Pregnancy in incarcerated women: need for national legislation to standardize care

Creativity in care: The need for nursing today

The rise of emerging needs, the emergence of person-centered care, and the departure of care from conventional academic stereotypes, raises the need for evidence-based practice and efficient clinical reasoning in nursing. All this requires fluidity of mind and creativity in patient care. Given the importance of creativity in nursing care and its consequences at the individual and organizational...

Need for Consultation and Training during Bed Rest in Women with High Risk Pregnancy Experience: a Qualitative Study

Background:  Pregnancy in a woman's life is a unique experience. But due to high risk pregnancy and the need to rest in bed, the women and her family are faced with different challenges and needs. The inability to manage these needs will result in crisis and understanding the needs of pregnant women during bed rest is essential to provide comprehensive health care for them. So this qualitative ...

The need for a national focus on health care productivity.

Anesthesia care team risk: considerations to standardize anesthesia technician training.

The anesthesia profession has produced voluminous research data on equipment and techniques leading to safer practices, but the lack of attention given to the inconspicuous role of anesthesia support personnel on the anesthesia care team may pose a risk to patient safety. It is questionable whether the skills of anesthesia support personnel who are trained on the job have kept up with an increa...

Pregnancy outcomes in women on hemodialysis: a national survey

Background. Pregnancy occurs among 1-7% of women on chronic dialysis. Experience regarding pregnancy and dialysis originates from anecdotal reports, case series and surveys. This survey updates the US nephrologists' experience with pregnancy on hemodialysis (HD) over the past 5 years. We evaluated maternal and fetal outcomes, certain practice patterns such as dialysis regimens utilized and neph...