it is widely accepted in many parts of the world thatcommunity nurses are of vital importance in various phases of disaster response and management. in china, however, it is not clear whether the chinese community nurses are able to assume disaster-related duties due to the lack of a systematic assessment.a pre-designed and well-tested questionnaire was employed to evaluate the competency in di...

was delivered by me on the 29th May. The labour was tedious, and forceps had to be applied with the head in transverse position, the blades being on the occiput and sinciput. When the child's head was born it was noticed that the cord was tight round the child's neck. My patient had severe post-partum haemorrhage, which prevented me from paying any attention to the child beyond seeing that it r...

Helen Lamb was born September 28, 1899, in Butler, Mo, a small town about 60 miles south of Kansas City, Mo. Her mother was Anna Catherine Judy and her father, Leslie Lamb, was a physician in Butler. Helen received her nurses training at Christian Church Hospital, Kansas City, Mo, and she received her registered nurse license in 1921. Later, training in the art and science of anesthesia took pl...

BACKGROUND There is extensive evidence that the role of nurse coordinators is beneficial for patients. Nurse coordinators are more available to patients compared to general registered nurses, know better to control symptoms and work as team players with multiple care providers. Despite its significance, there is a dearth of literature on the subject in Israel and a lack of clarity regarding the...

Background. The age of an insect strongly influences many aspects of behavior and reproduction. The interaction of age and behavior is epitomized in the temporal polyethism of honey bees in which young adult bees perform nurse and maintenance duties within the colony, while older bees forage for nectar and pollen. Task transition is dynamic and driven by colony needs. However, an abundance of p...

Background: Supervision is part of directive function a manager. carried out to ensure nurses work according standard. Actually, the quality service in hospital can be improved with supervision. Objective: determine relationship between supervision head room compliance preventing pressure injuries. Design: this study was quantitative cross-sectional design approach independent variable and depe...

background and objectives: in this paper, a real life nurse scheduling model is described based on the conditions in iranian hospitals such as monthly shift rotation, consecutive morning and evening shifts and consecutive evening and night shift.   methods: the developed model considers both hospital constraints and nurses’ preferences. hospital constraints include assigning adequate qualified ...