Editorial Should the AACN, proposed Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, be used as a model for international nursing? On October 23, 2004, The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced a new position statement recommending the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) as the terminal degree for advanced nursing practitioners (http://www.aacn.nche.edu). This policy decision has implicat...

the perception of physician shortage in canada is widespread. absolute shortages and relative discrepancies, both specialty-wise and in urban-rural distribution, have been a daunting policy challenge. international medical graduates (imgs) have been at the core of mitigating this problem, especially as long as shortage of physicians in rural areas is concerned. considering such recruitment as h...

As a consequence of increasing urbanization and shortage of good quality water, wastewater irrigation is a growing phenomenon in many arid and semi-arid countries. A common characteristic of wastewater is high salinity, with cities typically adding 200 – 500 mg l of total dissolved solids compared to the source water supplied to the city. Wastewater from the city of Hyderabad in southern India ...

Providing the population with clean drinking water and agricultural water, which provides humanity food, has become one of main problems around world. In Republic Uzbekistan, as well in other countries world, shortage is growing every year. The article states that factors for mitigating shortages agriculture introduction water-saving technologies. Among technologies, most effective system drip ...

BACKGROUND Drug shortages have become all too common and affect all aspects of the health care delivery system. The increased number of drug shortages has had a negative impact on patient care as well as costly financial implications. OBJECTIVES This article identifies the current problems and negative outcomes drug shortages have caused and provides a framework for how to best prepare for an...

Water footprints and virtual water flows have been promoted as important indicators to characterize human-induced water consumption. However, environmental impacts associated with water consumption are largely neglected in these analyses. Incorporating water scarcity into water consumption allows better understanding of what is causing water scarcity and which regions are suffering from it. In ...

Pollution of the earth and shortage of energy sources have been the bottle-neck of survival and development for human beings since the start of the 21st century. Therefore, lowering energy consumption and protecting the environment have gradually gained attention from countries all over the world. In order to keep sustainable development, governments, re‐ search institutes, and industries have ...