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On-going education would boost competency in drug calculations (2010)
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Medication errors can have fatal results. Higher education institutes and trusts must continually develop students’ and nurses’ skills, say Maxine Pryce-Miller and Vernel Emanuel

Medicine information sources used by nurses at the point of care (2010)
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Student nurse absenteeism in higher education: An argument against enforced attendance (2010)
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Unauthorised student nurse absenteeism in higher education troubles many university lecturers. Anecdotally, absenteeism is occasionally raised as an issue by attending students who resent others " getting away" with non-attendance and some policy doc... Read More about Student nurse absenteeism in higher education: An argument against enforced attendance.

Enjoyable learning: The role of humour, games, and fun activities in nursing and midwifery education (2010)
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Education that captures the attention of students is an essential aspect of promoting meaningful, active learning. Rather than standing at the front of a group of learners simply speaking about a topic, teachers have the opportunity of livening up th... Read More about Enjoyable learning: The role of humour, games, and fun activities in nursing and midwifery education.

Obesity in Hong Kong Chinese preschool children: Where are all the nurses? (2010)
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We report an ethnographic study of 10 preschool children aged 2-6 years recruited from kindergartens in Hong Kong, 6 of whom were overweight or obese. Each was followed for 12-18 months. We confirmed previously described risk factors and showed how t... Read More about Obesity in Hong Kong Chinese preschool children: Where are all the nurses?.

Don't forget respect (2010)
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Childhood obesity in transition zones: An analysis using structuration theory (2010)
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Childhood obesity is particularly prevalent in areas that have seen rapid economic growth, urbanisation, cultural transition, and commodification of food systems. Structuration theory may illuminate the interaction between population and individual-l... Read More about Childhood obesity in transition zones: An analysis using structuration theory.

Nursing care of prisoners: Staff views and experiences (2010)
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Aim: This paper is a report of a study of the views and experiences of nurses and other prison healthcare staff about their roles and the nursing care they provide to prisoners. Background: Nurses have become the key providers of healthcare in prison... Read More about Nursing care of prisoners: Staff views and experiences.

Diuretic, opiate and nitrate use in severe acidotic acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema: Analysis from the 3CPO trial (2010)
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Background: Drug treatments for acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (ACPO) have not been rigorously evaluated and recent observational data suggests some agents are related to poorer outcome. Aim: We aimed to examine the effect of treatment with diure... Read More about Diuretic, opiate and nitrate use in severe acidotic acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema: Analysis from the 3CPO trial.

An investigation into the effects of social evaluation on cardiovascular and endocrine responses to the CO2 stress test in humans (2010)
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The present study examined whether social evaluation could heighten individuals' physiological responses to the CO2 stress test, and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) response in particular. Twenty-five healthy volunteers undertook the CO2 tes... Read More about An investigation into the effects of social evaluation on cardiovascular and endocrine responses to the CO2 stress test in humans.

Researching student absence: Methodological challenges and ethical issues (2010)
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This article describes the challenges encountered in a research project aiming to explore non-attendance from the perspective of absent students. These students are nursing students in a Faculty of Health and Social Care, but the issues raised here a... Read More about Researching student absence: Methodological challenges and ethical issues.

Monitoring change in families receiving primary mental health specialist services: a pragmatic evaluation within an existing service for the under-fives (2010)
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Background: Specialist CAMHS-based services for pre-school age children are being introduced in the UK using different models of care. The clinical value of these new services requires assessment. Method:: Over 20 months a Primary Mental Health Speci... Read More about Monitoring change in families receiving primary mental health specialist services: a pragmatic evaluation within an existing service for the under-fives.

What outcomes from pharmacologic treatments are important to people with rheumatoid arthritis? Creating the basis of a patient core set (2010)
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Objective. Function, patient global assessment, and pain are routinely measured in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical trials. However, other patient-reported outcomes identified as important to patients in qualitative studies, such as fatigue and qua... Read More about What outcomes from pharmacologic treatments are important to people with rheumatoid arthritis? Creating the basis of a patient core set.

Patient perspective of measuring treatment efficacy: The rheumatoid arthritis patient priorities for pharmacologic interventions outcomes (2010)
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Objective. Collaboration with patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) highlights that outcomes important to them include fatigue, coping, and life enjoyment. However, these are not commonly measured in clinical trials. There is little evidence about... Read More about Patient perspective of measuring treatment efficacy: The rheumatoid arthritis patient priorities for pharmacologic interventions outcomes.

Extended scope physiotherapists in the emergency department: a literature review (2010)
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© 2010 Maney Publishing. Background: Emergency departments (EDs) are one of the main providers of minor injury care in the UK. The use of extended scope physiotherapists (ESPs), independently managing patients from arrival to discharge, has not been... Read More about Extended scope physiotherapists in the emergency department: a literature review.

Cut out for breastfeeding: Changing attitudes to breastfeeding (2010)
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Case study evaluating the impact of de-escalation and physical intervention training (2010)
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Violence and aggression is acknowledged as a serious issue in the mental health services. The aims are to explore whether de-escalation and physical intervention training is effective in reducing incidents and incident severity on a Psychiatric Inten... Read More about Case study evaluating the impact of de-escalation and physical intervention training.

Pre-procedural fasting in emergency sedation (2010)
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Emergency physicians frequently undertake emergency procedural sedation in non-fasted patients. At present, no UK guidelines exist for pre-procedural fasting in emergency sedation, and guidelines from the North American Association of Anesthesiologis... Read More about Pre-procedural fasting in emergency sedation.

Prospective observational measurement of tracheal tube cuff pressures in the emergency department (2010)
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Background: Tracheal mucosal blood flow is impaired when tracheal tube cuff pressure is above 30 cm of water, with the potential for tracheal mucosal necrosis. Previous studies have found excessive cuff pressures in simulated patients intubated by No... Read More about Prospective observational measurement of tracheal tube cuff pressures in the emergency department.

Events and event identity: Under-explored topics in nursing (2010)
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Theoretic interest in the nature of events and event identity is apparent across a wide range of fields. However, this interest has not yet made itself known in nursing. In this paper, it is asserted that nurse theoreticians and researchers should co... Read More about Events and event identity: Under-explored topics in nursing.