Victoria Brú Sánchez and the epidemic of influenza in Cienfuegos, 1918 by Reinaldo José Pino Blanco, Rigoberto Flores Roó, Alfredo Dario Espinosa Brito

“…Brief biographical data are exposed about the nurse Victoria Brú Sánchez, such as her birth, childhood and adolescent years. …”
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Who calls the shots in Naomi's life? Reading the Naomi-Ruth story within the African religio-cultural context

“…Such a worldview, in which the Sacred Other, the living and the (living) dead formed an integral whole, can also be observed at critical points in Naomi’s life: when Naomi bid farewell to her daughters-in-law (Rt 1:8-9); Naomi’s confession about Yahweh’s faithfulness to both the living and the dead (Rt 2:20); Naomi’s plan to seek security for Ruth through “levirate” marriage (Rt 3:1), and when she acted as a nurse to Mahlon’s son (Rt 4:5, 16). Basing one’s arguments on the apparent resemblances between the world view in which the narrative of Ruth is embedded and the African (Northern Sotho) world view, how may it be far-fetched to argue that the dead (males) called the shots in Naomi’s life? …”
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Budget Impact of Rivaroxaban for the Prevention of Thromboembolic Events after Hip or Knee Replacement in Spain by Xavier Granero Xiberta, Antonio Murcia, José Ricardo Troncoso Durán, Claudio Gómez Zubeldia, Aleix Llorac Moix, Ruth Graefenhain De Codes, Maria Giovana Ferrario, Luis Lizán

“…Health care resources including pharmacologic prophylaxis, anesthesia and nurse care costs (Euros 2014) were estimated from the Spanish National Healthcare System (NHS) perspective. …”
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Nola Pender and Patricia Benner's theories and models: their connection to skin cancer prevention by Asbely Yera Sánchez, Rubén Darío García Núñez, Yanet Blanco Fleites, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…A relevant aspect is Nursing Theories, since they are related to the different forms that the nurse adopts in care. …”
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Le raisonnement clinique de l’infirmier en service d’urgence : ajustements, communication et transmission des informations pour optimiser les soins au malade by Maurine Malterre Alexandra

“…The typical introduction of an examination carried out by a registered nurse (IDE, in French) when welcoming a patient in ED to perform a “situational diagnosis”. …”
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Fast Antinoise RFID-Aided Medical Care System by Ming-Hour Yang, Jia-Ning Luo

“…We propose a grouping proof scheme to help the nursing staff on their final check automatically before a medicine round. …”
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Visual Mapping of Operating Theater Team Dynamics and Communication for Reflexive Feedback and Surgical Practice Optimization by Surya Surendran, MA, Candice Bonaconsa, MSc, Vrinda Nampoothiri, PharmD, Oluchi Mbamalu, PhD, Anu George, PGDip, Swetha Mallick, MCh, Sudheer OV, MCh, Alison Holmes, MD, Marc Mendelson, PhD, Sanjeev Singh, PhD, Gabriel Birgand, PhD, Esmita Charani, PhD

“…Failing to provide the scrub nurse with complete details of the planned surgery leads to multiple door openings to fetch equipment and disposables. …”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Kepatuhan Minum Obat Pada Pasien Skizofrenia by Randy Refnandes, Zakiah Almaya

“…And environmental factor were family support, social support, residence, and nurse-client relationships. people with schizophrenia, especially nurses, have to provide health education for patients and families about the importance of medication adherence and for future researchers, it is advise that further researchers to investigate the factors that influence medication adherence in schizophrenic patients and interventions to improve medication adherence in schizophrenic patients. …”
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Drug Errors and Protocol for Prevention among Anaesthetists in Nigeria by U. U. Johnson, L. N. Ebirim

“…The respondents comprised 1 nurse anaesthetist, 34 resident doctors, 3 doctors with diploma in anaesthesia, and 28 consultant anaesthetists. …”
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Staffing at Ambulatory Endoscopy Centers in the United States: Practice, Trends, and Rationale by Deepak Agrawal, Rajeev Jain

“…Background. Endoscopy nurse (RN) has a pivotal role in administration and monitoring of moderate sedation during endoscopic procedures. …”
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Language and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Practice Paper-Literature Review and Case Example by Satwant Singh

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A narrative review of proactive palliative care models for people with COPD by Amy Pascoe, Xinye Chen, Natasha Smallwood

“…Five key models of palliative care were identified: (1) multi-disciplinary integrated services, (2) nurse-led care, (3) hospice and residential aged care, (4) home-based care, and (5) telemonitoring and telehealth. …”
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Effect of Ice Bag Application to Femoral Region on Pain in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Sevda Korkut Bayındır, Gülsüm Nihal Çürük, Abdurrahman Oguzhan

“…Local ice bag application may therefore be recommended as a nursing intervention for pain control in such cases.…”
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Visual Research Methods: A Novel Approach To Understanding The Experiences of Compulsive Hoarders: A Preliminary Study by Satwant Singh, Colin Jones

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Opinions of primary school principals in Bunia City (DRC) on the establishment of infirmaries within their schools by NDJABU Justin

“…The preferred model for managing an infirmary is collaboration between the permanent nurse, the head of the establishment, and the State, according to most heads of establishments. …”
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Fatigue Status in Relation to Lifestyle in Healthy Japanese Adolescents by Ning Zou, Masaru Kubota, Eriko Kuruma, Chiaki Kojima, Ayako Nagai

“…After adjusting for age and gender, multiple regression analysis showed that physical and mental fatigue scores were associated with sleeping hours, extracurricular sports activity, food balance, the frequencies of snacks between regular meals, intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, and visits to the nurse's room. This paper is the first large cross-sectional study on fatigue in healthy adolescents in Japan, albeit there were numerous such studies in Western countries.…”
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Rethinking maternal healthcare for the 21st century in the United States by Vishwani PERSAUD-SHARMA

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Health promotion model at the Metropolitan University of Ecuador by Cruz Xiomara Peraza de Aparicio, Florangel Josefina Benítez de Hernández, Yojanis Galeano Tamayo

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: the model presented considered the joint work of the doctor, nurse, psychologist and sports coach, a team which at the same time formed the specialized support group. …”
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Effects of Long Distance Transportation on Honey Bee Physiology by Kiheung Ahn, Xianbing Xie, Joseph Riddle, Jeff Pettis, Zachary Y. Huang

“…This study suggests that bees experiencing transportation have trouble fully developing their food glands and this might affect their ability to nurse the next generation of workers.…”
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Group A Streptococcal Endometritis: Report of an Outbreak and Review of the Literature by Ziad A Memish, Denise Gravel-Tropper, Catherine Oxley, Baldwin Toye, Gary E Garber

“…A carrier was identified among the personnel screened. This nurse was removed from direct patient care and treated with a two-week course of oral clindamycin and rifampin with documentation of carrier eradication of gas at the end of therapy, 30 days, 60 days and six months post-treatment. …”
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