This article aims to offer ideas that may be useful to care homes when considering priorities for registered nurse (RN) work. Drawing on the findings of research into the work of RNs and care assistants in UK care homes (Heath 2006), it discusses the distinct contribution of RNs, the delegation of nursing interventions and the need for a 24-hour RN presence. International debates on the distinc...

conclusions the dental health status of hiv-positive patients in this region was almost inappropriate. most social, behavioral, and medical factors had no influence on dental health; only a correlation between dental health, age, and duration of hiv involvement was observed. results the mean value of dmft index was 11.87 ± 8.08, where the mean values of decayed and missing teeth were 8.42 ± 5.4...

This article presents a case study that provides assessment of access to the Irish healthcare system and services it provides. We explore factors related unmet heath care needs using recent survey data. Our approach is based on support vector machines for building predictive models analyse measure those factors. The proposed methodology novel domain. Following behavioural model medical care, we...

This article focuses on home care for chronically ill adults and seniors. According to our thesis, home care should be understood as a self-care system, and its aim is to guarantee the individual's social and bodily survival. Home care consists of three areas, related to illness, the home, and to life history. Caregiving, usually under women's responsibility, is present throughout the history o...

Masoud Khodaveisi, Afsar Omidi, Shima Farokhi, Ali Reza Soltanian. Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, and Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, and Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan U...

5Improving Hemophilia Care Using the Electronic Health Record: A Single Institution Experience Beth Mazzone, RN Fleming L, Flowers D, Libby K, Parenteau E, Zakai N, Sprague JR, Cushman M, Homans A, Holmes CE Fletcher Allen Health Care 6Enhancing Nurses’ Knowledge and Confidence in the Management and Care for Patients Requiring High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) in an Adult Intensiv...