Medication safety in the home care setting: Development and piloting of a Critical Incident Reporting SystemAbstract. Background: While drug-related problems are among the most frequent adverse events in health care, little is known about their type and ...
Abstract.Background: Occupational stress, dissatisfaction, higher risk for chronical and psychological disorders impairs the well-being of care nurses staff and maintaining the quality of elderly and disabled care. However, ...
Medical Overuse in Switzerland: How Frequent is Preoperative Chest Radiography?Abstract. Background: Preoperative chest radiography in the absence of a clinical suspicion for intrathoracic pathology is part of the Top-5 list ...
Abstract. Besides physician-assisted suicide, there is another end-of-life practice under discussion: voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED). In this study, we assess the occurrence of VSED in outpatient care and evaluate nurses’ attitudes ...