conclusions since wetting of umbilical cord during tub bathing delays the separation of umbilical cord, sponge bathing is recommended for newborns until the umbilical cord falls off. results the time of separation of umbilical cord in babies who were given sponge bathing (6.1 ± 1.4) was shorter compared to those given tub bathing (8.3 ± 2.5) (p < 0.005). patients and methods this quasi-experime...

context studies show that despite the role of mouth care in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia, there is no high quality evidences for it. this study reviewed the literature related to mouth care in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. evidence acquisition pubmed, ovide, elsevier, proquest, iranmedex, sid, and magiran databases were searched using key terms such as oral care, mout...

Group, multidisciplinary experts convened in Rotorua, New Zealand, to examine the topic of evidence based practice and outcomes from an infor-matics perspective. Using the framework described in this issue, 1 participants critically analyzed the state of the science of the building blocks for an informat-ics infrastructure for evidence-based practice, and discussed how those components support ...

extract   when you are faced with a diabetic person that has been numbness, lethargic or confuse condition and likely to enter into a diabetic coma what nursing interventions should be done?   the answer of question is related to complete review of symptoms by nurses. typically, in the most cases hypoglycemia can cause coma. the next cause of coma is diabetic ketoacidosis that occurs with hyper...

The concept "intensified nursing" is mentioned in differentiation to concepts of "nursing care" or "nursing" which intensifies resources or patient contact. Especially psychic and social needs of patients are very appreciated in nursing. A similar type of nursing is known under the concept "advanced nursing practice" (ANP) which means, that a specialised, academically trained nurse offers an ex...

The development of motor skills and the ability to perform procedures in the clinical setting are critical outcomes of nursing education programs. Yet the instruction of these skills in nursing has received minimal attention recently, even though nurse managers and new graduates themselves often report a lack of skills for entry into practice. Students learn multiple skills in their beginning n...

BACKGROUND The study of the factors that encourage evidence-based clinical practice, such as structure, environment and professional skills, has contributed to an improvement in quality of care. Nevertheless, most of this research has been carried out in a hospital context, neglecting the area of primary health care. The main aim of this work was to assess the factors that influence an evidence...

COVID-19 first emerged in China, spread quickly, and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Neurological complications have led to important symptoms patients diagnosed with COVID-19. These substantially affected patients' quality of life, caused them depend on others, prolonged their recovery processes anxiety hopelessness. In this case report, care process applied an indivi...

More than 25% of Americans now die in a nursing home, with this percentage growing as our country rapidly ages.1,2 By 2030, the nursing home will likely be where 40% or more of Americans will die. Thus, it is imperative that nursing homes prepare for their compelling mission as “palliative care providers.”3 Nursing homes must embrace their role in providing palliative care for their residents w...