Nursing knowledge, Attitudes and practices toward suicidal risk behavior in Jeddah city

Nursing students attitudes across the suicidal behavior.

OBJECTIVE Examine the attitudes of nursing students with the suicidal behavior before and after a training course on the subject. METHODOLOGY Performed quantitative, cross-sectional study, with 58 nursing students from a public university in Minas Gerais (Brazil) who participated in training on the theme. For data collection were used the Questionnaire of Attitudes Before Suicidal Behavior. T...

Nursing Knowledge and Attitudes toward Pain Management

[General practitioners' practices and attitudes in regard to suicidal behavior].

As demonstrated at the recent Consensus Conference on the "suicidal crisis" held by the French Psychiatry Union and the National Agency for the Accreditation and the Evaluation of Care, suicide is recognised as a current public health problem. The general practitioner's role is situated on two levels: in a preliminary stage, the early identification of risk, and in a secondary stage, the provis...

Nursing home nurses’ and community-dwelling older adults’ reported knowledge, attitudes, and behavior toward antibiotic use

BACKGROUND Antibiotic overuse causes antibiotic resistance, one of the most important threats to human health. Older adults, particularly those in nursing homes, often receive antibiotics when they are not indicated. METHODS To understand knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of nursing home (NH) nurses and community-dwelling older adults towards antibiotic use, especially in clinical situation...

The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward Food Additives in Personnel of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran

  Background: Use of additives in food industry is of specific importance. Currently, more than 2,500 additives are added to foods to achieve the desired goals or to extend the product’s shelf life. However, application of these substances has raised concerns about the consumers’ health. Since public information on these substances is inadequate, promoting people’s knowledge can play a key rol...