounds. The first round was used …

This study describes nurses’ perspectives about their experience of being involved in a 6-day educational intervention which focused on the development of competency in family nursing practice with a particular emphasis on family nursing conversations. The foundational knowledge of the educational intervention …

from the article: "In this paper, we explore the characteristics of posters as an efficient and effective probing tool for hospital nurse participation in the development of processes, services or products. The main challenge in this respect is the limited time and attention available to nurses during …