'This isn't very typical I'm afraid': observing community care complaints procedures

The new complaints procedures which local authority social services departments have been required to introduce represent an important mechanism for managing the change of culture associated with recent community care reforms. They also represent a new genre in mechanisms of redress for welfare recipients. This paper reports the findings of a study which has observed considerable diversity in the ways in which local authorities are interpreting the nature and purposes of the new procedures and, in particular, the functions of review panels established under those procedures. Variations in the composition of panels, in the style of review panel proceedings, in perceptions of the panels' powers, and in the ways that complaints and complainants are constituted are all discussed. Attention is drawn to four competing interpretations of the review panels' role and to the need for these to be clarified and prioritised.     

整体护理改善护患关系的体会

整体护理的实施,重塑了护士的职业价值观,增加了护患之间的接触。护士能够在自己的专业范围内积极主动地解决病人的问题,挖掘了护理人员的自身潜力,加深了护患交流,使护患关系明显改善。     

Unusual Delayed Manifestation of a Penetrating Chest Trauma

Abstract Pericardial tamponade remains a diagnostic challenge to the clinician especially when the patient is well compensated hemodynamically. We report an unusual case who sought medical help 1 month after having been stabbed in his chest. An investigation revealed a perforation of the myocardium and a pericardial tamponade. The patient survived thanks to a large organized clot that plugged the perforation. The patient was exposed to increased risk due to delayed onset, recognition, and therapy of the tamponade. Most reports on this subject deal with acute pericardial tamponade. Only few cases of delayed pericardial tamponade have been reported. A review of the relevant literature and the therapeutic approaches are discussed.     

82例创伤性脑膜炎患者的治疗及护理

目的 :为了提高创伤性脑膜炎的治愈率及护理满意度。方法 :对收治的 82例患者在治疗上应用足量有效的抗生素 ,及时处理原发伤 ,反复腰穿以控制感染。在护理上密切观察病情 ,保持气道通畅 ,加强头痛、高热及脑脊液耳、鼻漏的护理 ,保持创口清洁 ,注重健康宣教。结果 :77例治愈 ,5例死亡。结论 :早期诊断、有效处理原发伤及对症护理可促进创伤性脑膜炎的康复     

浅析中专护生文化休克的护理策略

文化休克(culture shock),又译为文化震撼或文化震惊,是指生活在某一种文化环境中的人初次进入到另一种文化环境,如到了不同的民族、社会群体中或地区甚至国家时所产生的思想混乱与心理上精神紧张综合征。新入校中专护生,由于文化环境的改变,往往会出现孤独、焦虑、无助等文化休克的种种表现,这些现象若不能及时得到解决,将不利于他们的全面健康状态的成长与发展。众所周知,WHO明确规定,健康不但是没有疾病和身体缺陷,还要有完整的生理、心理状态和良好的社会适应能力。因此,新入校中专护生这一特殊群体所产生的文化休克现象应引起学校有…     

Impact of cosmetic care on quality of life in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy and radiotherapy: an initial randomized controlled study

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and therefore represents a major problem in public health. Data from patients' self-report questionnaires provide valuable information about the side-effects that patients may view as having a significantly detrimental impact on their quality of life (QOL) and yet are not always recognized as important by healthcare professionals. Cosmetology is a specific care for patients and there is actually no scientific evidence regarding effects on QOL for women with breast cancer. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of cosmetic care on QOL in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy and radiotherapy. METHODS: We developed a prospective, multicentre, randomized, controlled study including 27 patients. All the patients had to fill in a French-validated dermatologic specific quality-of-life questionnaire to compare the QOL of the two groups, the cosmetic group and the control group, at three different times of the adjuvant treatment. RESULTS: The results show a statistically significant difference between the cosmetic group and the control group in two areas of QOL: mood state and self-perception of the disease. CONCLUSION: This study emphasizes the interest of cosmetic care in breast cancer patients. However, further larger trials are needed to confirm this study.