Nursing practice towards crack and other drugs from the perspective of nursing students
Objective: The objective was to discuss how to act in front of the crack and other drugs from the perspective of nursing students. Methods: We applied the methodology of action research with fourteen nursing students in a University Center in the city of
Fernanda Matos Fernandes Castelo Branco +1 more
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Spanish-dementia knowledge assessment scale (DKAS-S): psychometric properties and validation
Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of cognitive impairment. Community knowledge of the disease has proven to be a very important aspect of the development of interventions and the evaluation of their effectiveness. However, it
A. Carnes +8 more
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Current status of nurse staffing: a qualitative study based on nursing manager's perspective
Objective To investigate the current status of nursing staffing based on nursing manager's perspective, and determine the key factors affecting the human resource allocation.
LIU Xianli +4 more
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Trends in nursing and midwifery research and the need for change in complementary therapy research [PDF]
In recent years there has been a change in nursing and midwifery research. Whilst many of the subjects being studied remain the same, nurses and midwives have started to employ a range of data collection methods that are relatively new to the profession.
Biley, Francis, Freshwater, Dawn
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Nursing and people from other cultures
Nursing, profession specialized in caring for people, faces in these moments the fact of having to care for people from other cultures. Sometimes only negative aspects from them are perceived and often without even being conscious of such perception ...
Isabel Gentil García
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Toxoplasma gondii is the etiological agent of toxoplasmosis, a widespread zoonosis that affects several homeothermic animals, including humans.
Ana Letícia Carvalho Santos +7 more
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Attracting Israeli nursing students to community nursing
Background The shift from inpatient care to community patient care has had an essential impact on the nursing profession. Despite the growing demand for community nurses in many countries, their number remains relatively low and many students do not ...
Yael Sela-Vilensky +2 more
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Best Practices and Innovations for Managing Codeine Misuse and Dependence
Purpose. Promoting and ensuring safe use of codeine containing medicines remains a public health issue given the rise in reporting of misuse and dependence particularly in countries where available over–the-counter (OTC). The aim of this unique study was
Ian J. Norman +3 more
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Attitudes of undergraduate nursing students to cultural diversity: (Portuguese-Spanish) in a transboundary context. [PDF]
Our main goal was to identify the attitudes of nursing students to cultural diversity in a healthcare setting, and find the potential relationship between this and the students' national background and their knowledge of cultural diversity. A descriptive
Belmonte +17 more
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Impact of NHS Direct on other services: the characteristics and origins of its nurses [PDF]
OBJECTIVE:: To characterise the NHS Direct nurse workforce and estimate the impact of NHS Direct on the staffing of other NHS nursing specialties. METHOD: A postal survey of NHS Direct nurses in all 17 NHS Direct call centres operating in June 2000.
Morrell, C.J. +4 more
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