Importance Older adults acutely hospitalized are at risk of disability. Trials on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and transitional care present inconsistent results. Objective To test whether an intervention of systematic CGA, followed by the transitional care bridge program, improved activities …

Introduction: Communication is an essential part of nursing care. While conversations with patients mainly take place in patient rooms, the ward corridor is often used for communication between staff members and sometimes visiting family. As many patients suffer from hearing loss due to biological ageing, …

Currently, 4% of older adults reside in long-term care facilities in the Netherlands. Nursing home residents tend to have multimorbidity that is associated with considerable disabilities and a high level of care dependency. In the Dutch adult population the highest …

Rationale, aims and objectivesMedical ward care has been increasingly reallocated from medical doctors (MDs) to physician assistants (PAs). Insight into their roles and tasks is limited. This study aims to provide insight into different organizational models of medical ward care, focusing on the position, …

A systematic review of interdisciplinary literature, to identify rehabilitation interventions that can be integrated into ward-based nursing for patients with hemispatial neglect following stroke in the right brain hemisphere.

Het is de kroon op de studie, de kerst op een mooie slagroomtaart: het afstudeeronderzoek. Vier lange jaren kijk je er naar uit om aan de slag te mogen gaan met een onderzoek dat helemaal van jou is. Voor mij is het moment daar en mag ik mijn afstudeeronderzoek presenteren. Als kleine jonge was ik al …

Aims and objectives: To describe the process of implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) in a clinical nursing setting. Background: EBP has become a major issue in nursing, it is insufficiently integrated in daily practice and its implementation is complex. Design: Participatory action research. Method: …

Background. Bathing assistance is a core element of essential care in nursing homes, yet little is known for quality of assisted bathing or its determinants. Aim. To explore differences in completeness of assisted bathing in relation to bathing method and resident characteristics. Methods. Secondary …

Conference paper of the Third North American Correctional and CriminalJustice Psychology Conference (NACCJPC Since some time now, working alliance has been recognized in psychotherapy as a main factor conducive to positive outcomes (Norcross, 2012). In mandated supervisory context, relevance and manifestation …