Search for dissertations about: "patient perspective emergency"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words patient perspective emergency.
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1. Patient Safety in the Emergency Department : Culture, Waiting, and Outcomes of Efficiency and Quality
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate patient safety in the emergency department (ED) and to determine whether this varies according to patient safety culture, waiting, and outcomes of efficiency and quality variables.I: Patient safety culture was described in the EDs of two different hospitals before and after a quality improvement project. READ MORE
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2. Patient safety at emergency departments : challenges with crowding, multitasking and interruptions
Abstract : Several challenges with patient safety in the emergency department (ED) context have beenpreviously identified, and some commonly mentioned are crowding, multitasking, andinterruptions. The ED is a complex, high-risk work environment where multiple clinicians(physicians, registered nurses [RNs], and licensed practical nurses [LPNs]) are constantlyworking in parallel work processes, in an often crowded ED, while conducting tasksinvolving cognitively demanding decision-making processes. READ MORE
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3. Patients’ perceptions of actual care conditions and patient satisfaction with care quality in hospital
Abstract : There are theoretical and methodological difficulties in measuring the concepts of quality of care and patient satisfaction, and the conditions associated with these concepts. A theoretical framework of patient satisfaction and a theoretical model of quality of care have been used as the theoretical basis in this thesis. Aim. READ MORE
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4. Registered nurse-led emergency department triage : organisation, allocation of acuity ratings and triage decision making
Abstract : Successful triage is the basis for sound emergency department (ED) care, whereas unsuccessful triage could result in adverse outcomes. ED triage is a rather unexplored area in the Swedish health care system. This thesis contributes to our understanding of this complex nursing task. READ MORE
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5. Person-centered fundamental care in the emergency room : Patient and registered nurse perspectives
Abstract : Patients who suffer from life-threatening illness or injury – experiencing conditions such as cardiac arrest, breathing problems, or trauma – are cared for at designated emergency rooms within the emergency department. In the emergency room, the registered nurse is responsible for those who are exposed and vulnerable and have complex needs. READ MORE
