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Knowledge and practices of home caregivers on neonatal danger signs pre-admission to tamale teaching hospital, Ghana: an explorative descriptive study

BMC Pediatrics, 2023
Introduction Neonatal illnesses can prove to be fatal if not identified early and treated. This suggests that death occasioned as result of neonatal illness could be prevented.
Joyce Fatima Kanton, Alberta P. Gyepi-Garbrah, Olivia Nyarko Mensah, Doris Richardson, Dzigbordi Kpikpitse, Hannah Acquah, Stephanie Ajinkpang, Deborah Azalekor, Mary Ani Amponsah, Alhassan Abdul-Mumin   +9 more
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What are the nursing competencies related to antimicrobial stewardship and how they have been assessed? Results from an integrative rapid review

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022
Background Antimicrobial resistance issues, and the consequent demand for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, need to be investigated urgently and clearly.
Matteo Danielis, Domenico Regano, Anna Castaldo, Maria Mongardi, Tania Buttiron Webber   +4 more
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Pre-service knowledge, perception, and use of emergency contraception among future healthcare providers in northern Ghana

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2019
Background Emergency contraception, if used properly, can prevent up to over 95 % of unwanted and mistimed pregnancies. However, a number of obstacle including healthcare providers knowledge, perception, and attitude towards emergency contraception (EC ...
Shamsudeen Mohammed, Abdul-Malik Abdulai, Osman Abu Iddrisu   +2 more
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Perceptions of nurses regarding quality of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Ghana: a qualitative study

BMC Nursing, 2023
Objectives Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a necessary life-saving emergency intervention for patients with cardiac arrest and other medical conditions.
Esther Amoako-Mensah, Gloria Achempim-Ansong, Newton Isaac Gbordzoe, Cornelia Esson Adofo, Jacob Owusu Sarfo   +4 more
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Rapid implementation of open-access pandemic education for global frontline healthcare workers

BMC Research Notes
Background The recent global pandemic posed extraordinary challenges for healthcare systems. Frontline healthcare workers required focused, immediate, practical, evidence-based instruction on optimal patient care modalities as knowledge evolved around ...
Jacqueline Christianson, Erica Frank, Stacen Keating, Susan Boyer, Miriam Chickering   +4 more
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Unlocking the Future of Nursing Education and Continuing Professional Development By Embracing Generative Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Language Models

Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 2023
The rapid evolution of technology calls for innovations in nursing education and continuing professional development (NCPD) that are crucial for maintaining high-quality health-care delivery.
Jennifer Shepherd
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Efficacy and Tolerability of Topotecan/Cyclophosphamide/Dinutuximab in Relapsed and Refractory High‐Risk Neuroblastoma: A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Chemoimmunotherapy with irinotecan, temozolomide, and dinutuximab (I/T/DIN) has emerged as first‐line therapy for relapsed/refractory (r/r) high‐risk neuroblastoma (HRNB) in North America. Topotecan and cyclophosphamide (T/C) are often used in combination with dinutuximab in the setting of lack of response, progression, or incomplete ...
Benjamin J. Lerman, Madeleine King, Rajen Mody, Sara‐Jane Onyeama, Araz Marachelian, Thomas Cash, Sara M. Federico, Meaghan Granger, Ami V. Desai, Suzanne Shusterman, Jennifer H. Foster, Elizabeth Sokol, Chelsee Greer, Keri Streby, Holly J. Meany, Kieuhoa T. Vo, Margaret E. Macy, Rochelle Bagatell   +17 more
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Knowledge about alcohol and alcoholism in a selected group of young people - preliminary

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Summary Among the many psychoactive substances, which can lead to dependence, particularly important place in the life and customs of youth is alcohol.
Małgorzata Kardyś, Marianna Charzyńska-Gula, Natalia Klimek-Banaczyk, Marzena Plis   +3 more
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Notes from the Field: 'Nurses International' Uses OER to Support Nurse Educators

Journal of Learning for Development, 2020
Educating nurses in developing countries is challenging due to limited resources. Nurses International advances nursing education through the use of Open Educational Resources which provides a unique model to teach and mentor nurse educators globally ...
Helen Ewing, Miriam Chickering, Lindsay Burner, Stacen A. Keating, Alex Berland, Erica Frank   +5 more
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