Information Which has to be Given to Patients about Glaucoma by Nurses

Cancer patients\' satisfaction with communication and information given by nurses at teaching hospitals of Tehran, Iran

 Abstract Background: Effective patient–professional communication can be of crucial importance to long-term psycho-social outcomes in patients with cancer. A cross sectional study was conducted to examine cancer patients' satisfaction with regard to various aspects of communication and information given by nurses. Methods: A proportional stratified sampling method was done and data collected v...

cancer patients' satisfaction with communication and information given by nurses at teaching hospitals of tehran, iran

abstract background: effective patient–professional communication can be of crucial importance to long-term psycho-social outcomes in patients with cancer. a cross sectional study was conducted to examine cancer patients' satisfaction with regard to various aspects of communication and information given by nurses. methods: a proportional stratified sampling method was done and data collected vi...

All nurses need to be research nurses

Introduction Nurses are critical to the research enterprise. However all nurses are not prepared to participate as members of the research team since education and training in clinical research nursing and nurse-specific Good Clinical Practice are not consistently included in nursing curricula. The lack of nurse education and training in clinical research and Good Clinical Practice leaves resea...

Yes! Statins can be given to liver patients.

Statins are given to 10–20% of adults in developed countries. Statins increase alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentrations in 10% of patients without liver disease, and this increase can exceed more than three times the upper limit of normal in 1% of such patients. In contrast, we will note that this ALT escalation does not appear to occur when statins are initiated in patients with fatty liv...

Instance of a Disease, to Which Sauvages Has Given the Name of Meteorismus Ventriculi; with Remarks

Patient INformation about Options for Treatment (PINOT): a prospective national study of information given to incident CKD Stage 5 patients.

BACKGROUND Informed decision-making requires the presentation of all possible courses of action; however, it is unclear what proportion of Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are routinely informed of all their treatment options. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of patient and unit characteristics on the type and timing of information provided. METHODS A prospective...