Purpose: The aims of this study were to explore nurses’ perceptions the usability and clinical utility two screening tools for delirium detection in Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) orthopaedic surgical wards settings, identify decisions about patient care delivery based on assessment outcomes. studied 3D-CAM 4AT – three-minute diagnostic interview CAM (Confusion method) 4 ‘A’s test, respectiv...

INTRODUCTION Acute stroke care in stroke units (SU) compared to care in general medicine wards provides benefits to the patient. DEVELOPMENT Acute stroke care in an SU has shown benefits in reducing mortality, institutionalisation, dependency and costs compared to care in internal medicine wards, and even a lower risk of recurrence in the long term. The benefits are associated with specific t...

INTRODUCTION The importance of medical profession and the role of the physician in society is no secret to anyone. Skills and competencies in clinical practice are necessary for the medical profession. In fact, in patient care, doctors require practical skills in addition to scientific knowledge. This study examines the potentials of medical school students in three areas of doing the right thi...

The Australian National Non-Acute Inpatient Project (NAIP) reported its findings on casemix in rehabilitation and slow stream geriatric medicine in October 1992. It proposed a per diem NAIP classification of 19 classes using six major clinical groups and the resource utilisation groups version three activities of daily living index (RUG III ADL index). Weightings were determined based on time s...

When covid-19 first hit the UK, trainees working in clinical academia took initiative to return practice and support NHS’s response virus, Abi Rimmer reports.

When the number of available beds in a hospital is limited and fixed, it can be beneficial to cluster several clinical departments such that the probability of not being able to admit a patient is acceptably small. The clusters are then assigned to the available wards such that enough beds are available to guarantee a blocking probability below a prespecified value. We first give an exact formu...