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T Dassen

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PubMed1996

Nursing-care dependency. Development of an assessment scale for demented and mentally handicapped patients.

This article describing the first phase in the development of an assessment scale of nursing-care dependency (NCD) for Dutch demented and mentally handicapped patients focuses on the background to the study and the content validation of the nursing-care dependency scale. The scale aims to characterize the patients' nursing-care dependency as part of the assessment step in the nursing process, and is based on Henderson's 14 human needs. The Delphi technique, using two panels of experts (n = 44), was applied to reach consensus on significant indicators of nursing-care dependency. The experts' reasoning was used to develop criteria for the assessment of nursing-care dependency. Ultimately, the Delphi rounds generated 15 NCD items with their descriptions and item criteria. There was no fundamental difference between the NCD scales for demented and mentally handicapped patients. Nevertheless, there are two versions of the NCD scale because of the need to apply specific concepts in the nursing care of either population. The original Dutch version of the NCD is also available in English and in Norwegian.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1995

Problems of cardiac patients in early recovery.

Most studies of the problems and information needs of patients describe these only for the period of hospitalization. In this study, however, the authors focused on the first 6 months after discharge. Eighty-two cardiac patients, admitted to a university hospital with a myocardial infarction (MI) or for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS), were interviewed 6 months after discharge. Questions required them to describe problems they experienced in early recovery and what information they needed. All but one of the 82 patients stated they had experienced problems during the first 6 months after discharge. Most problems described concerned: emotional reactions (59%), their change in physical condition (59%), deleterious effects of treatment (56%) and convalescence (54%). Topics on which most patients needed additional or different information were: deleterious effects of the treatment (26%), physical condition (24%), risk factors (24%), convalescence (24%) and knowledge of the disease (24%).

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1994

Aggression in psychiatry: a qualitative study focusing on the characterization and perception of patient aggression by nurses working on psychiatric wards.

The present study focuses on the characterization and perception of patient aggression by nurses working in a psychiatric hospital in The Netherlands. Data have been collected by interviewing nurses working on open and closed wards. The results have been compared and related to the existing literature on aggression. An expert panel has collaborated in the assessment of part of the research findings. Nurses perceive and describe aggression in different ways. Since the descriptions of aggression varied considerably, it was not possible to formulate a general definition of aggression on the basis of the results of the study. Despite the fact that on the whole the general public have a negative view of aggression, the descriptions nurses gave were not always negative. Most of the nurses acknowledged positive as well as negative aspects of aggressive behaviour by patients. Interventions in cases of aggressive behaviour depend on different factors, e.g. the individual nurse's perception of the situation, the (mostly unwritten) rules, and the type of ward (open or closed). The same interventions are often used both to prevent aggression and to stop it. The difference lies in the moment of execution. Most interventions are aimed at stopping aggressive behaviour by acting in a non-restrictive way, e.g. by talking to the patient, touching the patient and giving unexpected responses. Nurses express the belief that aggression is mainly caused by a combination of patient-related, situational and interactional factors. This is not in accordance with the opinion of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, who relate aggressive behaviour mainly to patient characteristics.

Aggression↗
PubMed1994

[Information needs and problems of patients with myocardial infarct and coronary bypass. A study of information needs and problems from the viewpoint of Orem's theory].

Problems and information needs of patients six months after myocardial infarction or after coronary artery bypass surgery were assessed in this study. The theoretical framework was provided by the theory of Orem (1991). Data on problems experienced and need for more or other information were collected by semi-structured interviews. Results show that almost all (81) of the 82 patiënts did experience problems the first six months after discharge. Most (60) of the 82 patients stated they had needed more or other information concerning one or more topics. Most information was needed concerning: knowledge of the disease, convalescence, tiredness, risk factors, medication, emotional reactions en deleterious effects of treatment. The relationship between problems, information needs, health condition and character of the topic (affective or cognitive) was also examined.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1994

[Nursing process and problem-oriented documentation. The development of a measuring tool].

This paper reports on an investigation about application of the nursing process in psychiatric nursing. The main focus was the development of an instrument for measuring the nursing process. This instrument was developed on the principle of the SOAP-system. The goal of developing such an instrument was to give nurses the possibility of following the process of implementation of the nursing process on their wards. After selecting the items of the instrument, content validity and interrater reliability were determined. Analysis revealed adequate validity and reliability of the instrument. Therefore the instrument can be used in psychiatric hospitals applying the nursing process on the principle of the SOAP-system.

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PubMed1993

The relationship of nursing theory and research: the state of the art.

Recently, the relationship between theory and research has received more attention. It seems that in the past 10 to 15 years more research studies have been published that are more or less conceptualized within (nursing) theories. However, it is not always clear how the theory has been used. The purpose of this study was to analyse the role of theory in nursing practice research. To this end, papers published in six nursing journals between 1986 and 1990 have been studied. It can be concluded that, in comparison with earlier analyses, the use of theories in nursing research studies has increased (from 13% to 21%), but the use of nursing theories has not become more frequent. However, the testing of nursing theories is minimal. On the other hand, research results are being cumulated progressively in regard to theory or to other research.

Models, Nursing↗
PubMed1993

[Nursing diagnosis in deaf patients in psychiatry].

The purpose of the study was to identify NANDA-nursing diagnoses with psychiatric patients who are deaf or hard of hearing. The research study took place at the VIA (Visual Interaction Ward) of the Robert Fleury Stichting at Leidschendam. By means of focused interviews with nurses data were gathered from which, using content analysis, nursing diagnoses were identified. These diagnoses, consisting of defining characteristics and related factors, were reviewed on their validity by the nurses who take care of these patients. In this way an inventory was made up of the diagnoses most characteristic of the population. From the data, the diagnosis of impaired communication related to deafness was generated by the researchers themselves. Although this diagnosis is not mentioned in literature, it was supported by the respondents who participated in the study.

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