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K O'Meara

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PubMed1983

Preadmission programs: development, implementation and evaluation.

Preparation of children for hospitalization is utilized to mitigate the stresses which may accompany the experience. Preadmission programs provide preparation for the patient and family on a prehospital basis. The authors describe the development of family-centered, developmentally based programs which foster continuity and consistency in a large, pediatric tertiary care setting. Implementation and evaluation of the programs which contribute to quality patient care are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Establishing the psychiatric liaison nurse role: collaboration with the nurse administrator.

By helping patients, families, the hospital staff deal with the emotional effects of illness, the psychiatric liaison nurse plays a significant role in patients' healing. Since this type of role may be new to the organization, the psychiatric nurse and the nursing administrator must work in tandem to ensure successful role development and entry into the hospital system, both of which are crucial to the effectiveness of the liaison nurse. In our clinical experience, these issues need careful consideration and attention by both nurse administrators and psychiatric liaison nurses. We have attempted to provide practical considerations for facilitating the success of a psychiatric liaison nurse in the hospital system and justifying the value of this role.

Administrative Personnel↗
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The impact of shared medical records on smoking awareness and behavior in ambulatory care.

In a randomized controlled trial of sharing medical records with ambulatory adults as part of periodic health examinations, 193 patients (experimental group; 37 smokers) received copies of their medical records while 208 patients (control group; 50 smokers) did not. Awareness of smoking as a health problem and smoking behavior were assessed two weeks and six months later. At two weeks, 46% of experimental group smokers indicated that smoking was a major health problem, compared with 21% of the control group (p less than 0.02), and 43% of the experimental group had quit or reduced smoking, compared with 20% of the control group (p less than 0.02). At six months smoking problem awareness was not significantly different (33% experimental group vs. 14% control group, p = NS), but 65% of the experimental group had quit or reduced compared with 29% of the control group (p less than 0.04). Sharing medical records with smokers after periodic health examinations is effective in enhancing patient awareness of smoking as a health problem and beginning the process of changing smoking behavior.

Female↗