The presentation will describe and present the results of a program for the education of and preparation of bedside nurses as well as nursing faculty as it relates to the WHO guidelines Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions for Primary Health Care in Low Reso [....] » Read More
The Adverse Childhood Experience study, done by Kaiser and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, revealed the prevalence of trauma in childhood. Additional research has revealed the long-term effects of trauma on the physical and psychological health of the adults they [....] » Read More
The care context is increasingly affected by the contingencies of budget cuts. Many constraints are imposed on caregivers and tensions emerge between the interests of caregivers on one side, and managers in another. Caregivers should even more focus on efficiency, often to the de [....] » Read More
The safety of the public depends on regulations that are created to ensure that health care professionals adhere to acceptable standards of care and practice. Quality health care that is acceptable and viable can be available to many members of the community when the regulatory p [....] » Read More
The UK government has put forward its mandate for a radical upgrade in prevention and health promotion in order to ensure the future health of millions of children. UK government and nursing policy has clearly outlined the imperative for nurses to develop health promotion and pre [....] » Read More
Problem, Purpose /Background: Essential clinical competencies for faculty and preceptors are critical to positive pedagogical environment for nursing and midwifery education. In Nigeria, clinical nursing education is faced with challenges of good working relationships between hos [....] » Read More
Understanding how adults learn will improve the effectiveness of any instruction. Nurses are expected to understand how to instruct both patients and students who most often are adult learners. The Stratified Knowledge Development Learning Model (SKDLM) is an example of a unique [....] » Read More
The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to explore what it is like for African American participants in Greensboro, NC to make the decision to become a living kidney donor. Additionally, their thought processes and experiences while making the decision to be or [....] » Read More
Purpose: Spiritual care for healthcare providers has been vital for stress reduction and cohesiveness among professionals. Following an oncology patient’s difficult death in the fall of 2016, a small group of healthcare members decided to meet for a brief group pr [....] » Read More
Purpose: Spiritual care for healthcare providers has been vital for stress reduction and cohesiveness among professionals. Following an oncology patient’s difficult death in the fall of 2016, a small group of healthcare members decided to meet for a brief group prayer prior [....] » Read More
The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease began over 200 years ago with the recognition of motor symptoms of the condition. Today, there is no cure for the disease, only treatment and strategies for management of the symptoms. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodege [....] » Read More
This session will cover the understanding of research (both clinical and academically as part of workforce development) and the reality that research is everyone’s business in whatever capacity nurses are working in and at whatever level – everyone has a role to play [....] » Read More
The World Health Organization has estimated a shortage of over 4 million doctors worldwide needed to achieve an acceptable level of healthcare delivery to the global population. Part of the health care solution to this has been to expand the role of allied healthcare professional [....] » Read More
Background: Some countries have not their own original nursing theories, the US-born “nursing theories” are often used for nursing work. However, these current nursing theories cannot guide well systematically the actual diversified clinical practice of different coun [....] » Read More
Background: Telephone nursing is a rapidly increasing arena for medical support and advice via distance technology, and on-call telephone nursing services have been introduced in many countries. Telephone nursing has been found to reduce costs and optimize health care utilization [....] » Read More
Registered nurses have to take one-year training program to become nurse anaesthetists. They have responsibilities to deal with patients peri-operatively. Since Thailand, a developing country, has joined ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) recently. She needs some qualified workers to [....] » Read More
Depression among adolescents can affect learning performance and quality of life, and increase suicidal risk. Depression prevention intervention by adolescents, parents, and teachers at the early onset of adolescent depression is thus important. The findings of studies on develop [....] » Read More
Background: Until the establishment of the State of Israel, there were almost no Jewish nurses. In Europe, the nursing profession was under the auspices of Christian monasteries; hence, Jewish women were not eligible to become nurses. At that time, women who had worked as nurses [....] » Read More
Introduction: Epidemiological research is a part of public health and health service’s research. This is carried out with human participants or data or biological samples from them. This provides important new knowledge that is not readily obtainable in other ways. The main [....] » Read More
