Selecting children for head CT following head injury [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: Indicators for head CT scan defined by the 2007 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines were analysed to identify CT uptake, influential variables and yield. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.
Edwards, R +8 more
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Nurses’ Perceptions of Horizontal Violence [PDF]
, 2016 In this article, I describe a study exploring horizontal violence and nurses’ perceptions of the phenomenon within the context of two 28-bed inpatient hospital units. The purpose of the study was to develop a clearer understanding of horizontal violence,
Taylor, Rosemary A.
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Nurse and Patient Perceptions of Discharge Readiness in Relation to Postdischarge Utilization [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Prevention of hospital readmission and emergency department (ED) utilization will be a crucial strategy in reducing health care costs. There has been limited research on nurse assessment and patient perceptions of discharge readiness in ...
Bobay, Kathleen L. +2 more
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TrialsBackground Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women globally, and surgical procedures continue to be the primary treatment. However, over 50% of patients experience preoperative anxiety due to the unknown and fear associated with surgery ...
Xiao Xiao +10 more
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Mediators of Inflammation, 2020 Sepsis-evoked acute lung injury (ALI) and its extreme manifestation, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), constitute a major cause of mortality in intensive care units.
Hongchao Zhou, Xinhui Wang, Bin Zhang
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Decreasing Duration of Mechanical Restraint Episodes by Increasing Registered Nurse Assessment and Surveillance in an Acute Psychiatric Hospital [PDF]
, 2018 Background Application of mechanical restraints is a high-risk emergency measure that requires psychiatric intensive care in order to assure patient safety and expedite release at the earliest opportunity.
Allen, Diane
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Nurse stress in hospital and satellite haemodialysis units
, 2008 Focus groups of nurses from both in-centre and satellite dialysis units were undertaken followed by questionnaires. The In-centre nursing staff rated the busy-ness of the unit as the maximum stress.
Bennett, P. N., Dermody, K.
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Severe infections of Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus in children [PDF]
, 2019 Infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA) mostly present as recurrent skin abscesses and furunculosis.
Bernuth, Horst von +24 more
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Organisation of Health Care During an Outbreak of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999. [PDF]
, 2004 Organising health care was one of the tasks of the International Scientific and Technical Committee during the 1998-1999 outbreak in Durba/Watsa, in the north-eastern province (Province Orientale), Democratic Republic of Congo.
Borchert, M +10 more
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Evaluating Hospital Efficiency Adjusting for Quality Indicators: an Application to Portuguese NHS Hospitals [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to develop a methodology to incorporate measures of hospital quality in efficiency analysis, applied to Portuguese NHS hospitals, in order to assess whether there is a trade-off between efficiency and quality in Portuguese ...
: Álvaro Almeida, José Pedro Fique
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