Technologies and cancer therapies develop at a rapid pace, which makes staying current with changes diffi cult for nurses. Newer cancer modalities combine surgery or interventional radiology techniques to deliver regional chemotherapy, limiting systemic toxicities. Chemotherapy-certifi ed nurses must be available to assist with chemotherapy administration in nontraditional areas. This article p...

297 No perfect operating room (OR) exists and many, if not most, surgeons have complained about their workplace at one time or another. But just imagine if you had complete control over the design of your operating room and could fashion it as you pleased. What would you change? Where would you begin? Certainly, many surgical sales-persons would like to sell their product, but would that produc...

There are a number of factors that prolong patients’ stay in the recovery room (RR), which are related to system or clinical issues. However, less has been discovered from the RR nurses about reasons for prolonged patient stay and recommendations to solve this issue. Prolonged patient stay of more than 2 hours in the RR interferes with the primary role of the RR nurse, which is to provide care ...

Background/objective: Nursing is considered an Angel of Mercy profession, but it is also one of the most stressful jobs compared to other health care sectors. The aim of this study was to determine the anxiety levels and related symptoms among critical care nurses in Albaha governmental hospitals. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. It was conducted in Albaha at four governmen...

The aim of this study was to determine the preparedness and perception nurses against disasters. This carried out in hospitals Gümüşhane Provincial Health Directorate between 01/11/2014 - 24/11/2015 as a cross-sectional study. universe consisted 226 working clinics Public Hospitals Association affiliated hospitals. entire included without using any sampling method. completed with 171 nurses. “P...