Cancer, a horrible disease, kills a number of patients at the early rank. Victims have to face with not only the disease itself but also its metastasis and treatment. Consequently, it disturbs patients’ physical, financial and psychological problems as well as spiritual sta [....] » Read More
Nurses attend to their patients in a holistic way, as for our discipline patient is understood as a bio-psycho-social organism and not only as a person with a particular health problem. Nevertheless, health attention usually just focuses on the illness which causes the disorder, [....] » Read More
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore and describe factors influencing termination of pregnancy (TOP) among young women and to recommend guidelines that could be implemented to support them as well as reduce repeated termination of pregnancies. Research design and meth [....] » Read More
Introduction: Safety Climate essentially refers to the perception of individuals in their working environment and can be used as an indicator for organizational safety culture. The analysis of this indicator is considered an important instrument in determining actions that aggreg [....] » Read More
Background: In crisis situations, comprehensive palliative care in care homes is frequently hindered by the absence of a doctor Aim: To improve advanced care planning in care homes by the establishment of medical coordination. Methods: Medical coordination facilities were e [....] » Read More
Cancer is a leading cause of life threatening. There are several methods for chemotherapy administration consisting of oral, intramuscular, and intravenous form. Though intravenous technique is widely accepted, it still has a risk of extravasation during administration, approxima [....] » Read More
Background: The change in the mode of communication and traveling gave birth to the concept of cultural competency; cultural competency is defined as the ability to interact effectively with individuals from different cultures. While competent cultural care is vital to nurses wor [....] » Read More
Purpose: To explore the effect of an educational intervention (Geriatric Workshop) on attitudes and knowledge of emergency department (ED) nurses toward the older adult patient and their intention to change their care behaviors toward this population in the emergency department. [....] » Read More
Purpose: Identify if the utilization of stretcher alarms pads would decrease the occurrence of patient falls in an Emergency Department (ED) setting Method: Patients were assessed upon their arrival to the ED and throughout their visit for their risk for fall using the John Ho [....] » Read More
The mandatory infection control (level 2) training compliance in the North Division of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust was studied utilising the methods of Quality Improvement. The aim is to improve the compliance rate from 89% to 95%. This is just in the early phas [....] » Read More
The purpose of this study was to clarify the decisions and priorities of experienced nurses for fall prevention. The subjects were ward nurses with either 10 or more years of ward nursing experience or 2 years of experience or less. We conducted a mail-in questionnaire survey usi [....] » Read More
Background: Coaching leadership has been proven to develop employee potential, support growth and development and impact on organizational performance. In particular, coaching utilizing positive psychological strengths is becoming important in the field of human resource manageme [....] » Read More
Background: Postpartum psychological health is recognized by the World Health Organization as an important issue affecting women. Postpartum depression during the perinatal period can have enormous consequences, not only affecting the health of the woman herself but also influenc [....] » Read More
This study was a retrospective cross-sectional of the groin hematoma in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The subjects were 73 patients who admitted in cardiac care unit (CCU) at the university hospital of Thailand during 1st January to 31st Decembe [....] » Read More
Background: • The project was originally initiated from a need to decrease STAT lab result turnaround times, and positively impact the large volume of STAT labs being ordered. • A feasible and sustainable process to support, train and validate phlebotomy skills fo [....] » Read More
Background: • The improper labeling of specimens can pose a serious risk to patient safety. Failing to document two unique patient identifiers is a National Patient Safety Goal violation, and the re-labeling of specimens in Lab consumes time, resources, additional paperwo [....] » Read More
I nitiation of Peripheral Intravenous access is the most common procedure performed in the healthcare settings. This prospective comparative analysis was conducted among 200 adult patients requiring peripheral intravenous catheter and being admitted through Emergency department. [....] » Read More
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) is an integrated and interdisciplinary learning approach aiming to apply domain knowledge in a more practical context, while enhancing learners’ learning’ achievement and motivation. In this initial research [....] » Read More
