| Exploration of clinical nurses' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care. | Florence Nightingale emphasized the need for nurses to honor the psychological and spiritual aspects of patients to promote patients' health. Whereas study of a public hospital in Singapore presented similar findings, few studies have explored clinical nurses' perceptions of spirituality. | 2011 | 22089650 |
| introducing primary nursing to a satellite dialysis setting in singapore. | primary nursing originated from the university of minnesota hospitals in the late 1960s. almost 100 years before, florence nightingale defined a "case method" approach to nursing in which she described an individual nurse having responsibility for a given group of patients and dealing with issues relating to health, hygiene and family support. | 2010 | 9663995 |
| changing landscape of nursing homes in singapore: challenges in the 21st century. | the ageing population is posing new challenges to singapore's healthcare system. the rise of dual income and the decline of extended families, as well as an increase in age-related degenerative disorders due to increased longevity render it difficult for the family to remain the primary social safety net to care for our elderly in their own homes. consequently, nursing homes may become increasingly relevant for resource and expertise-challenged families to cope with the burden of caring for a fr ... | 2014 | 24557465 |