The existence of ritual abuse is the subject of much debate. Ritual abuse survivor perceptions of seeking help have not been explored, and studies have yet to utilize self-defined survivors as collaborative researchers. This study addresses both issues. Participatory action research was utilized to design a survey and semistructured interview to investigate ritual abuse survivor experience of s...

OBJECTIVES A survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in Jordan and evaluate the factors associated with antibiotic misuse. METHODS Validated questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 1943 households (9281 persons) selected from among different cities in Jordan. RESULTS 842 (39.5%) of 2133 antibiotic users identified via the survey ha...

Care homes are not institutions, They are people’s homes. They are not “healthcare establishments”, They provide nursing care as part of a range of personal care services. People living in care homes are not “patients”. People living in care homes have a right to expect clean, safe environments and care. People using a service have the right to make choices, including taking risk. People living...

INTRODUCTION To provide high-quality nursing care, a reliable and feasible competency assessment tool is critical. Although several questionnaire-based competency assessment tools have been reported, a tool specific for obstetric nurses in rooming-in wards is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to develop a competency assessment tool for obstetric rooming-in ward nurses. METHO...

OBJECTIVE This study presents a comprehensive report of children and adolescents who engaged in self-harm during their admission to a psychiatric inpatient unit. METHOD A chart review was conducted on all admissions to an acute care psychiatric inpatient unit in a Canadian children's hospital over a one-year period. Details on patients with self-harm behaviour during the admission were record...

While it is well known that self-similarity in network traffic leads to larger queueing delays, higher drop rates and extended periods of congestion, reducing the selfsimilarity of traffic and consequently eliminating its harmful effects has remained an open problem. In this paper we present some techniques to reduce the degree of selfsimilarity of network traffic, specifically by reducing two ...