The meta-analysis aimed to assess the efficiency of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the management of burn wounds (BWs). Using dichotomous or contentious random- or fixed-effects models, the outcomes of this meta-analysis were examined and the odds ratio (OR) and the mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed. Thirteen examinations from 2009 to 2023 were enrolled for the present meta-analysis, including 808 individuals with BWs. PRP had significantly shorter healing time (MD, −5.80; 95% CI, −7.73 to −3.88, p < 0.001), higher healing rate (OR, 3.14; 95% CI, 2.05–4.80, p < 0.001), higher healed area percent (MD, 12.67; 95% CI, 9.79–15.55, p < 0.001) and higher graft take area percent (MD, 4.39; 95% CI, 1.51–7.26, p = 0.003) compared with standard therapy in patients with BW. However, no significant difference was found between PRP and standard therapy in graft take ratio (OR, 1.70; 95% CI, 0.86–3.34, p = 0.13) and infection rate (OR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.20–1.47, p = 0.23) in patients with BW. The examined data revealed that PRP had a significantly shorter healing time, a higher healing rate, a higher healed area percent and a higher graft take area percent; however, no significant difference was found in graft take ratio or infection rate compared with standard therapy in patients with BW. Yet, attention should be paid to its values since all of the selected examinations had a low sample size and some comparisons had a low number of selected studies.
Abusive supervision has detrimental effects on nurses, but the mechanisms connecting abusive supervision to negative outcomes for nurses have not been well-established in the nursing literature.
This study aimed to investigate whether work alienation mediates the relationship between abusive supervision and nurses' service sabotage.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from November to December 2021 with 204 nurses working at a teaching hospital in Damanhour, Egypt. Data were collected using a demographic information form, the Abusive Supervision Scale, the Work Alienation Scale and the Service Sabotage Scale. Study hypotheses were evaluated using structural equation modelling.
Our findings revealed a significant association between abusive supervision, work alienation, and service sabotage among nurses. Abusive supervision was found to be linked to nurses' service sabotage through work alienation.
Our study suggests that nurses who are subject to abusive supervision are more likely to feel alienated, which increases the probability of them engaging in behaviours that have a negative impact on the quality of care they provide.
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The aim of the study was to examine the effect of a caring leadership intervention program for first-line nurse managers (FLNM) on their caring knowledge and managerial actions as well as nurses' perceived FLNM caring behaviours and nurse outcomes.
A quasi-experimental study design was implemented on two groups; study and control, including 30 FLNM and 150 nurses for each.
Self-report questionnaires about FLNMs' knowledge of caring behaviours and their managerial actions, nurses perceived line nurse managers' caring behaviours and nurses' outcomes (job satisfaction and work engagement) were utilized to collect study data from 1 July 2022 to 30 December 2022.
A statistically significant difference and changes were revealed between the study and control groups in FLNMs' caring knowledge and their managerial actions, and nurses' perceived FLNMs' caring behaviours, nurses' job satisfaction and nurses' work engagement during post-test in comparison to pre-test. Higher total mean scores of post-test in the study group were recorded compared to those of control group regarding FLNMs' caring knowledge and their managerial actions as well as nurses ‘perceived FLNMs’ caring behaviour, job satisfaction and work engagement.
The caring leadership intervention program for FLNMs was highly effective in enhancing their caring knowledge and managerial actions as well as nurses' perceived FLNM caring behaviours and nurse outcomes.
Caring leadership can help FLNMs to create a healthy environment, resulting in a positive outcome for nurse staff, patients and healthcare organizations.
No patient and public contribution.