A survey of Malaysian Critical Intensive Care unit nurses’ awareness of patients’ transition experiences (PE) and transitional care practice (TCP)

The function of patient‐centered care in mitigating the effect of nursing shortage on the outcomes of care

“…Nurses are required to involve patients and their families in the care process in order to provide care that measures up to their respective expectations . Nurses should be more aware of the importance of patient and family education on the outcomes of care …”

“…59 Nurses should be more aware of the importance of patient and family education on the outcomes of care. 25 The outcome of care poses a challenge and is crucial for health care managers to deliver efficient, timely, effective, patient-centered, and safe health care. 60 No single intervention can prevent adverse events and optimize the outcomes of care.…”

“…Patient‐centeredness is not merely the involvement of patients in care, but also the delivery of proper nutrition, treatment, communication, and education to prevent adverse events . There is a universal scholarly agreement that patient‐centered care has significantly led to the optimization of the outcomes of care . The involvement of patients in the care process is more likely to prevent adverse events .…”

“…24 There is a universal scholarly agreement that patient-centered care has significantly led to the optimization of the outcomes of care. 20,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] The involvement of patients in the care process is more likely to prevent adverse events. 29 Increasing patient flow at peak times with inadequate staffing has lowered the standard of nursing care as a result of increased workload.…”

Adverse events in Malaysia: Associations with nurse's ethnicity and experience, hospital size, accreditation, and teaching status

“…Teaching hospitals are affiliated with medical schools and provide clinical training to physicians and staff . In teaching hospitals in Malaysia, orientation and training program that outline policies, procedures and staff roles and responsibilities led to enhance their awareness that can improve the quality of patient care . Previous studies show impact of education, training, and monitoring of policy compliance at all organizational levels to improve the outcomes of care .…”