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Optimization Helps Scheduling Nursing Staff at the Long-Term Care Homes of the City of Toronto [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
The City of Toronto Long Term Care Homes & Services (LTCH&S) division is one of the largest providers of long-term care in the Canadian province of Ontario, providing care to 2,640 residents at 10 homes across Toronto. Our collaboration with LTCH&S was initiated to facilitate the increasingly challenging task of scheduling nursing staff and reduce high
arxiv  

Occupational Exposure Patterns to Disinfectants and Cleaning Products and Its Association With Asthma Among French Healthcare Workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Disinfectants and cleaning products (DCPs) are important asthma risk factors among healthcare workers. However, healthcare work involves heterogenous cleaning tasks and co‐exposure to many chemicals. These multidimensional aspects have rarely been considered.
Bakari Ibrahim, Nicole Le Moual, Guillaume Sit, Marcel Goldberg, Bénédicte Leynaert, Céline Ribet, Nicolas Roche, Raphaëlle Varraso, Marie Zins, Rachel Nadif, Laurent Orsi, Orianne Dumas   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurse Rostering with Genetic Algorithms [PDF]

Young Operational Research Conference 12, 1998, 2010
In recent years genetic algorithms have emerged as a useful tool for the heuristic solution of complex discrete optimisation problems. In particular there has been considerable interest in their use in tackling problems arising in the areas of scheduling and timetabling.
arxiv  

Nursing and Allied Health Staff Perceptions and Experiences of a Volunteer Stroke Peer Support Program: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2021
Rosemary Saunders,1 Kien Chan,2 Renée M Graham,1 Elena Adams,2 Caroline E Bulsara,3 Karla Seaman,1 Marcella Cranny-Connolly2 1Centre for Research in Aged Care, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia;
Saunders R, Chan K, Graham RM, Adams E, Bulsara CE, Seaman K, Cranny-Connolly M   +6 more
doaj  

Emergency Response Measures for Anesthesia Nursing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: West China Hospital Experiences

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring the gradual recovery of anesthesia nursing unit and avoiding cross-infection between surgical patients and staff are difficult problems for hospital managers.
Ping Zheng, Ping Zheng, Ruihao Zhou, Lu Yin, Lu Yin, Xiaorong Yin, Xiaorong Yin, Yongqiao Mao, Yongqiao Mao, Heng Wang, Heng Wang, Ling Ye, Tao Zhu   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

A scoping review of non‐binary research in “Australian” social sciences: Community, solidarity, resilience and resisting marginalisation

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Non‐binary and genderqueer identities are increasingly discussed in public discourse and academia, but there remains a dearth of academic literature centred on non‐binary people's lives and experiences. When non‐binary people are included in research, it is frequently as an additive to explorations of trans identities and subsumed under the ...
Lucy Nicholas, Sal Clark, Chloe Falzon
wiley   +1 more source

Efficiency of Staff Development Program and Its Relationship

Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery, 2015
Introduction: Skilled nurses are needed to achieve health promotion strategies, so operation and assessment via staff development program is essential.
Flora Rahimaghaee, Maryam Ehsani, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Shahram Salavati   +3 more
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“That grey area where no one can help”: The experience of younger people avoiding or leaving residential aged care who are not NDIS participants

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Living in residential aged care (RAC) can have deleterious effects on the health, well‐being and social participation of younger people (<65 years of age). This research examined the barriers and enablers to leaving or avoiding RAC for Australian younger people who are not National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants. It reports on
Barrie Shannon, Caroline Hart, Stella Koritsas, Keith McVilly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Migraine in university students: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

European Journal of Pain, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 14-43, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Migraine is a complex, neurobiological disorder usually presenting as a unilateral, moderate to severe headache accompanied by sensory disturbances. Migraine prevalence has risen globally, affecting 14% of individuals and 16% of students and carries many negative impacts in both cohorts.
Orla Flynn, Brona M. Fullen, Catherine Blake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital infection: vision of professional nursing staff.

Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção, 2015
Background and Objective: The hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is defined as a serious public health problem, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality.
Tarciane da Silva Monteiro
doaj   +1 more source