www.medigraphic.org.mx * Master in Sciences, Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, recertiル ed by the Mexican Board of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Professor of Genital Tract and Anal-Perineal Complex Pathology (UNAM) (CONADICO), Medical Director of the Satelite Hospital and Surgical Center. § Student, Nursing School, Mexico ́s Technological University (UNITEC). II Specialist in Gynecology and ...

conducted to explore whether serving food affects participation in medical grand rounds. The case study format is a presentation style that is regaining favor in both medical grand rounds and NGRs. Presenting a case study of a particular patient enables nurses to systematically examine a specific patient’s episode of care, review the pathophysiology, evaluate the nursing care provided, and rela...

conducted to explore whether serving food affects participation in medical grand rounds. The case study format is a presentation style that is regaining favor in both medical grand rounds and NGRs. Presenting a case study of a particular patient enables nurses to systematically examine a specific patient’s episode of care, review the pathophysiology, evaluate the nursing care provided, and rela...

Current Status Doctoral nursing education in Japan has changed rapidly over the past 20 years, resulting in the move of nursing education fully into the higher education system in Japan, with appropriate student numbers and quality. In 1988 the first establishment of doctoral nursing education occurred at St. Luke’s College of Nursing Tokyo, after which the number of doctoral programs in Nursin...

INTRODUCTION The increasing prevalence of diabetes has led to expanded roles for primary health care nurses in diabetes management. AIM To describe and compare anthropometric and glycaemic characteristics of patients with diabetes and their management by practice nurses, district nurses and specialist nurses. METHODS Primary health care nurses in Auckland randomly sampled in a cross-section...

Nursing is evolving into new fields of health care including ambulance care, where a branch of specialist nursing is growing. Various views exist on the desired competence for the ambulance nurse and valid guidelines are lacking in Sweden. To increase knowledge of the field, professionals were asked to describe what competences an ambulance nurse should possess. The aim of this study was theref...

OBJECTIVES To explore general practitioners' (GPs) current involvement in and attitudes towards the provision of palliative care in primary care. METHODS Postal survey of 356 London-based GPs, assessing attitudes towards palliative care provision, district nursing and specialist palliative care services, and priorities for future service development. RESULTS Currently, 65% of GPs were provi...

As cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, every nurse will be required to care for patients with the condition at some point in his/her career. However, non-specialized oncology nurses are often ill-prepared to nurse patients suffering from cancer. This literature review aims to provide an overview of current trends and developments in cancer care nursing in an attempt to identify the ...

AIM To assess the changes in services for children with diabetes in the south west of England between two region-wide audits performed in 1994 and 1998. METHODS Questionnaires were sent to consultant paediatricians, specialist diabetes nurses, dietitians, and Local Diabetes Service Advisory Groups. Information was gathered on consultant and nursing caseload, clinic structure, dietetic and psy...

Marginalization of physicians in the nursing home threatens the overall care of increasingly frail nursing home residents who have medically complex illnesses. The authors propose that creating a nursing home medicine specialty, which recognizes the nursing home as a unique practice site, would go a long way toward remedying existing problems with care in skilled nursing facilities and would be...