Journal of Nursing Care Quality

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October/December 2023 - Volume 38 - Issue 4

  • Staci Reynolds, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CPHQ
  • 1057-3631
  • 1550-5065
  • 4 issues / year
  • 1.2
    5-year Impact Factor:: 1.6

In this issue: High-quality nurse-physician communication during family-center rounds can help improve patient safety.  Using quality improvement methods, a team implemented several interventions to improve communication and attendance during family-centered rounds, including a pre-rounds huddle, using of individualized alerts to bedside nurses to prepare them for rounds, and development of comprehensive summaries following rounds.  Nurses’ attendance at family centered-rounds increased from 53% to 75%; their awareness of medical problems and the plan of care for the day increased from 70% to 87%. 

Nurses play an integral role in end-of-life care planning.  Authors developed a conceptual model for end-of-life care planning for nurses, based on a literature review among diverse countries, age groups, ethnographies, and residential statuses.  The conceptual model includes 3 domains: (1) personal factors, (2) stakeholders, and (3) environmental and social factors.  The domains are interrelated to each other, and directly related to end-of-life care planning.  Implications for nursing education, practice, and research are provided.   ​

Staci S. Reynolds, Editor​

A Current State Assessment on Nursing Work Activities: An Observational Study

Perpetua, Zachary; Lennon, Jennifer; Shovel, Judith A.; More

Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 38(4):381-387, October/December 2023.

A Current State Assessment on Nursing Work Activities: An Observational Study

End-of-Life Care Planning in Diverse Individuals Across Age Groups: A Proposed Conceptual Model of Nursing

Rahemi, Zahra; Malatyali, Ayse; Wiese, Lisa Ann Kirk; More

Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 38(4):319-326, October/December 2023.

End-of-Life Care Planning in Diverse Individuals Across Age Groups: A Proposed Conceptual Model of Nursing

Factors Influencing Implementation Success of the Clinical Nurse Leader Care Delivery Model: Findings From a National-Level Mixed-Methods Study

Bender, Miriam; Williams, Marjory; Chandler, Gianna

Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 38(4):327-334, October/December 2023.

Factors Influencing Implementation Success of the Clinical Nurse Leader Care Delivery Model: Findings From a National-Level Mixed-Methods Study

Implementation of an Assault Prevention Quality Improvement Initiative in an Urban Emergency Department

Mallett-Smith, Sheila; Jadalla, Ahlam; Hardan-Khalil, Kholoud; More

Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 38(4):341-347, October/December 2023.

Implementation of an Assault Prevention Quality Improvement Initiative in an Urban Emergency Department

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