Background: Students learn most effectively in environments that facilitate learning by encouraging and supporting and making them feel they are part of the team. If the classroom environment is unpredictable, unstructured and overwhelming, students can be left with feelings of v [....] » Read More
Nurse Practitioners are an important component of the healthcare arena in providing high quality, patient centered health care to the broadest possible range of consumers. The nurse practitioner scope of practice, the required education, and credentialing vary worldwide.&nb [....] » Read More
Due to increased opportunities for mobility the world is becoming more diverse; this results in communities consisting of a myriad of races, ethnic minority groups, languages, religions, socio-economic groups and experiences. This diversity like threads in a tapestry, contributes [....] » Read More
This session will discuss the rationale for the implementation of a patient diary program. As survival rates continue to improve for the critically ill patient a new syndrome has emerged which poses a threat to optimal recovery. This syndrome, known as Post Intensive Care Syndrom [....] » Read More
Rural and underserved communities in South Dakota have limited access to immediate, oncology expertise. Although many rural facilities in South Dakota have infusion centers that administer anti-cancer therapies, those facilities do not have direct oversight by an oncologist or on [....] » Read More
Background: Social and political progress has been witnessed for persons identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). Honorably discharged veterans who identify as LGBT are entitled to healthcare services through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA [....] » Read More
Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC (AIASC) has partnered with AHRQ (Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality), HRET (Health Research and Education Trust) and IHI (Institute for Healthcare Improvement) since 2014. The focus has centred on quality improvement [....] » Read More
The journey of transforming a health system to a high reliability organization can be challenging but the impact on clinical practice and patient safety can be astounding. A systemic process can be put in place to change how staff think and practice. These changes will result in [....] » Read More
Are you feeling stress from the ever changing and complex demands of nursing? While we can’t eliminate the stress, our research suggests we can equip direct care nurses with tools to build resiliency while on shift. Nursing is stressful with high demands for work load, crit [....] » Read More
Background: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) describes a group of natural products and mind and body practice-based treatments used to support healing, promote health and prevent disease. The use of CAM might be integrated with or in place of mainstream healthcar [....] » Read More
Statement of the problem: The concept of quality of life (QOL) refers to the ability to enjoy normal life activities; it is a complex combination of satisfactory functioning in essential four core domains — physical, psychological/emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing w [....] » Read More
When nurses’ attempts to have patient safety concerns addressed internally are ignored by wilfully blind managers, they can be compelled by a choice less choice to ‘blow the whistle’. Wilful blindness is the human desire to prefer ignorance to knowledge; the res [....] » Read More
Psychological distress is the main issue faced by cancer patients during their therapy. This condition arises from therapeutical effect causing physical discomfort such as nausea, vomitus, diarrhoea, burning sensation, specific pain in certain organs, and loss of appetite.& [....] » Read More
Background: Radiation dermatitis is a common side-effect of radiation therapy; however, there is currently no consensus on its appropriate prophylaxis or therapy. Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of different herbal extract products in preventing radi [....] » Read More
Cancer is a life threatening disease and leading cause of death across the countries. To date, treatment of cancer has been widely developing. However, in metastasis stage, it impacts renal function resulting in electrolyte imbalance, sepsis, and hypotension, oligouria, and kidne [....] » Read More
Chulabhorn Hospital serves patients with cancer throughout Thailand. It is where patients and their families expect to obtain information and knowledge regarding treatment and care, particularly psychological, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects. These enhance their [....] » Read More
Health is a very important resource and number one Wealth for Individuals and nations thus should be guarded jealously at all times. Healthcare Industry has known challenges in the course of her growth and development. One of such is consumerism, with quality care being recognise [....] » Read More
Background: Lack of Supportive Supervision of Operational Managers is raised as a serious challenge in management of Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities of South Africa. These occur despite the burden of disease and a high demand of quality services. Regardless of the challenges [....] » Read More
Dementia remains a long term neurological disease condition and continue to get maximum attention in most advanced countries. In a developing Country-Lagos state Nigeria, an online survey was created to evaluate the knowledge and perception of dementia among health care workers u [....] » Read More
