Kennedy, Vanessa L Flavell, Carol A Doma, Kenji
Published in
Ultrasound: Journal of the British Medical Ultrasound Society
A “free hand” real-time-ultrasound method is commonly applied to measure transversus abdominis. Potentially, this increases transversus abdominis measurement error due to uncontrolled variability in probe to skin force, inclination, and roll, particularly for novice examiners. This single-group repeated-measures reliability study compared the intra...
Labrague, Leodoro J McEnroe-Pettite, Denise Leocadio, Michael C
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Nursing forum
Without a doubt, the transition to a professional nursing role is a challenging and stressful experience for many new nurses, regardless of where they are employed; yet, no study has been conducted to comprehend in detail the transition experiences of newly graduated nurses employed in a resource-scarce rural health care setting. This study describ...
Park, Boo Hyo Chang, Sung Ok
Published in
AORN journal
Understanding the ways that perioperative nurses view the acquisition of expertise may provide foundational information for perioperative nurse educators. Our study aimed to evaluate specific types of expertise exhibited by experienced perioperative nurses and identify how nurses perceived these areas of expertise. We interviewed 20 perioperative n...
van Stormbroek, Kirsty Buchanan, Helen
Published in
Australian occupational therapy journal
The transition from student to occupational therapy practitioner is challenging. In South Africa, this transition is undertaken in rural and underserved areas, as graduate health professionals are deployed by the government for a year of compulsory Community Service. This study set out to establish the characteristics of these practice settings, th...
Arts, S Fleming, L
© 2018 The Author(s). Does a person become more or less creative when exploring a new field? Exploring new fields exposes a person to new knowledge that might increase the novelty of inventive output; at the same time, exploration means a lack of prior expertise and a learning challenge that might harm the value of that output. Using new combinatio...
HORVAT, ŽAN
Na spletu obstaja mnogo različnih spletnih strani z novicami, ki pogosto vsebujejo podobne novice. Kakovost novic se med različnimi viri močno razlikuje. Prav tako obstaja kar nekaj spletnih aplikacij, ki podobne novice združujejo. Pogosto uporabniku ponudijo najbolj svežo novico, čeprav ta ni nujno najbolj informativna. Namen diplomske naloge je n...
králová, karolína
Diplomová práce popisuje řízení lidských zdrojů s úzkým zaměřením na proces adaptace. Cílem této práce je vyhodnotit pomocí kvantitativního a kvalitativního výzkumu zavedený adaptační program po třech měsících jeho fungování z pohledu několika zainteresovaných stran. Teoretická část se opírá o odbornou literaturu, zabývá se zasazením procesu adapta...
Sodidi, Khanyisa Annelice Jardien-Baboo, Sihaam
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Health SA Gesondheid
Background When novice nurse educators enter academia, they are expected to demonstrate and implement knowledge in the clinical and classroom environment. However, when one enters academia without proper guidance and support, these expectations create lack of role models. Although mentorship has proved to make the transition easier, there is a lack...
Ghaderi, Iman Korovin, Lev Farrell, Timothy M
Published in
Journal of surgical education
The study of expert performance provides a rich field for exploration in the surgical literature. This study aimed to examine the difference between expert and novice surgeons in their preparation for challenging cases. Expert (attending) and novice (postgraduate-year 2) surgeons were presented two cases of complicated cholecystitis and were asked ...
Williams-Hatala, Erin Marie Hatala, Kevin G Key, Alastair Dunmore, Christopher J Kasper, Margaret Gordon, McKenzie Kivell, Tracy L
Published in
American journal of physical anthropology
As is the case among many complex motor tasks that require prolonged practice before achieving expertise, aspects of the biomechanics of knapping vary according to the relative experience/skill level of the practitioner. In archaeological experiments focused on the production of Plio-Pleistocene stone tools, these skill-mediated biomechanical diffe...
