Neutropenia patient education

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Search PubMed using terms “neutropenia and patient education”. Limited to most recent 10 years. Searched Joanna Briggs for “neutropenia and education”

Ching LC. Cochrane review summary for cancer nursing: low-bacterial diet versus control diet to prevent infection in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy causing episodes of neutropenia. Cancer Nurs. 2013 Nov-Dec;36(6):493.

Møller T1, Moser C2, Adamsen L1, Rugaard G1, Jarden M1, Bøtcher TS, Wiedenbein L, Kjeldsen L. Early warning and prevention of pneumonia in acute leukemia by patient education, spirometry, and positive expiratory pressure: A randomized controlled trial. Am J Hematol. 2016 Mar;91(3):271-6. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24262. Epub 2016 Feb 9.

Leonard, K. (n.d.). A European survey relating to cancer therapy and neutropenic infections: Nurse and patient viewpoints. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 16(4), 380-386.

Dunbar, A., Tai, E., Nielsen, D., Shropshire, S., & Richardson, L. (n.d.). Preventing infections during cancer treatment: Development of an interactive patient education website. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 18(4), 426-431.

Coughlan, M., & Healy, C. (n.d.). Nursing care, education and support for patients with neutropenia. Nursing Standard., 22(46), 35-41.

Rigdon, A. (n.d.). Development of patient education for older adults receiving chemotherapy. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 14(4), 433-441.

Zitella, L., Friese, C., Hauser, J., Gobel, B., Woolery, M., O’Leary, C., & Andrews, F. (2006). Putting evidence into practice: Prevention of infection. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 10(6), 739-750.

Quality of life tools for adult patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review.
[Systematic Review Protocols] AN: JBI4581 Year of Publication 2009

Hodgkinson, Brent. Josephs, Kay. Hegney, Desley. Best practice in the management of primary nocturnal enuresis in children: a systematic review. The JBI Library of Systematic Reviews. 8(5):173-254, 2010. [Systematic Reviews]
AN: JBI4937 Year of Publication 2010

Articles about double checking items/performing independent checks during medication administration

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Double-checking high-risk medications in acute settings: a safer processDouble-checking high-risk medications in acute settings: a safer process. Kellett P, Gottwald M. Nurs Manag (Harrow). 2015 Feb;21(9):16-22. doi: 10.7748/nm.21.9.16.e1310. PMID: 25629347. Abstract.

Sustaining and spreading the reduction of adverse drug events in a multicenter collaborative. Tham E, Calmes HM, Poppy A, Eliades AB, Schlafly SM, Namtu KC, Smith DM, Vitaska MC, McConnell C, Potts AL, Jastrzembski J, Logsdon TR, Hall M, Takata GS. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug;128(2):e438-45. PMID: 21727100. Abstract.

Independent double-checks are vital, not perfect. [No authors listed]. Alta RN. 2009 Apr;65(4):22-3. PMID: 19475902. Abstract.

Paediatric nurses’ understanding of the process and procedure of double-checking medications. Dickinson A, McCall E, Twomey B, James N. J Clin Nurs. 2010 Mar;19(5-6):728-35. PMID: 20500316. Abstract.

Enhancing medication use safety: benefits of learning from your peers. Kazandjian VA1, Ogunbo S, Wicker KG, Vaida AJ, Pipesh F. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009 Oct;18(5):331-5. PMID: 19812093. Abstract.

A systems approach to reducing errors in insulin therapy in the inpatient setting. Hellman R. Endocr Pract. 2004 Mar-Apr;10 Suppl 2:100-8. PMID: 15251647. Abstract.

Before you press that button: a look at chemotherapy errors. Bruce SD. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2013 Feb;17(1):31-2. PMID: 23372093. Abstract.

Preventing medication errors in cancer chemotherapy. Cohen MR, Anderson RW, Attilio RM, Green L, Muller RJ, Pruemer JM. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 1996 Apr 1;53(7):737-46. PMID: 8697025. Abstract.

Which medications are considered high risk?

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Identifying high-risk medication: a systematic literature review. Saedder EA, Brock B, Nielsen LP, Bonnerup DK, Lisby M. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Jun;70(6):637-45. PMID: 24671697. Abstract.

Implementation of a high-alert medication program. Graham S, Clopp MP, Kostek NE, Crawford B. Perm J. 2008 Spring;12(2):15-22.PMID: 21364807. Abstract.

Frequency and Severity of Adverse Drug Events by Medication Classes: The JADE Study. Sakuma M, Kanemoto Y, Furuse A, Bates DW, Morimoto T. J Patient Saf. 2015 Aug 13. PMID: 26273930. Abstract.

High-risk medication use by nursing home residents before and after hospitalization. Stevenson DG, Dusetzina SB, O’Malley AJ, Mitchell SL, Zarowitz BJ, Chernew ME, Newhouse JP, Huskamp HA. Med Care. 2014 Oct;52(10):884-90. PMID: 25185637. Abstract.

Standardizing i.v. infusion concentrations: National survey results. Phillips MS. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 Nov 15;68(22):2176-82. PMID: 22058104. Abstract.

Electronic screening of medical records to detect inpatients at risk of drug-related problems. Roten I, Marty S, Beney J. Pharm World Sci. 2010 Feb;32(1):103-7. PMID: 20012362. Abstract.

Warfarin: a higher “high-risk” medication? Zarowitz BJ. Geriatr Nurs. 2007 Jan-Feb;28(1):17-24. PMID: 17292792. No abstract is available.

