COLOUR WARDS IN HOSPITALS.

Nursing Arrangements in Up-Country Hospitals and Infirmary Wards

Sir,?The question of adequate nursing arrangements m up-country hospitals, and also in the chronic wards ?* the more important institutions in large centres, is one which seems to have hardly received sufficient attention. In many cases the general attitude has been to press for a regular nursing service on European lines, and in the meantime to be content with the ordinary untrained ward atten...

Down syndrome in paediatric outpatient wards at Durban hospitals.

Census of Ligurian Internal Medicine Wards of non-teaching hospitals

What is the future of internal medicine in Italy? Which competencies? Which potentialities? To this aim Ligurian FADOI Regional Society performed a census among 18 Internal Medicine Wards (IMWs) in non-teaching Ligurian Hospital. We administered, by email, a questionnaire to the heads of IMWs. Data about staffing, equipment, skills, competencies and productivity during 2011 were collected from ...

Attitudes toward Elderly among Nurses working in Medical-Surgical Wards in Zanjan hospitals, 2012

Background and Objectives: The population of elderly is increasing worldwide. Chronic diseases and disabilities arecommon among elderly. Attitudes of health care providers including nurses on elder people affect the quality and priorities of health and medical care. The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes of nurses working in medical-surgical wards in Zanjan hospitals toward elderly. ...

Private wards in public hospitals: two-tier charging and the allocation of resources in tertiary hospitals in Zambia