Bonnie J Wakefield

..Nurses can be trained to routinely assess for acute confusion using easily implemented instruments incorporated into a research-based protocol...

..This study compared differences in nurse and patient communication profiles between two telehealth modes: telephone and videophone, and evaluated longitudinal changes in communication, nurse perceptions, and patient satisfaction...

..Dehydration in community-dwelling adults may delay rehabilitation or result in hospital admission. Prevention, monitoring, and management are critical to preventing dehydration-associated problems...

..This study defined and analyzed patient problems and nursing actions delivered in a telemonitoring program focused on chronic disease management...

..Increased emphasis is being placed on the critical need to control hypertension (HTN) in patients with diabetes...

..Interviewing participants in these programs may offer richer data for identifying areas for program improvement...

..Despite the increased risk for dehydration and higher rates of hospitalization in older populations, little systematic research has addressed the risk factors for and indicators of dehydration in hospitalized patients...

..It is possible that routine monitoring of symptoms by the study nurses led to medication adjustments and accounted for the intervention patients' significantly delayed time to readmission relative to the control patients...

..Rigorous evaluation is needed to determine which patients may benefit most from specific telehealth applications and which technologies are most cost-effective...

..More work is needed in the design and deployment of these devices if they are to be part of a successful medication adherence plan...

..This study evaluated secondary outcomes from a clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of home telehealth to improve outcomes of patients with co-morbid diabetes and hypertension...

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..Video quality and audio quality are important determinants of patient and provider perceptions, but ease of use, clinical appropriateness, and the need for training and support must not be forgotten...

..Contrary to popular belief, acutely confused patients exhibited decreased psychomotor activity. Nurses can be trained to recognize AC using a standardized protocol to improve outcomes for this vulnerable population...

..One patient care process-the use of verbal orders-is used as a case in point to present a framework for analyzing data pulled from electronic health record (EHR) and computerized provider order entry systems...

..The effectiveness of clinical information systems to improve nursing and patient outcomes depends on human factors, including system usability, organizational workflow, and user satisfaction...

..With early detection, interventions can be more effective and reduce hospitalization and other healthcare expenses. Case studies are presented, and implications are discussed...

..These differences have potential market implications and provide insight into selecting and maintaining portal functions of greater interest to patients who use the portal...

..The goal of this study was to explore veterans' interest and use of My HealtheVet to transfer and share information as well as to identify opportunities to increase veteran use of the My HealtheVet functions...

..A systematic review was conducted of hospital verbal and telephone order policies in acute care settings...

..We compared use of a new diabetes dashboard screen with use of a conventional approach of viewing multiple electronic health record (EHR) screens to find data needed for ambulatory diabetes care...

..Satisfaction was associated with veteran health, CG social support, age, and depression. Innovative and easily accessible interventions are needed to mitigate sources of strain in CGs of chronically ill veterans...

..Functional trajectory in hospitalized elderly patients is an important and underappreciated prognostic concept requiring further attention...

..These issues should be considered in the development of future policy toward outsourcing VA care to the private sector...

..Gathering detailed information about patient perceptions of health care delivery is important so challenges can be addressed to meet patients' expectations...

..To assess provider and resident satisfaction with and outcomes of specialist physician consultations provided via interactive video to residents of a long-term care (LTC) center...

..The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to describe and quantify individual interventions used in multicomponent outpatient heart failure management programs...

..The objective of this systematic review is to identify educational content and techniques that lead to successful patient self-management and improved outcomes in congestive heart failure education programs...

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..The findings extend previous research on the relationship between burnout and patient outcomes and offer avenues for future research on how nurse motivation resources are invested in light of their stressful work environment...

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