Objective: The study examined the clinical performance differences of novices before and after a critical care internship and compare their performance attributes to a reference group comprised of experienced critical care nurses. The extant research regarding clinical internship programs has focused on retention in practice, workforce issues and competence. While studies have shown a pattern o...

nurse practitioner, clinical specialty, and nurse administrator; and a doctoral degree in nursing (PhD). Certificates in spirituality and spiritual care, informatics, and nutritional counseling; and an accredited dietetic internship program are available along with several on-line specialty courses. Loyola University Chicago is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. Ov...

It is impossible to provide effective dental care without the use of local anesthetics. This drug class has an impressive history of safety and efficacy, but all local anesthetics have the potential to produce significant toxicity if used carelessly. The purpose of this review is to update the practitioner on issues regarding the basic pharmacology and clinical use of local anesthetic formulati...

INTRODUCTION To evaluate the perceptions of the graduates of our medical school regarding the quality of their educational programme. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 183 questionnaires, each containing 262 questions, were completed anonymously by medical students upon their graduation from the medical school. RESULTS About 77% of the respondents felt that Basic Science courses lacked clini...

Susan Bewley professor of complex obstetrics , Brenda Kelly consultant obstetrician and clinical lead for the Oxford Rose Clinic , Katrina Darke general practitioner and clinical lead for the Bristol Community Rose Clinic , Katrina Erskine consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist and associate medical director , Clare Gerada general practitioner , Patricia Lohr medical director , Paquita de Zu...

Introduction Clinical pharmacology in the United Kingdom can be said to have come of age in the 1970s. Most teaching hospitals have departments of clinical pharmacology, and several universities have separated it from medicine in the final graduating examination so that medical students have to pass in clinical pharmacology in order to graduate. It is a recognized clinical speciality within the...