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The contribution of the HIV specialist nurse to HIV care : a scoping review [PDF]

, 2013
Aims and Objectives : To systematically identify and critically examine the evidence on the contribution of the HIV nurse specialist to provision of HIV care in the UK and other developed countries.
Albers-Heitner, Albers-Heitner, Auweiler, Bennett, Boyd, Broughton, Cooper, De-Sammy, Department of Health, Department of Health, Dicenso, Egger, Gerrish, Glover, Grant, Griffiths, Handford, Health Protection Agency, Hekkink, Hekkink, House of Lords, Kennedy, Mabey-Puttock, McManus, Mocroft, Nokes, Palella, Royal College of Nursing, Russell, Schober, Smits, Spirig, Trimble, van den Hout, Vervoort, Wilson   +35 more
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ACCCN Workforce Standards for Intensive Care Nursing: Systematic and evidence review, development, and appraisal [PDF]

, 2017
Background: The intensive care nursing workforce plays an essential role in the achievement of positive healthcare outcomes. A growing body of evidence indicates that inadequate nurse staffing and poor skill mix are associated with negative outcomes for ...
Chamberlain, Diane, Fulbrook, Paul, Pollock, Wendy   +2 more
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Risk assessment for Japanese encephalitis vaccination

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the most commonly diagnosed viral encephalitis in Asia. JE is caused by a virus called JE virus (JEV), a member of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae, and is transmitted by Culex mosquitoes.
Lance Turtle, Carolyn Driver
doaj   +1 more source

Is seeing a specialist nurse associated with positive experiences of care? The role and value of specialist nurses in prostate cancer care

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, Sinfield Paul, Tarrant Carolyn, Baker Richard   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of the dementia specialist nurse in acute care: a scoping review

, 2014
Aims and objectivesTo identify the potential benefits of dementia specialist nursing and to inform the implementation of roles to support people with dementia during hospital admission.BackgroundExtended stays and adverse events mean that hospital ...
Bridges, Jackie, Griffiths, Peter, Sheldon, Helen, Thompson, Rachel   +3 more
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Access to health services in Western Newfoundland, Canada: Issues, barriers and recommendations emerging from a community-engaged research project [PDF]

, 2014
Research indicates that people living in rural and remote areas of Canada face challenges to accessing health services. This article reports on a community-engaged research project conducted by investigators at Memorial University of Newfoundland in ...
Heath, Sara, Hippe, Janelle, Jesso, Beulah, Maddalena, Victor, McCahon, Marion, Olson, Kim   +5 more
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Effectiveness of enhanced diabetes care to patients of South Asian ethnicity : the United Kingdom Asian Diabetes Study (UKADS) : a cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Delivering high quality and evidence based healthcare to deprived sectors of the community is a major goal for society. We investigated the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive enhanced care package in UK general practice in improving ...
A Gumber, A Szczepura, AH Barnett, Anderson, Barnett, Brown, Campbell, Chaturvedi, Chobanian, Collins, Davies, Dolan, Gammon, Greenhalgh, Grundy, Gueyffier, Hansson, Hunt, Hussain-Gambles, JP O'Hare, Khunti, Mather, Millet, NT Raymond, O'Hare, Raftery, S Bellary, S Kumar, S Mughal, Saxena, Shekelle, Singer, Smeeth, Stone, Sullivan, Underwood, Williams, Wright   +37 more
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Ultrasound applied to nursing in the Emergency Medical Service (EMS): a scoping review

Infermieristica Journal, 2022
Background: In recent years, ultrasound has represented a new field of application for nursing. Point of Care UltraSound (POCUS) has been defined as an essential skill in the pre-hospital setting.
Enrico Lucenti, Lucrezia Lavelli, Walter De Luca, Maurizio Beretta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disordered but rhythmic—the role of intrinsic protein disorder in eukaryotic circadian timing

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Unstructured domains known as intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are present in nearly every part of the eukaryotic core circadian oscillator. IDRs enable many diverse inter‐ and intramolecular interactions that support clock function. IDR conformations are highly tunable by post‐translational modifications and environmental conditions, which ...
Emery T. Usher, Jacqueline F. Pelham
wiley   +1 more source