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Nurses' Self‐Reported Practices and Prescribers' Expectations in Intravenous Fluid Therapy for Hospitalised Patients: A Survey Study and Clinical Documentation Review

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To assess self‐reported practices and knowledge of nurses and prescribers (i.e., physicians and nurse practitioners) on intravenous fluid therapy, and to evaluate how this is documented through a clinical documentation review. Design Multicentre cross‐sectional study, between April 2022 and July 2022, across 13 wards from four Dutch ...
Denise Spoon   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Non-Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse Amongst Bapedi Tribe in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa

open access: yesGlobal Journal of Health Science, 2019
Child sexual abuse is a global public health issue calling the attention of practitioners, scholars and policy makers to address it. This study argues that children are being sexually abused both by family and non-family members, and such incidents are ...
Rapholo Selelo Frank
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘Ways of death: accounts of terror from Angolan refugees in Namibia’ [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
In their accounts of the war in Angola, refugees from south-eastern Angola who now live in Rundu (Namibia) draw a distinction between warfare in the past and the events that happened in their region of origin after Angolan independence in 1975.
Brinkman, Inge
core   +1 more source

New light on the ‘Drummer of Tedworth’: conflicting narratives of witchcraft in Restoration England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This paper presents a definitive text of hitherto little-known early documents concerning ‘The Drummer of Tedworth’, a poltergeist case that occurred in 1662-3 and became famous not least due to its promotion by Joseph Glanvill in his demonological work,
Craster H. H. E.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

The Last Word: The Prattling, Tattling Parrots of Popular Lore

open access: yesThe Journal of Popular Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Garrulous parrots appear in a wide array of pop culture forms—from urban legends, television sitcoms, and advertising, to comics, pulp detective fiction, and jokes (naming a few). The birds can be helpful, clever agents; but more often they are mischief makers challenging social norms. Among the pandemonium of parrots in expressive culture, we
Greg Kelley
wiley   +1 more source

Getting shot of elves: healing, witchcraft and fairies in the Scottish witchcraft trials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This paper re-examines the evidence of the Scottish witchcraft trials for beliefs associated by scholars with "elf-shot." Some supposed evidence for elf-shot is dismissed, but other material illuminates the interplay between illness, healing and fairy ...
Alaric Hall   +37 more
core   +2 more sources

Face-to-face: Social work and evil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The concept of evil continues to feature in public discourses and has been reinvigorated in some academic disciplines and caring professions. This article navigates social workers through the controversy surrounding evil so that they are better equipped ...
A. G. Miller   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Intellectual property at a crossroads: The knowledge and resources of indigenous peoples and local communities

open access: yesThe Journal of World Intellectual Property, EarlyView.
Abstract On 24 May 2024, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted the Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge. While lauded as a victory for Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC), in this article we critique both the Treaty and its deficiencies, as well ...
Jessica C. Lai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anxious Projections: Mass Hysteria and the Problem of Interpretation

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Stories of “mass hysteria” among teenage girls have often graced the headlines of Nepal's local and national newspapers, creating a public spectacle of a strange and mysterious form of affliction. Treatments include both shamanic rituals and psychosocial interventions, a new therapeutic modality that has gained prominence over the past two ...
Aidan Seale‐Feldman
wiley   +1 more source

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