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In-reach specialist nursing teams for residential care homes : uptake of services, impact on care provision and cost-effectiveness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background: A joint NHS-Local Authority initiative in England designed to provide a dedicated nursing and physiotherapy in-reach team (IRT) to four residential care homes has been evaluated.The IRT supported 131 residents and maintained 15 'virtual' beds
Nelson Sara   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Understanding the Burden of Orofacial Involvement and Patient Treatment Preferences in Systemic Sclerosis: Results From a Large International Survey

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Orofacial manifestations are significantly impactful in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) yet remain understudied, with no dedicated clinical guidelines to inform their management. Methods An international online survey comprised38 questions addressing orofacial manifestations of SSc, including patients’ confidence in their treating ...
Eleni Deligianni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Durable mechanical circulatory support in paediatric heart failure: The experience at Great Ormond Street Hospital

open access: yesCirugía Cardiovascular, 2019
Durable ventricular assist devices (VAD), despite being a standard therapy for adults in end-stage heart failure, are not so extended among the paediatric population for some reasons.
Ana Redondo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated With Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Among People Meeting Criteria: Results From UK Biobank

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) is challenging due to the absence of definitive biomarkers, numerous overlapping comorbidities, and its reliance on patient‐reported symptoms. Discrepancies between diagnostic criteria and clinical practice imply the possibility of diagnostic biases, complicating timely and accurate identification.
Sung‐A Kim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing nursing? Master's level nurses in Jordan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The aim of the study was to examine the extent to which advanced nursing practice was evident in Jordan, with a particular focus on the contribution of Master’s level nurses to advancing practice. It also aimed at understanding the drivers for developing
Zahran, Zainab A.H
core   +3 more sources

Advanced Nursing Practice in New Zealand: 1998

open access: yesNursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1998
In the last decade, change in the health sector has often seemed to deny and thwart the professionalism and expertise of nurses.  However, in the first half of 1998, a number of positive initiatives have come to fruition, which support the development of
Susan Jacobs
doaj   +1 more source

Mothers’ Preventive Measures of COVID-19 among Their Primary School Children [PDF]

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Health Care
Background: In epidemics such as COVID-19, major changes need to be made to the population's behavior to prevent infection and stop disease transmission.
Eman Ibrahim Mohamed Eltantawy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Facial Cosmetic Therapy Use Among Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: An Australian Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with numerous facial manifestations for which patients may engage in cosmetic therapies. It is unclear how patients with SSc use these therapies. This study sought to characterize patient engagement and experiences with cosmetic therapies for SSc‐related and non‐SSc–related facial changes.
Zachary Warren   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supportive care for patients with oesophageal and other upper gastrointestinal cancers: The role of a specialist nurse in the team

open access: yes, 2006
Summary The care pathway of patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers is complex. We retrospectively evaluated the patients’ opinions of support and supportive care given by a specialist nurse who led the care of such patients.
Lagergren, Jesper   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Status quo of certification,recognition,and practice in the field of pain specialist nurse in China and United States

open access: yesHuli yanjiu, 2018
This article reviewed the status quo of certification,recognition,and practice on pain management nurses(PMN) and advanced practicepain management nurse (APPMN) in the United States and pain specialist nurse in China.It pointed out that the relevant ...
Chen Jiajia   +3 more
doaj  

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