Attitudes of anesthetists towards an anesthesia-led nurse practitioner model for low-risk colonoscopy procedures: a cross-sectional survey

Iranian Nurses\' Attitudes and Readiness for Nurse Prescribing: A Cross Sectional Study

Abstract Introduction: Since prescribing is a new subject in the nursing profession, it is necessary to assess nurses' attitudes to and readiness for this new responsibility. Objective: This study aimed to investigate nurses' attitudes to and readiness for nurse prescribing in teaching hospitals of Tabriz City, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted...

Attitudes towards mental illness in Malawi: a cross-sectional survey

BACKGROUND Stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness are strongly linked to suffering, disability and poverty. In order to protect the rights of those with mental disorders and to sensitively develop services, it is vital to gain a more accurate understanding of the frequency and nature of stigma against people with mental illness. Little research about this issue has been conduc...

Update for Nurse Anesthetists Anesthesia Case Management for Bariatric Surgery

Objectives At the completion of this course, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe the pathophysiologic changes that are associated with morbid obesity. 2. Discuss commonly used weight-reduction drugs and the dosing of commonly administered anesthetic drugs given to morbidly obese patients. 3. Compare and contrast the various surgical procedures used for bariatric surgery. 4. List periopera...

Endoscopists attitudes on the publication of "quality" data for endoscopic procedures: a cross-sectional survey

BACKGROUND Whilst the public now have access to mortality & morbidity data for cardiothoracic surgeons, such "quality" data for endoscopy are not generally available. We studied endoscopists' attitudes to and the practicality of this data being published. METHODS We sent a questionnaire to all consultant gastrointestinal (GI) surgeons, physicians and medical GI specialist registrars in the No...

Cadaver organ harvest: a study of nurse anesthetists' attitudes.