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Dignity in the care of older people – a review of the theoretical and empirical literature

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:43:15 UT

Job satisfaction trends during nurses' early career

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:34:46 UT

Night nursing - staff's working experiences

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:29:50 UT

Job satisfaction trends during nurses' early career

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:36:51 UT

Tags: job satisfaction, nursing careers, Nursing Education, nursing shortage

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

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:30:24 UT

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. This study explored the role and value of specialist nurses in prostate cancer care via a survey and patient interviews.

Tags: nurse consultant

Family meetings in palliative care: Multidisciplinary clinical practice guidelines

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:28:16 UT

Background: Support for family carers is a core function of palliative care. Family meetings are commonly recommended as a useful way for health care professionals to convey information, discuss goals of care and plan care strategies with patients and family carers. Yet it seems there is insufficient research to demonstrate the utlility of family meetings or the best way to conduct them. This study sought to develop multidisciplinary clinical practice guidelines for conducting family meetings in the specialist palliative care setting based on available evidence and consensus based expert opinion.

Imbalance in the health workforce

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:26:38 UT

Imbalance in the health workforce is a major concern in both developed and developing countries. It is a complex issue that encompasses a wide range of possible situations. This paper aims to contribute not only to a better understanding of the issues related to imbalance through a critical review of its definition and nature, but also to the development of an analytical framework. The framework emphasizes the number and types of factors affecting health workforce imbalances, and facilitates the development of policy tools and their assessment. Moreover, to facilitate comparisons between health workforce imbalances, a typology of imbalances is proposed that differentiates between profession/specialty imbalances, geographical imbalances, institutional and services imbalances and gender imbalances.

Tags: nursing shortage

International nurse recruitment and NHS vacancies: a cross-sectional analysis

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:25:01 UT

Background: Foreign-trained nurse recruits exceeded the number of new British-trained recruits on the UK nurse register for the first time in 2001. As the nursing shortage continues, health care service providers rely increasingly on overseas nurses to fill the void. Which areas benefit the most? And where would the NHS be without them?

Methods:

Using cross-sectional data from the 2004 Nursing and Midwifery Council register, nurse resident postcodes are mapped to Strategic Health Authorities to see where foreign recruits locate and how they affect nurse shortages throughout the UK.

Tags: nurse recruits, nursing shortage

Prospective randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia mesh repair

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:28:57 UT

Laparoscopy enables hernial orifices to be observed and

tension-free mesh repair to be carried out effectively. In

the first randomised controlled trial on hernia repair,

which compared laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal

(TAPP) mesh with open darn repairs, laparoscopic

repair was less painful and enabled patients to

return to work and normal activity more quickly.1 Since2 3 More4

then, several randomised controlled studies and systematic

reviews have largely confirmed these results.

recently in the United Kingdom, the National Institute

for Clinical Excellence reviewed the available early

results and published its guidance on the use of laparoscopic

surgery for inguinal hernias.

Tags: hernia mesh, hernia mesh patch

Definitive Surgical Treatment of Infected or Exposed Ventral Hernia Mesh

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:26:21 UT

To discuss the difficulties in dealing with infected or exposed

ventral hernia mesh, and to illustrate one solution using an

autogenous abdominal wall reconstruction technique.

Tags: hernia mesh, hernia mesh patch

Current Opinions About Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair - A Survey of Practicing Surgeons

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:24:28 UT

Background—

Incisional hernias are common. The optimal repair is one of the most analyzed and

Methods—

(www.surveymonkey.com) to assess practices and opinions regarding incisional hernia repair.An IRB approved protocol was designed using an internet-based survey site

Results—

hospital. 85–96% performed basic laparoscopic procedures. The median percentage of laparoscopic

to total hernia repair was <10%. Use of the laparoscopic technique was associated with a higher

volume of hernia repair (r

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hernia repair, 81% indicated “no”. In that group, 52% indicated that a lack of improved results was

the main reason, followed by risk of enterotomy > operative time > cost > experience. Those who

would start indicated that the main reason was patient request (54%). Among those that use the

laparoscopic technique, 85% indicated that they would perform more. The main reason for this was

a lower recurrence rate (42%).Of 766 surgeons, 204 (27%) responded. Most respondents practice in an academic, urbanSpearman’s=0.315, p=0.001), concurrent advanced laparoscopic experienceWilcoxon rank sum=−2.348, p=0.019) and completion of a laparoscopic fellowshipWilcoxon rank sum=−3.317, p=0.001). When asked how many would start to perform laparoscopic

Conclusions—

of incisional hernias. Surgeons with experience with advanced laparoscopic techniques, laparoscopic

fellowship training, and higher volume of hernia repair are more likely to use a laparoscopic approach.There continues to be a lack of consensus on the most appropriate repair method

debated topics. There is no consensus as to the appropriate surgical technique.

Tags: hernia mesh, hernia mesh patch

hernia mesh

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:18:00 UT

Measuring Medical Student Preference: A Comparison of Classroom Versus Online Instruction for Teaching

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:54:26 UT

Objective:

The research analyzed evaluation data to

assess medical student satisfaction with the learning

experience when required PubMed training is offered

entirely online.

Nursing Education: Status or Service Oriented?

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:25:16 UT

STATEMENT

Nursing Education: Status or Service

Oriented?*

Tags: Nursing Education

Staffing and Worker Injury in Nursing Homes

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:12:51 UT

Objectives. We examined the relationship between nursing home staffing levels

and worker injury rates in 445 nursing homes in 3 states.

Methods.

from 3 states (Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland) for the year 2000. We then

linked these data to Medicare’s Online Survey, Certification and Reporting system

to obtain nursing home staffing details and organizational descriptors. We used

ordinary least squares and log-transformed regression models to examine the association

between worker injury rate and nursing home staffing and organizational

characteristics.We obtained First Reports of Injury and workers’ compensation data