BACKGROUND Improving and sustaining quality in healthcare continues to be a global challenge, resulting in the necessity of developing quality improvement (QI) skills and knowledge to use in practice. This paper reports student nurses' experiences of conducting a quality improvement project (Practicum) as a compulsory assessment whilst on clinical placement areas across Scotland. METHODS Tele...

This study is to determine the influence of gender on Adversity Quotient inmates in Delta State. One research question and corresponding hypothesis guided study. The design was a descriptive design. A sample 525 drawn from population 7,348 all custodian centres researchers adopted purposive non-proportionate stratified simple random sampling techniques for size determination. instrument titled ...

Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine how well a set 12 character strengths (Leadership, Integrity, Open-Mindedness, Bravery, Teamwork, Persistence, Social Intelligence, Love Learning, Fairness, Self-Regulation, Perspective and Creativity) will predict academic performance (AP) military (MP), compared high school grade point average (GPA) general mental ability (GMA). sample compris...

When on their way to London, Tom Jones and Partridge are attacked by a highwayman, who wants a hundred-pound banknote that Tom carries in his pocket, Tom’s behavior manifests both his personal bravery and what strikes Partridge (and some readers) as a rather extravagant kindness. After deftly disarming the robber, Tom lets him tell his story. He learns that this is the first robbery that the ma...

The experience of women firefighters involved in the disaster response to the 1994 NSW bushfires is explored using an eclectic feminist perspective. Accounts of non-stereotypic behaviour such as assertiveness, bravery and the leadership of men suggest a form of women's liberation which is anomalous to radical feminist prescriptions for improving women's social position. Using egalitarian rhetor...

Today, the attitudes and behavior of Indonesian students are declining. Schools as a component character building have an important task in inculcating morals, ethical values, noble character, strong tough characters. This study was conducted to analyze implementation education Indonesia. The qualitative research using ethnographic approach used this on elementary schools. A total 115 participa...

Abstract At Republic 422e1-423a2, while discussing Callipolis and its ability to wage war, Socrates makes a punning reference the ancient boardgame polis . In this contest, two opponents deployed sets of identical pessoi (counters) surround capture enemy’s forces. Socrates’ allusion is not simply amusing; it well-suited dialogue’s philosophical content historical context. With regard philosophy...

Brenner and colleagues [1], in their article published in Critical Care, showed elevated levels of the reactive carbonyl species (RCS) methylglyoxal (MG) in the circulation of patients with septic shock. We commend the authors’ bravery in launching this molecule into a field well-populated with biomarkers and where clinical diagnosis persists as the ‘gold standard’ [2]. The authors hypothesised...

The current study evaluated the effectiveness of a modularized treatment of a specific fear of water for a 14-year-old youth with childhood onset schizophrenia using a multiple-baseline across behaviors design. Treatment included gradual exposure to a hierarchy of feared waterrelated situations with rewards for successful approximations ranging from looking at water to swimming in a pool. Both ...