primary protection of the rights of clinical research subjects revolves around the concept respect for persons and the provision of informed consent (Belmont Report, 1979). Legal and ethical policies and guidelines enforce that research participants give informed consent prior to voluntary enrollment in a research study (Code of Federal Regulations,1999). However, the informed consent process presents some major challenges for study participants and research staff. Several papers have addressed problems
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Research proposal An investigation into nursing skills in recognising clinical deterioration of patients in acute care setting in Saudi Arabia Introduction Acute care nurses are expected to demonstrate skills with regards to early detection of deterioration in patients and seek for emergency support. This is indispensable for delivering safe patient care, and thereby to save lives (Cioffi 2009). Nevertheless, ensuring patient safety in acute care setting is still a challenge in the healthcare
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Can the Attitudes of Health Care Providers Impact the Health of Obese Patients? Introduction Significant research has shown that health care providers hold strong negative attitudes towards obese patients. The effects of these negative attitudes can have major impacts on the overall health of these patients including; lowered self esteem, depression, increased stress and a lower quality of life when compared to a patient at a normal weight (Phelan et al., 2015). To dig deeper into this issue
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Wound Cleansing: Water or Normal Saline? Ashtin Plummer MidAmerican Nazarene University Wound Cleansing: Water or Normal Saline? Wound cleansing has been discussed about for many years, different solutions and techniques have been discussed to use, and it is an important part of preventing infection. Wound cleansing is described as the use of fluids to remove debris and dead tissue from the surface of the wound. The purpose of wound cleansing is to make the best possible conditions at the
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Abstract-Aim The aim of this study was to identify barriers to optimal pain management in long-term care (LTC) from a nursing perspective. Method A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive design was used. Results Patient-related barriers were seen as interfering more often with optimal pain management than organizational-related or caregiver-related barriers. Difficulty assessing pain due to problems with cognition, older patients’ inability to complete pain scales and communication difficulties
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most common nosocomial infection in the United States (Hiner et al., p. 164). The VAP is a serious and life threatening infection to critically ill patients and prevention of VAP is an ongoing challenge to critical care nurses. The purpose of this research was to investigate clinicians’ ability to estimate the head of the bed elevation (HOB) levels, assess their knowledge regarding the recommended guidelines of head of the bed elevations and to find out how they determine angle of the HOB in their
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SUBJECT FOR DESERTATION MR.PRAVIN RAMESH GHOLAP. PSYCHIARIC NURSING ARUNA COLLEGE OF NURSING RING ROAD, TUMKUR 2009-2010 RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA. PROFORMA FOR REGISTRATION OF SUBJECTS FOR DISSERTATION 1.NAME OF THE CANDIDATE: MR. PRAVIN RAMESH GHOLAP. AND ADDRESS ARUNA COLLEGE OF NURSING RING
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2009). Light is the second element of the learning environment. Brighter lightings can reduce visual problems, fatigue, and posture problems and produce effective learning which helps improve students’ academic performance (Jensen, 2006). However, research also shows that there are many students who perform significantly better in low light environments because bright lights make them restless, fidgety, and hyperactive. Dimmed light environments calm down many learners and it makes them relax and think
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and reacting non-judgmentally to the unfolding of experiences moment by moment.” It also educates the reader about mindfulness mediation and the many health benefits it can have on certain populations. The researchers had two purposes for this research study. The first purpose
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Collaborative Communication: Integrating SBAR to Improve Quality/Patient Safety Outcomes Cynthia D. Beckett, Gayle Kipnis Purpose/Evidence-Based Practice Question Collaborative communication and teamwork are essential elements for quality care and patient safety. Adverse patient occurrences are an extremely common outcome of communication failures (Leonard, Graham, & Bonacum, 2004). In 2004, the Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
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