Talk by members of executive hospital boards influences the organizational positioning of nurses. Talk is a relational leadership practice. Using a qualitative‐ interpretive design we organized focus group meetings wherein members of executive hospital boards (7), nurses (14), physicians (7), and managers …

Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the nurses' experiences with the Nursing Crisis Meetings and to identify nurses' needs regarding the future governance structure. Design: Qualitative study. Methods: Two focus groups were conducted in February 2022 with participants of the Nursing Crisis Meetings …

Background: Working in the perioperative context is complex and challenging due to the impact of ageing and innovations, making new ways of working and collaborating emerging. The continual evaluation in this environment underscores the need for adaptability to technological advancements, and requires …

Some nurses are responding rebelliously to the changing healthcare landscape by challenging the status quo and deviating from suboptimal practices, professional norms, and organizational rules. While some view rebel nurse leadership as challenging traditional structures to improve patient care, others …

Background: Intravenous (IV) therapy using short peripheral IV catheters (PIVC) is commonplace with neonatal patients. However, this therapy is associated with high complication rates including the leakage of infused fluids from the vasculature into the surrounding tissues; a condition referred to as, …

Hun hopeloos verouderde opleiding moest op de schop. Dat eisten psychiatrisch verpleegkundigen in opleiding op de Willem Arntsz Hoeve in 1970. ‘Aktiegroep Willem’ forceerde binnen een paar weken een doorbraak.

Nurse clinician-scientists are increasingly expected to show leadership aimed at transforming healthcare. However, research on nurse clinician-scientists' leadership (integrating researcher and practitioner roles) is scarce and hardly embedded in sociohistorical contexts. This study introduces leadership …

Blood draws for laboratory investigations are essential for patient management in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). When blood samples clot before analysis, they are rejected, which delays treatment decisions and necessitates repeated sampling.

Dit betreft een verkennend onderzoek, met als doel een eerste indruk te geven van hoe doorwerking bij praktijkgericht onderzoek eruit kan zien en hoe het tot stand komt. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van, en gefinancierd door, Regieorgaan SIA met het uitdrukkelijke doel dat het regieorgaan …

Verzorgenden en verpleegkundigen lopen al meer dan honderd jaar voorop in infectiepreventie. Dat was recent nog te zien bij de bestrijding van covid­19. Vanaf rond 1900 tot in de jaren vijftig speelden ze een cruciale rol in het opsporen, voorkomen en bestrijden van ‘volksvijand nummer 1’: tuberculose …