The purpose of patient rights, as a basic component of human rights, is to support patients and to strengthen them in social terms. The right to privacy and confidentiality, initially dealt with as a part of personal rights, has become a right in its own way over time, and is now recognized and guaranteed by many constitutions, laws, and international conventions. A cross-sectional survey was c...

Dear Editor, Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH) is a benign proliferation of the conjunctival or corneal epithelium that occurs in response to inflammatory conditions [1]. There are a few reports of occurrence of PEH presenting as a limbal mass, especially in inflammatory conditions such as vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) [2-4]. Here, we describe an uncommon case of PEH with vascular tor...

BACKGROUND Emergency medical services (EMS) in Thailand have been established for more than 20 years. However evaluation of EMS is limited The present study aimed to determine providers 'perspectives on EMS in Thailand MATERIAL AND METHOD The present study was conducted at the tenth Academic Annual Meeting of Emergency Medicine between February 9 and 13, 2009 at Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok. A...

User acceptance is a precondition for successful implementation of hospital information systems (HISs). Increasing investment in information technology by healthcare organisations internationally has made user acceptance an important issue in technology implementation and management. Despite the increased focus on hospital information systems, there continues to be user resistance. The present ...

background: elder abuse and neglect (ean) comprises emotional, financial, physical, and sexual abuse, neglect by other individuals, and self-neglect. elder abuse and neglect in seniors with psychiatric morbidity was not monitored in the czech republic at all, despite the literature shows mental morbidity as one of the important risk factor for developing elder abuse and neglect. methods: we des...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To identify what nurses experience as barriers to ensuring adequate nutritional care for the undernourished hospitalized elderly. BACKGROUND Undernutrition occurs frequently among the hospitalised elderly and can result in a variety of negative consequences if not treated. Nevertheless, undernutrition is often unrecognised and undertreated. Nurses have a great responsibili...

BACKGROUND Nursing shortages and maldistribution are priority issues for healthcare systems around the globe. Such imbalances are often aggravated in underserved areas, especially in developing countries. Despite the centrality of this issue, there is a dearth of studies that examine the retention of nurses in underserved areas in the Middle East Region. This study investigates the characterist...

The aim of this study was to assess the risk of blood and body fluid exposure among non-hospital based registered nurses (RNs) employed in New York State. The study population was mainly unionized public sector workers, employed in state institutions. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by a random stratified sample of members of the New York State Nurses Association and registered ...