Aims: To document knowledge and perceptions relating to the professional role in the area of alcohol misuse within a sample of first year (n = 278) and final year (n = 527) medical, nursing and allied health professional (NAHP) students in Scotland. Methods: A cross sectional survey design involving self-completed questionnaires administered in autumn 2008 (first year students) and spring 2009 ...

Die rol van professionele verenigings in die ontwikkeling van die verpleegberoep word bespreek. Eerstens word die drie hoofkomponente van die onderwerp, naamlik rol, ontwikkeling en professionele verenigings gedefinieer. Daarna deel die skrywer met die leser hoe sy ’n model vir verpleegstersverenigings ontwikkel het. Die uiteindelike model, die dinamiese verbruiker-inhoud-model maak voorsiening...

INTRODUCTION The career of all referees starts with an enrollment to a referee course, and expectedly the referees able to finish it. According to the Referees Committee and the directors of the course, the students complained that (after a successful exam at the end of the course) they are still not aware of the practical sense of this profession. On one hand it is normal that just after the f...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the activity of the Nurses Clinic in the Rheumatology Unit of the San Juan de Alicante Hospital, Spain. METHODS After reaching a consensus, the nurses' functions were defined using a pre-defined scale (supported by medical objectives) and codes were assigned to perform future metrics. Afterwards, three roles were assigned to the rheumatology nurse practitioner: 1. Proced...

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children is common. The impact of SDB on the growth and development of child may have detrimental effects on health, neuropsychological development, quality of life, and economic potential; therefore, SDB in children should be recognized as a public health problem as in the adult population. The coexistence of obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) not onl...

Virtual professional communities provide an environment for professionals to share their knowledge and develop their skills without geographical constraints. Virtual professional Communities became strategic instruments for enterprises, especially for the fields of Research and Development, maintenance and product development. This paper is a bibliographical research about virtual professional ...

Diabetes mellitus, specifically type 2 diabetes, is one of the major public health issues facing the world in the 21st Century. This article summarizes the rapid changes in the management of diabetes and its impact on dental practice. The reader will find many "hyperlinks" to other diabetes information on the Internet throughout this article as these links provide greater detail. The incidence ...

The overall percentages of African American scientists indicate underrepresentation in most science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and the percentages appear to be declining over the last three decades [NSF, 2017]. Despite investments in diversity programs, the observable impact on STEM leadership and the demographics of the science and technology workforce remains...

AIMS To document knowledge and perceptions relating to the professional role in the area of alcohol misuse within a sample of first year (n = 278) and final year (n = 527) medical, nursing and allied health professional (NAHP) students in Scotland. METHODS A cross sectional survey design involving self-completed questionnaires administered in autumn 2008 (first year students) and spring 2009 ...