Is seeing a specialist nurse associated with positive experiences of care? The role and value of specialist nurses in prostate cancer care [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2008 Background Specialist nurses may play an important role in helping to improve the experiences of patients with prostate cancer, however there is concern that the specialist nurse role is under threat in the UK due to financial pressures in the NHS.
Agarwal Shona +3 more
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Medical staff's cognition and experience of specialist nurse practice in critical care unit: a qualitative study [PDF]
Frontiers in Health ServicesBackgroundSpecialist nurses represent an important pathway through which registered nurses transition toward advanced practice nurse roles, and their development and clinical practice are essential for addressing contemporary healthcare challenges ...
MengJuan Jing +5 more
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Pioneering the IBD specialist nurse role in China: a shared decision-making model for clinical practice innovation [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition characterized by the need for highly individualized treatment plans, requiring patients to make numerous complex medical decisions.
Shuyan Li +7 more
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Infusion Pump Flow Rates In Central Venous Catheters: Thrombus Reflux And Aspiration Clot
Onco.News, 2021 Aggressive infusion pump flow rates can lead to central venous catheter (CVC) occlusion resulting from thrombus reflux into the CVC lumen. Methods: A single-center prospective comparative study was performed, including all consecutive cases of ...
Jose Manuel Martinez, Rita Capela
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Nurse Media: Journal of Nursing, 2022 Background: Postoperative hypoxia (POH) is a complication that often occurs in patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). Breathing exercises are considered effective in overcoming POH after CABG.
Ismail Fahmi +4 more
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Assessment of Risk Factors For Patients With Thyroid Cancer in Mosul Teaching Hospitals [PDF]
مجلة الموصل للتمريض, 2014 Background and Objectives: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. Several risk factors were found to play a role in thyroid cancer. The aim of the study was to identify risk factors for thyroid cancer in Mosul city and to assess the ...
Taha Hassan Taha Alsaiq +1 more
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Education and Health: A Care Bond. School-Nursing Model for Colombia
Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2020 Objective. To describe the construction and validation process of a Model of professional practice of school nursing for Colombia. Methods. Study under the approach of “methodological research in nursing” carried out by the Colombian network of school
María Clemencia Ferro Carvajalino +3 more
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Quality of information given to surgical patients with abdominal cancer
Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2017 Objective. To evaluate the need for information in patients with abdominal neoplasms. Methods. The sample consisted of 100 patients hospitalized in a surgical ward for patients with abdominal neoplasms at the National Institute of Cancer José de Alencar
Daniela Guimarães Ferreira da Silva +5 more
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A core curriculum for the continuing professional development of nurses: Developed by the Education Committee on behalf of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions of the ESC [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The European Society of Cardiology and the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions share a vision; to decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease in Europe.
Astin, Felicity +7 more
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Senses and Sciences, 2016 The main aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of sequential graduated intermittent pneumatic compression (SGIPC) therapy of lower limbs edema, regardless of its etiology.
Elena Toma, Valentina Vanzi
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