Performance appraisal system (PAS) plays a vital role in overall success of an organization. An appropriate appraisal system could possibly increase nurses’ job satisfaction and empowerment to provide better services to the clients. The aim of this study was to assess staff [....] » Read More
As we all might be aware, we are in a time of emerging emergencies that is posting a serious threat to the health andwellbeing of the public. During the presentation, my audience will get to know a lot about my Country in terms of location, population, health care system a [....] » Read More
Introduction: Physical activity and exercise is an effective strategy to increase strength and muscle mass. Also Vitamin D plays an important role in the growth and maintenance and function of muscle mass. Todys, a lack of vitamin D and physical activity are common prob [....] » Read More
Background: Flipped classroom has generated considerable interest in nursing education in the last few years, especially in higher education. It can provide an innovative solution to the unmet challenges of traditional classroom. Using video help students learn content [....] » Read More
Title : The Nurse Data Scientist
Charles Boicey, Clearsense, LLC , United States
Once again nursing has an opportunity, this time to participate in the advancement of Data Science in healthcare. Nursing was at the forefront of the implementation of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and must now step forward in the utilization of data generated from the EMR [....] » Read More
Title : Globalization of Nursing Education
Gabriel Oluwakotanmi, Chamberlain University, United States
Global health has never been more in precarious position than this time in our lives. As the population of the world clocked 7.5 billion, we should not take the health of its citizen for granted. With increasing geographical mobility around the world, and devasting effects of hig [....] » Read More
Title : Stigma in health care settings: a barrier to care, for providers and patients alike
Louise Bradley, Mental Health Commission of Canada, Canada
In a powerful and poignant address, Louise Bradley, president and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) will reflect on a career dedicated to improving the mental health of Canadians – with a specific focus on the need to bring psychological health and safety [....] » Read More
Title : Usability and Acceptability of a Mobile App for Emergency Room Providers to Examine Child Abuse Victims: A Mixed Methods Study
Shuhong Luo, SUNY Upstate Medical University, United States
Background and Significance Clinical guideline adherence can improve patient outcomes. Because mobile apps are promising approaches to enhance providers’ use of clinical guidelines, we designed and developed a mobile application called Sexual Assault Care Algorithm (S [....] » Read More
Title : Developing bedside nurses to lead research: A nurse scholar program
Laura Sweatt, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, United States
I n pursuit of nursing excellence and Magnet recognition, a clear deficit in the bedside nurse’s knowledge and expertise in research was identified. An academic service partnership with a school of nursing faculty was initiated to explore potential strategies to expand nurs [....] » Read More
Title : The role of the outpatient nurse in the inpatient setting-discharge medications: a collaborative quality improvement initiative
Beverley Tann, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (Formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, United States
The transition of care from the inpatient to outpatient setting can be a confusing & fearful prospect. Patients & families leave the security, supervision, safety & familiarity of the unit and staff. They face living with a disability in their home as well as ha [....] » Read More
Title : The benefits of a virtual reality application to simulate patient care
Regina Callion, ReMar Review, United States
I n nursing education, new developments in technology are often used to improve the process of learning for students. Simulations has been one of the ways educators are able to effectively teach nursing students with positive outcomes of learning. Virtual reality (VR) specificall [....] » Read More
Title : The Nurse Executives as a Transformational Leader Inspiring Excellent in Pressure Injury Prevention
Natalia Cineas, New York City Health + Hospitals, United States
Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are a largely preventable complication that negatively affects an organization’s reputation and finances. Practice, knowledge, and education chasms were contributing to waste and an unfavorable trend in HAPIs at Mount Sinai St. Lu [....] » Read More
Title : Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Healthcare: Optimizing Outcomes in the Critically Ill Patient
Tracey Wilson, University of Maryland, United States
The Institute of Medicine endorses inter-professional collaboration among health care providers as an essential part of improving the accessibility, quality, and value of health care in the United States. Interdisciplinary teamwork in the critical care setting is not a new concep [....] » Read More
Title : Assessing the learning needs and increasing workforce capacity of nurses in underdeveloped countries
Brenda T Spear, Chamberlain University, United States
The purpose of this workshop is to define and describe field-tested instruments useful in assessing the learning needs and workforce capacity of nurses in underdeveloped countries. Building workforce capacity was completed in three phases addressing the clinical nursing teams as [....] » Read More
