Nursing patients with a corneal graft and the use of a subpalpebral lavage system

We as veterinary professionals are often faced with challenging patients that require up-close and personal attention. A common scenario seen in veterinary practice is administering eye medications to an aggressive or difficult patient. This article discusses nursing considerations for these patients with a corneal graft and the use of a subpalpebral lavage system to aid us with our treatments. Perhaps with more options available we will not have to be so quick to sway towards enucleation for these aggressive patients.     

护士分团队管理的方法与体会

目的 探讨分团队管理模式的方法与效果.方法 根据护士特长及意向划分团队,实施分团队自主管理,确立目标,制订工作职责及奖惩机制.结果护理专业技能提高,协作能力增强.结论 实施分团队自主管理,激发了护士的工作热情,有利于护理质量的提高.     

Music in mind, a randomized controlled trial of music therapy for young people with behavioural and emotional problems: study protocol

porter s., holmes v., mclaughlin k., lynn f., cardwell c., braiden h.-j., doran j. & rogan s. (2012)?Music in mind, a randomized controlled trial of music therapy for young people with behavioural and emotional problems: study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing68(10), 2349-2358. ABSTRACT: Aims. This article is a report of a trial protocol to determine if improvizational music therapy leads to clinically significant improvement in communication and interaction skills for young people experiencing social, emotional or behavioural problems. Background. Music therapy is often considered an effective intervention for young people experiencing social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. However, this assumption lacks empirical evidence. Study design. Music in mind is a multi-centred single-blind randomized controlled trial involving 200 young people (aged 8-16?years) and their parents. Eligible participants will have a working diagnosis within the ambit of International Classification of Disease 10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders and will be recruited over 15?months from six centres within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services of a large health and social care trust in Northern Ireland. Participants will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to receive standard care alone or standard care plus 12 weekly music therapy sessions delivered by the Northern Ireland Music Therapy Trust. Baseline data will be collected from young people and their parents using standardized outcome measures for communicative and interaction skills (primary endpoint), self-esteem, social functioning, depression and family functioning. Follow-up data will be collected 1 and 13?weeks after the final music therapy session. A cost-effectiveness analysis will also be carried out. Discussion. This study will be the largest trial to date examining the effect of music therapy on young people experiencing social, emotional or behavioural difficulties and will provide empirical evidence for the use of music therapy among this population. Trial registration. This study is registered in the ISRCTN Register, ISRCTN96352204. Ethical approval was gained in October 2010.     

Uncertainty during perimenopause: perceptions of older first-time mothers

morgan p., merrell j., rentschler d. & chadderton h. (2012) Uncertainty during perimenopause: perceptions of older first-time mothers. Journal of Advanced Nursing68(10), 2299-2308. ABSTRACT: Aim. This article is a report of a study exploring older first-time mothers' perceptions of health during their transition to menopause. Background. Increasing numbers of women world-wide are delaying motherhood, yet little is known about the unique phenomenon created when midlife motherhood is closely followed by the transition to menopause. A literature search revealed that the effect of these overlapping life transitions on women's health was unknown. Design. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach utilizing Gadamer's philosophical underpinnings guided the study. Method. A purposive sample of thirteen women aged 45-56?years who were mothering children aged 12?years or younger and experiencing symptoms of perimenopause was recruited. Two in-depth interviews were conducted with each woman and meaning was mutually negotiated through participative dialogue with the women, ongoing construction and thematic analysis of data collected between 2004 and 2007. Findings. The key theme 'Perimenopause as a State of Uncertainty' is an interpretation of older first-time mothers' perceptions of health during perimenopause and is the focus of this article. Hermeneutic interpretation culminated in the construct 'uncertainty' as theoretical embodiment of the women's lived experience. An uncertain temporality, projection of the lifespan and valuing health as precious enabled these women to transform uncertainty into opportunities for health promotion to 'be there' for their children. Conclusion. Nurses, nurse practitioners and midwives will increasingly be caring for midlife mothers and need to understand the unique issues of older mothers to offer education and health promotion that support healthy transitions to menopause.     

中药熏蒸与人工泪液联用及综合护理对干眼症的治疗效果

【摘要】 目的 探讨中药熏蒸结合西医人工泪液及综合护理对干眼症的治疗效果。方法 选取干眼症患者120例为研究对象，随机分为西医人工泪液治疗37例（A组）、中药熏蒸治疗39例（B组）、中药熏蒸结合人工泪液治疗44例（C组），三组均行综合护理，连续治疗20天，并随访1个月，用分泌泪液指数、人工泪液使用频率、眼睛不适症状总数及VAS舒适度评价各组治疗后第20天和随访1个月的临床效果。结果 与治疗前相比，治疗第20天，A、B、C三组在泪液分泌指数、眼睛不适症状总数及VAS舒适度均显著改善（P＜0.05）。随访1个月，C组与A组相比，上述指标显著更优（均P＜0.05）；与B组相比，C组眼睛不适症状总数显著减少（P＜0.05），两眼泪液指数显著增加（P＜0.05）；C组有效率显著高于A及B组（P＜0.05）。结论 在综合护理下，中药熏蒸结合西医人工泪液治疗干眼症效果明显优于单独中医和西医治疗效果，可有效提升患者生活质量。     

对我院医院感染状况的调查与分析

目的 了解医院感染的发生现状,为今后采取有针对性的措施,降低医院感染发生率提供依据.方法 采用回顾性调查的方法,对2009年9月至2010年8月出院患者的医院感染病例进行分析.结果 15 859 例住院患者中发生医院感染646 例,感染率为4.07%.血液科、ICU和肿瘤科患者是医院感染的高危人群.常见感染部位依次...     

专科护理质量指标在呼吸内科使用吸入剂患者管理中的应用

目的探讨专科质量指标在呼吸内科使用吸入剂患者管理中的应用。方法以专科疾病特点及循证为基础,建立吸入剂使用前评估、吸入剂使用方法、吸入剂使用宣教及交接班四个方面的护理质量标准与细则,运用这四个方面的专科指标对呼吸内科使用吸入剂患者进行护理质量管理。比较专科护理指标实施前(2015年3月)与实施半年后(2015年9月),吸入剂使用护理质量中评估正确率、操作使用方法正确率、患者及家属对吸入剂相关知识的掌握率和交接班的合格率的情况。结果专科质量指标实施后,吸入剂使用护理质量中评估正确率、操作使用方法正确率、患者及家属对吸入剂相关知识的掌握率和交接班的合格率均高于实施前,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论吸入剂专科质量指标的实施,能有效的提高呼吸专科优质护理质量,进一步提高专科护士的业务素质,且该指标的数据易于收集,指标和标准基于科学文献于临床实践,是有效和可靠的,具有科学性和可行性。