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Balancing Impartiality and Advocacy: Observations, Lessons, and Suggestions From a Practicing Ombuds

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Universities increasingly rely on ombuds offices as informal, impartial mechanisms for addressing conflict and strengthening institutional trust. Yet the ombuds role is frequently shaped by tension among impartiality, advocacy, and legal accountability. This paper examines the evolution of the Office of the Ombuds at the University of Maryland,
Brian Godette, Roger Ward, Leandra Cate
wiley   +1 more source

Prescribing and mental health nursing. [PDF]

, 2008
-The first section of this book integrates the histories of psychopharmacology, mental health nursing and medication legislation-The second section discusses prescription decisions in schizophrenia, depression, anxiety and ...
Snowden, Austyn
core  

Internationalising the teacher education curriculum: An analysis of syllabi and student experiences

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Internationalisation has increasingly become a key dimension of quality in initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. Although it is recognised as a means to strengthen future teachers' competencies and expand their professional knowledge, it remains underdeveloped in practice.
Nafsika Alexiadou, Mai Trang Vu
wiley   +1 more source

Progressive myoclonus epilepsy in Down syndrome with Alzheimer's disease: An 11‐year longitudinal study and proposed diagnostic red flags

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) face an ultra‐high risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Within this continuum, Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy (PME) has emerged as a marker of advanced neurodegeneration. Building on our 2014 characterization of this syndrome, we aimed to define its long‐term natural history and pathological substrate.
Giuseppe d'Orsi, Ezio Calò, Maria Teresa Di Claudio, Carmela Pia Ferro, Umberto Costantino, Elio Perrone, Raffaela Rita Latino   +6 more
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Perceived readiness of occupational health nursing students to practice occupational health nursing according to South African Nursing Council competencies [PDF]

, 2016
Magister Curationis - MCurOccupational health nursing (OHN) as a specialist area has become increasingly popular in South Africa for registered nurses. With developing legislation in South Africa regarding occupational health in the workplace, there is a
Steenkamp, Ilze
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Exploring the Practices of Healthcare Practitioners During the Implementation of a Healthy Eating Policy

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Health promotion policy is an effective way to improve population health and reduce the burden of chronic disease, yet how implementation of health promotion at policy levels occurs within healthcare remains unclear. Healthcare organizations, on the one hand, aim to improve population health and ‘upstream’ health determinants through the ...
Laura J. Kennedy, Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Sara F. L. Kirk, Meaghan Sim, Catherine L. Mah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adherence to Legionella control regulations and guidelines in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Public Health
Background Infection by Legionella bacteria is a risk to elderly individuals in health care facilities and should be managed by preventing bacterial proliferation in internal water systems.
Anders Bekkelund, Line Ødegård Angeloff, Ettore Amato, Susanne Hyllestad   +3 more
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Inclusion of Refugees Into National Health Systems: Enablers, Barriers and Lessons From Six Country Case Studies

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global refugee population has nearly doubled in the last decade, and many of these populations face chronic displacement, often in neighbouring countries with limited resources. Emergency, short‐term responses are being transitioned to longer term approaches, including a focus on inclusion through coverage in national health systems ...
Sophie Witter, Alastair Ager, Karin Diaconu, Zahid Ali Memon, Ben Ngoye, Natasha Palmer, Marcia Vera‐Espinoza, Amina Olabi, Hussam Rekani, Hassan Ould Moctar, Ricardo Chuquimia, Chitalu Miriam Chama‐Chiliba, Ibrahim Bou‐Orm, Maria Paola Bertone   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educação Continuada e a Norma Regulamentadora 32: utopia ou realidade na enfermagem?

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Ocupacional
A pesquisa, realizada em 2009, foi de natureza descritiva e de análise quantitativa de dados sobre a aplicabilidade da Norma Regulamentadora 32 (NR-32), do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (MTE), para responder à questão: Qual a relação entre o programa ...
Ana Carina da Cunha, Maria Yvone Chaves Mauro   +1 more
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Health System Resilience and Afghan Refugee Health in Pakistan: An Exploratory Study of Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon, Asma Ummad, Amina Olabi, Natasha Palmer, Sophie Witter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source