a research was carried out to determine the factors affecting knowledge, attitude and practice of secnodary school girls concerning iron deficiency anemia, in quazvin city. the study population consists of 218 students who were randomly selected form ten secondary schools in a selected area. aquestionnaire was prepared to collect the data and statistical tests of x2 and regression were employed...

Lack of knowledge about the pathophysiology of infantile colic limits the development of effective drugs and treatment modalities including acupuncture. Acupuncture research has targeted the baby without considering the mother. However, the pathophysiological clues indicate that infantile colic is a shared pathology between the mother and the baby, especially in the case of breastfeeding mother...

Acupuncture in combination with antiretroviral therapies is a potentially useful treatment for HIVrelated symptom relief in resource-poor settings. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of being used to enhance immune function. In the setting of HIV, Chinese traditional medicine allows for symptom treatment without adding extra medications to a complex drug regime. This paper provides...

Far too often, there is a gap between research and policy and practice. Too much research is undertaken with little relevance to real life problems or its reported in ways that are obscure and impenetrable. At the same time, many policies are developed and implemented but are untouched by, or even contrary to evidence. An accompanying paper describes an innovative progr...

296 2002 Blackwell Science Ltd Correspondence: Jane Mikkelsen Kyrkjebø, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Christiesgt. 13, N-5020 Bergen, Norway. E-mail: [email protected] K YR K JE B Ø J .M., MEKKI T.E . & H AN ESTA D B.R. (2002 ) Journal of Advanced Nursing 38(3), 296–302 Short Report: Nursing education in Norway Aim. The aim of this paper is to describe nursing education ...

osteoporosis is a common and asymptomatic disease. fifty percent of men and 70% of women over 50 years are affected by osteoporosis or osteopenia. the disease and its complications can be prevented by raising society knowledge throughout education. the aim of this study was determining the effect of educational booklet on knowledge & practice of osteoporotic patients who were referred to sharia...

In this article we critically analyze the disconnect between much of the contemporary discourse and practice in Canadian community health nursing (CHN) that has contributed to the slow progress of strengths-based, health-promoting nursing practice. Appreciative inquiry philosophy and methods are introduced as a bridge to traverse this disciplinary gap. Two exemplars show how appreciative, stren...

Background Clinical practice presents a variety of challenges for nursing students which can impact their learning and application of knowledge and skills. Their inexperience coupled with the lack of supervision and ad hoc nature of learning in clinical environments can reduce their hands-on skills and negatively impact patient care. New methods are needed to help nursing students and educators...

The links between health and sustainability have become increasingly accepted in health policy. For many practitioners, however, sustainability and climate change remain marginal to day-today practice. The lack of modelled best practice, combined with GP trainers’ uncertainty about content expertise, has resulted in a skills gap for new registrars. We suggest teaching sustainability skills at t...

The question of how the realms of research and practice might successfully relate to one another is a persisting one, and especially so in education. The article takes a fresh look at this issue by using the terminology of collaboration scripts to reflect upon various forms of this relationship. Under this perspective, several approaches towards bridging the research/ practice gap are being des...