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How do physicians and nurses differ in their perceived barriers to effective enteral nutrition in the intensive care unit? [PDF]
Background Patients hospitalized in intensive care units are susceptible to chronic malnutrition from changes in protein and energy metabolism in response to trauma.
Masoumeh Mirhosiny +2 more
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Critical Thinking in Nursing Education: Literature Review [PDF]
The need for critical thinking in nursing has been accentuated in response to the rapidly changing health care environment. Nurses must think critically to provide effective care whilst coping with the expansion in role associated with the complexities ...
Abegglen J. +64 more
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Promoting patient safety in critically ill patients: nursing interventions in surveillance and prevention of ocular injuries [PDF]
Corneal surface injuries occur frequently (59.4%) in critically ill patients, and the average time for their appearance is 8 days. Such injuries are primarily related to dry eye, which increases the risk of exposure injury in patients admitted to ...
Anabela Carvalho Raposo +4 more
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Background. Electrogastrography and electroenterography are noninvasive methods for measuring gastric and intestinal electrical activities, respectively.
Gen Aikawa +9 more
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Ethical dimensions of paediatric nursing: A rapid evidence assessment [PDF]
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. Background: Paediatric nurses often face complex situations requiring decisions that sometimes clash with their own values and beliefs, or with the needs of the children they care for and their families.
Bagnasco, Annamaria +8 more
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Specialist palliative care nursing and the philosophy of palliative care: a critical discussion [PDF]
Nursing is the largest regulated health professional workforce providing palliative care across a range of clinical settings. Historically, palliative care nursing has been informed by a strong philosophy of care which is soundly articulated in ...
Gardiner, C. +3 more
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Background Instead of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the modern definition of ventilator-associated events (VAEs) has been introduced to identify infectious and noninfectious respiratory complications. Some studies revealed that compliance to the
Eman Arafa Hassan +1 more
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Background: The incidence of cardiac arrest or Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in the community that cannot be saved increases every year. This is because they do not get the right and fast action due to the community's ignorance and inability to assist ...
Yanny Trisyani +8 more
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Background and aim Patient deaths are common in the intensive care unit, and a nurse’s perception of barriers to and supportive behaviors in end-of-life care varies widely depending upon their cultural background.
Dan-dan Xu +7 more
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Conclusions: Ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular strokes are serious complications that increase postoperative mortality and prolong hospitalization after cardiac surgery.
Mohamed Laimoud +15 more
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