This article aims to describe student nurse experiences of clinical practice through their reflections. Forty reflections on clinical practice in a pediatric department were conducted at a tertiary hospital. Student nurses wrote reflections which were then thematically analyzed. Analysis was founded on the following: First, situations of nursing care in medical and surgical pediatrics; Second, ...

PURPOSE A Delphi consensus development process was used to identify best practices for the safe use of insulin pen devices in hospitals. METHODS A panel of healthcare professionals with experience in patient safety activities and development of insulin-use guidelines was selected. In round 1 of a 4-round Delphi process, panelists were asked to identify key concepts and practices relating to s...

background : in spite of much literature written about the theory-practice gap in the international nursing journals, there is evidence that indicates this subject has not been probed comprehensively since nursing education was transferred to universities in iran.  in the recent years, the public and the government have criticized iranian nurses because of poor quality of patient care. although...

BACKGROUND There are several studies that have targeted student nurses, but few have clarified the details pertaining to the specific ethical problems in clinical practice with the viewpoint of the nursing faculty. This study was to investigate the ethical problems in clinical practice reported by student nurses to Japanese nursing faculty members for the purpose of improving ethics education i...

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate if the Tono-Pen, Schiøtz and Perkins tonometers could be used interchangeably in general practice for measuring elevated intraocular pressure. A total of 74 eyes of 37 paediatric patients under general anaesthesia were checked with all 3 tonometers. All of the tonometers gave significantly different measurements from each other. However, with a me...

the seismic analysis of structures in the past relied on the assumed soil desirable effects as the elongation of excitation period with higher damping. therefore, imposing earthquake loading at the foundation level fulfilling higher safety requirements was the common practice until occasional movement amplifications demanded more rigorous research. the goal of the current study is to scrutinize...

background breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and breast self-examination due to simplicity, economical and efficiency is vital factor in escalating the treatment and survival of women involved with breast cancer. the purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice on breast self-examination among the female students of ahvaz jundishapur university of...