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Reichenpfader, Ursula; Wickström, Anette; Abrandt Dahlgren, Madeleine; Nilsen, Per; Carlfjord, Siw – Studies in Continuing Education, 2018
Medication review, a systematic assessment of a patient's medicines by a health care professional, is intended to prevent medication-related harms. A critical element of medication review concerns whether medication review is conducted in a coordinated way. This article draws from a case example of implementing medication review in two surgical…
Descriptors: Patients, Drug Therapy, Health Personnel, Case Studies
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Chetsadanuwat, Krerk – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2018
As the demand of turning Thailand to be the center of Medical Hub of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), English skills have been playing a vital role to designate the successful career path of many healthcare personnel especially nurses (Pandey and Sinhaneti, 2013). This study was aimed at investigating the current needs of English skills of Thai…
Descriptors: Nurses, Hospitals, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Karsten, Kathleen; McMillan Coddington, Deborah; Lehman, Regina M.; Pierce, Cynthia; Tom, May; Gallo-Silver, Les – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2015
Each member of the healthcare team has been trained with specific knowledge and skills. Quality patient care is dependent on the collaboration of the various healthcare professionals and their ability to work as a team. In order to be effective, interprofessional collaboration should be included in the academic preparation of each of the various…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Interprofessional Relationship, Cooperation
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Marquard, Jenna L.; Henneman, Philip L.; He, Ze; Jo, Junghee; Fisher, Donald L.; Henneman, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2011
Patient identification (ID) errors occurring during the medication administration process can be fatal. The aim of this study is to determine whether differences in nurses' behaviors and visual scanning patterns during the medication administration process influence their capacities to identify patient ID errors. Nurse participants (n = 20)…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Eye Movements, Nurses, Identification
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Mursu, Anja; Luukkonen, Irmeli; Toivanen, Marika; Korpela, Mikko – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Introduction: The purpose of information systems is to facilitate work activities: here we consider how Activity Theory can be applied in information systems development. Method. The requirements for an analytical model for emancipatory, work-oriented information systems research and practice are specified. Previous research work in Activity…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Models, Guidelines, Information Technology
Davies, Susan – 1996
The principles of action research were used to identify the reasons for substandard patient care in two long-term care facilities in Quebec; then, a 20-hour inservice education course for nurse managers at the facilities was developed, presented, and evaluated. Fifteen nurse managers (1 director of nursing, 12 health care managers, and 2 nurse…
Descriptors: Action Research, Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries