Day surgery and general anaesthesia : what makes patients anxious? [PDF]
, 2010 For many patients the prospective of undergoing surgery and general anaesthesia is highly anxiety provoking. With the global rise in day surgery and limited nurse/ patient contact, anxiety has become a prominent issue.
Mitchell, MJ
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A comunicação do enfermeiro cirúrgico na orientação do paciente: a influência cultural La comunicación del enfermero quirúrgico en la orientación del paciente: la influencia cultural Communication of nurses in surgical units in the orientation of patients: cultural influence
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 1997 Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever a influência da cultura na interação verbal do enfermeiro cirúrgico, na orientação do paciente. Sob o enfoque metodológico da etnografia, os autores descrevem as características da interação verbal relacionadas ...
Márcia Maria Fontão Zago +1 more
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Coping Difficulties After Hospitalization [PDF]
, 2008 Coping difficulties of 113 adults 3 weeks after hospital discharge were identified using the Post-Discharge Coping Difficulty Scale and a brief focused telephone interview (11-item guide). Overall, low difficulty scores were reported (M = 23.9, SD = 18.2,
Miller, Judith Fitzgerald +2 more
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Addressing the Quality and Safety Gap Part I: Case Studies in Transforming Hospital Nursing and Building Cultures of Safety [PDF]
, 2009 Presents case studies of strategies four healthcare systems and a state government are using to address underlying causes in flawed systems: strengthening care processes, optimizing staffing, and promoting safe work habits.
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Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background: Injectable artesunate (inj AS) is a new anti-malarial treatment recently introduced in Sudan for the treatment of severe malaria. Inj AS has demonstrated its superiority over injectable quinine in African and Asian patients.
Sahar Ahmed +3 more
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Pregnancy of unknown location: women’s attitudes and preferences for its management
F&S Reports, 2022 Amera B. Rashed, Ph.D. in Maternal and NEwborn Health Nursing +2 more
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Interventions to Control Virus Transmission During an Outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Experience from Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995. [PDF]
, 1999 On 6 May 1995, the Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) coordinator in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), received a request for assistance for what was believed to be a concurrent outbreak of bacillary dysentery and viral hemorrhagic fever ...
Kerstiëns, B, Matthys, F
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BMC NursingBackground The nursing practices are evidence-based and have not been systematically applied to patients undergoing intracranial surgeries, which is one of the most critical procedures for treating brain diseases.
Rasha Hassan Abbas Shady +7 more
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Does Preoperative Ostomy Education Decrease Anxiety in the New Ostomy Patient? [PDF]
, 2019 Background: There are approximately 100,000 patients with new ileostomies and colostomies created in the United States each year. These patients have specialized needs that include acceptance of altered body image, psychological stress, learning of ...
Harris, Michelle Suzann
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Scientific ReportsPhlebitis is a common and potentially serious complication among cancer patients receiving peripheral intravenous chemotherapy, leading to patient discomfort, treatment interruptions, and increased healthcare costs.
Warda Mohamed Henedy +6 more
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