PRN Medicines Optimization and Nurse Education [PDF]
Medicines management is a high-risk and error prone process in healthcare settings, where nurses play an important role to preserve patient safety. In order to create a safe healthcare environment, nurses should recognize challenges that they face in ...
Mojtaba Vaismoradi +4 more
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Patterns of Discharge Analgesic Prescription in Hip Fracture Patients by Label of Cognitive Status: A Retrospective Pilot Study. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Pain relief is known to be under‐prescribed in cognitively impaired patients. Though cognitive impairment (CI) may lead to lower reported pain at times, differences disappear at higher pain levels, where nociception is similar between groups. CI research also exhibits reduced placebo responsiveness in patients.
Ray A, Paul S, Wong-She E, Mane A.
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Consensus Building on the Content of a Pediatric Pain Educational Program for Healthcare Professionals in a Low-Resource Setting: A Modified e-Delphi Study. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Healthcare professionals (HCPs) play a key role in improving pain outcomes in hospitalized children. Knowledge gaps can significantly hinder the ability of HCPs to provide optimal pain care. Developing targeted educational interventions to address these gaps requires a clear understanding of priority areas for training on essential pain ...
Kusi Amponsah A +10 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman +4 more
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Background Several guidelines recommend monotherapy in pharmacotherapy for schizophrenia and major depressive disorder. The content of regular prescriptions has been reported in several studies, but not enough research has been conducted on the content ...
Yoshitaka Kyou +38 more
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The Applications of Algebraic Polynomial Rings in Satellite Coding and Cryptography [PDF]
This survey illustrates and investigates the application of polynomial rings over finite fields to generate PRN codes for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellites.
Amir Bagheri, Hassan Emami
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Practical Considerations of PRN Medicines Management: An Integrative Systematic Review
Background and objectives: Highly widespread use of pro re nata (PRN) medicines in various healthcare settings is a potential area for improper medication prescription and administration leading to patient harm.
Abbas Mardani +5 more
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Treatment as required versus regular monthly treatment in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: To investigate whether treatment as required ‘pro re nata’ (PRN) versus regular monthly treatment regimens lead to differences in outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
Agostini, Hansjuergen +7 more
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Temporal Trends in Bordetella pertussis Populations, Denmark, 1949–2010
We used multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis and multiple antigen sequence typing to characterize isolates of Bordetella pertussis strains circulating in Denmark during periods with and without pertussis vaccination coverage.
Randi Føns Petersen +4 more
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Sharing drafts of scientific manuscripts on preprint hosting services for early exposure and pre-publication feedback is a well-accepted practice in fields such as physics, astronomy, or mathematics.
Chaogan Yan, Qingyang Li, Lei Gao
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