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As patients move across different clinical settings, medication changes are likely to occur.To identify patient-, medication- and environment-related factors associated with unintentional medication discrepancies in older patients, who were admitted to hospital via an emergency department and who had a subacute care admission at some point following hospital admission.A retrospective clinical audit...
To examine the link between medication use and the risk of bleeding complications following transurethral resection of the prostate from the second postoperative day until hospital discharge.Using a retrospective observational study design, the medical records of all patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate over a 24-month period were examined. Comprehensive data regarding patients’...
Patients requiring inter-hospital air transport across large geographical spaces are at significant risk of adverse outcomes. The aims of this study were to examine the characteristics of clinical handover conducted by telephone and subsequently transcribed in medical records during the inter-hospital transfer of rural patients, and to identify any deficits of this telephone clinical handover. A retrospective...
Sedation is crucial for the recovery of patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Maintaining comfort and safety promotes optimal care for critically ill patients.To examine sedation assessment and management undertaken by health professionals for mechanically ventilated patients in one Australian ICU.A retrospective clinical audit was undertaken of medical records of all eligible, mechanically ventilated...
Nursing documentation provides evidence of nurses' management, the patient response, and evaluation of care. The aim of the study was to examine how graduate nurses document their medication management in the progress notes. A prospective clinical audit of patient medication charts and the progress notes made by 12 graduate nurses was undertaken. Graduate nurses were also individually interviewed...
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