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Registered nurses’ knowledge, attitude and practice regarding their scope of practice in Botswana

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2020
Background: The articulation of the scope of practice in nursing is important to provide boundaries for registered nurses in which to practice. Registered nurses in Botswana have frequently experienced challenges and raised concerns with their scope of ...
Maria M. Feringa, Hester C. de Swardt, Yolanda Havenga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scope of Practice of Occupational Therapists in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

This chapter critically examines the scope of occupational therapy practice within health and social care systems in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Walder, Kim, Levick, Jessica, Broome, Kieran, Thomas, Yvonne   +3 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary care physicians working in rural areas provide a broader scope of practice: a cross-sectional study

BMC Primary Care
Background Scope of practice (SoP) is an important factor for primary care physicians (PCPs). One of the strong determinants of SoP is rurality. Although Japan has several rural areas, the SoP in rural areas and the effect of rurality on SoP have not ...
Makoto Kaneko, Tomoya Higuchi, Ryuichi Ohta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obstetricians’ perceptions of midwife specialists’ roles in South Africa

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Background: The midwife specialists (MS) are trained midwifery professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to perform interventions to respond to complicated maternal and neonatal conditions.
Kagiso P. Tukisi, Zelda Janse van Rensburg, Wanda Jacobs   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survey on the Services to be Provided by Speech Language and Hearing Professionals, Personnel, and Allied Professionals in India

Journal of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association, 2020
Introduction It is essential that the scope of practice of any profession be defined so as to prevent malpractice. This applies to the field of speech and hearing also.
Asha Yathiraj, Madhuri Gore, Krishna Yerraguntla, Amulya P. Rao, Kumari Apeksha   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nurse Practitioner Scope‐of‐Practice Laws and Opioid Prescribing

, 2021
POLICY POINTS: The increased use of nurse practitioners represents a viable policy option to address continuing access‐to‐care deficiencies across the United States, but state scope‐of‐practice laws limit the ability of nurse practitioners to deliver ...
MCMICHAEL, BENJAMIN J., BENJAMIN J. MCMICHAEL, McMichael, Benjamin   +2 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biphasic Clinical Course of Pediatric Cytomegalovirus‐Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: Early Poor Treatment Response but Favorable Long‐Term Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad, Ohad Atia, Osama Tanous, Dafna Brik Simon, Michal Dvori, Miriam Cohen, Tracie A. Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg‐Shemer   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source