BACKGROUND Nurses are the main users of supplies and equipment applied in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) which are high-priced and costly. Therefore, understanding ICU nurses' experiences about resource management contributes to the better control of the costs. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the culture of nurses' working environment regarding the resource management in the ICUs ...

Many students have limited opportunities to develop scientific expertise. This is caused, in part, by the scarcity of scientific educational materials and the expense of supplies and equipment. To address these concerns, we developed an inexpensive laboratory experience that introduces students to the scientific process. Our objective was to create an interactive experiment that requires minima...

Logistics mainly involves the management of physical distribution systems. The first significant applications of logistics were developed in the military sector. Modern military operations require constant mobility and consume large amounts of supplies. Although military logistics first developed in the Nineteenth Century (O’Sullivan and Miller, 1983), it was in World War II that logistics theo...

Who is responsible? The manager of the eye care unit is ultimately responsible for ensuring that equipment and supplies are adequate. However, the manager may delegate a member of the team to act as the ‘equipment person’. This person will have some responsibilities for ordering and will also be responsible for keeping the equipment inventory up to date. The inventory should contain information...

video conference, and Skype). During the initial meetings, J.S.M. mentored C.M.G. in the framework of the guided inquiry–based research model created by J.S.M. We then identified a semester and course in which C.M.G. would implement the research model, and we developed an overall timeline and schedule to achieve this goal. We worked together to adapt the model to work within a two-year college ...

Laboratories and laboratory networks are a fundamental component of tuberculosis (TB) control, providing testing for diagnosis, surveillance and treatment monitoring at every level of the health-care system. New initiatives and resources to strengthen laboratory capacity and implement rapid and new diagnostic tests for TB will require recognition that laboratories are systems that require quali...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this systematic review was to develop a 'contributory factors framework' from a synthesis of empirical work which summarises factors contributing to patient safety incidents in hospital settings. DESIGN A mixed-methods systematic review of the literature was conducted. DATA SOURCES Electronic databases (Medline, PsycInfo, ISI Web of knowledge, CINAHL and EMBASE), articl...

Due to the high cost of disposable equipment and supplies, our university could not afford to provide each student with a sterile unopened kit. We searched for a way for students to have the experience of opening a kit and using it for the first time in a simulated learning environment. Our teaching team in the Adult Nursing course decided to let the students purchase a large packet of material...

AIMS To measure the productivity and factors associated with high productivity of trichiasis surgeons. METHODS A standardised, pretested questionnaire was posted to all trichiasis surgeons trained in Tanzania at the address listed at the time of training, and then followed up by post and telephone with those who did not return the form. Questions asked related to place of work, number of surg...