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Satisfactory, good and outstanding nurses: perceptions of nurses, their colleagues and patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
All nurses must accept responsibility for their own professional competence and performance but it is often the case that there is a large disparity between those nurses who perform very well and those who perform less well.
Medigovich, Kristina
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Evaluating the clinical appropiatenes of nurses' prescribing practice: method development and findings from an expert panel analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
BACKGROUND: The number of nurses independently prescribing medicines in England is rising steadily. There had been no attempt systematically to evaluate the clinical appropriateness of nurses' prescribing decisions.AIMS: (i) To establish a method of ...
Latter, Sue   +4 more
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Notes from the Field: 'Nurses International' Uses OER to Support Nurse Educators

open access: yesJournal 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   +5 more
doaj  

Pre-service knowledge, perception, and use of emergency contraception among future healthcare providers in northern Ghana

open access: yesContraception 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What are the nursing competencies related to antimicrobial stewardship and how they have been assessed? Results from an integrative rapid review

open access: yesAntimicrobial 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   +4 more
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The Role of “Adult‐Onset” Cancer Predisposition Genes in Pediatric Cancer: A Comprehensive Review

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Current literature estimates that 10% of pediatric cancers are caused by pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) germline variants in cancer predisposition genes (CPGs). Variants in CPGs thought to increase cancer risk exclusively during adulthood are referred to as “adult‐onset” CPGs (aoCPGs).
Maria Rozo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethical Issues for Neonatal Nurses [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
This article examines the involvement of neonatal nurses in ethical issues, achieved through a survey of Australian neonatal nurses. The aim was to discover if nurses were involved in ethical decisions, to examine various categories of neonates and the ...
Spence, Kaye
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ironic Medications: A Narrative‐Based Psycho‐Educational Intervention to Explore Patient–Provider Communication in Adolescents With Haematological Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with haematological malignancies face significant emotional and relational challenges, often accompanied by difficulties in communicating their needs within the healthcare context. To address these issues, a narrative‐based psycho‐educational intervention based on the creation and prescription of Ironic Medications was ...
Marta Stoppa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing nursing? Master's level nurses in Jordan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The aim of the study was to examine the extent to which advanced nursing practice was evident in Jordan, with a particular focus on the contribution of Master’s level nurses to advancing practice. It also aimed at understanding the drivers for developing
Zahran, Zainab A.H, Zahran, Zainab A H
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