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The article presents a study on peripheral intravenous site care using Duffy's Quality-Caring Model. It discusses findings on the complication rates of phlebitis and infiltration between site rotation of peripheral intravenous catheters based on clinical assessment by nurses in a medical-surgical unit and length of time and implications for medical-surgical nursing practice and existing policies for venous access.

The article focuses on the perception of clinical partners (CPs) about acuity-based patient assignments. It discusses Treatment, Education, Activities of Daily Living, Medications and Vital Signs and its implementation. The necessity of CP incorporation with efficient and effective patient care is noted.

The article focuses on the knowledge and significant role of nurses in delirium detection. It notes that insufficiency of nursing knowledge on delirium's general characteristics and the determination of its risk factors. The perception of nurses on their delirium recognition and management-related competency is evaluated.

A health network in the southeastern United States piloted Mobility Circles as a strategy to help reduce falls on a medical renal department. Mobility Circles were used as visual cues to communicate the patient's mobility status, and promoted patient safety, teamwork, and satisfaction, and communication among disciplines, patients, and families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Collaboration between nurses and physicians is essential in fostering interdisciplinary relationships. Specialty practice may influence the quality of this collaboration. Effective communication and collegial RN-MD relationships are critical to improved patient outcomes. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify differences in nurses' perceptions of collaborative efforts between nurses and physicians in medical-surgical (MSUs) units versus intensive care units (ICUs). Results: A descriptive survey methodology was employed. Nurses in three ICUs and eight MSUs within a 975-bed Magnet® hospital completed a 25-item Nurse- Physician Relationship survey, used in previous studies on RN-MD communication. The sample (N=170) consisted of 54% medical-surgical nurses and 46% ICU nurses. No statistically significant differences were found in the demographic variables between the MSU and ICU nurses except for educational degree. A greater percentage of ICU nurses held a bachelor's degree. This study found that although some differences existed in ICU and MSU nurses' perceptions of RN-MD collaboration, there are more similarities between the two areas. Overall, nurses were satisfied with RN-MD relationships, with 75% of ICU and 65% of MSU nurses reporting satisfaction (p=0.110). MSU nurses were less likely to participate in interdisciplinary rounds than ICU nurses (p<0.001). ICU nurses were more likely than MSU nurses to report that physicians treat nurses as handmaidens (p=0.056) and that physicians displayed unprofessional behavior (p=0.019). Conclusions: Certain nursing specialty areas are not immune to problems with RN-MD relationships. Rather, all clinical service lines should be concerned with fostering colle- giality between nurses and their physician partners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]