Mbakaya, B. C. Kalembo, F. W. Zgambo, M. Konyani, A. Lungu, F. Tveit, B. Kaasen, A. Simango, M. Bvumbwe, T.
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BMC Nursing
BackgroundThe clinical learning environment is an important part of the nursing and midwifery training as it helps students to integrate theory into clinical practice. However, not all clinical learning environments foster positive learning. This study aimed to assess the student nurses and midwives’ experiences and perception of the clinical learn...
Sun, Jiamian Li, Haiwang Wu, Sifan Xu, Tiantong Li, Hanqing Wu, Hanxiao Xia, Shuangzhi
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Micromachines
Integrated 2D spiral inductors possess low inductance per unit area, which limits their application range. However, the state of investigation into the lumped-element parameter extraction method for integrated 3D in-chip multi-turn solenoid inductors, which possess higher inductance per unit area, is inadequate. This type of inductor can thus not b...
Burton, Candace W Lee, Jung-Ah Waalen, Anders Gibbs, Lisa M
Background: Approximately 2.7 million U.S. older adults self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT). Many felt unsafe revealing their sexual orientation until relatively recently, and may still not be "out" to medical providers. The aim of this study was to increase understanding of the experiences and needs of older LGBT adults...
Elli, Stefano Pittiruti, Mauro Pigozzo, Valentina Cannizzo, Luigi Giannini, Luciano Siligato, Andrea Rondelli, Egle Foti, Giuseppe Lucchini, Alberto
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The journal of vascular access
Midline catheters are widely used in clinical practice. Proper placement of midline catheter tip is usually assessed only by aspirating blood and flushing with normal saline without resistance. To describe the ultrasound-guided tip location for midline catheters and its feasibility and to compare incidence of catheter-related venous thrombosis asso...
Beecher, Claire Devane, Declan White, Mark Greene, Richard Dowling, Maura
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Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives
Despite many countries employing the use of national and large scale regional surveys to explore women's experiences of their maternity care, with the results informing national maternity policy and practice, the concept itself is ambiguous and ill-defined having not been subject of a structured concept development endeavour. The aim of this review...
Xiao, Yaru Huang, Sufang Yan, Li Wang, Hui Wang, Fang Zhou, Ting Deng, Juan He, Mei
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International emergency nursing
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread worldwide. Herein, we aimed to clarify the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients presenting with diarrhea. A descriptive design was adopted from Jan 10 to Feb 17, 2020. All the cases included were diagnosed with COVID-19 under the interim guidance of the WHO. 912 patients with C...
Pressler, Susan J Jung, Miyeon Lee, Christopher S Arkins, Thomas P O'Donnell, Daniel Cook, Ryan Bakoyannis, Giorgos Newhouse, Robin Gradus-Pizlo, Irmina Pang, Peter S
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BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) necessitates frequent transport by emergency medical services (EMS), but few studies have been conducted to evaluate predictors of EMS use and of multiple EMS transports that are amenable to intervention. OBJECTIVES:To characterize prehospital clinical status of community-dwelling adults with reported HF who used EMS a...
Curtis, Kate Elphick, Tiana-Lee Eyles, Madeline Ruperto, Kate
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Implementation Science Communications
BackgroundEffective clinical handover is fundamental to clinical practice and recognised as a global quality and safety priority. Problems with clinical handover from the emergency department (ED) to inpatient ward across four hospitals in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) were identified in a number of reportable clinical inci...
Santiago de Araújo Pio, Carolina Gagliardi, Anna Suskin, Neville Ahmad, Farah Grace, Sherry L.
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BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundA policy statement recommending that healthcare providers (HCPs) encourage cardiac patients to enroll in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) was recently endorsed by 23 medical societies. This study describes the development and evaluation of a guideline implementation tool.MethodsA stepwise multiple-method study was conducted. Inpatient cardiac ...
Hadziabdic, Emina Hjelm, Katarina
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BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundGlobally there are growing multicultural and multilingual societies. As a result of extensive international migration, the number of elderly migrants has increased and will further increase in the future. This makes it necessary for elderly healthcare services to meet elderly migrants’ healthcare needs concerning language and cultural bar...
