OBJECTIVE To describe the effectiveness of containment of novel influenza A(H1N1) infection at a summer camp. DESIGN Targeted use of oseltamivir phosphate by individuals in close contact with influenza-confirmed cases. SETTING Boys' camp in Alabama in July 2009. PARTICIPANTS A total of 171 campers, 48 camp counselors, and 27 camp staff. INTERVENTIONS Campers with confirmed influenza rec...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To investigate the knowledge, attitude, intention and practice of nurses towards physical restraint and factors influencing these variables. BACKGROUND A literature review showed a lack of studies focused on the intention of nurses regarding physical restraint throughout the world. Considering that very little research on physical restraint use has been carried out in Mala...

AIM This study aimed to describe lived experiences of self-care among persons using advanced medical technology at home. BACKGROUND An increased number of people are performing self-care while using different sorts of advanced medical technology at home. Knowledge of different patient groups' lived experiences of this situation may be useful for nurses and other caregivers in educating and su...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study is to determine the association between Chile's 2005 child restraint legislation (CRL) and the incidence of severe paediatric motor vehicle-related injury. METHODS We analysed motor vehicle injury data from Chile's Road Safety Commission from 2000 to 2012 to determine the association between Chile's 2005 CRL and severe paediatric injury. Using Poisson ti...

CONFLICT OF INTEREST NONE DECLARED. INTRODUCTION The quality of the teaching-learning process at the universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad depends mainly of infrastructure that includes an optimal teaching space, personnel and equipment, in accordance with existing standards and norms. For the assessment of teaching at the faculties, the opinion of students is very important (4, 5...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on healthcare professionals' adherence to the technical recommendations for tracheobronchial aspiration in intensive care unit patients. METHODS A quasi-experimental study was performed to evaluate intensive care unit professionals' adherence to the tracheobronchial aspiration technical recommendations in intensive care un...

Mobile robots are valuable tools for education because of both the enthusiasm they raise and the multidisciplinary nature of robotic technology. Mobile robots give access to a wide range of fields, such as complex mechanics, sensors, wireless transmission, mathematics, and computer science, among others. As mobile robots sense the environment and take actions based on their perception, they see...

Background. Pediatric medical information provision literature focuses on hospitalization and surgical procedures, but children would also benefit from an educational program regarding more commonly experienced medical procedures (e.g., needles, general check-up). Objective. To determine whether an evidence-based educational program reduced children's ratings of fear of and expected pain from m...