Randomized Clinical Trial Testing Efficacy of a Nurse-Coached Intervention in Arthroscopy Patients

Abstract

The findings suggest that telephone calls from nurses during the immediate postoperative period resulted in improved patient outcomes, namely, less symptom distress and better physical and mental health states. In future research, the study sample should be expanded to older and more diverse patients.

The Quality of Patient Education in Day Surgery by Adult Patients

“…[6][7][8] However, successful day surgery requires not only surgery, but also successful post-treatment, with patient education having a particularly important role in this. Effective and clear patient education seeks to improve patient knowledge and operational performance, [9][10][11][12][13] optimize patient recovery, shorten hospital stays for patients, improve satisfaction with health care, reduce the risks associated with surgery, [14][15][16][17] as well as help to reduce the pressures on societal health services. 18 Day surgery is an innovative treatment whose popularity and demand is growing all the time.…”

The feasibility of a telephone coaching program on heart failure home management for family caregivers

“…61 Caregivers not only rated the program as helpful but identified new skills they had gained, likely based on their improved self-efficacy for home HF care. 62,63 These findings reflect the feedback loops in the coaching framework, illustrated by the curved arrows in Figure 1. Specifically, the narrative data from both nurses and caregivers indicated that coaching program improved aspects of HF home self-management skills (intermediate outcomes).…”

“…25,26 Coaching professionals engage caregivers in specific strategies based on evidence-based national clinical guidelines. The use of nurse coaching strategies (left column) are designed to improve caregiver HF home management skills which can then improve patient and caregiver outcomes 27,28 The coaching strategies the nurse uses are the posited behavioral self-efficacy mechanisms 29,30 that then increase the intermediate caregiver outcomes (center column) such as knowledge, confidence, preparedness. The combined intermediate outcomes result in the long-term outcomes (right column) such as reduction in caregiving burden improvement in both patient and caregiver health.…”

“…The coach evaluates and subsequently resets the HF home health actions based on each client's performance and progress. 25,33 Specifically, coaches use the teach-back mechanisms (caregiver reiterates what they learned) to assess knowledge and skills. Coaching use interactive approaches that engage clients to actively take part in problem solving and decision making about their healthcare.…”

Integrative Nurse Coaching for Health and Wellness

“…[15][16][17][18][19] Nurse coaches hold positions in governmental regulatory agencies. In addition to their presence in all these areas, these professionals are caring for the full array of patients in oncology, 20-23 cardiology, pediatrics, etc., in acute-care settings, primary care, 24,25 home care, hospice settings, hospitals, 26,27 clinics, and long-term and rehabilitation centers. 28…”