Journal of Radiology Nursing最新文献

Introduction

Checklists reduce time to comprehensive radiographic reports, improve quality and consistency of abnormality detection on chest radiographs.

Aim

The aim of this review was to examine and survey the scope of published research on checklists for the interpretation of chest radiographs.

Method

We conducted a search of CINAHL, Scopus, Medline Ovid, Web of Science, ProQuest, and gray literature using search terms: chest radiographs, checklist, and image interpretation. Data were extracted from 16 articles. Data was analyzed numerically and thematically.

Results

The selected studies were conducted in the United States (37.5%), the United Kingdom (25%), Australia (12%), South Africa (12%), Turkey (6%), and Israel (6%). The codes were grouped into five categories related to the use of checklists, in chest interpretation.

Conclusion

In the selected studies, reports showed that there was no checklist for chest interpretation in South Africa and no evidence supporting checklists as an interprofessional communication tool for chest interpretation. The authors of this study recommended a chest interpretation checklist should be developed for use by health care professionals practicing in resource-limited settings where radiologists are not on site.

The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges in patient care, prompting frontline clinicians globally to devise novel solutions. This article highlights the creativity of clinicians who adapted to meet the evolving standards of care. The researchers explored the scale of clinician awareness of the novel devices and protocols that were being made. A thematic analysis revealed rapid team coordination, supportive management, acknowledgment of practice-based medicine, and just-in-time fabrication as drivers behind the design, fabrication, and scaling of clinician-made solutions throughout the hospital. Results show that the presence of the Makerspace significantly contributed to the hospital’s nimble and proactive response to the pandemic, emphasizing the need for transformative approaches that embrace innovation, collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and recognition of clinician-led innovations to advance patient care.

Background

Since the emergence of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, the world has undergone drastic changes. The Delta variant has high transmissibility and evades human cellular defenses. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) recorded over 31.654 million cases and 4 million COVID-19 deaths as of December 2022. Hospitals have faced challenges in patient management and healthcare worker protection. This study discusses the relationship between nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding the use of personal protective equipment in Indonesian COVID-19 referral hospitals.

Methods

This study utilized a quantitative analytical observational method with a cross-sectional approach. The research was conducted in four COVID-19 referral hospitals in the Yogyakarta Special Region in Indonesia.

Results

This study shows that there is no significant relationship between attitudes and behaviors in the use of PPE; however, a positive correlation exists.

Conclusion

Most nurses in COVID-19 isolation wards demonstrate good knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward the use of PPE. There is a positive correlation between knowledge and attitudes, as well as nurses' behaviors in using PPE.

In this personal account, an intensive care unit nurse reflects on his experience working at a South Carolina hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic and his endeavor to document its impact through photography. Despite initial challenges, the nurse's proposal for a “Public Service Project” was approved by the hospital administration. The project gained national attention through media coverage, highlighting the toll of the virus on patients and health-care professionals. The author aims to break the privacy barrier, shedding light on the realities of COVID-19 and inspiring understanding in the public.

Post-COVID Conditions may cause a variety of mental and physical health problems, making it difficult to diagnose and treat. Little is known about the knowledge acquisition of nursing and radiologic technology (RT) students on Post-COVID Conditions. Through the use of an online evidence-based practice webinar, this article describes knowledge acquisition of nursing and RT students on Post-COVID Conditions.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused stress and challenges for every aspect of health-care services around the globe. Health-care workers especially faced severe burnout and psychological fatigue under immense pressure, long hours and high patient acuity and mortality. To provide recognition to health-care heroes who worked through these challenges, Tampa General Hospital's (TGH) Patient and Family Engagement Department initiated the Gumby Award, a monthly honor awarded to a health-care team at TGH that has demonstrated resilience, flexibility and world-class care. Three years later, Gumby has become a guiding principle at TGH, exemplifying the importance of creating and supporting positive, culture and recognition among health-care teams.