R
René Schwendimann
Researcher at University Hospital of Basel
Publications - 102
Citations - 7335
René Schwendimann is an academic researcher from University Hospital of Basel. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Nursing care. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 97 publications receiving 6160 citations. Previous affiliations of René Schwendimann include Duke University & National Patient Safety Foundation.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
A Transactional “Second-Victim” Model—Experiences of Affected Healthcare Professionals in Acute-Somatic Inpatient Settings: A Qualitative Metasynthesis
Cornel Schiess,David L. B. Schwappach,René Schwendimann,Kris Vanhaecht,Melanie Burgstaller,Beate Senn +5 more
TL;DR: A transactional model of second-victim experience provides a foundation for strategies to maintain and improve patient safety and is recommended for integrating second victims’ experiences into safety culture and root-cause analyses.
Journal ArticleDOI
The German version of the high-performance work systems questionnaire (HPWS-G) in the context of patient safety: a validation study in a Swiss university hospital
Juliane Mielke,Sabina De Geest,Sabina De Geest,Sonja Beckmann,Sonja Beckmann,Lynn Leppla,Lynn Leppla,Xhyljeta Luta,Raphaëlle-Ashley Guerbaai,Sabina Hunziker,Sabina Hunziker,René Schwendimann,René Schwendimann +12 more
TL;DR: The translated English HPWS questionnaire into German (HPWS-G) showed good psychometric properties and can be used to assess HPWS practices and for intra- and inter-hospital benchmarking.
Journal ArticleDOI
[Identification of pain in the case of patients under sedation and artificial ventilation: A systematic literature review].
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe pain assessment instruments for sedated and artificial ventilated ICU-patients in view of validity, reliability and clinical application, which includes algorithm as a significant component which enable decision making of the health care providers in order to execute stepwise pain management interventions.
Journal ArticleDOI
Entwicklung der Rolle der Advanced Practice Nurse in der stationären Langzeitpflege älterer Menschen in der Schweiz
TL;DR: The development of Advanced Nursing Practice in three gerontological long-term care facilities in Switzerland's German speaking region is described on the basis of practice development projects advancing the assessment and management of pain.
Journal ArticleDOI
Structured information exchange on infectious diseases for prisoners.
TL;DR: One striking finding was that knowledge of hepatitis C was clearly lower than that of HIV and that prisoners enrolled in drug substitution programs were significantly better informed about hepatitis C than the other participating prisoners.