Common Barriers to Reporting Medical Errors by Salim Aljabari, Zuhal Kadhim

“…The majority of the studies used self-administered questionnaires (75%) to collect data. Nurses were the most studied providers (87%), followed by physicians (27%). …”
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Exploring the hurdles of implementing National School Health Policy in Namibian Schools: insights from stakeholders by Ndasilohenda Katangolo-Nakashwa, Faniswa Honest Mfidi

“…A total of 20 stakeholders participated, including educators, nurses, principals, and health program administrators from three regions in Namibia. …”
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CLINICAL AND AESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF NATAL AND NEONATAL TEETH by Magda-Mihaela Luca, Malina Popa, Nicoleta Nikolajevic-Stoican, Roxana Buzatu, Bumbu Bogdan Andrei, Simina Boia

“…All instances require evaluation by a pediatric dentist, and neonatal nurses should be trained to recognize and refer affected infants appropriately. …”
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A Case of Drastic Reduction of Membranous Substances in the Pharynx by Interprofessional Cooperative Oral Care by Masahiko Okubo, Hideyuki Kamimura, Tsuyoshi Sato, Shoichiro Kokabu

“…There was a large amount of oral desquamated epithelium, dental plaque, and calculus in his mouth. Nurses and care workers administered oral care such as rubbing the tongue and buccal mucosa daily. …”
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Technological Approaches to Remote Monitoring of Elderly People in Cardiology: A Usability Perspective by Susanna Spinsante, Roberto Antonicelli, Ilaria Mazzanti, Ennio Gambi

“…The evaluation has been performed by testing three remote health platforms designed according to different technological approaches, in a realistic scenario involving older adults and medical operators (doctors and nurses). The aim of the testing activity was not to benchmark a specific solution with respect to the others, but to evaluate the main positive and negative issues related to the system and service design philosophy each solution was built upon. …”
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Developing and Testing a High-Fidelity Simulation Scenario for an Uncommon Life-Threatening Disease: Severe Malaria by Andrew Kestler, Mary Kestler, Ravi Morchi, Steven Lowenstein, Britney Anderson

“…Results. 29 participants included 3rd year medical students (65%), 3rd year EM residents (28%), and EM nurses (7%). Participants scored average 85% on questions related to learning objectives. 93% felt that sim was effective or very effective in teaching severe malaria, and 83% rated it most effective. …”
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The laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections by Max A Chernesky

“…Because some of the other assays perform better on certain specimen types, it is important for laboratories to recognize these differences and provide advice to physicians and nurses collecting patient specimens, with the objective of diagnosing lower genital tract infections to prevent transmission and upper tract damage. …”
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Secretory Products of Trichinella spiralis Muscle Larvae and Immunomodulation: Implication for Autoimmune Diseases, Allergies, and Malignancies by Ljiljana Sofronic-Milosavljevic, Natasa Ilic, Elena Pinelli, Alisa Gruden-Movsesijan

“…Trichinella spiralis has the unique ability to make itself “at home” by creating and hiding in a new type of cell in the host body that is the nurse cell. From this immunologically privileged place, the parasite orchestrates a long-lasting molecular cross talk with the host through muscle larvae excretory-secretory products (ES L1). …”
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Multi-resource constrained elective surgical scheduling with Nash equilibrium toward smart hospitals by Jun Xue, Zhi Li, Shuangli Zhang

“…., surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses). The objective of multi-resource constrained elective surgical scheduling (MESS) is to simultaneously minimize the average recovery completion time for all patients, the average overtime for medical staffs, and the total medical cost. …”
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Making Complex Technologies Accessible Through Simple Controllability: Initial Results of a Feasibility Study by Pascal Müller, Hari Krishna Reddy Gali, Subashkumar Rajanayagam, Stefan Twieg, Patrick Jahn, Sebastian Hofstetter

“…The objective of this study is to ascertain the extent to which a digital cross-device control and application platform for the simplified utilization of DATs alters the willingness of nurses to utilize them in the care process. An exploratory, longitudinal design with a mixed-methods approach was employed in this study. …”
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Evaluation of the psychosocial impact and received care in patients with gestational trophoblastic disease – a qualitative interview based study by Blok L.J., Eysbouts Y.K., Bastiaans S., Sweep F.C.G.J., Ottevanger P.B.

“…They appreciated offered psychological support from specialized nurses. Nevertheless, aspects such as provided information, communication and logistical issues need improvement. …”
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Multicenter audit of operating room staff compliance with the surgical safety checklist: a cross-sectional study from a low- and middle-income country by Sana J. Yaseen, Sari Taha, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

“…Surgeons, anesthesiologists, and surgical nurses were invited to complete a self-administered questionnaire that measured attitudes across five domains via a 5-point Likert scale. …”
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Acceptability and Implementation Challenges of Benzathine Penicillin G Secondary Prophylaxis for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study by Eshetie Melese Birru, Kevin T. Batty, Laurens Manning, Stephanie L. Enkel, Brioni R. Moore

“…Methodology: A descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured interview guides was conducted in four public hospitals in Ethiopia. Physicians and nurses who had at least 1 year of experience in delivering RHD secondary prophylaxis were recruited. …”
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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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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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Implementation of a Diabetes Educator Care Model to Reduce Paediatric Admission for Diabetic Ketoacidosis by Asma Deeb, Hana Yousef, Layla Abdelrahman, Mary Tomy, Shaker Suliman, Salima Attia, Hana Al Suwaidi

“…The team consisted of highly trained nurses. The model effectiveness is measured by comparing the rate of hospital admission for DKA over 4-year period to the baseline year prior to implementing the model. …”
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Analisis Faktor-Faktor Yang Berhubungan dengan Kekambuhan pada Skizoprenia by Dewi Eka Putri, Feri Fernandes

“…Still, there is no relationship between recurrence with family support and family attitudes. It expected that nurses will help patients improve medication adherence and train families to reduce the level of emotional expression in treating patients with schizophrenia. …”
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The convergence of health system resources and health outcome in Central Europe and the Baltic region by Shailender Singh, Chitra Krishnan, Nishant Kumar, Supriya Lamba Sahdev

“…The panel result favors the existence of convergence in the three variables employed as health system resources – physician density, nurses’ density, and per capita current health expenditure. …”
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Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pneumocystis Pneumonia of an Infant with AIDS by Grégoire Cane, Arnaud De Boislambert, Charlotte Sgro, Pierre Lavedan, Hélène Foulgoc, Nadir Tafer, Alexandre Ouattara

“…An HIV infection was later fortuitously diagnosed after accidental exposure of a nurse to the child’s urine. The mother had congenitally transmitted HIV to the child after late (undetected) infection during pregnancy. …”
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