Title : Can the design and articulation of the bed frame positively influence patient migration, heel travel and consequently help to reduce heel pressure ulcers
Anita Rush, Wokingham Hospital, United Kingdom
Pressure ulcers are the single most costly chronic wounds in the NHS, estimated to cost £1.4-£2.2 billion annually, which is 4% of the NHS total expenditure1. Apart from causing pain and discomfort to the patient, tissue damage places a major burden on healthcare thro [....] » Read More
Title : Self-efficacy and self-care on glycemic control in diabetes
Carla Moore Beckerle, Esse Health Physician Group, St Louis Missouri, United States
Successful daily self-management of diabetes mellitus is essential to the achievement of positive health outcomes. Basic to successful self-management of any disease is a sense of self-efficacy or the feeling of confidence in one’s self-management abilities. This study exam [....] » Read More
Title : Patterns of uptake of acupressure for reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting
Sonja Cleary, RMIT University, Australia
Background: Acupuncture is recommended in guidelines for the reduction of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), but trained providers are lacking in the Australian hospital system. Acupressure provides non-invasive stimulus to acupuncture points, and could be integrated into [....] » Read More
Title : Patient satisfaction with telephone nursing: A call for calm, clarity and competence
Silje Gustafsson, Lulea university of technology, Sweden
Background: Many countries have seen the introduction of telephone nursing call centres expected to provide accessible, trusted, quality health information and advice. Studies of patient satisfaction with telephone nursing can provide a better understanding of callers’ need [....] » Read More
Title : From Noticing to Suspecting: The Initial Stages in the Information Behaviour of Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia
Agusta Palsdottir, University of Iceland, Iceland
The growing number of elderly people has led to an increase in the number of people with dementia, a disease which has been declared a priority within public health. As a result, the need to look into how the burden of their relatives, who act as their informal caregivers, [....] » Read More
Title : Children’s eye health protective behavior’s and vision screening approach
Nukhet Kirag, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Turkey
Approximately 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired. Of these people, 39 million are blind, and 246 million have a high loss of vision. Approximately 90% of visually impaired people live in developing countries. A global coalition of non-governmental organizations an [....] » Read More
Title : The nurse leaders as managers of the caring cultures ethical sustainable foundations
Susanne Salmela, Vaasa Central Hospital, Finland
Background: Sustainable care is based on economical stable, evidence-based care models, ethics with a respectful and dignified care, and health thinking. Nurse Leaders (NLs) as role models are important in managing and strengthening ethical sustainable caring cultures, but resear [....] » Read More
Title : Recent trends in medical uses and health benefits or bilwa leaves in dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Sathiyalatha Sarathi, Sree Balaji College of Nursing, India
Introduction: Nature produces several items for health beneficial. Bilwa leaves is one such blessing from nature for mankind which is packed with enormous medicinal advantage. Its medicinal properties have been described in the ancient medicinal treatise in Sanskrit, Charaka sami [....] » Read More
Title : Oral feeding methods in preterm infants: Nursing care
Ana Lucia Brantes, ESEL Lisboa, Portugal
The acquisition of oro-motor skills for oral feeding is considered one of the milestones in the development of the preterm infant, being the first big stage of his neurodevelopment (1; 2), these skills will provide a safe, functional and pleasurable feeding (1). In the last years [....] » Read More
Title : International training program at the wolfson medical center
Mariana Genshaft, Wolfson Medical Center, Israel
Background: Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) is an international, non-profit organization providing cardiac treatment to children from developing countries at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel. SACH considers the training of local teams as an inseparable activity along [....] » Read More
Title : International training program at the wolfson medical centre
Irena Nosal, Wolfson Medical Center, Israel
Background: Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) is an international, non-profit organization providing cardiac treatment to children from developing countries at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel. SACH considers the training of local teams as an inseparable activity along [....] » Read More
Title : Self- efficacy for pap in Latin-American woman
Angela Cristina Yanez Corrales, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Ecuador
Cancer is a major global health problem, given the high morbidity and mortality. In Latin America and the Caribbean, CC is the second most common neoplasm in the female population with 68,000 cases in 2010. The incidence in the region is 21.2 cases per 100,000 women, reaching hig [....] » Read More
