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Class Size and Nursing Students\u27 Perception of Empowerment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Due to increases in enrollment and budget cuts in many states, college class sizes are reaching unprecedented sizes (Carpenter, 2006). Nursing schools are facing the same challenges.
Keane, Cynthia T.
core   +1 more source

Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pain and factors that affect its definition as defined by preschool age children: a qualitative study

open access: yesRevista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2018
The aim of this study was to determine the definitions of pain by pre-school age children and factors that affect these definitions. The study was conducted on children aged between four and six years (N=146) in the city of Karaman in Turkey. Qualitative
Sevil Inal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building the institutional capacity for sustainable global health nursing partnerships: a case study

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2014
Background: Globally, nursing is the largest health profession. Nurses provide crucially important health services in both acute and primary health-care settings around the world.
Dr. Jeffrey V Johnson, PhD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Future of Professional Education in Natural Family Planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Nurses and other health care professionals often have little knowledge of methods of natural family planning (NFP) and do not readily prescribe natural methods for their patients. One reason for this is that little or no information on NFP is provided in
Fehring, Richard
core   +1 more source

Longitudinal Relationship Between Pain and Depression in People With Inflammatory Arthritis: A Narrative Review

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
As many patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have chronic pain, understanding how to best assess and manage pain in IA is a priority. Comorbid depression is prevalent in adults with IA, affecting 15% to 39% of people. Although pain and depression are thought to be associated in IA, this concept is largely based on cross‐sectional data.
Natasha Cox   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skill underutilization among immigrant women with a nursing education

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports
Canada is experiencing a nursing shortage as the demand for nurses has grown faster than the supply of people with a nursing education. This study summarizes key findings from an earlier study conducted by Statistics Canada that examined how place of ...
Christoph Schimmele, Feng Hou
doaj   +1 more source

An Added Dimension to the Faculty Role: The Accelerated Student [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Nursing faculty work hard at helping students achieve academic success by utilizing a variety of support services. The question guiding this study is: Do accelerated and traditional BSN students have different characteristics or different valued support ...
Nelson, Deborah, Rauch, Lisa
core   +1 more source

Improvements in Health‐Related Quality of Life With Treat‐to‐Target Urate‐Lowering Therapy in Gout: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Multicenter Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although treat‐to‐target urate‐lowering therapy (ULT) is endorsed as best practice in gout management, limited data exist on its impact on health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). We assessed the impact of treat‐to‐target ULT on HRQoL among participants receiving protocolized gout care, identifying factors associated with HRQoL and HRQoL ...
Austin Barry   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

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