A Rational Approach to Constipation Hershl Berman, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University Health Network,Toronto, ON. Laura Brooks, RegN, MscN, APN, Advanced Practice Nurse in Palliative Care, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, University Health Network, Toronto, ON. Shawna Silver, MD, PEng, Hospital fo...

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major shift in the healthcare delivery system. With limited personal protection equipment and nursing service shortage ineffective care delivered to patients. Wearing full protective (PPE) hinders nurse-patients communication inhibiting achievement of treatment goals. This study aims examine effect ‘COVID Nurse Assistant’ (CNA) application on pat...

BACKGROUND Japan has introduced an acute psychiatric care unit to the public healthcare insurance program, but its requirement of a shorter length of stay could lead to discharges without proper discharge planning. The aim of this study was to examine the association between the implementation of discharge planning and the length of stay of acute psychiatric inpatients in Japan. METHODS This ...

POSITION STATEMENT Perioperative nursing is a specialized area of practice for the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). Specialty areas of practice require additional preparation. This AORN position statement delineates the definition and educational requirements for the APRN who functions in the perioperative environment, including the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative pati...

incidence, causes and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the medical intensive care unit    amri meleh p [1] , bayani m [2] *, nikbakhsh n [3] , pourhassan a [4] , marzban m [5] , shirkhani z [6] , damavandi f [7] , soleimaniyan ss [8]     received: 15 may , 2013 accepted: 14 aug , 2013    abstract  background & aims : ventilator associated pneumonia is one of the most common h ospi...

BACKGROUND Adequate staffing is necessary to meet patient care needs and provide safe, quality nursing care. In November 1999, the Korean government implemented a new staffing policy that differentiates nursing fees for inpatients based on nurse-to-bed ratios. The purpose was to prevent hospitals from delegating nursing care to family members of patients or paid caregivers, and ultimately deter...