Title : Cost-effective home-based physical exercises suitable for older adults
Mohammod Monirul Islam, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Japan
Aging is associated with declines in activities of daily living (ADL) and physical function that can lead to physical impairment, disability, and loss of independence (Spirduso, 2005). Due to a significant change in demography, many older adults in recent days get minimum assista [....] » Read More
Title : Incidence of inadequate pain treatment in ventilated critically ill surgical patients
Napat Thikom, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University, Thailand
Background: Adult surgical intensive care unit (SICU) patients routinely experience pain. Inadequate pain treatment both in over and under manners can lead to many complications. To know the incidence of inappropriate pain management will leads us to create the protocols place fo [....] » Read More
Title : North American nurses’ impact on the Haiti national school of nursing
Ellen L Palmer, University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing & Health Innovation (retired), United States
The purpose of this presentation will be to examine the impact of North American nurses on the Haiti National School of Nursing (HNSON) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The school has a history closely related to the City General Hospital in Port-au-Prince and the United States occupati [....] » Read More
Title : Neonatal parenteral nutrition
Mahmoud Galal Ahmed, Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health Authority, United Arab Emirates
Neonatal parenteral nutrition (PN) is readily available in many hospitals and plays an essential role in the management of sick and growing term and preterm infants. PN can be used as the sole source of nutrition support for infants who cannot be fed or as an adjunct to enteral f [....] » Read More
Title : Promoting a healthy lifestyle: New start
Angela Cruz, West Texas Veterans Affair Healthcare System, United States
Aim: The aim for this presentation is to reshape and impact society’s culture and practices for the unhealthy consumption of food products. Backgound: Obesity is a health problem that crosses all cultures around the world. The United States of America (U.S.A.) ranks number [....] » Read More
Title : Thrive- A whole health approach to well-being
Kathy M Green, Veterans Affairs, United States
THRIVE (Transforming Health & Resilience through Integration of Values-based Experience) is a 15- week evidence-based program founded on Whole Health, Positive Psychology, Integrative Medicine, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Jacklyn Paykel, M.D., is the author of the [....] » Read More
Title : Post-operative emergence delirium in paediatric patients, etiology, prevention and recent research
Carlos A Archilla, Nemours Children’s Hospital, United States
The presentation will cover pathophysiology, incidence, risk factors and literature review and author’s research work that include risk factors and ameliorating techniques. Post-operative emergence delirium and agitation has been described in both adults and pediatric patie [....] » Read More
Title : The standards of Albanian nursing in compliance with EU requests
Irena Laska, Albanian Order of Nurses, Albania
Nursing in Albania, as in the whole world, is a profession that brings satisfaction, tiredness and a lot of challenges. These challenges in Albania are bigger than anywhere else as the consequence of the lack of organization in the nursing profession, starting with the way of edu [....] » Read More
Title : The standards of Albanian nursing in compliance with EU requests
Blerina Duka, Albanian Order of Nurses, Albania
Nursing in Albania, as in the whole world, is a profession that brings satisfaction, tiredness and a lot of challenges. These challenges in Albania are bigger than anywhere else as the consequence of the lack of organization in the nursing profession, starting with the way of edu [....] » Read More
Title : Walk in their shoes: Dementia vs. Delirium
Denise Rhew, Cone Health, United Kingdom
As we, all know that the fast growing population in the United States is the older adult population aged 65 years or older. Approximately 37% of older emergency department patients present with Cognitive impairment (most common Dementia/Delirium). Patients 65 years and older have [....] » Read More
Title : Successful retention initiatives influencing the vacancy rate from 30% to zero in a busy trauma level II emergency department
Jason Upham, Cone Health,, United States
As we, all know that the fast growing population in the United States is the older adult population aged 65 years or older. Approximately 37% of older emergency department patients present with Cognitive impairment (most common Dementia/Delirium). Patients 65 years and older have [....] » Read More
Title : A multidimensional approach to achieve and sustain a viable healthcare delivery system- 4 t’s: Tech, traditional medicine, talk, teamwork in order to achieve a viable healthcare system
Joanne Mee Wah Loo, Mount Sinai West, United States
A “viable healthcare system” can be basically assumed to be a system that is created and sustained by medical/ healthcare organizations which utilize ongoingly organized and active efforts to improve the existing system and techniques, as well as to discover and integ [....] » Read More
Title : Does Midazolam affect immediate cognitive function in elderly hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation?
