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Healthcare organizations are interested in promoting best patient outcomes and a shared-governance, professional development environment for nurses. A nursing journal club achieves the goal of patients receiving evidence-based care by empowered staff leading the journey. This article will demonstrate the successful process for implementing a hospital-wide nursing journal club.
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Clinical Competence , Evidence-Based Nursing/methods , Periodicals as Topic , Power, Psychological , Staff Development/methods , Treatment Outcome , Education, Nursing, Continuing/methods , Educational Status , Humans , Models, Organizational , Organizational Innovation , Social EnvironmentABSTRACT
Four hundred and seven women with interstitial cystitis participated in a Web-based study. One hundred percent of participants had poor sleep, with a mean sleep quality score of 13.4. This indicates very poor sleep. The predictor variables (nocturia, pain, and urinary urgency) were significant predictors of sleep quality when controlling for confounding variables.
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Cystitis, Interstitial/epidemiology , Sleep Wake Disorders/epidemiology , Adult , Comorbidity , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Linear Models , Middle Aged , Multivariate Analysis , United States/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic, painful bladder syndrome primarily found in women. Although the direct cause(s) of IC are unknown, several theories exist. Common symptoms include urinary urgency, frequency, and pain. Treatment options include behavioral therapies, use of pharmacologic agents, and surgery. Patients benefit from prompt diagnosis and initiation of treatments. Important clinical features of IC in women including the pathology, common symptoms, and recommended evaluation and management strategies are reviewed.
