Amaç: Bu çal??man?n amac? Türkiye’de hem?irelik tarihi alan?nda yap?lan lisansüstü tezlerin incelenmesidir.Yöntem: Betimsel bir çal??ma olan bu ara?t?rmada, Ulusal Tez Merkezine kay?tl? tezler Türkçe “hem?irelik tarihi”, “hem?irelik”, “hasta bak?m?”, “t?p bak?c?” sözcükleri kullan?larak taranm??t?r. Veri taban?na 1007 teze ula??lm??t?r. Dâhil edilme kriterlerine uyan sekiz tez, tezin türü, yönt...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for dementia in residents aged 65 years and older in a Chinese nursing home. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in a nursing home located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Cognitive status, including the presence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), was measured...

AIM To develop an Australian nursing documentation in aged care (Quality of Australian Nursing Documentation in Aged Care (QANDAC)) instrument to measure the quality of paper-based and electronic resident records. METHODS The instrument was based on the nursing process model and on three attributes of documentation quality identified in a systematic review. The development process involved fi...

The purpose of this survey is to analyze how the Nursing Graduation teaching has contributed for legitimizing and crystallizing the knowledge, as a subaltern profession and the keeper of such status quo, and for providing visibility to the constitution of another discourse based on the practices. The survey has involved nurses and teachers over 60 years of age. The discourse analysis has been u...

OBJECTIVE to analyze the formation of nursing doctorates in Brazil, from theses production, disciplines and other strategies focusing on research offered by courses. METHOD a descriptive and analytical study of the performance of 18 doctoral courses in nursing, running from 1982 to 2010, and defended their theses between 2010-2012. RESULTS 502 theses were defended in this period, most linke...

The ageing population is posing new challenges to Singapore's healthcare system. The rise of dual income and the decline of extended families, as well as an increase in age-related degenerative disorders due to increased longevity render it difficult for the family to remain the primary social safety net to care for our elderly in their own homes. Consequently, nursing homes may become increasi...