Pattharaporn Sombood, Siriraj Hospital ,Mahidol University,, Thailand
Background and Goal of study: Annually, Department of Anesthesiology serves 50,000 patients for both general and regional anesthesia. There were 127 and 120 geriatrics out of 288 and 366 patients undergoing total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) for radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in [....] » Read More
Title : Practicality and reality of research in the clinical workplace: The s.p.o.t. – resilient bundle of care
Jazzle Anne Magdaug, MedPro International, Philippines
What makes a viable healthcare program? Ease? Practicability? Simplicity? Every study is designed with a purpose –either to prove, to make something better or to make a lasting change. However, no matter how promising a study is, if not maximized or applied correctly and di [....] » Read More
Title : Mentoring system: A fast track to research for nurse anaesthetists
Napatchanan Laotaweesuk, Mahidol University, Thailand
As progress in knowledge has a great diversity in all fields, medical personnel have to be energetic to cope with these advancement. Apparently, doing research is only a success way to develop a new factual innovation. This is not an exceptional case for nurse anaesthetists as th [....] » Read More
Title : The evolving paradigm of patient care in the age of wearable technology
Elvessa Narvasa, Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses, Canada
Advancement in technology changes the world in a warp speed. Computer devices are no longer items that we use in our homes and places of work, carry in our bags and pockets. We can now wear those devices. There are a wide range of types of these wearable technologies that now inc [....] » Read More
Title : Correlation of seizure duration to anaesthetic dosage in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy
Kornnika Yangan, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
Most psychiatrists use electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) under general anesthesia with muscle relaxants. Normally, a psychiatrist discharges amount of electricity as small as possible to trigger a patient up to the ideal seizure threshold; while an anesthetist administers drugs suc [....] » Read More
Title : A significance of inspiratory muscle strength in gynaecologic patients after spinal anaesthesia
Ladda Permpolprasert, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
Background and Goal of Study: Spinal block, a method to provide anesthetics intrathecally, is a favorable technique in patients with difficult ventilation difficult intubation, or irritable airways. However, spinal anesthesia is not without adverse effects. Generally, it results [....] » Read More
Title : An innovative intervention
Shlomit baron, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Israel
The role of the non-nursing, health care assistant developed primarily to support the professional nurse and to undertake perceived non-nursing duties under the direction and supervision of registered nurses. While they represent a substantial proportion of the health care workfo [....] » Read More
Title : : Development of novel mobile application (doodle car) using doodles in nutrition education based on existing machine learning service
Ying Chieh Liu, Chang Gung Univeristy, Taiwan
Background: The use of machine learning to support everyday human activities is yet to be adequately explored. Based on an out of the box thinking paradigm, we present a concept of using user5 drawn doodles for communication and reporting of food item and its portion size in the [....] » Read More
Title : Adverse events and factors relating to post-anaesthesia complications in geriatric patients
Sudta Parakkamodom, Mahidol University, Thailand
The global population aged 60 years or over numbered 962 million in 2017, more than twice as large as in 1980 when there were 382 million older persons worldwide. The number of elderly is expected to double again by 2050, when it is projected to reach nearly 2.1 billion. Globally [....] » Read More
Title : The effect of prewarming on body temperature and shivering in total knee arthroplasty patients after surgery
Ratchanee Sukanthachalathon, Mahidol University, Thailand
This quasi–experimental research study was conducted to compare body temperature and shivering after surgery in patients who received pre-warming before undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) and those who receive only routine nursing care. The samples were the patients w [....] » Read More
Title : : Health workforce optimization analysis: Optimal health worker allocation for health facilities in Lesotho
Mpoeetsi Makau, Ministry of Health, Lesotho
Introduction: The Ministry of Health, through financial support from Irish Aid, engaged the Clinton Health Access Initiative to perform analysis to understand current and future health workforce needs in order to support efforts to improve planning of human resources for health. [....] » Read More
Title : Status of vitamin D and physical activity among nursing students
Sedigheh Pakseresht, Guilan University and Medical Science, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Introduction: Physical activity and exercise is an effective strategy to increase strength and muscle mass. Also Vitamin D plays an important role in the growth and maintenance and function of muscle mass. Todys, a lack of vitamin D and physical activity are common problem in bot [....] » Read More