Aims: To gain a deeper understanding of the differences in patients and staff per‐ spectives in response to aggression and to explore recommendations on prevention. Design: Qualitative, grounded theory study. Methods: We conducted semi‐structured interviews with patients and nurses in‐ volved in an aggressive …

Introduction: In 2011 5,3 million people had a chronic disease. Secondly patients want to have more influence in regulating their own disease. Self-management is increasingly being mentioned as a possible solution. However the practice learns that this involves ethical dilemmas, which nurses are often …

The effect and methods of changing the norepinephrine syringe on the Intensive Care Unit: a quantitative, observational pilot study BACKGROUND - The change of a syringe with noradrenalin (NOR) often causes fluctuations in the blood pressure. This nursing intervention occurs often at the Intensive Care …

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 …

The instrument called Families Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses' Attitudes (FINC-NA) is used to measure nurses' attitudes toward involving families in their nursing care. The aim of this study is to evaluate the FINC-NA scale in a population of Dutch nurses and add new psychometric information to existing …

By studying the population pyramid of the Netherlands, two notable trends can be observed: the increase in 'grey pressure ' (population 65 and older, the upcoming 'baby boom generation ') and the decrease in the number of babies born. These trends are noticeable in the spectrum of care, where the population …

Background A valuable opportunity for reducing the fall incidence in hospitals, is alerting nurses when a patient is about to fall. For such a fall prevention system, more knowledge is needed on what occurs right before a fall. This can be achieved with a stereo camera that automatically detects (and …

The aim of this study was to develop a valid instrument to measure student nurses’ perceptions of community care (SCOPE). DeVellis’ staged model for instrument development and validation was used. Scale construction of SCOPE was based on existing literature. Evaluation of its psychometric properties …

Background: Despite the increasing labour market shortage of well-educated community nurses, few baccalaureate nursing students choose for a career in community care. Obtaining knowledge of how students perceive healthcare areas early in their education is important to take meaningful steps in counteracting …