a 29-year-old housewife presented with abdominal pain and abnormal results on liver function tests (table 1). the patient was from a rural area (garmsar, iran) and there was no family history of a similar disease. her family owned various animals most notably jackals, dogs, and cats. the animals were not receiving regular veterinary check-ups, preventive care, or even vaccinations.

Objective: To develop and validate an educational technology in Folder format for health education of family members severe burn patients hospitalized intensive care unit specific this injury. Methods: Applied quantitative research, carried out a university hospital, using the theoretical-methodological framework proposed by Echer (2005). The development content validation was with nine experts...

background a child's hospitalization in intensive care units causes stress and worry in other family members. this study aimed to determine the effect of family presence during pediatric icu bedside on family general health. materials and methods in this clinical trial study, 46 family members of the pediatrics hospitalized in the icu in teaching hospital affiliated with the lorestan unive...

Comprehensive care of patients in hospitals includes assessment of nutritional status and provision of appropriate support. This approach is facilitated by knowledge of the essential differences in metabolism between starved and stressed states. Nutritional assessment and care of patients in a hospital are based on answers to the following questions: Who gets it? When do they get it? How much d...

AIMS AND BACKGROUND For the hospitalized cancer patient, time takes on a rhythm which is very different from the external reality. Based on the idea that time represents a fundamental dimension of human existence and is connected to future plans, time spent waiting and memories, we carried out this experience entitled "Life Sound" project. The objectives of the project were to experiment differ...

Abstract Background: In addition to child, families can be influenced traumatically by the leukemia and hospitalization. Adopting the philosophy of a family-centered care approach can maximize the well being of pediatric patients and their family. The philosophy is based on the collaboration of the family, nurses and hospital staff to plan, provide and evaluate care to establish the bes...