Recommendations and Low-Technology Safety Solutions Following Neuromuscular Blocking Agent Incidents. Graudins LV, Downey G, Bui T, Dooley MJ. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016 Feb;42(2):86-91. PMID: 26803037. Abstract.

Characteristics of pediatric chemotherapy medication errors in a national error reporting database. Rinke ML, Shore AD, Morlock L, Hicks RW, Miller MR. Cancer. 2007 Jul 1;110(1):186-95. PMID: 17530619. Abstract.

Drugs associated with adverse events in children and adolescents. Lee WJ, Lee TA, Pickard AS, Caskey RN, Schumock GT. Pharmacotherapy. 2014 Sep;34(9):918-26. PMID: 24990656. Abstract.

use of technology in achieving compliance with ventilator care bundles

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Thomas R. Talbott, Devin Carr, C. Lee Parmley, Barbara J. Martin, Barbara Gray, Anna Ambrose, Jack Starmer. Sustained reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia rates using real-time course correction with a ventilator bundle compliance dashboard. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2015, Vol. 36(11), pp. 1261-1267.

Haitao Lan, Charat Thongprayoon, Adil Ahmed, Vitaly Herasevich, Priya Sampathkumar, Ognjen Gajic, John C. O’Horo. Automating quality metrics in the era of electronic medical records: digital signatures for ventilator bundle compliance. BioMed Research International, 2015, Vol. 2015, pp. 396508-396508.

Victor Zaydfudim, Lesly A. Dossett, John M. Starmer, Patrick G. Arbogast, Irene D. Feurer, Wayne A. Ray, Addison K. May, C. Wright Pinson. Implementation of a real-time compliance dashboard to help reduce SICU ventilator-associated pneumonia with the ventilator bundle. Archives of Surgery, 2009, Vol. 144(7), pp. 656-662.

P. Mathur, V. Tak, J. Gunjiyal, S. A. Nair, S. Lalwani, S. Kumar, B. Gupta, S. Sinha, A. Gupta, D. Gupta, M. c. Misra. Device-associated infections at a level-1 trauma centre of a developing nation: impact of automated surveillance, training and feedbacks. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2015, Vol. 33(1), pp.51-62.

Search string used in PubMed by HR: (ventilator-associated OR ventilator AND bundle) AND (compliance OR compliant) AND (digital OR computer OR computerized OR technology OR automated OR automatic)

How is the Teachback method beneficial in decreasing patient questions and number of call lights?

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Copy and paste the following into PubMed to run the search.

((“teaching”[MeSH Terms] OR “teaching”[All Fields] OR “teach”[All Fields]) AND (“back”[MeSH Terms] OR “back”[All Fields])) AND (((call[All Fields] AND (“light”[MeSH Terms] OR “light”[All Fields])) OR (call[All Fields] AND (“light”[MeSH Terms] OR “light”[All Fields] OR “lights”[All Fields]))) OR ((“patients”[MeSH Terms] OR “patients”[All Fields] OR “patient”[All Fields]) AND questions[All Fields]))

What is the evidence on strategies for coping with moral distress for nurses working with heart failure patients?

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There are several relevant papers on coping strategies, but not specific to heart failure.

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Joanna Briggs
Search terms: moral distress

Identified a systematic review that includes some discussion of coping.
How professional nurses working in hospital environments experience moral distress: a systematic review.
Rittenmeyer L, Huffman, D.  How professional nurses working in hospital environments experience moral distress: a systematic review.  The JBI Library of Systematic Reviews. 7(28):1234-1291, 2009.

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This search identifies over a hundred articles.  You may be especially interested in these references that are available through this search:

Moral distress: levels, coping and preferred interventions in critical care and transitional care nurses.  Wilson MA, Goettemoeller DM, Bevan NA, McCord JM. J Clin Nurs. 2013 May;22(9-10):1455-66. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12128. Epub 2013 Mar 8.
PMID: 23473022

How professional nurses working in hospital environments experience moral distress: a systematic review.  Huffman DM, Rittenmeyer L. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2012 Mar;24(1):91-100. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2012.01.004. Epub 2012 Feb 3. Review.
PMID: 22405714

Innovative solutions: the effect of a workshop on reducing the experience of moral distress in an intensive care unit setting.  Beumer CM. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2008 Nov-Dec;27(6):263-7. doi: 10.1097/01.DCC.0000338871.77658.03.
PMID: 18953194

Defining and addressing moral distress: tools for critical care nursing leaders.  Rushton CH. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2006 Apr-Jun;17(2):161-8.
PMID: 16767017

Identified one article on managing heart failure that discusses moral distress.
Nurs Res. 2014 Sep-Oct;63(5):357-65. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000049.
Managing heart failure in the long-term care setting: nurses’ experiences in Ontario, Canada.  Strachan PH.

Emotional intelligence and nursing

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Ranjbar, Hossein. “Emotional intelligence training: A necessity for nursing education curriculum.” Nurse Education Today 35.11 (2015):1053.

“Teaching safety in nursing practice: Is emotional intelligence a vital component?.” Teaching and learning in nursing 10.2 (2015):88.

“Emotional intelligence – essential for trauma nursing.” International emergency nursing 23.1 (2015):13.

“A study of the influence of nursing education on development of emotional intelligence.” Journal of professional nursing 30.6 (2014):511.

“Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Nursing Leadership Styles Among Nurse Managers.” Nursing administration quarterly 39.2 (2015):172.