Nursing and Health Care (ISSN: 2573-3877)
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Volume 5 Issue 1
Review Article
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2573.3877.152
The Epistemology of Swarming in Patient Care: An Innovative Approach to Admitting Patients into Intensive Care Units
Aretha D Miller and Cheryl Stephenson
Abstract
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that addresses cognitive sciences, the history of science and cultural studies. It investigates the origin, methods, nature and limits of knowledge and seeks to determine what we know and how we know it. It is also used to determine truth or falsehoods as we strive to acquire knowledge. This review exam
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Research Article
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2573.3877.151
Economic Evaluation of School Health Programmes: A Mapping Review (2005-2015)
Fernanda Piana Santos Lima de Oliveira,
Galba Freire Moita, Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira, Andreia Maria Araújo Drummond,
Andrea Maria Duarte Vargas, Sônia Dias and Zulmira Hartz
Abstract
The economic evaluation has gained popularity in recent years but, to be useful, it must be conducted and reported accurately. The aim of this study was to perform a mapping review identifying published articles about economic evaluation of school health programmes, characterizing and qualifying what has been published, and discussing how thes
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Review Article
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2573.3877.149
Social Customs and Practices Associated with Pregnancy and Child Bearing in Low Socio-Economic Communities
Sudha Shukla and Bhartendu Shukla
Abstract
Child birth is a very significant event in a married woman’s life. She is filled with fear and anxiety mixed with a feeling of joy and expectation of the coming child. Apart from physical care psychological care and assurance are equally important. Present study deals with the women of poor workers of the factories who have to undergo deliver
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Commentary
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2573.3877.148
The Impact of Attitudes and Behaviors on Nurse Satisfaction, Well-being, and Outcomes of Patient Care
Alan H Rosenstein
Abstract
Healthcare is a complex multidimensional system that depends upon effective communication and collaboration amongst all members of the health care team as the key ingredient for best patient care. In the current health care environment all health care providers are feeling the growing pressures on care delivery and the changing health dynamics
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Research Article
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2573.3877.147
Effectiveness of Workshop on Hand Washing Techniques among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Quasi Experimental Study
Noor Asikime Binti
Mohamad, Kasmini Che Muda, Siti Nor Asiah Ab Khadir, Umiaziente Suchi and
Regidor III Dioso
Abstract
Background: Compliance with the performance of correct and effective hand hygiene has not been adequate among undergraduate nursing students, in clinical settings. Aim: That is why this study evaluated if a hand washing workshop can effectively enhance the performance of hand washing among undergraduate nursing students. Method: A total of 15 p
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Case Report
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2573.3877.146
A Campaign to Improve Seasonal Influenza Immunization Compliance in a University Nursing Health and Wellness Clinic: A Case Study
Helen Reyes, Collette Loftin, Vicki Hartin, Teresa Smoot, J Dirk Nelson, Priscella Correa and Cynthia Dowell
Abstract
Seasonal influenza can result in enormous physical and economic burdens. Healthy People 2020 report that substantially fewer than the recommended 70% in most age groups actually receive the immunization (Bekkat-Berkani & Romano-Massotti, 2018). The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether the WTAMU Nursing Health and Wellness Clinic s
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Research Article
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2573.3877.145
Tolerance in Preterm Infants Fed Exclusively with Human Milk. Prospective Analytic Study
Pasqua Anna Quitadamo, Chiara Cisternino, Carmela Parente, Paola Lurdo, Massimiliano Copetti, Giuseppina Palumbo, Maria Assunta Gentile and Pierpaolo Cristalli
Abstract
Human milk is the best feeding for premature infants. When Own Mothers Milk (OMM) is insufficient or unavailable, the alternative is represented by the Donor Milk (DM). OMM and DM must be fortified to support the adequate growth. Objectives: Evaluation of the food tolerance on preterm fed exclusively with fortified Human Milk (HM).Materials
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